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When Everclear front man Art Alexakis sat down with Suite101, it was a chance to clear up a few muddled stories. In this second part of our series, he does just that.

Christopher Columbus was born into a wool-weaving family and, like many young men growing up in the port city of Genoa, Italy, went to sea at an early age.

Calendar time is the most important time of the day. It is during this time children are actively participating in songs and poems that develop language and math skills.

All teachers know that each school year defers every year. Teachers are always on the look out for classroom management ideas to make his or her classroom run smoothly

In the presence of three of main members, Deep Purple works in the late 1960s were influential and pioneering; but without their characteristic creativity until 1970.

Teaching the letters of the alphabet is made simple with these ideas to use at school. Teaching the letter Aa is easy with these simple activities.

Teaching the letter Bb can be easy with these simple yet fun activities for children in Preschool or Kindergarten.

Corn,cars,and carrots all begin with Cc. Planning Cc activities is made easy with these educational and simple hands-on activities.

Teaching the letter Dd is made easy with these fun-filled learning activities for the classroom.

Early Years educators searching for exciting and educational letter recognition activities look no further. Here are valuable activities for the classroom.

French fries, family, four and frog all begin with the letter Ff. Here are some engaging and educational activities to teach young children about the letter Ff.

Students will be very busy learning about the letter Gg with these fun-filled and educational activities.

Here are educational activities for teaching the letter H to the class. These hands-on phonological awareness lessons will make learning about the letter H simple and fun

Igloo, ice cream and iguana all begin with the Letter Ii. Here are hands-on phonological awareness activities to teach students about the letter Ii.

Teaching the letter Jj can be filled with many fun-filled and educational activities. Here are lessons the students will enjoy.

Kite, kangaroo and key all begin with the same sound. Here are activities to help children learn about words that start with the letter Kk.

Letter, leaf and library all begin with the letter L. Here are some fantastic lesson ideas for children learning about the letter L.

Monkey, music and museum all begin with the letter Mm. Here are easy and simple activities to teach children about the letter Mm.

A committee of Houston Shriners, headed by John S. Bonner, traveled to Seattle, Washington by train to obtain a charter from the Imperial Council on July 14, 1915.

A water conscious family can create an awareness of the need for water conservation among children in the early years.

While young children encounter geometric forms everywhere, there is still a need to make them conscious of their presence, their geometric properties and relationships.

Washington was born into a fairly prosperous Virginian family, and with diligence and luck succeeded in becoming a surveyor at age 16 before inheriting Mount Vernon

Grace O'Malley (1530-1603) defied belief, resisted definition, despised convention, and ultimately took on the greatest enemy her land had yet encountered. And won!

No one expected Henry VIII to become King, as he was the "spare" until the "heir" Arthur died in 1502. His childhood was fraught with danger from revolts and pretenders.

Homework is a contentious issue and opinion is often divided between those who favour it and those who do not.

Honda have a rich heritage in F1 motor racing. It all began in 1964 with a single Grand Prix car for unknown American driver Ronnie Bucknum.

John Quincy Adams, elected President in 1824 as a Democratic-Republican, was a member, during his long political career, of no less than five political parties.

Young children, with their propensity to learn by example, will find plenty to see and follow in their Montessori mixed age classroom for 3 to 6 year olds.

The child's first lesson in word reading takes into account what the child enjoys and builds on what the child knows.

By the age of four or five years, most children have started to show an interest in mark-making and are ready to learn conventional writing (letters, sounds and words).

Newly wed couples may be supprised to find themselves arguing in the early stages of marriage, but believe it or not, arguments have a place in a new relationship.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed in part to honor those in the film industry. Over the years, its participants have contributed to Oscar trivia.

Writing requires the motor ability to manage the writing instrument. This article discusses why pencil control is critical in the early years.

Biography of New Zealand film director Peter Jackson, focusing on his family and the grass roots film-making of his early career.

Fall is a time to look at nature for ideas to use in a classroom. Fallen leaves are a wonderful way to teach children about Autumn and the change of season.

A child who has learnt how to make the first fold will need further folding activities to practise this skill.

The great liberator of the Americas, Simón Bolívar, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Rather than lead a life of leisure, he dedicated himself to his studies.

The Montessori preschool classroom for 3 to 6 year olds offers plenty of opportunities for younger and older members to engage in collaborative teaching and learning.

There has been a gradual shift in early years and this has culminated in the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum in England (DfES, 2007).

Theodore Roosevelt, prior to becoming America's 26th President, lived an exciting life of politics, civil service, academics, and frontiersman.

In 1976, seven young boys, mostly from Dublin, Ireland, formed a band out of neighborhood and school ties. They called themselves Feedback.

Going to school for the very first time is an important event in a child's life and can be daunting for children and families alike.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum in England (DfEs, 2007) supports a child-centred approach to learning. This means that children can learn through play.

Starting school is a major event - not only can it be stressful for children, but families may also be anxious about how well their little ones will settle-in.

From an early age, love and compassion were felt and expressed by Amma, the 'hugging Saint'. She has expressed 'Oneness' from the time she was born.

Sigmund Freud (full name Sigismus Schlomo Freud) was an Austrian psychiatrist. He was the most influential psychological theorist of the twentieth century.

Virginia Woolf is a highly regarded essayist, novelist, critic, short story writer, diarist, and biographer.

A review of Young Stalin, Simon Sebag Montefiore's biography of the early years of the notorious Russian dictator, the self-styled Red Tsar.

Thirty years after Blondie first topped the charts with Heart of Glass lead singer Debbie Harry is still making new music.

The first volume of this 3-book series, subtitled The Early Years, covers a lot of ground and sets up author Paul Williams' basic arguments regarding Dylan's art.