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1 month ago
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1 month agoI’m going to make a few of these for my class. We have some angry little people there.
A calm jar. I need one of these. You fill the jar with colored water and glitter. When you are upset you shake the jar and have to watch it until the glitter completely settles. The time it takes is enough time for you to settle your emotions.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS, IS YOUUUUUUU!
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3 months agoYesterday, Olive asked me why you don’t ever see Elmo’s legs. We talked about puppets and puppeteers, but decided that we had indeed seen Elmo’s legs before, as we could both recall Elmo dancing. We just don’t see them very often. I hope Olivia sees this movie one day. Trailer below.
Being Elmo, A Documentary on Sesame Street Puppeteer Kevin Clash (via laughingsquid)
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3 months ago
I found this the other day in a pile on my desk. A student who, at the time, was notorious for his anger issues, gave this to another student. They told on him and I confiscated it. As this child is now longer in my classroom, I’m going to give it to their mom (I babysit for him); I hope they hang it on the refrigerator and point to it when necessary.
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4 months agoOn Friday, during sharing, a boy in my class read a story. There were girls and boys and good guys and bad guys and magical things happening. At the end, everyone can ask questions or make comments. A girl in my class raised her hand and said, “Your story was very exciting, but the part where you said, ’ she was weak, because she was a girl is wrong; just because she’s a girl doesn’t mean she’s weak’.” IT TOOK ALL I HAD NOT TO HOLLER “HELL YES, M’AM” AND HIGH-FIVE THIS GIRL. I did tell her later on that she was absolutely correct and I was so happy and proud of her for saying that. And I high-fived her.
My story doesn’t really go with this cartoon, but I’ll take it as a win for little girls every where against this kind of crap that they deal with every day.
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4 months ago
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"Kids who learn two languages young are better able to learn abstract rules and to reverse rules that they’ve already learned. They’re less likely to have difficulty choosing between conflicting possibilities when there are two possible responses that both present themselves. They’re also better at figuring out what other people are thinking, which is probably because they have to figure out which language to use every time they talk to somebody in order to communicate."
A neuroscientist explains the benefits of bilingualism today on Fresh Air. (via nprfreshair)4 months ago
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4 months agoBahahahahahahaha. Truth.
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