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3 hours ago by worddreams

Start with a card. These are easy enough for a first grader and everyone loves them. By fifth grade, they can create one in the five minutes before heading off to a birthday party. Open Publisher. Go to ‘publications for print’, ‘quick publications’, ‘greeting cards’. Pick the one you want. /li> For ...

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18 hours ago by tfamatt

One thing that really helps transitioning back to the daily grind (and it is a grind) of Institute is a good, cute student story. I was eating breakfast with a few of my boy students this morning, when “Sadie”, a first grade student in our class, walks past our table to sit with her friends. The boy ...

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1 day ago by worddreams

How? Keyboard shortcuts. Make a list of them. Put them by the computer. It won’t take your child long to remember them, and I’ve found over the years that kids love them–a lot more than using the mouse to find the button that does…. To be able to push Ctrl+Z and have their entire document [...]

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1 day ago by worddreams

Lots of my parents have trouble getting their children to read. If that’s you, check this out: Education Week: Authors Share Tips on How to Hook Boys on Books Shared via AddThis A good internet source: Starfall.com. My students love it.

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3 days ago by worddreams

Here’s a great project using the popular Google Earth and KidPix. It’s geared for K-2, but older’s OK too, especially during summer. It uses Google Earth and KidPix and takes about thirty minutes: Open Google Earth. Give a review of the start page if necessary (three sections on the left, tool bar a ...

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3 days ago by Makita

We've been enjoying summer but have had a few surprises. We spent the wee hours of Monday morning in the emergency room when Sweetie awoke at 1:32 a.m. with difficulty breathing. No fooling around - DH was quick to say, "We are going to the ER." No need to go into detail - she was diagnosed with cro ...

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4 days ago by worddreams

Before starting on computer projects for kids, you have to go over the essentials. Here’s where we did this: Shake hands with the computer Use an internet Start Page Using the Internet Practice keyboarding Solving Basic Tech Problems Top Ten Vocabulary 5 FREE Computer Essential Programs Review these ...

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5 days ago by Adam

Brynley had her 1st grade field day at the end of May, and I took the other two kids there and watched her participate in all the activities. She had a blast, and so did Sadie and Diesel.

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5 days ago by worddreams

When I started as a tech teacher, I pushed my administration for lots of software. I wanted a different one for each theme–human body, space, math. Now, they’re all on the internet–for FREE–which means we can use our tech budget for doc scanners, Dragon Speak… Wait–we have no budget. Good thing I’m ...

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5 days ago by Gardening

(This one section of an unfinished autobiography) You could fall in love in such tender ages this I realized when I stepped into first grade. Those feelings might have been merely infatuations. I was not sure. Nothing is so certain with emotions especially that of a child. I could always write C-H-A ...

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