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Calling All Turkeys
I’m pretty sure most of the parents hate me on the day we get out for Thanksgiving vacation. The children love me though, for on that day we finish up our Thanksgiving activities and we make …………………Turkey Callers! Imagine a … Continue reading
Google Lit Trips
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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Tagged Boston, Boston Common, Boston Public Library, Brewers Fountain, David McPhail, DeLuca Market, Dinosaur Babies, Early Childhood, Google Earth, Google Lit Trips, Hancock Tower, kindergarten, Learning, lesson plans, Lost!, Lost! by David McPhail lesson plans, Make Way For Ducklings, Mystic Rock Minis, Notes from the teacher's desk, Public Garden, Swan Boats, Trinity Church, YouTube
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Got Milk?
A few years back, my friend Edvique, started collecting Got Milk? ads. I don’t know if her initial reason behind the idea was to encourage one of her children to drink milk but whatever the reason, they ended up with … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrity milk ads, class created books, Early Childhood, Fair Oaks Dairy Farm, family, Got Milk?, Got Milk? Ads, health, kindergarten, lesson plans, miking cows, milk, milk mustache, Notes from the teacher's desk, parenting, Sean M. Whalen, Why Milk?
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Brush Your Teeth, Mr. President
A couple of weeks ago I made the decision to spread out one week’s worth of work over a week and a half. Valentine’s Day was on Monday, our busiest day with enrichments and next week is only 3 days because of … Continue reading
Snowman On A Stick
The hot topic among the 6 and 7 year olds this week was ……..snow! Snow in the forecast. It would snow Wednesday night. Will we have school on Thursday? On and on and on……………. Naturally, it didn’t snow. Once again … Continue reading
Internet Woes
Webcams, one of my to go to tools for teaching grammar and writing to my 1st graders. I have spent hours searching the internet, clicking on countless links, sorting through the good, the bad and the ugly, finding the perfect … Continue reading
That Darn Groundhog!
February 2, Groundhog Day, and I had plans. Not just plans, but Groundhog themed plans to work into a busy Wednesday at school. A mix of science, art, language arts and just plain fun. To get a little head start, the children colored … Continue reading
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