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I know, I know, some folks don’t love Valentine’s Day. For me, in kindergarten anyway, Valentine’s isn’t about romantic love, but all about being a kind and caring friend. That’s how I present it and they really do love each other and want to show it. Read More...
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Well, it really doesn’t get much better than the 100th day in kindergarten. It’s kind of like Christmas, Valentine’s Day (coming Thursday!), and the Fourth of July wrapped into one. Well, it is in my class anyway. I used an entire bottle of glitter to Read More...
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Today we read Martin’s Big Words. We then watched a short video of Michael Clarke Duncan reading the book. My kids were enamored with the images and words from some of Martin Luther King’s biggest speeches and ideas. What stuck out to them the most? The Read More...
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Today we made our Martin Luther King models. They are so hard, but also so much fun. I show the kids a finished model and then quickly free cut from construction paper to show them how to make the shapes needed for his face. I then projected a super size Read More...
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Yesterday we kicked off our next PBL (Project Based Learning) Project – ‘Peace Week!’ We’re going to study the life of Dr. King and learn why his work was so important to our world and lives today. Once we learn about his work, we’ll take that knowledge Read More...
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This holiday season, as I often do, I received many gifts from my sprouts. Apparently, in their little eyes, I love nothing more than Dunkin’ Donuts and scented candles. Lucky for me, the real gifts are priceless. The gift of children who come in each Read More...
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I just realized I haven’t made a single post all week. Surely it isn’t because nothing hilarious, devastating, or poignant happened at school all week. More likely, it’s just the season. There seems to be more going on and less time to get things done Read More...
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On this Mother’s Day, I thought I’d write about the word – ‘Mom’ and what it means. The dictionary defines the word simply as: Noun 1. mom – informal term for a mother – a woman who has given birth to a child. Clearly, all moms haven’t given birth to Read More...
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There’s just no other word for Valentine’s Day in kindergarten. Well maybe chaotic… or crazy… or ridiculous… but for me, ‘whirlwind’ just covers it. From Valentine’s delivery to waiting to open them (I probably heard, “When can we open our Valentines?” Read More...
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All week we’ve been learning about Martin Luther King. Jr. We’ve read so many books, I am continually amazed at the number of age appropriate books out there about his life and work for kindergarten. What has happened that is different this year, is, Read More...
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Well, it’s the first day of a new year… I’ve been away for a bit, taking some time to rest, relax, and recuperate from December. I’ve been reading lots of ‘best of’ year end lists… best albums, songs, posts, you name it, I’ve read it. I didn’t do any Read More...
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I’ve been away from my class for almost an entire week… Spending so much time with my Grandfather, I’ve realized, the comfort I hopefully bring him is the same comfort my sprouts bring me so much of the time. It’s hard to be sad around smiling kindergartners Read More...
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As the holiday shopping season kicks off, attention has shifted from Black Friday to Cyber Monday… the Monday after Thanksgiving when everyone returns to work and apparently does their holiday shopping online. As I watched the news today and heard about Read More...
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Clearly going back to school tomorrow is on my mind… I woke up this morning in the middle of a very odd dream… I dreamt I took my entire class on a field trip to the American Music Awards. Now, I didn’t watch the American Music Awards when they were on Read More...
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Oh the day before a week off (to be clear, I don’t have the week off, but the kids do). There’s a little crazy excitement in the air and you just can’t quite contain it… Here are the highlights from my last day of Thanksgiving fun: After Quiet Time, when Read More...
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