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Art & Calligraphy
Ahhhh…Public School. An elective class I took in public high school was Calligraphy. On the first day the teacher asked if anyone was lefthanded. Only two people raised their hands. One of them was me. The teacher spoke to the … [continue reading]
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Marbled Paper
Learn how to make Marbled Paper using just: shaving cream, tempera paints, paper plates (or trays for larger prints), brushes, combs, paper (cut to size needed), cardboard, sponges for clean-up. Once done, you can use the paper in sketchbooks, bookmaking, … [continue reading]
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Post Office Freebies
The National Postal Museum offers downloadable program guides such as: Postal Pack for Elementary School Students (K-6) Collection of illustrated activity sheets that teach about postal transportation history, and encourage letter writing and an appreciation of stamps and historic letters. … [continue reading]
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Wildflower Reference Guide
Wildflower Reference Guide and Seed Catalog. Information such as when you should plant, USDA plant hardiness map, how to plant, and more about wildflowers to learn and view online.
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Virginia-Carolina Peanut
Read about the History of Peanuts. Virginia-Carolina Peanut Kids Pages has activities about peanuts. Free download in pdf. Coloring books for grades (K-2), (3-5) and (6-8) they tell the story of how peanuts grow, peanut facts, a cross word … [continue reading]
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George Washington Lesson Plans and Resources Freebies
The George Washington Teacher Resource Guide is designed for incorporation into history and social studies curricula. It will introduce your students to some of the events and issues that shaped George Washington’s life. Lesson plans and activities are available also.… [continue reading]
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Deliberate Dumbing Down of America
The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America – A Chronological Paper Trail, by Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt. The paper is a chronological history of the past 100+ years of education reform. This free to download pdf is large – around 7MB. https://deliberatedumbingdown.com/ddd/
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A Game I’m Working On
I’m working on a science game about simple machines. I’m just getting pictures together now. It will be a spinner path game. Hoping to have it done by tomorrow.
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Notebooking Tip
I’m finding that we like to use the smaller size notebooks instead of using the regular size notebooks (as long as our subject matter allows). The dimensions are 5-1/2 x 8. You can find page protectors for that size. I … [continue reading]
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Fear and Safety
Facing Fear Program Helping Young People Deal With Terrorism and Tragic Events Its goal is to help young people be prepared for disasters and deal with the aftermath of terrorism and tragic events. The events of September 11, 2001 confronted … [continue reading]
