by Mrs. McBride | Oct 7, 2019 | Updates
Pumpkin pies, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin munchkins – Everything is turning up pumpkins. Watch this video from the History Channel – All About the Pumpkin. Watch the video and analyze the image below. Find an interesting new fact and explain why you were...
by Mrs. McBride | Sep 25, 2019 | Updates
September 24th is Punctuation Day! Punctuation Day argues that the correct use of apostrophes, semicolons and other punctuation is critical if you’re to get your (rather than, say, you’re) message across. If you’ve spotted any examples of bad punctuation, take...
by Mrs. McBride | Sep 23, 2019 | Updates
September 23rd is the first day of fall. But what determines the first day of autumn – and how is it connected to the equinox? Just twice a year, day and night fall into perfect balance. Watch this National Geographic video to find out more. Here are additional...
by Mrs. McBride | Sep 17, 2019 | Updates
A rebus is a puzzle device which combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words and/or phrases. Remember when you needed pictures to help your read a story – When Small is Tall. Now you need pictures to give you clues to...
