July 2008 - Posts
Everybody looks forward to summer vacation, but it seems like a lot of teachers and kids are already gearing up for school. My grandsons are now delighted when I ask them who their teachers might be. A couple of weeks ago they would have given
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Mr. D ( I Want to Teach Forever ) has posted ten of his 50 Cheap Mini-Lessons for Teachers and has promised to deliver more in future posts this week. His advice is down to earth and worth reading before starting a new school year. When I first
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The heat is just unbelievable. I can't even imagine what recess will be like when school starts back. Plus, all of the activities I am doing with my grandsons have to take place indoors. It's so much easier when it's cool enough to ride
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Are teens replacing books with the web? Some people seem to think so. An article in today's paper about an Ohio teen refers to websites she prefers to read instead of books. The sites, Quizilla and fanficktion.net , give readers the opportunity to read
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Thursday night was a biggie for newscasters. " Shocking study reveals " that girls are just as good at math as boys." Actually, they didn't give that much info prior to the actual story. The teasers for this story made
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Okay, it's not the original title, but a great post called " 50 Fun Ways to Maximize Your Brain Fitness " has some great recommendations. Of course, my favorite has to do with food. I just have to share #11 because I am crazy about
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It's all in the way you say it. NYC Educator let us in on a secret with his Amaze Your Friends post. If you want to just wow people, check out some of the educational jargon that will do just that. Check out his post and the Educational
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It took me a long time to unpack, but I'm back with pictures and have signed up for Flickr. Let the fun begin. I had to laugh when I read Mister Teacher's post because we probably passed each other on the beach. We were in Seaside, which is
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Our family is taking a road trip to Florida, and I think we have packed half of our house to take with us. I have never been able to pack just the essentials. My suitcase just keeps getting bigger and bigger. That's one of the reasons
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My four year old grandson has the answer for what to do if you need more money. We were playing a game of basketball, and the boys were wanting to earn coins for making baskets. I made the typical response and asked them if they thought money
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If you aren't keeping up with The Baby Borrowers , it's the reality show where teenage couples take care of other people's kids to get a feel for what it's really like to be parents. My favorite part of the show from last week was when the babies
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Why not see if new words added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary aren't new to you? A list of some of the more notable words and the year they were first used in an English-language publication might get you started. I am pleased that I actually
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Although I took two years of Spanish in high school and made mostly A's, I am only capable of understanding a word every now and then and only remember a few words and phrases. Being able to speak and understand another language is something I have
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I have an idea. Let's blame America's obesity on all of the cooking shows that seem to be taking over television. My husband is now obsessed with watching people cook. I'm wondering if there is a support group I can join.
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Kids know what they like when it comes to books. When I share some of my favorites with my grandsons, I can tell almost immediately if they are with me or not. Sometimes we don't even get past the first page. With other books, they want
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My sister recently told me that she heard that the reason we sometimes refer to affluent people as being the "upper crust" is because at one point in time, only those with money could afford a top crust for their homemade pies. When I
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A list of 50 things blamed on the cost of oil is worth taking the time to read. The list by Tom Weber on The Wall Street Journal's Buzzwatch is complete with links and will definitely make you think. You might even want to comment and add
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A recent study by internet security firm Symantec Corp. indicates that parents might know where their children are but don't always know what they are doing on the internet. Some findings from the study aren't really that surprising. Overall, parents
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Thank you Mystery Teacher for letting me know that someone is sending out spam emails with my address. Please let me know if any of you are also receiving spam emails supposedly from me. You can email me through my blog or report it to Teacher Lingo
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I spend part of each day reading and commenting on other blogs and am delighted that I was included on a list of 50 Must-Read Up and Coming Blogs by Teachers . The list is posted on TeachingTips.com which is a resource site for teachers and students.
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Advice given to me years ago by a wise pediatrician saved me a lot of back pedaling. "Don't threaten to do something if you don't really mean it." I remembered his words often in the course of raising children and teaching school.
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