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Teaching Tip – Get Organized
One thing I have learned from all my years of teaching is that it pays to be prepared. Believe it or not, I wasn’t always this organized. I always made sure that I photocopied any material or worksheets I needed well ahead of time. However, on one more than one occasion, I simply could not…
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Gnomeo is a Gno-gno (I mean No-no)
When I first heard about this film, I was completely repulsed by the idea. Romeo and Juliet retold with a bunch of garden gnomes. Wait, it’s a animated film for children? The ending has been sanitized too? The star-crossed lover’s don’t die? Are you kidding me? The film is called Gnomeo and Juliet. Okay, I…
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Teaching Tip: Quieting Down a Rowdy Class (Guest Post)
Image via Wikipedia Elementary-aged children are easily excited and it can be difficult to quiet them down once something has really gotten them rambunctious. Once a distraction has set in and gotten everyone giggling, it’s definitely a challenge to get the class hunkered down into a productive task again. To help you out (and spare…
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Best Math Ever
One love is less than three. Okay, I don’t really know what that means mathematically, but it’s still cute for Valentine’s Day. And it made my girlfriend smile last week when I sent her that text message. Hope you have a good one!
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Recommended Reads – The Shack
Cover of The Shack The Shack is the debut novel from William P. Young and the latest book to end up on My Recommended Reads list. Like many of the books on the list, I discovered it quite randomly at the public library and was completely blown away by what I found. The story revolves…
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Teaching Tip: Multi-Syllable Rhymes
Image via Wikipedia When people think of poets, they don’t often think of rappers, but Eminem gets a lot of attention for how he puts his words together. People who don’t even like rap, admire him for his skill. I know what you are thinking – Eminem in a Teaching Tip Tuesday post? – Has…
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Know Your History: 2nd Season – Sampling
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. Today marks the start of our second season here on DOPEfm. I tweaked the logo a bit for the new year, but just like last year, you can look forward to 12 excellent episodes about rich cultural history of hip-hop. My name is Chase…
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Friday Flash – The Lonely Cactus
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Let’s see if that is true. I found this image on Tumblr and absolutely loved it. Image via SnorgTees I then heard about this thing called Friday Flash. The goal is to write a short story and the only limit is that you cannot use any…
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What Exactly Is Too Much Knowledge (for children)
I keep seeing characters in film who are wise beyond their years. These young characters seem to have everything figured out. They speak of topics you wouldn’t expect someone their age to know anything about. It’s easy to laugh at the apparent expertise of these young girls when you first encounter them on the screen.…