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Mortar And Pestle

292560 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:14:00 +0000

The mortar and pestile is an ancient tool, one that has existed in one form or another since there have been humans. We’ve had a few of them around the school for a couple years now after I found some small, inexpensive ones at the Japanese dollar (fifty) store Daiso. The challenge has been to find just the right thing for crushing and grinding

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Mortar And Pestle

Federal Register – PD project for Native Americans

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:59:31 +0000

Attached is a file from the Federal Register concerning a project to support professional development projects for Native Americans.

This Is What Math Learning Looks Like

292560 — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:14:00 +0000

I stopped taking math courses after my sophomore year in college, so I’m aware that there is a lot about math I don’t know, and even more that I don’t know I don’t know. By the time I hit those final years of formal math education, my main strategy was to sit next to the prettiest girl in class, under the assumption that I’d need help from my peers to survive, and being a hormonally driven teen, figured I’d have the most

The Great Beauty Of Valentine’s Day In Preschool

292560 — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:50:00 +0000

Children often comment that they are making something for their mom or dad or sibling or grandparent. Often they designate their painting or drawing for a friend inside or outside of class. We want, of course, children to learn to be self-motivated, but there are few things more beautiful than watching a child create something with someone else in mind.

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The Great Beauty Of Valentine’s Day In Preschool

"Problem" Solving

292560 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:20:00 +0000

They got to the swing at the same time. They each grabbed a chain

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"Problem" Solving

President’s Budget Submission – line by line

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:20:10 +0000

As reported in an earlier blog, Title I is proposed in the President’s budget submission to receive $14,516,500, the same as the previous two years.

President’s Budget Submission to Congress for FY 13

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:12:43 +0000

Today, February 13th, the President submitted his budget proposal to the Congress for the upcoming fiscal year.

VidCaster – A Video Website Creator

292560 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:32:33 +0000

VidCaster is a new service designed to give you a place to build your own video website.

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Dear Tooth Fairy

292560 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:26:00 +0000

I’ve written a series of fairly “heavy” posts over the last few days, so I thought you might like a “grinner.” One of the best parts of working in a cooperative are the relationships I’m privileged to form with the families who stay with us for the full 3 years. There is truly nothing like the camaraderie that forms among we adults, a bond that rivals the friendships the children themselves form after having gone to school together for over half of their lives.

Road to the White House Game, Maps, and Scholastic News

292560 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:36:54 +0000

Scholastic’s Election 2012 is a nice set of resources through which elementary and middle school students can learn about various aspects of the 2012 Presidential Election. Election 2012