Chase March – Blog
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Character Counts
Next week is National Character Counts Week. As a teacher, I strongly believe in character education. It is important to teach children these ethical values; Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship. The Character Counts website calls these traits the six pillars of character. I have signed up with the website and they have some excellent
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Reading, T.V., and Sleep
I like to watch a couple of hours of television a night. On Tuesdays I like to watch Reaper, which is a light-hearted and comical show where the devil interacts with a young man. Sam has to work for the devil because his parents sold his soul before he was born so every week he
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Fiction That Tells the Truth
A lot of my commonplace book quotations have come from works of fiction. When I read, I keep a pen close by my side. If I come across a passage that speaks to me, I write the page number down and the first few words. I then get back to my reading. Once I have
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Reclaim Myth
I find it a bit frustrating that in popular culture and society that the word “myth” has become synonymous with the word “lie” or “falsehood.” I think we have all forgotten the power and truth of myth. We need myth in our lives. It is as essential as oxygen. So let’s debunk this definition of
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Blog Surfing – Wave 3
I decided to go blog surfing by clicking on some of the interests in my profile. I found this recently new blog with some amazing art work. I was so moved by one of her pieces that I wanted to share the link with you. http://emilysoden.blogspot.com/
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Fantastic Grade 4
I love playing with words and I love comic books. One day last year, it suddenly occurred to me that my class could be described as “Fantastic Grade 4” to play on the popular superhero team. I covered the classroom door with butcher paper and decided that we should paint our door so that it