This year, World Water Day, landed on Sunday, March 22nd. It is the hope that World Water Day will raise awareness of the excessive use of water and decrease the population’s everyday usage. Here is a good example of how water is used in excess: The average American, taking a 5-minute shower, uses more water than an average… Read More World Water Day
Spring Recess is right around the corner! Some students may choose not to read because they will be traveling, visiting with family or playing video games. Do you know that if you read for 14.2 minutes per day, you will be exposed to 1,146,000 words per year? “The more you read. The better life you will have.” Recommend a… Read More Just Read!
Poetry does not have to fit in a box. It does not have to rhyme or contain complex meter. A poem’s meaning does not have to hide. Poetry does not have to be romantic or “girly.” Most of all, anyone can be a poet–anyone with a pen and mind. One of my favorite artist and poet is Doug… Read More Shape Your Poetry
The Randolph Caldecott Medal annually recognizes the preceding year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children”, beginning with 1937 publications. It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are the most prestigious American children’s book… Read More Caldecott 2015
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy… Read More Dragons Love Tacos
Math Photo Week 1 has come and gone with only ten photos in our “Shape” gallery….THANK YOU to everyone who participated! I am hopeful that the Math Photo gallery of Week 1 and Week 2 will continue to grow! See the Math Photo slideshows below…. The math concept for the second week Monday, March 9th… Read More Math Photo of the Week 2
per·sis·tence noun \p?r-?sis-t?n(t)s, -?zis-\ : the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people : the state of occurring or existing beyond the usual, expected, or normal time Why ants? They are hard workers! They never give up! They teach us… Read More March Word of the Month: Persistence
For the past nine years, the Washington Post sponsors a contest for its readers. Readers create a diorama of a famous scene in history or in current events. The one rule is that all the characters in the diorama must be played by Peeps (chicks or bunnies). Below is an entry from last year’s Washington Post Contest. You… Read More Calling all WOS Peeps!