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John Holt: Unschooling

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Sand Dollars: Math on the Beach

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Robin in the Rain!

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So - you want to Teach your Kids Geography?

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Frog Unit Study: Hopping to Learn

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Take trips to the frog pond, play games and sing songs, gobble up the insect words and swat the fly verbs.<br /><br />
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

How do you feel about Gray Wolves? What do you kno more...1 point

How do you feel about Gray Wolves? What do you know about wolves in general? Do wolves really dress in Grandma's clothes and eat little gir...1 point

Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a Teacher

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My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach children in fun, hands-on, creative ways. The unit studies I make on Squidoo reflect my vie...1 point

Raccoons in the Corn

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Raccoons love to investigate. In this unit study we will be investigating the lives of raccoons with both fiction and non-fiction books, sen...1 point

Skip Count, Skip Count, Count by Two's

Skip Counting is what you do when you count by 10' more...1 point

Skip Counting is what you do when you count by 10's, 5's or 2's. All young children learn to Skip Count but did you realize that this is ...1 point

Garner Rix and the Royalton Raid - 1780

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Garner Rix was just 12 when he moved with his father, pregnant mother, two sisters and three brothers from a farm in Connecticut to a l...1 point

Sand Dollars: Math on the Beach

One day at the beach in Costa Rica my daughter and more...1 point

One day at the beach in Costa Rica my daughter and I were digging in the sand making sandcastles when we ran across a live sand dollar. Find...1 point

Animal Tracks Unit Study

When you study nature it is often hard to get clos more...1 point

When you study nature it is often hard to get close to the animals you are studying but often they leave their tracks. Learning to recognize...1 point

Who Layed THAT Egg?

Everyone knows that chickens lay eggs. Most people more...1 point

Everyone knows that chickens lay eggs. Most people know that all other birds do as well but have you ever thought about all the other animal...1 point

Robin in the Rain!

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It's springtime and one of the most popular signs of spring is the robin. Robins, with their cheery tweets and bright red breasts stand out...1 point

Fireflies: Twinkling Lights of the Meadow

Have you ever gone out on a summer evening to catc more...1 point

Have you ever gone out on a summer evening to catch fireflies. They flit and fly everywhere. Soon you have five and then six. One escapes an...1 point

Beep, Beep Goes the Bus

One of the most popular themes for preschoolers is more...1 point

One of the most popular themes for preschoolers is transportation. Listen to the sound of a bus going beep, beep, beep. Hear the roar of the...1 point

Adjectives: A Unit Study for Valentine's Day

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Fill the day with arts, crafts, science experiments and ways to say I Love You. Pour out your feelings of love throughout the day.<br /><br />
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Baby Lamb's First Drink

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It is spring. The pastures are green and lambing season is upon us. The baby lamb has just been born and the mother ewe is carefully looking...1 point

Whitefoot the Wood Mouse: A Mouse Unit Study

Whitefoot welcomes homeschoolers, teachers, parent more...1 point

Whitefoot welcomes homeschoolers, teachers, parents and children to turn into mice, scurry through the tunnels and sniff out learning opport...1 point

Learning to Count with Frogs

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Learning to count can be a joyful hop around the Frog Pond. With this froggy theme, children count their way around the frog board, count th...1 point

Woodchucks Under the Porch

Woodchucks chuck wood and Groundhogs determine the more...1 point

Woodchucks chuck wood and Groundhogs determine the coming of spring. They eat your garden, dig holes under the porch but look adorable when ...1 point

John Holt: Unschooling

After teaching for several years, striving to keep more...1 point

After teaching for several years, striving to keep children engaged and focused on what he was trying to teach, John Holt realized that chil...1 point

Project BudBurst: Recording the Signs of Spring

My grandmother was an avid gardener and observer o more...1 point

My grandmother was an avid gardener and observer of nature. She kept careful track of when the snow melted, buds emerged in the Spring and w...1 point

But what about Socialization?

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When making the decision to homeschool, socialization is often one of the major concerns.<br /><br />
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Many homeschooling families believe that public...1 point

A Christmas Carol Unit Study

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The classic story &quot;A Christmas Carol&quot; ~ a famous author, Charles Dickens ~ creative animation genius, Walt Disney Produc...0 points

How To Teach Your Preschooler To Read

Teaching your child to read can be one of the most more...0 points

Teaching your child to read can be one of the most enjoyable things you will ever do. Preschool aged children are eager to learn and have an...0 points

Christmas Crafts & Gifts for Children

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Children have an instinctive ability to produce interesting artwork. They allow their imaginations to explore multiple areas witho...0 points

%u2605 Homeschool Quotes %u2605

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WE LEARN NOT FOR SCHOOL, BUT FOR LIFE.These life-learning, life-affirming quotations will help you find the right words to explain your home...0 points

Interactive Writing Tools

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How often have you heard students say, &quot;I can't think of anything to write&quot;? The fact is, we can assign incredibly specific, p...0 points

Christmas Unit Study 4 - Bible

A Christmas Unit Study (Bible) ~Christmas is such more...0 points

A Christmas Unit Study (Bible) ~Christmas is such an amazing time of year to celebrate the birth of the blessed baby, Jesus. While parents a...0 points

Christmas Literature by Illustrator - Author Jan Brett

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One of my most favorite illustrators and authors of children's books is Jan Brett. Her illustrations are amazingly beautiful! The tradit...0 points

Christmas Unit Study 3 - Language Arts

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A Christmas Unit Study (Language Arts) ~Christmas is such an amazing time of year to celebrate the birth of the blessed baby, Jesus. While p...0 points

Interactive Resources for Reading Comprehension

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We all know that reading comprehension is a valuable, life-long skill, but how does one actually teach it? How can we help reluctant readers...0 points

Interactive Notebook

An interactive notebook is similar to a lapbook, b more...0 points

An interactive notebook is similar to a lapbook, but it is ongoing like a notebook. Basically an interactive notebook is a lapbook in a bind...0 points

Nature Study With Children

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Studying nature with children can be a rewarding and educational pastime. It can help them understand science better. Nature study can help ...0 points

Lapbook Resources

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Lapbook resources is a place for me to sort all the sites that I love to use in lapbooking. Even though I made this lens mostly for myself, ...0 points

The French Revolution

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A series of revolutions have occured throughout the world during all of history. Groups of people seeing things differently have unfortunate...0 points

Ancient History Lessons

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Spice up your ancient history studies with hands-on crafts and living books. On this page you will find links to a wide variety of projects,...0 points

Lewis & Clark Expedition

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The Lewis &amp; Clark Expedition ~ how exciting! Doesn't it send tickles down your spine? A journey on the way across a broad new land! ...0 points

Christmas Unit Study 1 - Science

A Christmas Unit Study (Science) ~Christmas is suc more...0 points

A Christmas Unit Study (Science) ~Christmas is such an amazing time of year to celebrate the birth of the blessed baby, Jesus. While parents...0 points

Pioneers & the Oregon Trail

Imagine going back in time to visit the pioneeers more...0 points

Imagine going back in time to visit the pioneeers traveling across the country. So many exciting adventures they must have had! Let's st...0 points

Reading Music

Do you play music, but have wanted to learn how to more...0 points

Do you play music, but have wanted to learn how to read music? Here is a lens with resources and materials about reading pitches and rhythms...0 points

Constitution Lapbook

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As young future American voters, children need to learn about forms of government, laws, and choices we can make in America. The following i...0 points

Community Helpers ~ Labor Day

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Interactive Math Sites

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Some kids love math! They're good at it, and they enjoy a challenge.Other kids hate math! For them it's hard, or worse, boring!This ...0 points

Notebooking

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&quot;Notebooking&quot; is a term used to describe the process of creating a written and illustrated record of learning. Unlike other method...0 points

Middle Age Freebies

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We are currently doing a unit study on the Middle Ages that will last all year long. In our research we have already gathered a ton of links...0 points

Western Expansion

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Travel back in time to the western frontier of the United States with us to learn about the brave men and women who traveled the hard trai...0 points

Bringing the World To Your Living Room

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So, you've made the decision to do a geography unit study. You've finally let go of your boring (but safe!) textbooks and made a trip to t...0 points

Orchestra: The String Family Lapbook Unit

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Super, spectacular symphonic string instruments! Soothingly sing along with the slow, slippery, sliding bow strokes or skip along with the s...0 points

Christmas Unit Study 2 - Social Studies

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A Christmas Unit Study (Social Studies) ~ Christmas is such an amazing time of year to celebrate the birth of the blessed baby, Jesus. While...0 points

Making A Yearbook For Your HomeSchool

Memories created while learning at home are just a more...0 points

Memories created while learning at home are just as important as those created in a traditional school enviroment and have just as much righ...0 points

Orchestra: Woodwind Family Lapbook Unit

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Wonderful wild whistling woodwinds winding through the wind! Come find out more about them!0 points

The United States Flag

"This flag, which we honor and under which we more...0 points

"This flag, which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no ...0 points

Medieval Quest

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Develop your child's love for history as you undertake a hands-on exploration of the Dark and Middle Ages. There are many exciting themes r...0 points

Flash Math Games

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Improving your math level will not only help in the classroom, you can apply it to real-life situations.<br /><br />
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Awesome Learning Games!

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Learning and studying doesn't have to be dry and boring. There are many ways to brighten up a lesson or concept for students. Creating...0 points

United States in the 1800's

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So many things can happen during a short century of history! Exciting people interacting positively and negatively upon each other ~ changes...0 points

Orchestra: Brass Family Lapbook Unit

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Imagine ... a breezy, beautiful day below the big blue sky ... a brass band begins to step to the bold beat of the bass drum. The sun brig...0 points

Top Ten Children's Authors

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Children's books are a work of art and heart. You might think it is easier to write for children, but to tell the truth, writing for childr...0 points

Painted Lady Butterflies

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My son and I raised two Painted Lady Butterflies from caterpillars, to chrysalises, to beautiful orange, brown, black, and white Painted...0 points

Rocks

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They're all around us and, at first glance, they may seem pretty boring. But take a closer look and you'll see that there's a lot more to...0 points

Unschooling Teens: Freedom And Education

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Hi, I'm Andi. I wrote this lens. (In case you don't know, a 'lens' is Squidoo's name for a user-made page about a topic.)<br /><br />
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Homeschool Freebies

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Living on a limited budget AND finding funds for curriculum can sometimes be a struggle. There isn't always much left for extras. But that ...0 points

Clarinets

Imagine the clear, crisp, calm, cool, classic soun more...0 points

Imagine the clear, crisp, calm, cool, classic sounds of the clarinet! Such a beautiful instrument to hear, and fun woodwind to play! Visit h...0 points

HOW TO USE A COMPASS - the best place on Squidoo to learn HOW TO USE A COMPASS!!

HOW TO USE A COMPASS - A round dial, an artistic f more...0 points

HOW TO USE A COMPASS - A round dial, an artistic face, and a magnetic needle... profoundly uncomplicated, yet this very simple device can he...0 points

The Cycle of the Seasons: A Calendar for Kids

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As soon as one birthday is gone, the questions start: When is my birthday? How long is that? When is Christmas? How long is that? A countdow...0 points

Artist Studies For Children

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It's really amazing how children (and yourself) can learn about art very quickly without taking a lot of time. Just recently, my little guy...0 points

History Lesson Resources

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History is such an important subject ~ what we can learn about the past will help us no doubt in the future. To be honest, I never liked s...0 points

The Importance of Preschool Academics

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This lens highlights some great resources, tips, and products to prepare your preschooler for learning. Spend time interacting, reading, and...0 points

Festive Fireworks for Graduation Class of 2009

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Congrats 2009 Graduates ! Honor All Graduates by Sending this Festive 2009 Graduation Card. Throw them a Party and Send as an Invitation f...0 points

Orchestra: The Percussion Family Lapbook Unit

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The percussion family ~ what a broad range of instruments! Percussion instruments are used in every style of music from classical, rock, f...0 points

Contests for students

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Many students thrive on competition - mine do! Contests encourage my own children to push themselves to their limits. The contests for stu...0 points

Homeschool T's and Gear

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Say it loud, say it proud: we homeschool and you should too! Here is where you'll find what you need to let the world know what you do and ...0 points

Tutoring Techniques: Resources for Tutors

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Are you a remedial math or remedial reading tutor? Are you looking for new techniques or new resources for teaching specific basic skills? M...0 points

'Homeschool the Revolution' T-shirts and Gifts

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A is for ABC Club

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Our homeschool group had a great time with a year-long ABC Club. Kids from age 3 to age 6, 7, and even 8 were able to have fun on equal foot...0 points

Orchestra Lapbook Unit

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The grand sounds of a symphony orchestra ~ especially a live one ~are so beautiful! Come find orchestra websites, teaching resources, kid's...0 points

Best of Homeschool on Twitter

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Homeschooling your children can be quite an adventure some days!<br /><br />
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There are many good days, many bad days, and many &quot;What...0 points

Around The World (Wide Web) In 80 Days

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Have you become overwelhmed by the sheer volume of what's available in your search for free, high quality educational resources on the inte...0 points

So - you want to Teach your Kids Geography?

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Do your children know where India is? Or what the capital of Wisconsin is? Do they know where they could see Ayers Rock and what language ...0 points

Homeschool Piano

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Have you considered adding homeschool piano lessons to your child's education? There is no doubt teaching your child from home can be very ...0 points

'Five in a Row' Literature-Based Unit Studies: Easy, Inexpensive, Fun!

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As an educator, mother, and homeschooler, I have a rave review for all you new (and seasoned) homeschoolers out there. Five in a Row is the ...0 points

HOW TO READ A MAP

HOW TO READ A MAP is a very important bit of educa more...0 points

HOW TO READ A MAP is a very important bit of education to take on when you are out camping, hiking, backpacking, or for any other reason you...0 points

Emotional Intelligence and Moral Development

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Although there is some controversy as to whether emotional intelligence is a valid, measurable intelligence, one of the abilities one needs ...0 points

College Algebra Homework Help

College Algebra Homework Help is what many student more...0 points

College Algebra Homework Help is what many students need. Mention the word algebra to a college kid and the reaction that you will receive i...0 points

USING A MAP AND COMPASS to Navigate Your Way

MAP AND COMPASS This is the third lens page so far more...0 points

MAP AND COMPASS This is the third lens page so far, in a series about navigation. The first in this series is How to Use a Compass, and the ...0 points

Homeschool FAQ

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Do you have questions about whether you should homeschool, or how you can? You've come to the right place. Here is an extensive list of que...0 points

We Love College: College Search, College Loans, Online Colleges, Degrees, Scholarships +

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Education Information on Choosing Colleges and Universities including Undergraduate, Graduate, and Online Degrees. Books, SAT, Financial Aid...0 points

Homeschooling Conferences in the U.S.A.

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Homeschooling Convention and Conference List, Currriculum to Buy, Ideas and Links for Homeschoolers, Useful Information for Beginners, Uns...0 points

Patriotic Music Lesson

A country's music can tell you much about the coun more...0 points

A country's music can tell you much about the country. Music can shape one's emotions, sense of nationalism, and give a feeling of pride o...0 points

Money as Debt: How Banks Loan Money They Don't Have to Create Money We Owe!

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What is money? How is it created, where does it come from, what backs the printed paper we spend? This is a huge and incredibly confusing to...0 points

Should schools eliminate RECESS?

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Did you know that more and more recess is being replaced by testing and homework? While children are becoming fatter and fatter, schools are...0 points

Homeschoolers on Squidoo

Wouldn't it be fun to know the lens you're looking more...0 points

Wouldn't it be fun to know the lens you're looking at was made by a fellow homeschooler? Let's link up! Add your link here, and you'll b...0 points

Creating Geography Treasure Boxes

While creating my geography unit study lens, I stu more...0 points

While creating my geography unit study lens, I stumbled across a blog post at LaPaz Home Learning telling about the Continent Boxes she had ...0 points

Reading list for gifted homeschoolers

Most homeschooling children are avid readers. This more...0 points

Most homeschooling children are avid readers. This is especially true when the homeschoolers happen to be gifted. Most gifted homeschoolers ...0 points

Learning With Little Critter

Using the very popular Little Critter Series of bo more...0 points

Using the very popular Little Critter Series of books written by Mercer Mayer, I will help you home school your child. Each lesson includes ...0 points

Children's Piano Lessons

Are you considering children's piano lessons? Whet more...0 points

Are you considering children's piano lessons? Whether you have any musical background yourself, technology today has made it possible for y...0 points

Reading Aloud to All Ages

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Many people think that the main reason to read aloud to a child is because he hasn't learned to read yet. They want to share good stories w...0 points

Hearth & Homeschool

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Unschoolers Can't Go To College!

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Teacher Created Resources & Tips

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We bring our know-how and expertise to recommended teaching products and free resources for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers.0 points

How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: Exploring Everything in the World Through Books

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The subtitle says it all! "For ravenous and reluctant readers alike: Activities, ideas, and inspiration for exploring everything in the wor...0 points

Our Unschooling Journal

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My 12 year old, Jasmine has been telling me that she wants to "unschool" for some time. I ran across an unschooling squidoo lens the other...0 points

Hands-On Learning

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