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Out Of This World Chapter Book Picks For January
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 temperature has begun to routinely plunge into the single digits (if not below) and going outside has become ...
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Ten Best Holiday Books for Kids
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 to slow down and ponder. No matter what holiday is being celebrated, I find that the winter season ...
Equity in the classroom
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 takes over, and when you're pregnant and teaching and you have a three year old, life can really ...
Should politics have a place in the classroom?
Playground etiquette - Letting kids be kids?
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 heading toward
. At recess the kids would pause for a second, mid soccer game, to look up at the sky and ...
Halloween at school - A do or a don't?
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 decidedly chilly weather. But while I look forward to October because it is the pinnacle of my ...
Does your child spend enough time playing?
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 classroom wearing new snug fleeces and sneakers: the first time their toes have been covered since ...
What your child wears to school - Does it matter?
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 in seventh grade) and awkward fashion trends. The day that marks the start to another school year; ...
Natural light makes kids smarter
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 colored leaves. The kids wear brightly colored sweatshirts, but shiver because the habit of shorts ...
Worries and wonderings - The first few weeks of school
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 is bustling with activity from the minute the children arrive, to when they leave, tired and hot at ...
Are boys needs being met in school?
Today was the first day of school for my district. The kids came tumbling down the hall and into my classroom, grinning and shy and eager..
Is homework necessary?
As kids head back to school with new backpacks and sneakers and grins missing teeth, you're breathing a sigh of relief. Right? Isn't that what you're doing?
Your child's first day of school
Where I live, the first of the leaves have begun to turn red on a handful of maples, and the crickets are singing their ruckus end of summer song. In a matter of days, school will start. In a matter of days, if you have a kindergartner or first ...
Tips for parents - What NOT to do
Since I posted a list of ways to make your child's teacher love you last week, I figured I'd follow up with a list of list of things I suggest you might avoid doing as a parent... if you want your child's teacher to like you.
Getting to know your child's teacher
One thing that can be guaranteed at the start of a new school year is back-to-school jitters, for children and parents alike. I am often asked by friends, "How do I go about getting to know my child's teacher without coming off as pushy?" etc. And ...
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