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American Education Week-Funny Science Quiz Answers

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My friend Cathy sent this me. I thought the answers were really funny. I hope you enjoy them.Q: Name the four seasons.A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.Q: Continue Reading

Lessons from Homework

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I had a parent few years ago who had a limited reading ability. She was a very humble woman. Each night that I sent home an assignment she didn’t understand she would call me at school. She checked over her son’s assignments as soon as he walked in the door. If he couldn’t remember what he was supposed to do or she didn’t understand any of the Continue Reading

Thankfulness Turkey Craft for Kids

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  JDaniel made this lovely turkey. He had a little help with it. Okay! He had a lot of help with it. The turkey now lives on our refrigerator. I love displaying his work! JDaniel is so proud of his work being displayed. Continue Reading

Xerox Supports Troops in Iraq

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If you go to this web site www.LetsSayThanks.com ,you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services. How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to Continue Reading

Did You Know Elmo Was Blue?

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At my house right now everything is blue. If you ask JDaniel what color something is, he says, “Blue”. I have checked out library books on colors and he can repeat the colors after me as we go over them in the books. Once the books are put away everything is blue again. I think this is normal for his age. His friend Joseph went through a Continue Reading

Mommyhood Tip-Send a Kind Word to Your Child’s Teacher

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Stay in touch with your child’s teachers in ways that show you appreciate what they are doing. If every parent took a moment to write a positive note to your child’s teacher, it would really make their week. Most of the notes I received as a classroom teacher were to point out thing that they thought I needed to do better or ask about a grade or to Continue Reading

Taking Take Lessons from Books- My Teacher Sleeps at School

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My Teacher Sleeps at School is an awesome book! The students in the class see the teacher bring in a bag of food and a pillow and conclude that the teacher lives at school.Later in the book she takes her class to her house to see where she lives. As a first grader my class went to have lunch at my teacher’s apartment on the way back from a field Continue Reading

Favorite Books

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I have struggled all day with what book I would write about as my favorite. I love reading the Bible especially the book of Ruth. I loved reading the Anne of Green Gables books, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, and the Mouse in the Motorcycle when I was little. I learned a lot from Lucy Caulkins’ book The Art of Teaching Writing as a classroom teacher. I Continue Reading

Turkey Cookies from Playgroup at My House

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Turkey Cookies

Today we had these turkey cookies. They were so easy to make. Ingredients: 8 Oreo-like cookies 8 fudge striped cookies 8 caramel candy corns A few dabs of chocolate frosting 1. Put a little frosting on the edge of an Oreo. 2. Place the striped cookie upright behind the Oreo. 3. Press it gently into the Oreo. 4. Place a dab of Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday-If You Take A Mouse To School

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This week the blog is remembering American Education Week. I found a book about a mouse going to school called If You Take A Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff. I based JDaniel’s tin on food mentioned in the book and a few other things JDaniel and Mouse might like. The book mentions a peanut butter sandwich and cookie. JDaniel needed some healthy Continue Reading

Baffin Bags Giveaway

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As a teacher I was always looking for new ways to contain and organize all the things in my classroom. The Baffin Bags gift buckets are colorful organizers that would add a touch of class to any classroom. When I saw them on Etsy, I immediately contacted Karen of Baffin Bags to see if you would participate in a giveaway. When she said she would, I Continue Reading

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