Category Archives: Notes from the teacher’s desk

Love At First Book

Posted on 01/16/2011 by teachlearnlaugh

A newborn snuggled in your arms…….this is where it begins.  This is where a child begins to know everything they need to know to go to kindergarten.  It’s the truth…. a well known fact that a caregiver is a child’s … Continue reading →

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Everything I Need To Know To Go To Kindergarten I Can Learn At Home

Posted on 01/16/2011 by teachlearnlaugh

(Please picture me at the top of a mountain with a bullhorn ) YOUR CHILD DOES NOT NEED A COMPUTER TO BE READY TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN! Whew, I’m glad I got that out of the way!  Seriously!  School smarts isn’t just … Continue reading →

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A Mat And Three Rounds

Posted on 01/09/2011 by teachlearnlaugh

What on earth inside of a young boy’s mind gives him the guts to sign up for the wrestling team knowing that he will put on a singlet, go out in the middle of the mat, be flopped around like … Continue reading →

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Pretty, Pretty Princess

Posted on 01/05/2011 by teachlearnlaugh

On share day one of my little girls brought a blue Swarovski box and the scene unfolds like this.  First thought…..fragile, breakage, tears!  Then alarm…”My mother says you have to be the one to open it”.  Oh my gosh, what … Continue reading →

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Resolutions

Posted on 01/01/2011 by teachlearnlaugh

I haven’t felt the need to make any New Year’s Resolutions.  After all, I already made one……in August at the beginning of the new school year…..to keep my desk and office cleaner.  It started out well but by the end … Continue reading →

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Happy To See You Go!

Posted on 01/01/2011 by teachlearnlaugh

I am so ready to say goodbye to 2010.  Normally I am rather fond of years that end in even numbers.  I am always a little sad to see them go and the odd number arrive.  Not in this case. … Continue reading →

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Teach Learn Laugh….the blog

Posted on 12/30/2010 by teachlearnlaugh

Everything I need to know to teach, learn and laugh I have learned from my two children. Of course I went to college and have a degree in education but I have always felt that being a parent has made … Continue reading →

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