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Sign the Petition Please!

Bringing about change isn't easy. Often a lot of leg work is involved and when that leg work is being done by a 10 year old it may seem...

ReThinking Project Based Learning - Building a Radio

In the teachers' lounge early in the year I noticed someone was donating some "freebies" to any interested party. There were ...

Thank You Notes with a Twist

While some people expect them, to others they're a welcome surprise! Either way, right after the holidays people love to receive them! T...

Teachable Moment-Apollo 7 Splashdown!

Crew of Apollo 7 (NASA photo) Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham may not be household names, but they are names that are now known in our fourt...

Virtual Field Trips! A Great Alternative! Part 1

Screen Shot of the Djuma Safari with Mark the guide This morning I went on a Safari at the Djuma Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand of South Afri...

Halloween Activities for Kids

Halloween is nigh upon us! The weather in the northeast finally feels like autumn! Ghouls, ghosts and witches are suddenly finding their pl...

Homework - Been there, Done that!

Some teachers give a lot! Some teachers give a little! Some parents expect a lot! Some parents expect a little! Homework! It's one of...

Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning? Remembering 9/11

Growing up I remember aunts and uncles asking one another "Where were you when you JFK was shot?". I was too young to remember t...

Hurricane Information for Kids

As Hurricane Irene is making her way down the East Coast, many people are preparing for a serious storm. While there are those excited by t...

Lifelong Learners

Yesterday I was working with my mom on creating a flier for her art association sale . We were using her PC laptop (I'm a Mac girl by n...

Tornado Information for Kids

In the news the other morning was an account of a serious outbreak of tornadoes. The tornado season is upon us, and mother nature is certai...

Reporting on Report Cards

My First & Second Grade Report Cards " Why don't you just give them all A's !" shouted my daughter this afternoon! It...

Ski School!

Go ahead and ask my kids! They'd tell you that I would bring 'school' anywhere. It just so happens that we are on vacation an...

To See or not to See (his Shadow that it is) - Punxsatawney Phil and Groundhog Day

It ain't over til It's over - Activating Prior Knowledge - Part 3 After Reading

They're Reading-Now What? Activating Prior Knowledge-Part 2

They're Reading - Now What? What are the strategies that you employ while your students are reading? Is there a way to incorporate tech...

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