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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 17

2009-10-26T14:08:39Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: The Letter G

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Volume 7, Issue 18
October 26, 2009
Theme: The Letter G

Art by Bobbie Peachey,
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Glorious G

[Teacher cups hand to ear]
What do you hear when you say g?
[Children reply in unison]
Giraffe, gingerbread, gym.
[Teacher calls out]
Yes, that is a soft g...
[Children reply in unison]
A gentle giant named Tim!

[Teacher cups hand to ear]
What do you hear when you say g [guh]?
[Children reply in unison]
Gold, gift, goat.
[Teacher calls out]
Yes, that is called a hard g...
[Children reply in unison]
A goose with a great gray coat!

This school year, each of our newsletters will bring you and your children activities featuring a letter of the alphabet. We know that many of you introduce the alphabet to your children one letter at a time, sharing activities that reinforce it during the course of several weeks. We hope our new format will support your teaching and give you some new ideas to enhance your alphabet instruction.

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

GINGERBREAD PEOPLE
Precut two gingerbread people shapes from brown paper bags. Give two to each child. Staple the shapes together around the edges leaving a space unstapled so children can stuff their person. Provide children with sequins, glitter, markers, paint, buttons, or pieces of cloth so they can decorate their people, giving them faces, clothing, and so on. Follow up by reading The Gingerbread Man by Catherine Mc Cafferty or Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett. Then use this recipe make gingerbread cookies for a snack.

GHOSTLY GOOD SNACKWICHES
Use a ghost-shaped cookie cutter to cut shapes out of whole wheat bread. Spread each shape with cream cheese. Use mini chocolate chips to add eyes and a mouth. Yum!

LET’S GOLF
On a grassy area outdoors, dig a hole deep enough to hold a coffee can. Place an empty coffee can in the hole, level with the grass. Give children toy golf clubs and a small rubber ball or a plastic golf ball. Let children try to sink the ball into the can. Note: If you are unable to dig a hole, try placing the can on its side on the ground. Children can practice getting the ball into the can.

GRAPES, GRAPES, GRAPES
Provide children with samplings of green, red, and purple grapes. Let children taste each kind and decide which they like best. Then create a “Grape Graph” that shows the results of children’s decisions. Ask more-or-less questions about the students’ graph. For example: Did more students like green, red, or purple grapes? Which grape did the fewest students like?

GREEN G’s
Cut out shapes of the letter G from green sponges. Give one to each child. Wet sponges well and place them in pie plates. Invite children to sprinkle grass seed onto their sponges. Place in a sunny spot and keep sponges moist. Children will love seeing their green, grassy sponges grow!

GOOD GRIEF -- GRAVITY
Explain to children that gravity is a force that pulls things down toward Earth. We depend on gravity to hold so many things down -- cars, people, furniture, pencils, and papers on your desk, and so on. If there was no gravity, everything not stuck in place would suddenly have no reason to stay down; it would start floating. After explaining gravity, hide around the classroom a variety of items whose names begin with the g sound -- for example, gloves, a golf ball or golf club, a gold coin, a glass, a gift box, a globe, stuffed toy animals such as a goat or a goldfish or a gorilla, a grapefruit, a graduation cap, a guitar, or a gumdrop. Let children search for the items. When items are found, encourage children to drop each one (that is not breakable) to see gravity in action.

YOUR WORD CORNER
Here are some words you will need.
See them, say them … hey, you can read!!

give
going
good

Write the words on a chart and review them. Then read aloud each sentence that appears below. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.

1. I have a gift to ______________you.
2. The cake was so ______________!
3. Where are you ________________?

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Got Gorilla?
Reinforce the hard g with this fun printable.
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/early_childhood/alphabet/g/

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Read the story to children. Then use these cute edible finger puppets to retell it.
http://thislittleproject.blogspot.com/2009/06/teddy-bear-picnic-and-more-edible.html

Letter G Activities and Craft Ideas
These sound like fun! Give one or two a try.
http://www.ehow.com/way_5232262_letter-activities-craft-ideas.html

ABC Books
Try this idea, letting children use only the letter g.
http://www.teacherplanet.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1287.html

The Letter G
You’ll find loads of g ideas here.
http://www.123child.com/UBB/showthread.php?t=6887

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Profound Thoughts on Parenthood
Middle and high school teachers will surely relate…

There are three ways to get something done: Do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it.

Adolescence is the age when children try to bring up their parents.

Kids really know how to brighten a household; they never turn off any lights!

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Oh, to be only half as wonderful as my child thought I was when he was small, and half as stupid as my teenager now thinks I am.

Biggest Lie

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One boy answered, “We found a ten-dollar bill and decided to give it to whoever tells the biggest lie”

“You should be ashamed of yourselves,” said the teacher. “When I was your age I didn't even know what a lie was.”

The boys gave the ten dollars to the teacher.

Look at All the Love!

“Mommy! Mommy!” shouted Gabriel as he ran in after school, “my teacher loves me!”

“How do you know that?” asked his mother.

“She sent me kisses,” he replied. “Just look at all these X's all over my spelling paper.”

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Teacher: If you had one dollar and you asked your father for another, how many dollars would you have?

Little Johnny: One dollar.

Teacher (shaking head): You don't know your math.

Little Johnny: You don't know my father.

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2009-10-12T12:25:37Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: The Letter E

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Volume 7, Issue 17
October 12, 2009
Theme: The Letter F

Art by Bobbie Peachey,
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Used with permission

Fantastic F

Teacher:
Say the word farm, or foot, or fall.
What starting sound do you hear?
(teacher cups hand to ear)

Children (responding in unison):
We hear an F –- my dear!

Teacher:
Say the word for, or fast, or feet…
What starting sound do you hear?
(teacher cups hand to ear)

Children (responding in unison):
We hear an F –- my dear!

Continue this response rhyme by inserting more f- words…

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

FEATHER FUN
Print a copy of this bird for each child. Provide children with feathers, which can be purchased from craft stores or taken from a feather duster. Let children glue the feathers onto the bird to create their own pet. Children can then name their new fine-feathered “pets.”

AN F MOBILE
Have children cut from magazines and catalogs any pictures they find of things whose names begin with f. Maybe they will find pictures of feet, a farm, a fan, fire… Give each child an oatmeal box lid. (Alternates: a small, sturdy paper plate or a 6-inch circle cut from heavy cardboard.) Punch a hole in the center of the lid. Punch holes at equal spaces around the edge of the lid. Pass a piece of yarn through the center hole in the lid and knot it well. Next, punch a hole at the top of each child’s pictures. String a piece of yarn through the hole in a picture and knot it at that end. Push the other end of that piece of string through a hole in the lid and knot it. Do this for each picture. To display, hang the mobile from the center piece of string.

FUNKY FANS
Help children glue a paper plate (not Styrofoam) onto a wooden craft stick. Invite children to decorate the plate with fingerprints dipped in various colors of tempera paint. Finally, let children glue strips of foil around the edges of the plate. What fun and funky fans!

FLOWERS ’N FEET
Give each child a sheet of 11- by 17-inch construction paper. Instruct children to turn their papers vertically. Let each child dip his/her palm into a shallow tin or bowl of tempera paint and press it onto the top of his/her paper to create a flower. Next, have children draw long stems from their “flowers.” Then let children dip the soles of their feet into tempera paint and press each foot to either side of the stem to make leaves. Add each child’s name to his/her creation.

FIRE TRUCK SNACK
Toast a slice of bread for each child. Cut it in half vertically. Place one rectangle on a plate for the fire truck’s body. Cut the other rectangle in half, forming two squares. Place one square at the front of the rectangle for the truck’s engine. Place the other square on top of the rectangle as the truck’s cab. Tint some cream cheese red and spread onto the trucks. Add two round candies, crackers, or sliced carrots for wheels. Use pretzel sticks to create a ladder on the truck’s side. Finally, place a red gumdrop on top of the cab for the truck’s siren light.

YOUR WORD CORNER
Here are some words you will need.
See them, say them … hey, you can read!!

funny
find
foot

Write the words on a chart and review them. Then read aloud each sentence that appears below. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.

That clown is so _______________!
I kicked it with my ___________.
Can you help me _____________my shoes?

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Beginning Consonant Sounds
Print this out for letter f-f-fun.
http://www.kidzone.ws/prek_wrksht/learning-letters/f.htm

Alphabet Action
Kids will enjoy this interactive site. They click on a letter to hear its sound.
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/index.asp

Fall Trees
With children, visit this site to see a tree with its fall-colored leaves.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees1/flash/12.html

F Is For…
Stuck for more F words? We like this picture dictionary –- both colorful and handy!
http://www.littleexplorers.com/Fisfor.shtml

F Songs
Get a whole bunch of fun here.
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/alphabet/F/songs.htm

Plan Letter F Activities
Try any of these simple activities to reinforce the letter F.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4822606_plan-letter-f-activities.html

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Shakespeare: To Teach or Not to Teach -- Teaching Shakespeare Made Fun From Elementary to High School
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Cheaters Get Their Due

A seventh-grade teacher was giving a test that was right out of the Teacher's Manual. Two students had managed to snitch the manual and made copies of the answer key for the test. They were well on their way to making good grades on the test until the teacher read the answer “Answers will vary” on both their papers. Needless to say, both students earned zeros for their efforts.

More (Politically-Incorrect) Report Card Comments

Since our last conference, this student has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.

Works well when under constant supervision and when cornered like a rat in a trap.

When she opens her mouth, it seems it is only to change feet.

He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle.

This young lady has delusions of adequacy.

He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.

This student should go far, and the sooner he starts the better.

He doesn't have ulcers, but he's a carrier.

The Correct Answer

Teacher: Now class, whatever I ask I want you to all answer at once... How much is 9 times 3?
Students: At once!

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Teacher: What are the Great Plains?
Little Johnny: The F-16, the 747, and the Concorde!

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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 16

2009-09-28T12:39:18Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: The Letter E

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Volume 7, Issue 16
September 28, 2009
Theme: The Letter E

Art by Bobbie Peachey,
Web Clipart Guide (about.com)
Used with permission

Elegant E

E is an elephant
E is an eel
E in the middle says:
How do you fe-e-el?

When you find an E
Try either sound,
To help you discover
The word you have found!

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

EYES
Read to children Arthur’s Eyes by Marc Brown. Set up an eye doctor’s office in your dramatic play area so children can “act out” parts of the story.

EATING PLANTS
Talk with children about plants that people eat. Then name a couple of plants -- cauliflower and broccoli -- that the students might or might not have mentioned. Explain that the parts of the cauliflower and broccoli plants that we eat are the “flower” parts. Then make the dip below and have students use these edible “flowers” to try the dip.

Blend well
--- 1-1/2 cups sour cream
--- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
--- 2 tablespoons dry Italian salad dressing mix

Refrigerate for several hours. Then cut up raw veggies and edible flowers and enjoy a dipping snack.

ELEPHANT X 3
Take an elephant walk. Let children stand in a long line with one hand back between their legs. The other hand should be reaching forward to hold the "tail" hand of the child in front. Let the line of elephants move slowly to music. You might use the elephant music from Saint Saen's Carnival of Animals for this procession. [Click to download a sound file of the elephant music from Carnival of Animals.]

Make paper elephants. Fold a 9- by 12-inch sheet of paper in half the short way (to create a sheet that is 9- by 6 inches in size). Then cut an arch from the center of the open side (creating legs). Cut a 6-inch circle (the elephant’s head) and paste it onto the top left of the folded side. Cut two smaller half circles (ears) and paste them onto either side of the head. Finally, cut a 1-inch by 5-inch strip of paper (trunk) and paste it onto the front of the head. Decorate with markers or crayons.

Make elephant ears. Follow this simple recipe.
--- Break 6 eggs into a large bowl and beat them.
--- Add 2 cups milk and 3 tablespoons melted shortening and beat again.
--- Add 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 3 teaspoons sugar and mix well.
--- Heat oil in an electric frying pan.
--- Pour batter in 5-inch circles and brown on both sides.
Spread the elephant ears with applesauce and form the letter E with raisins on top. Enjoy!

EGG-G-G-S
--- Let children talk about their favorite ways to eat eggs -- scrambled, poached, hard-boiled, fried, egg salad, and so on. Draw a graph on top of an egg-shape piece of poster board. Show a picture of each type of egg down the left side of the graph. Invite children to cast their votes by placing egg stickers onto the graph in the appropriate row. Ask more or fewer questions about the graph. For example, Did more students prefer fried or scrambled eggs? or Did fewer students vote for hard-boiled or poached eggs?
--- Write a number onto the bottom of each cup in an egg carton. Place two cotton balls into the carton and close it. Let children shake the carton, open it and add the numbers found in the cups where the cotton balls landed. Older children can write the number sentences.

EXCELLENT!
Talk about the meaning of the word excellent. Let children try using it in sentences. Use it as your word of praise for the week!

AN ENVELOPE FOR ME
Explain why people use envelopes. Show different kinds and sizes. Give each child an envelope to decorate. Collect all the envelopes. Write a short note to each child, giving him or her some praise or encouragement. Mail an envelope to to each child’s home.

YOUR WORD CORNER
Here are some words you will need.
See them, say them … hey, you can read!!

eat
eggs
every

Write the words on a chart and review them. Then read aloud each sentence that appears below. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.

I do that ____________ time!
What will we ___________ for our snack?
Scrambled ____________ are so good.

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Letter E Activities
Get tons of “e-stuff” to do, including a mini book.
http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/letter-e.html

Letter E Songs and Music
Find some singing fun right here.
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/alphabet/E/songs.htm

Earth!
Talk about our planet -- there’s lots of info here.
http://www.littleexplorers.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/

Earmuffs (Teddy Bear Coloring Page)
Print it out for coloring fun.
http://www.first-school.ws/t/cp_teddy/t25.htm

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Home, School and Community Relations: A Guide to Working with Families
Said to be for students as well as teachers, administrators, and parents, this book is probably of most use to teachers and principals. Author Carol Gestwicki is revisiting this topic in this 2006 book, having published a similar title in 1996. With practical guidance on such topics as how to deal with "Troublesome Attitudes and Behaviors," the book can certainly help schools navigate the tricky waters of community relations. With research showing that community engagement is highly correlated with better school performance, this guidance can be very valuable indeed.
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Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, “You stay here, I'll go on a head.”

I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: “Keep off the Grass.”

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

The height-challenged fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

A backward poet writes inverse.

In democracy, it's your vote that counts. In Feudalism it's your Count that votes.

When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.

A Towel, Please (And Quickly!)

One day a child at Sunday school class told her classmates that she needed a “damp towel.” Some of the other kids thought she said a naughty word and told on her.

The teacher stepped in to explain, “If your mommy asked you to bring her a damp towel, what does she want?”

A little girl blurted out, “She means she wants that towel right now!”

Telling Time

Xavier: Why did the clock get kicked out of class?
Paolo: You got me. Why?
Xavier: Because it was tocking!

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Little Johnny: I failed every subject except for algebra.
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2009-09-14T13:28:00Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: The Letter D

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Theme: The Letter D

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Delightful D

D is for dolphin, a kind of whale.
D is for deer with white on its tail.
D is for donut soft, sweet, and round.
D is discover -- “Look what I found!”

This school year, each of our newsletters will bring you and your children activities featuring a letter of the alphabet. We know that many of you introduce the alphabet to your children one letter at a time, sharing activities that reinforce it during the course of several weeks. We hope this format will support your teaching and give you some new ideas to enhance your alphabet instruction.

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

DIG FOR DINO BONES
Read to Children Dinosaur Bones by Aliki. Then try one or more of these activities.
--- Prepare dinosaur “bones” from a store-bought mold or purchase plastic bones at a craft store. Hide the bones in a sand table or sand box outdoors. Let children dig for the bones with shovels or use colanders to sift the sand. As an alternate activity, use brightly colored paints to paint rocks of various sizes to look like jewels or gold. Bury them in a sandbox and let children dig for buried treasure.
--- Give each child various pieces of uncooked pasta, glue, and a piece of drawing paper. After viewing pictures of dinosaur skeletons, children can create their own by gluing various pasta onto the paper.

DRINK IT UP!
Talk with children about drinks. Make a list of drinks children like including milk, juice, water, and so on. Then explain to children that a smoothie is a type of drink they might like to try. Together, use this recipe to make and enjoy smoothies.

Yogurt Smoothie
In a blender combine:
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 cup fruit (banana, strawberry)
1 cup milk
½ ice cubes

DUCK, DUCK, MORE DUCKS
--- Choose one child to be a parent duck. He or she covers his/her eyes. Hide a hardboiled egg somewhere in the room. Let the parent duck search for it. All the other ducklings (the class) quack quietly. As the parent gets closer to the hiding spot, the ducklings “quack” louder until the egg is discovered. Repeat game with another parent.
--- Let children make cute, simple baby ducks. On a paper plate let each child place a handful of yellow (Easter basket) grass. Gently sit two black paper eyes on the grass and a orange triangle “beak.” Place a small orange feather on each side of the grass -- and name your baby duck.
-- Gather ten small plastic yellow “bath ducks.” Write a different number from 1 to 10 on the bottom of each duck. Let children place the ducks in the correct number sequence; use them to display a number from 1 to 10; or use them to create number sentences such as 1 duck + 2 ducks = 3 ducks.

DIAMOND DESIGNS
Cut out numerous diamond shapes from different pieces of colored paper. Give each child several of the paper shapes, glue, a sheet of any color construction paper, and a small brush. Demonstrate how to create a design with the shapes. Then invite children create their own designs by dabbing glue onto each of the shapes with their brushes and pressing the shapes onto the colored construction paper.

A “BE-U-D-FUL” BOOK LIST
You might want to share one of these “D” books with your class:
D Is for Dancing Dragon: A China Alphabet by Carol Crane
D Is for Doodle by Deborah Zemke
D Is for Dreidel by Tanya Lee Stone and Dawn Apperley
D Is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet by Michael Shoulders, Debbie Shoulders, and Irving Toddy

DAISY DO
Give each child a blue sheet of construction paper. Paint the length of each child’s fingers (only) with white paint. Let each child press his/her fingers onto the paper. Repeat this until each child has created a circle of finger prints. Let children paint the middle of their circle yellow. Finally children can add a green stem by gluing on a piece of green pipe cleaner.

DELICIOUS DONUTS
With your class make this easy recipe for donuts.
--- Let children use a round cookie cutter to cut circles from refrigerator biscuit dough.
--- Place them in heated cooking oil until both sides are brown.
--- Remove and place on paper towels.
--- Dip in sugar, cinnamon, or powdered sugar.

YOUR WORD CORNER
Here are some words you will need.
See them, say them … hey, you can read!!
down
did
dog
day
Write the words on a chart and review them. Read each sentence aloud. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.
Jon looked ________________ at his shoes.
Look at what I ______________!
What a nice brown ______________.
Which _______________ is the party?

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

I Spy the Alphabet-The Letter D
Your kids will love finding and clicking on all the “D” items.
http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/langearlyread/l/blispyd.htm

The Dime
Here’s a great way to begin introducing money -- especially the dime.
http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/math/math_lessons/mathles3/dime1.htm

Dress Up!
Play the online game. Click on a drawer. Then click and drag to give the giraffe some snazzy clothes.
http://www.safe-a-rooni.org/LookoutTower/dress-up.cfm

Alphabet Match
A fun game of letter reinforcement.
http://akidsheart.com/threer/lvl1/amatch5.htm

Itsy-Bitsy Book Beginning Sounds Letter D
Print this out for a letter D lesson.
http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/learning-letters/ib-book-d.htm

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A very practical book -- step-by-step guidelines for implementing a morning meeting in any K-8 classroom; 45 greetings; 66 group activities; and ideas for adapting the morning meeting idea to classes with a lot of second-language learners. The essential concept is to make everyone feel that it matters that he or she is in school -- including the teacher! This books comes from the folks behind the Responsive Classroom approach to teaching.
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A Lesson in Suffixes

My fifth graders had finished a unit on suffixes including –ish, meaning a little bit. As we delved into reading, Tanya asked what the word debris meant. She had looked it up in the glossary and found it meant “rubbish.” I asked her what “rubbish” meant to her. She placed her hand on my arm, looked ever serious, and rubbed my arm -- a little bit!

Following in Mother’s Footsteps

An acquaintance of mine who is a physician told me about the day she was driving her daughter to preschool. She had left her stethoscope on the back seat near her daughter’s car seat, and she noticed in the rearview mirror that her daughter had picked up the stethoscope and was playing with it. “Be still, my heart,” my friend thought, “my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps.”

Then the child spoke into the instrument:
“Welcome to McDonald's,” she said, “may I take your order?”

Thesis Feedback

College Student: What's your opinion of the paper I submitted last week?
History Professor: It's absolute drivel.
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Little Johnny Strikes Again

Teacher: Can you name the capital of every state in the U.S. in 10 seconds?
Little Johnny: Washington, D.C.

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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 14

2009-08-31T13:35:27Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: The Letter C

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August 31, 2009
Theme: The Letter C

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Clever

Cat or circle,
C makes two sounds.
C is so clever --
Let’s keep C around!

This school year, each of our newsletters will bring you and your children rhymes, activities, and resources that feature a different letter of the alphabet. We know that many of you introduce the alphabet to your children one letter at a time by sharing activities that reinforce each letter over the course of several weeks. We hope our year-long format will support your teaching and give you some new ideas to enhance your alphabet instruction.

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

CHICKA CHICKA AND COCONUTS
Read to children the book Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. Let children repeat the phrases and rhyming words. Then place the book in your reading center.
-- Let children use a cookie tray and magnetic letters to show the letters in the story.
-- Help children use magnetic letters to spell out the word coconut. Ask them to see how many small words they can find in the word.
-- Create an outline of a coconut tree. Give children pennies and let them place pennies (coconuts) on the tree for each number you suggest.

COOL CAMPING
Plan a “Camping Day.” Put a sheet over a corner in your room or set up a real tent where children can read or pretend they are camping. Let children wear their camping clothes. Build a campfire with paper towel rolls (logs) and red/orange tissue paper. Children can sing and tell stories around the campfire. Finally make s’mores in a toaster oven for a snack.

CARROTS AND CORN
--Give each child a carrot stick. Make a hole through the carrot and thread a string through the hole. Core out the top of the carrots and hang them by their strings in a sunny place. Let children add water to the cored out area. In a few days, watch for sprouting results!
--Put a small amount of un-popped popcorn and damp dirt into a ziplock bag. Tape these to a window that gets plenty of sunlight. In time you’ll see corn plants grow.

CRAZY CLOWNS
Place a canned pear half on a plate. Add clumps of grated cheese onto the top rounded part of the pear for hair. Use raisins for eyes and a mouth. Add a cherry or gumdrop for the clown’s nose. Make a ruffled collar with some lettuce. Let children enjoy!

CUTTING COMICS
Bring in comic strips from newspapers. Cut them apart into frames. Cut a large C from poster board. Invite children to arrange (a set of) frames in the correct sequence and glue them onto the letter C.

YOUR WORD CORNER
Here are some words you will need.
See them, say them … hey, you can read!!
city
come
car
cow
Write the words on a chart and review them. Read each sentence aloud. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.
-- We saw tall buildings in the _______________.
-- A _________________says “Moo.”
-- Will you _____________to my house?
-- My mother drives a ____________to work.

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Jan Brett’s Calendars
Check out these calendars. What a great way to keep track of children’s birthdays.
http://www.janbrett.com/birthday_calendar/birthday_calendar_main.htm

Coloring Fun
Print out Mr. Crab for some coloring fun.
http://coloringbookfun.com/Color/imagepages/Orange.htm

The Letter C Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays
Try some singing with your children –all about words that start with C.
http://childfun.com/index.php/activity-themes/alphabet/201-the-letter-c-activity-theme.html

Letter C Poem
Print this out to share with children.
http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/c-poem.htm

Cucumber Facts
Learn all about em! Get a book suggestion and recipe too.
http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/cucumber-facts.html

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First-Grade Proverbs

A first grade teacher collected old, well-known proverbs. She gave the kids in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. Here are some of the proverbs her students created.

Better be safe than... punch a 5th grader.

Strike while the... bug is close.

It's always darkest before... Daylight Saving Time.

Don't bite the hand that... looks dirty.

A miss is as good as a... Mr.

You can't teach an old dog new... math.

The pen is mightier than the... pigs.

A penny saved is... not much.

Two's company, three's... the Musketeers.

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and... you have to blow your nose.

Children should be seen and not... spanked or grounded.

When the blind leadeth the blind... get out of the way.

Torf Luck

I had an eighth grade student come and tell me that he missed three homework questions because he did not know what "torf" meant. I informed him that I did not know what it meant either. He showed me on the board where he had gotten that word. The board read: T or F.

Bio Fashion

Luis: What do fashionable biology students wear?
Mother: I don't know.
Luis: Designer genes.

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Little Johnny: Teacher, would you punish me if I didn't capitalize letters on my homework?
Teacher: No, I'd just mark you down.
Little Johnny: Oh, I didn't think you believed in capital punishment.

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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 13

2009-08-17T12:05:26Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: Beautiful B

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August 17, 2009
Theme: Beautiful B

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Beautiful B

Look at me
What do you see?
What words can you say
That start with a B?

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

BEACH TIME!
Give each child a plastic Zip-lock bag. Help children add a bit of sand to fill the bottoms of their bags. Then add some tiny seashells. Next, squirt a small amount of shaving cream into each bag, followed by a few drops of food coloring. Children can close their bags and gently massage the shaving cream and coloring to create “waves.” Finally let children carefully open their bags to drop a few small plastic fish or other sea animals into the “waves.” Follow up your activity by reading Elisha Cooper’s book, Beach.

BUBBLE-PACK PAINTING
Give each child an 8 by 11-inch sheet of plastic bubble wrap (used for packing). Let children paint the bubbles with tempera paint. Before the paint dries, children can press a piece of 8 1/2 by 11-inch paper onto the bubbles to create fun prints.

BEAUTIFUL BINOCULARS
Give each child two empty toilet paper rolls and help him/her glue the rolls together to form “binoculars.” Punch a hole on the outside end of each roll. Tie a string between the two holes. Let children decorate their binoculars with glitter, sequins, or stickers to make them as beautiful as possible. Show children how to hang the binoculars around their necks as they take a nature walk. Note: Use this activity only with children who are old enough to handle strings responsibly.

BOUNCING BALLOONS
Glue onto a sheet of cardboard five baby-food jar lids with their open sides up; the lids should form a small semi-circle. Fill each lid with a different color of tempera or finger paint. Let each child dip the fingers of one hand into the lids, one finger per lid/color. Then have children press their fingertips onto a sheet of white construction paper, making prints. When the prints have dried, children can draw lines from each print, creating balloons with strings.

A BED FULL OF BUGS
Give children slices of whole wheat bread. (This is the bed.) Help children spread butter, cream cheese, or any other spreadable onto the bread. (This is a blanket.) Finally let children place raisins, cereal bits, or small pieces of fruits or vegetables onto of the blanket. (These are the bugs!) Enjoy this fun snack.

YOUR WORD CORNER
Here are some words you will need.
See them, say them … hey, you can read!!
big
blue
bed
book
Write the words on a chart and review them. Then read aloud each sentence below. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.
The sky is a _________color.
An elephant is _____________.
I read a good ________________.
I sleep in a ________________.

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Animal Printable Coloring Page #1
Animal Printable Coloring Page #2
Some animal names start with “B.” Find them here and color their pictures.
http://thecoloringspot.com/animals/animals-set-1.html
http://thecoloringspot.com/animals/animals-set-2.html

BIG Brachiosaurus
Find out all about this large dino. Kids can color one too.
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/2237/dino/dino-b.html

Buttons
You can do so much with these -- activities galore.
http://www.123child.com/UBB/showthread.php?t=6332

Bus Theme
You’ll find tons of ideas to use with a bus theme.
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/transportation/main.html#Bus

My Body
Scroll down to find all sorts of books and activity ideas about”My Body.”
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/body.html

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Subtitled "Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8," this useful volume provides well over 100 bite-sized ideas that are quick to read and common-sensical. Bullying, of course, is a terrible phenomenon in schools and famously hard to deal with effectively. So, a relatively brief (166 pages) resource that offers a wide variety of ideas and approaches is probably one of the most valuable items you can have on hand as a teacher in the modern classroom.
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As a traffic safety consultant, I often gave talks to organizations on accident prevention. One night after I spoke to a PTA group, the program chairperson thanked me profusely and gave me a check for fifty dollars.

"Giving these presentations is part of my job," I said. "Could I donate the money to one of your causes?"

"That would be wonderful," the chairperson gushed. "We have just the program that could use it. We're trying to raise money so we can afford better speakers."

Looping Has Its Disadvantages

Sara, a first-grader, was a student in Mrs. McNeil’s class. The active little girl needed constant prodding to get her work done. Unfortunately, Sara’s work habits had not improved much when she moved on with Mrs. McNeil to second grade. But, still, Mrs. McNeil kept after Sara.

One day when Sara had given an extra small effort, Mrs. McNeil told her, "Sara, if you don't get that page done before recess, you won't be able to go out and play."

Sara started to write, but then she paused, looked up, and asked Mrs. McNeil, "Do you teach third grade too?"

Geography Whiz

Jason: My teacher was mad at me because I didn't know where the Rockies were.
Mother: Well next time, remember where you put things!

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Teacher: Where did knights learn to kill dragons?
Little Johnny: At knight school!

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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 12

2009-08-03T11:45:27Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: Awesome A

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August 3, 2009
Theme: Awesome A

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Awesome A

A is for airplanes,
And applesauce, too.
A starts the alphabet,
Let's see what A can do!

Note: To augment your teaching of the alphabet through visual, auditory, or kinesthetic processes, share with children obvious LETTERS: The Associative Alphabet Every Child Will Remember by Gisela Hausmann.

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

ANTS, ANTS, ANTS
Read to children Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros. Discuss how ants live and work together. Next, give each child a 3-cup section of an egg carton. Keeping the three cups attached, children should paint the section black. Staple three pieces of black pipe cleaner to each side of the section to create six legs. Glue two pieces of pipe cleaner onto the "head" for antennae. Let children use white crayon to draw ant eyes. Invite children to give their ants a name that starts with A.

AHH, AN ALLIGATOR!
Give each child a 2 to 3-inch ball of green clay. Help children roll the clay into a log. Next, show them how to use their thumbs and pointer fingers to pinch bumps (scales) along the top of the log. Let them flatten out the tip of the log to create the alligator's head/snout. Let them pull out a tail. Children can use pencils to make eyes, a mouth, and texture on their alligators' bodies. Display children's awesome alligators as you have students move around the room like alligators. To do this they should get down in a front lying position, put their weight on their forearms, and pull themselves along with their feet dragging behind them on the floor.

AQUARIUMS ANYONE?
Make these fun snacks and bring on some smiles. Make blue jello as directed and pour in clear plastic cups to cool. When the jello is almost set, push gummi fish or other candy sea creatures into it. Serve when jello is firm. In addition, you might place an aquarium with goldfish in your classroom. Let children feed and watch the fish. Give the fish names that begin with the letter A.

HEARING "A"
Divide students into groups of ten. Say a word. If the word begins with an A sound, students should lie on the floor and use their bodies to create the letter A.

FINDING "A"
Tape the letter A onto a table or mat. Around the room hide index cards next to things whose names start with A. Write the name of the item on the card. Invite children to search the classroom for "Hidden A's." When a child finds a card, he/she returns to the table to say the name of the item.

APPLE PIZZA
Read to children The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall. Talk with children about the cycle of growth for an apple tree. Discuss foods that are made with apples. Then make these sweet apple treats:

Give each child a toasted English Muffin half.

Help children spread cream cheese and applesauce onto the muffin.

Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Toast in a toaster oven for about 20 seconds more and enjoy!

AWESOME AVACADOS
With children cut open several avocados and remove the pits. Push 6-8 toothpicks evenly around the circumference of the pit. Add water to a small glass and place pointed end of the avocado pit into the water. (The toothpicks should rest on the top of the glass.) Watch as avocado roots grow into the water. When the roots are long enough, plant the pit and roots in loose soil.

YOUR WORD CORNER

Here are some words you will need.
See them, say them … hey, you can read!!

all
and
are
away

Write the words above on a chart and review them. Then read aloud each sentence below. Try each word in each sentence. Let children tell you which word fits.

How ______you? (are)

I ate it ________________. (all)

He went far _____________. (away)

You _________I will go. (and)

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Classroom Critters Ant Farm
Learn some cool facts about these insects and how to order an ant farm for your classroom.
http://courses.ttu.edu/thomas/classPet/1998/antfarm/ant_student.htm

Artie the Airplane
Print out this cute coloring page.
http://www.artietheairplane.com/coloringbook/artie.html

Apple Poems and Songs
Find some fun stuff here.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8854/apples.html#poems

Animal Cracker Charades
Scroll down to find this game of charades.
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/animal.htm

Anchors Away!
Try this fun chain-making activity.
http://www.first-school.ws/activities/alpha/a/impactaposter.htm#anchor

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More Political Correctness

Kids don't get in trouble anymore. They merely hit "social speed bumps."
You're not having a bad hair day; you're suffering from "rebellious follicle syndrome."
You're not shy. You're "conversationally selective."
You don't talk a lot. You're just "abundantly verbal."
Your homework isn't missing; it's just having an "out-of-notebook experience."
You're not sleeping in class; you're "rationing consciousness."
You don't have smelly gym socks; you have "odor-retentive athletic footwear."
You're not being sent to the principal's office. You're "going on a mandatory field trip to the administrative building."

American Anthem

A display of flags was set up in a kindergarten class. "What flag is this?" asked the teacher as she pointed to the U.S. flag.

"That's the flag of my country," answered one of the brightest young students.

"And what's the name of your country?" the teacher asked.

"Tis of Thee," replied the child.

Family Dollar

Teacher: Sonya, if you had one dollar and then asked your father for another one, how many dollars would you have?
Sonya: One dollar.
Teacher: You don't know your arithmetic.
Sonya: You don't know my father.

A Brief History

Carl: I wish I'd been born 1,000 years ago!
Elisa: Why?
Carl: Just think of all the history that I wouldn't have to learn!

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Teacher: Can anyone tell me how many seconds there are in a year?
Little Johnny: That's easy, there are 12… January second, February second...

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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 11

2009-05-26T10:51:03Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: Mister Yellow Sun

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Volume 7, Issue 11
May 26, 2009
Theme: Mister Yellow Sun

Use the rhyme below to help children understand the
importance of the sun -- how it affects Earth and all
living things.

Hello Mr. Sun!
Big, round, and yellow.
You must surely be
One happy fellow.

You warm up our world
And give us bright light
Help plants grow our food,
Make each day just right!

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

THE SUN IS A STAR
Explain that the sun is a star. Help children understand that because the sun is the star closest to Earth, we can feel its heat and see its light. Illustrate your discussion by lighting a candle to model a star. Turn off the classroom lights. Let children talk about what they see. Have them describe the flame. Let children carefully take turns putting their hands near the flame to describe what they feel (heat). Ask What is making the heat? Discuss that the candle is like a star. Stars burn and they give light and heat. Finally, conclude the lesson by reading to children The Sun by Seymour Simon. Be sure to remind children to never touch matches or flames.

A SUNNY SMILE
Give each child a plain white paper (not Styrofoam or plastic) plate. A small 6-inch/dessert plate will work as well as the large dinner plate. Let children paint the back sides of their plates bright yellow. Next help children trace their handprint on yellow construction paper about six times. Help them cut out the handprints. Glue the handprint tracings around the yellow paper plates. These are the sun's rays. Finally add a face to the sun. Use markers to draw on eyes and a nose. Glue on sequins to create a smiling mouth.

SUNNY S'MORES
Have children place a graham cracker on a piece of aluminum foil. Next let children sprinkle chocolate chips and mini marshmallows on top of the graham cracker. Cover with more foil and place out in the hot sun for 10 to 15 minutes. Open the foil and place a graham cracker on top of the gooey goods. Enjoy a yummy snack.

MATCH THE SHAPES
Talk about the sun's heat. Explain that the light it gives off is very strong. Give each child a dark piece of construction paper to take outside on a sunny day. Let children place objects such as a key, a button, an eraser, or a pencil on the piece of construction paper. Place the paper and objects in direct sunlight until the paper has faded. Remove the objects and let children play a matching game by placing each object onto its correct shape on the paper.

A CIRCLE OF SUN
Gather children in a circle. In a bag place items that would protect you in the sun or that you might use on a sunny day -- sunglasses, sunscreen, sun visor, gardening tool, and so on. Let children pull items out of the bag one at a time and talk about how each one is used on a sunny day. Let other children act out using each item -- putting on sunscreen, digging in the garden, and so on.

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Coloring the Sun #1
Coloring the Sun #2
Use these simple print outs to go with your sun lessons.
http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/coloringpage_sun2.pdf
http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/suncloud_m.pdf

Raffi's Mr. Sun
Print out the words with illustrations to Raffi's well-known song.
http://www.prekinders.com/pdf/mrsun.pdf

Preschool Activities for Summer
Give these "sunny" projects a try.
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/preschool-summer.htm

Sun Safety
Find some cute ideas here to teach about sun safety.
http://www.preschoolbystormie.com/maysafety.html

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Democracy and Education
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Ten Rules Kids Won't Learn In School

This is not ha-ha "humor," though many educators may smile in recognition because these pearls of wisdom sound like things we have said to students 100 times before. These rules are frequently seen on the Internet, where they are often attributed to Microsoft's Bill Gates. But the actual author of these rules is Charles J. Sykes. You might want to pick up his book, 50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education, for more, similar wisdom.

Life is not fair. Get used to it. The average teenager uses the phrase "It's not fair" 86 times a day.
The real world won't care half as much about your self-esteem as your school does. This may come as a shock to you.
Sorry, but you won't make $40,000 a year right out of high school. And you won't be a vice-president or have a car phone, either. You may even have to wear a uniform that doesn't have a designer label.
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss.
Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger-flipping. They called it "opportunity."
It's not your parents' fault if you mess up. You're responsible for everything you do. Remember this the next time you say "It's my life" and "You're not my boss."
Before you were born, your parents were not boring. They got that way paying your bills and having to listen to you.
Life is not divided into semesters. And you don't get summers off. Not even spring break. You are expected to show up every day for eight hours, and you don't get a new life every 10 weeks.
Smoking does not make you look cool. Watch an 11-year-old with a butt in his mouth. That's what you look like to anyone over 20.
Your school may be "outcome-based," but life isn't. In some schools, you're given as many tries as you want to get the answer right. Standards are set low enough so everyone can meet them. This, of course, bears no resemblance to anything in real life -- as you will soon find out.

Guys Only Have One Thing on Their Minds…

A father teased his little daughter by suggesting she liked a certain boy in her kindergarten class. The little girl was quite indignant. "No, daddy, I don't like him!" she stated. "He's only interested in one thing."

Shocked, the daddy cautiously asked what that one thing might be.

"Power Rangers, of course," said the toddler.

Close, But Still Wrong

George: Dad, you know those math problems you helped me with last night?
Father: Yes.
George: Well, every one of them was wrong.
Father: Good grief, what did the teacher say?
George: She didn't yell or anything. In fact, she said to tell you that your answers were closer than any other father's.

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Teacher: What family does the octopus belong to?
Little Johnny: No family I know!

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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 10

2009-05-11T13:37:02Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: Seeds and Such

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Volume 7, Issue 10
May 11, 2009
Theme: Seeds and Such

Seeds are nature's perfect little packages! It's no wonder kids are fascinated by them. Not only can you plant seeds, you can do lots of other fun things with them too. So get growin! "Dig into" our activity suggestions for some super seed fun.

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

FIVE FINGER SEEDS
Gather for each child a plastic (see-through, not latex) glove -- the kind usually used by food-service workers. Give each child five different kinds of seeds and five cotton balls. Help children moisten the cotton balls and place a seed on each one. Next, have students place one cotton ball and seed into each finger of the glove. Tape each glove to a child's desk or table and let kids watch the growing go.

WHAT'S INSIDE?
Help children understand that a seed is like a little package that holds a plant that will grow. Gather lima beans or other beans. Soak them in water overnight. Give one to each child and let them experiment with peeling off the outer covering. Explain that this is the seed's coat, which protects it. Next, help children split their seeds in half. Point out the various parts and name them: seed coat, root, food, leaves, and the baby plant. Let children draw what the inside of their seed halves look like.

TRAVELING SEEDS
Read to children The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. Discuss how seeds travel and grow. Let groups of children illustrate a different stage of a seed's growth as shown in the book. Later mix up the pictures and invite children to place them in the correct order.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Gather a small box for each child. Line it with plastic and add some potting soil. Show children grass seed, pointing out how tiny those seeds are. Next, let children use their fingers to scratch out their names in the soil. Children can then sprinkle grass seed into their names and gently cover the seed with additional soil. Invite children to watch for their names to grow!

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH SEEDS?

Make Designs. Give each child a plastic tub lid. Provide an assortment of seeds -- including dry beans, peas, sunflower seeds, un-popped corn, and so on. Let children spread glue onto the plastic lid. Children can place seeds onto the glue to create pretty mosaic designs to take home.

Seedy Snacks. Combine 1 cup of sunflower seeds, 1/2 tablespoon of honey, and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. Mix well and cover with cocoa powder. Mix all together and shape into balls. Roll balls in sesame seeds. Yum! (Note: Be sure you have no children with nut or other allergies before making this snack.)

Seed Hunt. Place a variety of cut fruits and vegetables out for children to view. Include fruits like cherries and peaches. Ask them which have seeds inside? Outside? (strawberries) Or which do not have seeds at all? Let children group them by seeds/no seeds. Be sure to point out that both peach and cherry pits are seeds. Let children eat the fruit and enjoy.

SUGGESTED SEED LITERATURE
Cardinal and Sunflower by James Preller
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Elhert
The Surprise Garden by Zoe Hall

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Little Brown Seeds
Here you will find a cute poem to share.
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/brown.htm

Dottie's Garden
Let children view this adorable online seed story.
http://www.primarygames.com/storybooks/plant/start.htm

Garden Music & Songs
Jump into this great assortment of seed and planting songs. Give them a try!
http://www.preschooleducation.com/sgarden.shtml

How Do Seeds Move?
Let children try this preschool dance activity.
http://preschool.suite101.com/article.cfm/kinesthetic_learning_preschool_spring_activities

More Fun Garden Activities for Preschoolers
Some fun suggestions for gardens and planting.
http://freepreschoolactivities.net/?cat=17

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Mister Yellow Sun

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Teaching Outside the Box
Subtitled, "How to grab your students by their brains," this paperback edition of LouAnne Johnson's well-reviewed book promises a lot of practical guidance for today's classroom teacher. Including a step-by-step plan to make the first week of school a success, the book's advice ranges across classroom management and motivational topics to strategies for teaching the reluctant reader. This is a book not only to read, but also to share with colleagues.
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Education: The Practice and Profession of Teaching
Yes, this is a textbook, costing $100 in paperback, not counting a companion book you can get by adding $20 and a package of online resources you can get from www.mylabschool.com. However, the book's fans claim its comprehensiveness and readability make it a worthwhile investment even outside the context of education courses. Case studies that start each chapter, a feature called "teachers and the law," and a guide to certification, are all special features of this most recent edition.
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Fair Play

One morning I was called to pick up my son at the school nurse's office. When I walked through the main entrance, I noticed a woman, curlers in her hair, wearing pajamas.

"Why are you dressed like that?" I asked her.

"I told my son," she explained, "that if he ever did anything to embarrass me, I would embarrass him back. He was caught cutting school. So now I've come to spend the day with him!"

Car Trip to Canada

Friends took their first-grader on a car trip to Canada. To help pass the time, the boy practiced his new reading skills by calling out road signs. He fell asleep just before they entered Quebec. When he awoke he saw the French highway signs and said in a worried tone, "I think I forgot how to read while I was asleep."

Dividing 8

Math Teacher: How much is half of 8?
Student: Up and down or across?
Teacher: What do you mean?
Student: Well, up and down makes a 3 and across the middle leaves a 0!

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Father: How do you like going to school?
Little Johnny: The going is fine. So is the coming home. I'm just not too excited about the time in between!

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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 9

2009-04-27T16:43:48Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: Quack for Ducks

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Volume 7, Issue 9
April 27, 2009
Theme: Quack for Ducks

Help your kids enjoy this little rhyme as they perform the movements.

Like a Duck

Quack like a duck (kids quack)
Waddle like one too. (kids waddle)
Flap your wings (kids flap arms)
Good for you!

Swim like a duck
Move your feet (kids move feet)
Bob for bugs (kids bob for bugs)
Time to eat!

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

I'M WATERPROOF!
Talk with children about how ducks love water and never seem to get soaking wet or cold. Explain that a duck's outer feathers are waterproof due to a natural oil-like substance that coats those feathers. Help children understand that beneath this outer coat of feathers are soft fluffy feathers that keep the duck's body warm. Now cut two feather shapes out of felt. Coat one of the feathers with Crisco. Drop water onto each feather and observe what happens. Ask Why did the uncoated feather get wet? Conclude by reading Ducks Don't Get Wet by Augusta Goldin.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING, LITTLE DUCK?
After children perform the "Like a Duck" rhyme above [see the introduction at the top of this newsletter], ask "Where would you go or what would you do if you were a duck?" Invite children to draw pictures to show their responses. Then bind pictures into a class book titled Traveling Ducks.

A DUCKY CUPCAKE
Try this fun snack with children: Prepare yellow-cake cupcakes, one for each child. You will also need a can of white frosting, a bag of coconut, and yellow food coloring (to tint the frosting and coconut). Help children spread the yellow frosting on their cupcakes and then add yellow coconut. Children can complete the duck's face by adding two chocolate chips for eyes and a piece of candy corn for a beak. Yum!

DUCKS IN THE WATER
Give each child a pre-cut paper duck shape. Help children spread glue onto the shape. Children can then sprinkle dry cornmeal onto the glue to cover the duck. When cornmeal is dry, let children glue the cornmeal ducks onto a piece of blue construction paper (water).

DUCKS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES
Talk with children about other animals that hatch from eggs. Create a list of those animals on an easel pad so children can refer to them as they complete this activity. (Be sure to mention snakes and the platypus; and show a variety of pictures to reinforce understanding.) Next, give each child two egg-shaped pieces of paper that are stapled together at the top. On the front piece, let children copy this sentence frame: "I just hatched from an egg. I am a (an) ______." Children can fill in the blank with the name of an animal of choice. Then draw on the attached second piece a picture of that animal hatching from its egg. Display booklets on a bulletin board titled "Ducks Aren't the Only Ones."

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Duck Online Jigsaw Puzzle
Kids will have a great time assembling this colorful 6-piece puzzle.
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/duck.htm

Ten Little Rubber Ducks
Read to children Eric Carle's Ten Little Rubber Ducks. Then visit this site for some related activities.
http://www.kindergarten-lessons.com/ten_little_rubber_ducks.html

Book Review: One Duck Stuck
Check out One Duck Stuck, a fun and educational story that kids will love.
http://www.preschooleducation.com/br26.shtml

Duck Songs
The first entry is especially cute and will help kids "get the math" behind the song.
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschool_themes/ducks/duck_songs.htm

Duck Puppet
Try making this duck puppet. Print out the template and act out any duck story you wish.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_lm_mr_duck-puppet_82861_7.pdf

Baby Chicks Hatching
Let your children watch an egg hatch. In this case it's a chick, but they'll get the idea. Very cool!
http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/videos/video-detail/activities/the-hatchery/

Plan ahead for our next issue's theme:
Seeds and Such

Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators."

No Contest: The Case Against Competition
One of the most prolific education writers, Alfie Kohn is also one of the most entertaining and thought-provoking. This book makes perhaps the most profound argument Kohn has ever fielded -- that "healthy competition" is an oxymoron, that competition is not an essential or desirable aspect of human nature, but rather a part of our animal nature that we must transcend. Of course our educational system has a love-hate relationship with competition: we don't want kids to feel like losers, but our society demands that schools identify a small number of winners. A truly essential read!
Click to learn more or to purchase this book.

The Absorbent Mind
Maria Montessori's classic underscores her belief that learning is a natural characteristic of the human being, and that the process of education is best conducted as a nuturing of that natural impulse, rather than something that has to be imposed on one's otherwise savage little charges. Along with this is her belief, much more radical in its time than now, that people's personalities are not fixed at birth, but that a child's early years are in fact crucially formative.
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Included: In this booklet you'll find these Writing Bug titles and many more:
If I Could Interview Any U.S. President...
The Best Lesson I Ever Learned
I Got a Postcard from Another Planet
A Week Without TV
The Best Invention Ever/The Worst Invention Ever
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Sewing Lesson

My granddaughter came to spend a few weeks with me, and I decided to teach her to sew. After I had gone through a lengthy explanation of how to thread the machine, she stepped back, put her hands on her hips, and said in disbelief, "You mean you can do all that, but you can't play my Game Boy?"

Teacher Arrested

Apparently a teacher has been arrested in New York City in possession of compasses, a protractor, and a straight edge.

It is claimed he is a member of the Al Gebra movement bearing weapons of math instruction.

Short Takes

Harry: What kinds of tests do witches take?
Hermione: Hex-aminations!

Sam (disguising voice on the phone): My son has a bad cold and won't be able to come to school today.
School Secretary: Who is this?
Sam: This is my father speaking!

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Father: I heard you skipped school to play football.
Little Johnny: No, I didn't. I have the fish to prove it!

School Doodle
An Either "Oar" Question in Tight Economic Times
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school_doodles/school_doodles20.shtml

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Education World Early Childhood Education Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 8

2009-04-13T13:30:36Z

THIS ISSUE'S THEME: What About Water?

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Volume 7, Issue 8
April 13, 2009
Theme: What About Water?

Did you know that water covers about 70 percent of Earth's surface, yet only about 2.5 percent of it is usable for consumption?

In this issue -- and just in time for Earth Day -- we present some activities to reinforce with children the importance of water and the need to preserve this precious resource.

Susan LaBella
Editor, Early Childhood Education Newsletter

BE WATER WISE
Explain to children that with only a small amount of water available to us, we should never waste it. Talk about ways in which people sometimes waste water, for example, by taking long showers or running water while brushing teeth or washing hands. Show children a blue raindrop shape on which you have drawn a face. Explain that this is "Wally the Water Drop" who never wastes water. Ask children ways in which they and their families might help save water. List responses on an easel pad. Invite children to choose one of the ways to copy onto a piece of drawing paper and then illustrate. Bind drawings into a class booklet. Glue Wally onto the booklet cover and title it We Are Water Wise!

KEEP THE CYCLE GOING
Introduce children to the water cycle by reading Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About the Water Cycle by Pat Relf. Then prepare a bulletin board of the water cycle showing a pond, grass, gray clouds, raindrops, and so on. Label the parts of the cycle using the words evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. (Your bulletin board might look something like this illustration.) Each day, teach children one of those three water-cycle words and what happens in that part of the cycle. Next, let children observe a mini water cycle in action by watching the growth of flower seeds. Give each child a small flower pot. Add soil and help children plant a few flower seeds. Water the seeds, cover the pot with a large plastic baggie, and place it in a sunny spot. As children see what happens, let them draw pictures of each part of the cycle: evaporation causes condensation (clouds) on the top and sides of the bag; precipitation (rain) falls down on the plants when the bag is tapped; collection of the rain can be seen in the plant's moist soil.

WHAT'S EVAPORATION?
Clarify the concept of evaporation with this experiment: Place ice cubes in a cup in a warm place. When the cubes melt, help children understand that the sun's heat changed the hard cubes to liquid water. Leave the water in the cup in the sun and let children observe it for a day or so. When the water has disappeared, ask: "Where did the water go?" After several responses, lead children to understand that the water escaped, or evaporated, into the air. To prove this, place two cups with water in them in a sunny spot. Cover one cup tightly with plastic wrap and leave the other one uncovered. Observe for a few days. Help children understand that the cover on the cup trapped the water and did not let it evaporate, while the water in the uncovered cup evaporated.

LET'S COUNT RAINDROPS
Give each child a piece of blue felt for a math counting mat. Provide clear, flat glass floral marbles (available at most craft stores) as raindrops/counters. Invite children to listen for the number of thunder booms they hear (teacher clapping hands a certain number of times) and to place that number of raindrops on their mats.

USING RAIN
Try this craft so children can take part in the wise use of water and have fun:

First, place large containers outdoors to collect rainwater.

Next, give each child a ½-gallon plastic milk jug with a handle and tight lid. Wash each jug carefully and let children decorate the outsides with colorful stickers.

Then use a small nail to poke holes into each child's lid.

Finally, add collected rainwater to each watering can and show children how to hold the "can" by the handle and tip it to "rain" on flowers and plants.

Check out the following Web sites for additional background and activities.

Earth's Water
This great resource will provide all the background information on water you'll ever need.
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html

Shape-Book Patterns
Create water-related shape books using a raindrop or an umbrella.
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html

Water Cycle
Reinforce with children the amazing water cycle by teaching them this fun song.
http://www.proteacher.org/a/12048_Water_Cycle_Song.html

Explore Water
This is a complete lesson plan on exploring water with preschool children.
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/resources/pdf/peep-guide-water.pdf

Rain
Lots of activities, printables, and more.
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/rain.html

Plan ahead for our next issue's theme:
Quack for Ducks!

Each week, Education World spotlights books of interest to educators. This week, read a brief summary of two more of our "top 50 books for educators."

What Great Teachers Do Differently: Fourteen Things That Matter Most
Todd Whitaker is one of the prolific education writers who continually remind us that teaching is primariliy an art, though it is surrounded by a lot of science (and pseudo-science). As such, Whitaker looks at great practitioners and focuses on what they do that distinguishes them from less-than-great teachers. Among the intriguing chapter headings are: "Restoring Trust," "The Angry Parent," "Handling the High Achievers," and "Treat Everyone As If They Were Good."
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The Elementary Math Teacher's Book of Lists
Subtitled, "with Ready-to-Use Patterns Worksheets," this book brings list-mania to math. We often forget, in thinking about math as driven by the familiar symbols for operations, that learning math is as much about learning the meaning of a universe of concepts as it is about learning specific operational skills. This approach offers the practicality of worksheets and activities along with the more conceptual value of covering the major groups of concept words in elementary math.
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If I Could Interview Any U.S. President...

The Best Lesson I Ever Learned

I Got a Postcard from Another Planet

A Week Without TV

The Best Invention Ever/The Worst Invention Ever

Plus 39 more Writing Bug writing prompts!

The Best of WRITING BUG is part of the Teacher Treasure Series, an NEA Professional Library Publication.
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Five Signs That the Teacher Is Experiencing Burnout

5. Spelling test words include go, home, and already.
4. She spends an inordinate amount of every parent-teacher conference extolling the virtues of home schooling.
3. Lately, all the math homework involves calculating how long it will take Teacher A on Flight 201 out of Boston to reach Maui.
2. "Because the scalpel method is much too slow, we're going to speed up the frog dissection with this blender."
1. You hear your kindergartener singing, "A-B-C-D-whatever-whatever..."

Investor Training

Two stock brokers on Wall Street are talking…
Mr. Dow: I learned a lot about investments in elementary school.
Mr. Jones: What do you mean? What could you have learned in elementary school about investments?
Mr. Dow: Everything I did in class aroused principal interest.

Science Test

Judy's fifth-grade class had been studying astronomy. One morning at breakfast she announced to her family, "On Friday we're having a quiz on the moon."

That's when her little brother piped up, "Are you going to let her go, Mom?"

Little Johnny Strikes Again

Teacher: You missed school yesterday, didn't you?
Little Johnny: Not very much!

School Doodle
Fasten Your Seat Belts for a School Transfer
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