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Brave, Powerful Boy Donates Hair to Locks of Love
Kiss My Assets: The Body Image Resource Blog —
Authority: 103
At a time when most 6th graders would rather crawl up and die than to be seen as “different,” it’s an anomaly that one boy would endure taunts, teasing, bullying and rude comments to grow his hair out “and look like a girl” for a good cause. David Stearns of Appleton, ME, ( Powerful student at Midcoast ...2 days ago -
Secret Builders Update
iLearn Technology —
Authority: 123
What it is: I have reviewed Secret Builders virtual world before, but some new additions and features deserve another post. Secret Builders is a virtual world for kids (8-12) that introduces them to fictional characters from history and literature. Secret Builders has added a host of new historical ...2 days ago -
Fremont Middle School -6th Grade
The Dean of Travel —
Authority: 114
Once a year I do a special presentation about my adventure through Central and South America for the Fremont Middle School 6th grade teams. It is a special day and a special program for a cool group of students and teachers. The presentation supports the curriculum for the social studies teachers. Over ...3 days ago -
Dr. Robyn Silveman introduces December’s Powerful Word: Open-Mindedness
Kiss My Assets: The Body Image Resource Blog —
Authority: 103
Open-mindedness Quotes “Stay committed to your decisions, but flexible in your approach.” — Tom Robbins “Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” –Unknown “As we grow better, we ...1 week ago -
Ask Dr. Robyn: What Happened to the “Thanks” part of Thanksgiving?
Kiss My Assets: The Body Image Resource Blog —
Authority: 103
Questions to discuss with your children at the Thanksgiving Table: What are you grateful for this year? Who have you thanked recently and for what? Who has thanked you and why? How can you donate your Time, Treasures, and Talents this year? What is it about your family makes you grateful? What is it about your ...2 weeks ago -
Selfish Kids? Creating Generous, Helpful Kids
Dr. Robyn Silverman's Blog —
Authority: 99
I know. We’ve mentioned this kind of thing before. Generosity and children …now? It seems almost impossible to think about teaching your children to give at the same time as they are thrusting their holiday gift list in your face, Santa Claus is Coming to Town has been playing since the day after Halloween, and ...3 weeks ago -
Track My T
iLearn Technology —
Authority: 123
What it is: Track My T is a truly impressive website that I learned about from @dianadell on Twitter. Track my T lets students type in the unique lot number on their t-shirt and then go through an amazing interactive journey tracking their t-shirt from its very beginning as a cotton seed on a farm, to every ...3 weeks ago -
Investigating the First Thanksgiving
iLearn Technology —
Authority: 123
What it is: Investigating the First Thanksgiving is a fun interactive where kids are the historians. Students explore all the clues to learn about the first thanksgiving (really a harvest festival). This site provides great primary source material for kids to sort through. First they explore a section called ...3 weeks ago -
ZuiTube
iLearn Technology —
Authority: 123
What it is: KidZui is a site I have written about in the past. The KidZui network has added some sites to the network that I just learned about. ZuiTube is a kid friendly You Tube portal. It is the largest collection of kid friendly videos online. New videos are added to ZuiTube daily. All videos are ...4 weeks ago -
Bold and Brave by Horatio Alger/Project Gutenburg
Happy Hearts Homeschooling Library —
Authority: 125
For about 4th through sixth grades. Click here. From HoratioAlgerJr.com" What does the Horatio Alger "Strive and Succeed" philosophy consist of? Are there contemporary versions of it? There are several elements in the Horatio Alger "Strive and Succeed" Philosophy: * hard work * study (informal ...4 weeks ago -
Enhance Your Teaching (or Parenting) With Our New Childrens Literature Resource Section
Humane Connection —
Authority: 130
Bring a new element to your teaching (or parenting): check out our new Childrens Literature section in our websites Resource Center , highlighting more than 100 suggested titles that you can use in your humane education work (as an educator or parent). Weve divided the titles into broad categories (such as Animal ...4 weeks ago -
Empowering One Student at a Time: Community of Unity
TakePart Social Action Network —
Authority: 554
There are some non-profit education-based organizations whose mission and programs are so uniquely effective that they become stand-out models for others to emulate. I recently discovered Community of Unity in New York City which is definitely one such program. Founded in 2001 by Eric Komoroff , Community of ...4 weeks ago -
Social Justice Starts in the Classroom
Teachhub Education Blog —
Authority: 126
Teachers for Social Justice is a grassroots organization of teachers from Chicago schools - from public to private to intedependent and alternative. These educators come together to create classrooms that support anti-racist, multicultural, multilingual educational experience that teaches students to question the ...4 weeks ago -
BBC Primary History World War 2
iLearn Technology —
Authority: 123
What it is: The BBC has so many incredible technology resources and websites for students. Today I learned about the BBC Primary History World War 2 website. I am really impressed with the wealth of information on this site, but also the age group it is targeted at: primary students. So much of the time, ...5 weeks ago -
Introducing the New Powerful Word of the Month: Dependability
Dr. Robyn Silverman's Blog —
Authority: 99
The Powerful Word of the Month is Dependability! Here are some great “dependability quotes” to get us inspired! “Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.” (Norman Vincent Peale, preacher, author, and originator of the “Power of Positive Thinking.”) “Be the ...5 weeks ago -
Simple Timer
iLearn Technology —
Authority: 123
What it is: Simple Timer is just what you would expect based on the name, a simple timer (imagine that). The timer can be projected or used with an interactive whiteboard during classroom activities or work time. There is a timer and a count down feature. To time an even just click the ’start’ button, ...5 weeks ago -
Want Not, Waste Not/Google Books
Happy Hearts Homeschooling Library —
Authority: 125
Didactic character training for ages 7-10(approximate). Waste not, want not: or, Two strings to your bow Author Maria Edgeworth Publisher G. Routledge and Sons, 1883 Length 127 pages Overview5 weeks ago -
Teaching Tolerance
Teachhub Education Blog —
Authority: 126
The highest result of education is tolerance ~ Helen Keller Since questions on tolerance and acceptance don’t often appear on standardized tests, Helen Keller’s message can too easily fall by the wayside in these stressful times in education. Intolerance, prejudice and hate in children are too often inherited or ...6 weeks ago -
Are you disciplining your child the right way? Consequences of physical discipline
Dr. Robyn Silverman's Blog —
Authority: 99
Parenting can be stressful. Places to go, people to see, homework to do, dinner to cook, laundry to fold, and a mile long list of to-dos that have been accumulating since 1999. A fresh mouth and uncooperative behavior can be just the thing that breaks the camel’s back for some parents. They want their children ...6 weeks ago
