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Monday Musings …28th February 2022…

Originally posted on Retired? No one told me!:
Norway dominated the winter Olympics.  Yet, the story behind how their athletes got there is fascinating.  Is it rooted in childhood?  You bet!… I found this really fascinating about children’s early years…

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Reading For a Straw: A ‘Eureka’ Moment

Originally posted on S'amusing:
Sometimes, the simplest reward can motivate kids. Take the 1 cent Pixy Stix… A Chrysler assembly plant and Green Giant packing plant were the chief employers in the small northern Illinois town where I began…

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Quotations About Teaching

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) “Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.”                                                                              Aristotle (https://en.wikipedia.org) “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.”                                                                             Malala Yousafzai (https://pixabay.com) “Share your knowledge.…

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It Seems Like Yesterday

Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com 8 years ago. Thanks for flying with us. Keep up the good blogging.

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Today’s Quote

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There’s Something About Trees

This gallery contains 50 photos.

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
They’re the oldest and largest living things on earth. They make and cleanse most of the air that we breathe — we literally couldn’t survive without them. Perhaps it’s because I’m currently reading Richard Powers’…

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My Portrait

Can you tell I’m a robot?  Isn’t this the best portrait of me, ever? We’re learning about robots in school this month.  It’s exciting for children.  So far we have built our own giant classroom robot,  played with Snap-Bots and … Continue reading

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sorry.

Originally posted on I didn't have my glasses on….:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXjJnqrWZkg ? this film, an oscar winner, was shot in 30 minutes though it may not be voiced in your language  all people will understand it  at under 4 minutes,…

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Cold hands, warm heart

Originally posted on bluebird of bitterness:
https://youtu.be/y5lwCA22ncs

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Growing Bookworms: Books to help children cope with change

Originally posted on Writing to be Read:
Welcome to the first post of 2022 in the Growing Bookworms series. A lot of people and children face change at the beginning of a new calendar year. In the Southern Hemisphere, children…

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