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Daisy Craft

Use the daisy pattern shown below: Create your own daisy by tracing a CD,  then draw in the petals and stem of the flower.  The daisy

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Crafts – Woven Valentine

  You will need…   Heart pattern –  White or color of your choice card stock. –  Colored paper or card stock. –  Scissors –

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Halloween Fun!

  * This week’s fun activity is great for Halloween parties, craft day or for a learning center.   * Follow the easy instructions and

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Teacher Feedback

Bill Gates gave a Ted Talk in May 2013 about feedback, and the lack thereof, directed at teachers. Gates cited a study that claims 98%

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Don’t Be Letterman

I didn’t realize I had become Letterman. As in David Letterman, the soon-to-retire host of the Late Show. I did, however, realize that I was

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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

“What could possibly go wrong?” The phrase is rarely deployed without irony, and for good reason; we are all familiar with Murphy and his law.

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Assigning Beauty

“We’ve been talking, and we’re tired of doing kid stuff,” said Andy, one of my favorite trouble-making fifth-graders. We were only a few days into

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