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Embrace the Adventure Being outside is all about embracing the spirit of adventure. So why not try something new? Work together to put up a tent, build a fort, or set up some blankets and pillows under the stars. Being outside away from screens and toys can help your children to foster a sense of creativity and curiosity. Set the Scene You can invest in a few small extras that will take your night to the next level. Transform your space with the use of fairy lights, glowing lanterns, and citronella candles. Plus, get the kids involved by making homemade decorations to put…

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President Hage G. Geingob of Namibia, who took office in 2015 and previously served as the country’s first prime minister after independence, died early Sunday. He was 82.The presidential office announced his death in a statement on social media that was attributed to Vice President Nangolo Mbumba, now the acting president.Mr. Geingob, who had been receiving treatment for cancer, died at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek, just after midnight, the statement said.He was Namibia’s first prime minister from 1990, the year that the country gained independence from South Africa, until 2002. He served again in that role 10 years…

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Home » Spanish Learning Resources » Video » Top 20 Shows for Learning Spanish on Netflix [February 2024] By Ima Ocon Last updated: January 31, 2024 Watching Spanish shows on Netflix is one of the most fun ways to get some practice with the language—especially since there are so many binge-worthy series! Aside from honing your listening skills, you’ll pick up new vocabulary while getting to immerse in the culture. Here are 20 fantastic Netflix shows for Spanish learners, whether you’re studying Castilian or Latin American Spanish:    Contents Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable…

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In the tradition of famed detectives such as Hercule Poirot and Perry Mason, comes the bug world’s greatest crime investigator – INSPECTOR SUN. Shanghai, China, 1934. Beneath the feet of humans, a film noir world of bug detectives and gangsters co-exist. INSPECTOR SUN, a loner Huntsman Spider still grieving his slain wife, is fired from his detective job after a mission goes awry. Embarking on a much- needed vacation, he boards a luxurious seaplane heading to San Francisco, but following the murder of a prominent passenger, he finds himself trapped in a glamourous web of lies, attempting to solve a…

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Why Atom Learning?This is a programme ‌designed‌ ‌for students‌ ‌aged‌ ‌7-11‌ ‌years‌ ‌old‌ ‌following ‌the core curriculum of Key‌ ‌Stage‌ ‌2‌, (Years 3-6 in the UK). They focus on the subject areas of Maths, English and Science. The virtual learning programme also specifically helps children transition‌ ‌to‌ ‌secondary‌ ‌school.‌ ‌Children learn by logging into the platform and interacting with questions, video tutorials, online classes and resources.We recently reviewed the programme and are still using it now for our son and paying for it ourselves. Interested in signing up to Atom Learning? To join for a FREE trial click here. To use your Atom…

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Over the centuries, many of the granite stones fell off or were removed from the site for a variety of reasons, according to Morgan Moroney, the assistant curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Near Eastern art at the Brooklyn Museum. Even in ancient times, she said, people reused them to build nearby monuments or houses. Earthquakes, erosion and vandalism wore away at them over the centuries.Salima Ikram, the head of the Egyptology unit at the ​​American University in Cairo, is cautiously optimistic about the new project.“Scanning and documenting the pyramid and the blocks on the ground is very useful,” she…

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WIN a Family Pass to Mr Snotbottom vs The Zombie Boogers: The Science of Snot! Can fringe favourite Mr Snotbottom stop an army of barbaric boogers and monster mucus from suffocating the planet with foul phlegm?! What is mucus? Why do we sneeze? What happens when you eat your boogers? Explore the science of snot, excite in ewwwy, gooey experiments and giggle at grosstastic gags in this hilariously silly, slimy sci-fi perfect for kids ages 6 and up! Go aboard a talking space craft and actually experience what it would be like to shrink down and journey into the gnarly…

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As you scroll through this post, many of you might be wondering what intentionality has to do with Family Language Planning and why it is so important for families raising children with more than one language. Rightly so, because at a first glance it might not be obvious. So, let’s dive deeper. I often meet parents who feel really overwhelmed by all the decisions they have to make around their family languages. They frequently find themselves navigating external pressures – from extended family expectations and societal norms to educational systems. And these expectations are almost always coupled with their own…

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Some 375 million years ago, armored fishes ruled a watery world. Known as placoderms, these primitive jawed vertebrates came in all shapes and sizes, from small bottom-dwellers to giant filter-feeders. Some, like the wrecking-ball-shaped Dunkleosteus, were among the ocean’s earliest apex predators.Few of these ancient oddities were weirder than the aptly named Alienacanthus. Discovered in Poland in 1957, this Devonian Period fish was initially known for a set of large, bony spines. But the recent discovery of a fossilized Alienacanthus skull, described in a paper published Wednesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science, reveals that these spines were actually…

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