Be compassionate! “Be the wind that fills another’s sails!” Compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Assembly Read Aloud: We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio BOOKS: SONGS ABOUT COMPASSION: Books About Compassion Shared on YouTube:… Read More December Word of the Month: Compassion
Hi! Welcome to Week Three! At the beginning of every meeting, we celebrate our connection to nature and the Earth with a yoga pose and salutation, “Hello Sun! Hello Earth! Hello Rain! Hello Wind! Hello Ocean! Hello Wind! Hello Rain! Hello Earth! Hello Sun! Namaste.” This week we will continue with poses that represent something… Read More Earth Kids: Week Three 11/28
Pat Hutchins’ love of woodland creatures led her to an award-winning career as a children’s book author and illustrator of forty-two books. In 1968, Pat Hutchins made her debut with “Rosie’s Walk”! While the reading knows what is happening in the story, Rosie remains toatlly innocent. Watch the video below to see why this book… Read More Pat Hutchins, writer and illustrator
Hi! Welcome to Week Two! At the beginning of every meeting, we celebrate our connection to nature and the Earth with a yoga pose and salutation, “Hello Sun! Hello Earth! Hello Rain! Hello Wind! Hello Ocean! Hello Wind! Hello Rain! Hello Earth! Hello Sun! Namaste.” Today we will add additional poses that represent something associated with sea… Read More Earth Kids: Week Two 11/21
I was looking for a very simple explaination of binary numbers and found this great math website for kids calleded, Ducksters. This is how they explain binary numbers: The binary number system is a base-2 number system. This means it only has two numbers: 0 and 1. The number system that we normally use is the decimal… Read More Binary Number System Using Exploding Dots
Analogies make connections between unlike objects. An analogy is a comparison of two pairs of words that are related in a similar way. Analogies build vocabulary and analyze the relationships between words. Analogies strengthen reading comprehension and writing skills, and also help prepare you for creating metaphors and similes, which are awesome to use when… Read More What is an Analogy?
“Papier-mâché or paper mache, French for “chewed paper”, is a composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, bound with an adhesive, such as glue, starch, or wallpaper paste. Starting around 1725 in Europe, gilded papier-mâché began to appear as a low-cost alternative to similarly treated plaster or carved wood in… Read More Papier-mâché Gift Challenge
Three of these things belong together Three of these things are kind of the same Can you guess which one of these doesn’t belong here? Now it’s time to play our game (time to play our game). Can you identify which image does not belong in the group by recognizing a common theme or pattern… Read More One of These Things…..