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Out Of This World Chapter Book Picks For January

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Jan 8th 2009 8:00AM

With the start of the New Year, the weather has turned cold and winter has made it clear it is here to stay for a while. Where I live the ...
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Ten Best Holiday Books for Kids

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Dec 16th 2008 3:00PM

To me, the best holiday books aren't necessarily the most popular books of the season, but rather those that give kids (and adults alike) a reason ...
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Equity in the classroom

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Nov 6th 2008 8:00AM

I wasn't going to write about it. Really. I was going to write about other things--how I've been missing here for two weeks because sometimes life ...
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Should politics have a place in the classroom?

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Oct 16th 2008 8:00AM

As the air is getting colder and November is on it's way, even my second graders are coming to school curious and opinionated ...
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Playground etiquette - Letting kids be kids?

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Oct 9th 2008 8:00AM

This week there was frost on the ground and the sky was strewn with wind-tattered clouds, V's of honking geese, and the last wayward monarchs ...
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Halloween at school - A do or a don't?

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Oct 2nd 2008 8:00AM

Today we changed the calendar in our classroom. A brand new month with all its possibilities. October, with it's red maple leaves, fat pumpkins and ...
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Does your child spend enough time playing?

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Sep 25th 2008 8:00AM

On the first day of fall there is frost on the grass in the fields as I drive to work. The maples are turning red. The kids come dashing into the ...
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What your child wears to school - Does it matter?

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Sep 18th 2008 8:00AM

Today was Picture Day.The day responsible for the documentation of kids as they grow, wearing dorky hairdos (a.k.a my three inch hair-sprayed bangs ...
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Natural light makes kids smarter

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Sep 11th 2008 8:00AM

It's the end of the third week of school. The weather has become suddenly chill. The playground is windy, and the grass is littered with the first ...
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Worries and wonderings - The first few weeks of school

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Sep 4th 2008 8:00AM

The first week of school is behind us now-and we're in the midst of the second, getting used to routines, expectations and each other. The classroom ...
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