Silent Cacophony
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Teaching Tip – Science
Welcome to Teaching Tip Tuesday! Every week I share with you a tip that I hope you will find useful in your teaching. You can visit the Teaching Tips Archive to see all of the tips in the order I have posted them over the years. Please check that page as I will continue to…
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Bethany’s Birthday Mixtape (free download)
I made this mixtape as a present. But we call all celebrate Bethany’s birthday with some great tunes. Happy Birthday Bethany! Download the album version (with skippable tracks) Download the mixtape as one MP3 file Or stream it with the player below. Enjoy the music! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio…
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Totally Slept on This One
I like to look at the year-end lists many music journalists compile. This was a title that I saw on a few lists so I knew I had to check it out. The album is called “The Element of Surprise” and I must say that it really did surprise me. I’ve been meaning to write about it…
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Stop Reflecting Blame (Keep Your Dog on a Leash)
I must apologize for running this post now. My girlfriend and I broke up last week. This post had been sitting in my draft folder though, and it is a story that really should be told. My girlfriend and I like to go hiking. We seek out new trails to explore and head back to…
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Teaching Tip – Gym and Health
Welcome to Teaching Tip Tuesday! Every week I share with you a tip that I hope you will find useful in your teaching. You can visit the Teaching Tips Archive to see all of the tips in the order I have posted them over the years. Please check that page as I will continue to…
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Chasing Content – July 2011
Tony Hawk invert (Photo credit: Raka18) It’s time for that monthly feature we call Chasing Content! This gives us a chance to look back at all the great things that were happening on the blog last year at this time. Come explore the archives with me and let’s relive these great moments. You can read…
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2 Late
The songs speak for themselves on this mixtape. I realized things way too late. Today should have been different. The mix should have been upbeat and happy, but sometimes things don’t work out. And it sucks! I’m really sorry 🙁 01. Chris Young – Tomorrow02. Toby Keith – She Never Cried in Front of Me03.…
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Recommended Read – The Book Thief
When I was getting close to the ending of The Book Thief, part of me wanted to put the book down, and not because the story didn’t hold my interest. Quite the opposite actually. I had really been enjoying the story and the great writing style. I enjoyed the first person narration from a very unlikely source.…
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Everything is Getting Smaller (Except the Price Tag)
I love Wagon Wheels. They make a nice snack for school since I know they are peanut free. I used to pack cookies for lunch but my favourite brands all either have nuts in them or they are processed in a plant that does. I usually buy the family pack. It used to contain 20 individually…
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Word Hammers (Teaching Tip)
I found this great teaching idea on Pinterest. It comes courtesy of Ms. Kerri and Her Krazy Kindergarten blog. I found these hammers in the dollar section at Target because I knew I could come up with a game. So I made some cards with nails on them and different popcorn words and word family words.…