It seems there is almost always something to think or cheer or look up about days in March. 1. Pig Day, Peanut Lover’s Day 2. Old Stuff Day 3. I Want You to be Happy Day, If Pets Had Thumbs Day, National Anthem Day, Peach Blossom Day 4. Hug a GI Day 5. 6. Dentist’s… Read More »
Freedom Groundhog’s Racial Equality Eat Ice Cream, Rosa Park’s Weatherman, Western Monarch Butterfly Frozen Yogurt Laura Ingalls Wilder , Wave to a Neighbor Boy Scout, Kite Flying Stop Bullying Umbrella Day White-T-Shirt , Inventors Abe Lincoln Clean your Computer, Get a Different Name Valentine’s Gumdrop, Susan B. Anthony Almond, Do a Grouch a Favor Random… Read More »
At school it’s a time went the teacher or group leader ties together any loose ends in a project or task. The 2-3 minutes spent as the activity nears its end might be a brief review, a quick evaluation or the sharing of outcomes. It lets the students know that their time working had value… Read More »
It’s almost break time for families whose children and young adults will be spending extra days at home. That marks changes in our daily routines: more meals to prepare, more laundry, and more people with more projects strewn around. More importantly it marks more opportunities to spend quality family time together. So, here are a… Read More »
Feedback is a two-edged sword: we may hear compliments and/or we may hear criticism. Both are valuable. Sincere praise reassures us that we are on the right track. It sends us forward to brainstorm with new contacts and old. It means we’re contributing to their well-being and encourages us to keep on keeping on, to… Read More »
In this hectic world, it’s time to think about our shared concerns for children and youth. Here are a few of my ideas: We should strive to make children important in our daily lives. We need to keep communications open and as positive as possible. We need to engage children in thinking and learning beyond… Read More »
Every hours of every day in school is important. The question is…Is art education a waste of those precious minutes OR is it time wisely spent? Here are a few results of studies I recently read. (My bias will come through loud and clear.) Greater access to the arts: Improves students chances to succeed in… Read More »
In honor of today’s Dictionary Day, I wanted to post this partial list of parents and/or teachers roles. Enjoy! What Roles to Parents and Teachers Fulfill Across the Years?? A…audience, active listener, athletic coach, animal wrangler B…banker, backstop, bag-packer, ball catcher, bathtime observer, bargain hunter, battery fetcher, bedtime hugger, book reader, boot finder C…counselor,… Read More »
Every month of the year TeacherCreatedResources.com provides a free calendar of “days” that someone decided needed to be celebrated. Here’s October’s offering (plus a few others I located.) 1 Frugal Fun Day 2 Guardian Angels Day 3 Child Health Day, Techie Day 4 National Taco Day, 10-4 Day 5 National Kale Day, World Teacher’s Day… Read More »
Nothing. It’s an easy thing to do. It requires no action, no getting yourself out the door at a specific time, not even a need to get dressed. But doing nothing is truly costly. Doing nothing means that hour you could have used to help a young child read or an older child make corrections… Read More »