Category Archives: Notes from the teacher’s desk

Please, Please Flush the Toilet!

Posted on 09/30/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

There are skills that just need to be taught at home before a child enters kindergarten! These are the be “nice to others skills” that are just common sense lessons in life. My top 5 skills a child needs to … Continue reading →

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A Guide For A Kindergarten Parent’s First Day of School

Posted on 08/12/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

Your child’s first day of kindergarten is bitter sweet. Happiness with some sadness sprinkled in. It’s a milestone, not just for your child but for you too.  The first day can be stressful for you, your child and also your … Continue reading →

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The Summer Brain Drain

Posted on 07/01/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

School’s out!  But learning shouldn’t be. Around my junior year of college the School of Education at Kansas State University formed an advisory group of 8 faculty members and 2 students.  I was one of the students and even though … Continue reading →

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May Day

Posted on 05/03/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

Every year on May first one of my oldest friends e-mails me and asks me if I remember the May baskets. How could I forget! There were 10 of us within four years of age living in the same city … Continue reading →

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Fleas and Pets

Posted on 04/12/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

I have two dogs.  Molly, the oldest, is a 15 year old Schnauzer with definite signs of aging. Lucy, the stray we adopted, is about 3 or 4 years old. I have a carpet that needs to be cleaned frequently … Continue reading →

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Google Lit Trips

Posted on 03/04/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

Our first grade reader has the story Lost! by David McPhail as one of the selections. During the 1st year of reading it I realized that it was set in Boston (Swan Boats was the trigger) and would be a perfect … Continue reading →

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Report Card Day in the Paperless World

Posted on 02/08/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

Top 5 reasons I hate digital report cards: 1. Children aren’t handed a report card…..what is the fun in that?  Report card day used to be an important day. The anticipation of receiving it, the anticipation of opening it and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Go Paperless

Posted on 01/29/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

It’s 2012 and I am asking you, in the dawn of the world of digital storage, not to not go paperless.  I am asking you, in the age of reduce, reuse, recycle, and repurpose, not to go paperless.  I am … Continue reading →

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If It Was Only Colder Snow

Posted on 01/15/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

Living in the south, where it sometimes is warm enough to wear shorts in December, makes it hard for a midwestern girl to realize that winter is approching.  Today, however, has me dreaming of a white Christmas.  Today is misty … Continue reading →

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Stop, Look and Listen

Posted on 01/11/2012 by teachlearnlaugh

Back in the day when I was a kindergarten teacher, parents of young children would want to know what skills their child should have before going to kindergarten.  They were always a bit surprised at my answer. The number one … Continue reading →

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