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The news site provides news and reports on  on educational actives and events in Austin. We carefully selected the our list so that children can have fun and learn, and family can have an enjoyable time together. Keep it simple and enjoy it.

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Intermediate PowerPoint Workshop

10/12/2013

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Part of the Winlanes Education's Computer Basic program, an intermediate PowerPoint workshop is setup for children age 8-10 years old at Microsoft Store on October 12, 2013. During the workshop, the children learn how to use PowerPoint, and then work on creating and presenting presentations on the topics of "About Me", "My Favorite..." and "My Summer Time". 
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English:  Reading About Dr. Seuss 

7/9/2013

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Dr. Seuss's real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel (GUY-zel). Dr. Seuss wasn't always famous. When he published his first book in 1937, he  sent it to 27 book companies. However, all of them  said they would not make his book and sell it in stores. He didn't give up and finally get accepted.  

Dr. Seuss wrote 44 books for children. The following books can be borrowed from the Austin Public Library. 
  • The Lorax
  • The Cat in the Hat
  • The Sneetches and Other Stories
  • One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
  • The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
  • And to Think That I Saw it  On Mulberry StreetGreen Eggs and Ham
  • Horton Hatches the Egg
  • Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
  • The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
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Indoor Skydiving in Austin 

5/30/2013

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Indoor skydiving is a new challenge, fun and safe sports in Austin. In March 2013, iFly Austin opens to public. Winlanes Education reporters visited the site. Please check the report - "iFly - Indoor Skydiving in Austin". 
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English: Reading in Elementary

1/16/2013

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For each book, we provide the link to buy from Amazon.com and the link to borrow the book from the Austin Public Library.
1st Grade - Fictions
Pigeon Series
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?  (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity …(buy)
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (buy | borrow)
By Mo Willems
The series contain very funny stories about a pigeon.
The Adventures of Taxi Dog (buy | borrow)
by Debra Barracca , Sal Barracca, and Mark Buehner

Captain Underpants Collection
Book 1-5 (buy)
Book 5-8 (buy)
by Dav Pilkey
2nd Grade (7-8 yrs old)
My Weird School Collection(buy)
Sideways Stories from Wayside School (buy)
Who Was Series
Who Was Ben Franklin? (buy)
5th Grade (10-11 yrs old)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Book 1-5 (buy)
by Jeff Kinney
Reference:
1. PBS Books for the Kids (K-5)
2. Kxan's News about Read-a-thon (K12)
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Math: Readings for Middle School Students

1/5/2013

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In middle school, most of students has the basic knowledge of math. This set the basics to read book about math. Additionally, because there are not a lot of homework as in high school, there is time to read books. Actually, it's important to read a lot more books on the subject of your interests during this time.

For math, the reading can include books on math history,  the biography of the greatest mathematicians, and books about the most famous math theories. This is beneficial or the future math study.

The following are some very good books to read:
One Two Three . . . Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science by George Gamow
Winlanes Notes: This is a fun book to read.
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Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics by William Dunham
Winlanes Notes: This book gives an overview of the past 5000 years of math. All the great mathematicians are seen.
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 The Story of Math(Video)
Winlanes Note: This video, produced by Athena Learning, presents math with an interesting story. It's great to know why math is needed before studying math. This video answers the question.
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Concepts of Modern Mathmatics
by Ian Stewart
Winlanes Notes: This is good book provide introduction to basic math concepts.
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Does God Play Dice? The New Mathematics of Chaos
by Ian Stewart
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Chinese: the Art of War

12/3/2012

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"The Art of War" is a true masterpiece in Chinese.  After thousands of years, the principals of defining wars and conducing wars mentioned in the book are still applicable to our current life.

Winlanes Chinese includes the "The Art of War" as part of the core curriculum. Even you don't know Chinese, you can read the following two books to understand the concepts.
The Art of War  By Sun Tzu
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The Illustrated Art of War
By Sun Tzu, , Samuel B. Griffith
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English: Reading in Middle School

12/2/2012

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When talking about fun reading, it's really convenient to read with Kindle. Kindle is light weighted so that you can read from any where. You can share books and most importantly it has built-in dictionary for you check any word at any time. For parents, most importantly, it's really for reading not games.
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High Resolution 6" Paperwhite Kindle with WiFi
This one has built-in lights which makes it convenient to read at anywhere.
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The followings are some books really fun to read:
The Lost City of Faar
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Study Skills: Typing

11/30/2012

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In addition to the handwriting, another important study skill that needs to be learned in elementary school is typing. 

The following is a good teaching site for typing:
  • BBC Dance Mat Typing: This has 4 levels and 3 stage at each level, which in total has 12 sessions. 
  • http://www.typing-lessons.org
The following type games are fun:
  • Key Man, Bubble
The following is a simple test of your typing speed:
  • Speed Test
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Science Study - How to Make it a Success

11/29/2012

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Science is a broad subject area. To learn science well, gain interests, and be creative to become a future scientist, it's requires a lot more knowledge than the content in textbooks.

Winlanes believes that there are four key factors for the success science study:
  • Well-Designed Study Plan
    The study plan should be designed by a subject expert. This is to make sure that the plan covers all the key subjects, uses the right materials, and teaches the subjects in the right order. 
  • Mentor
    Each student should connect to a subject expert as his/her mentor. The mentor's role is to answer questions, provide additional resources based on the current interests, and making study/research suggestions.
  • Projects
    Science project is be a good way of enhancing the learned knowledge and encouraging the additional study. This is also a good way of training student thinking like a scientist who can use the science knowledge to solve real problems.
  • Competition
    Challenge the student's knowledge constantly and to encourage them to learn beyond their limits and most importantly use competition make it fun to learn!
If you have any suggestion or question, please send email to asklayne@winlanes.com.
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How to Write College Application Essay 

11/28/2012

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One of the important part of your college application is your essay. The common essay questions are:
  • Why do you want to go to our college?
  • What do you consider to be the single most important societal problem? Why?
  • Discuss a special attribute or accomplishment that sets you apart.
Please refer to Sample Essay Question for more information. 

Good college application essay normally has to have the following characteristics:
  • Straight into answering the question 
  • Stay Focused
  • Show your unique personality
  • Make it a pleasure to read
On Writing the College Application Essay, 25th Anniversary Edition: The Key to Acceptance at the College of Your Choice
by Harry Bauld
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50 Successful Harvard Application Essays
by Staff of the Harvard Crimson
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Winlanes can edit and comment on your essay. Send email to asklayne@winlanes.com.
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