The is a feature in Parent & Child Magazine – Make My Day! for teachers to share moments that put a smile on our faces! I thought the activity was great, as well as the thought!  
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What a natural – Earth Day and Arbor Day (no pun intended)!  This year the Arbor Day Foundation will plant trees in the national forests from donations for you.  Commemorate a child’s birth with a tree in one of America’s national forests! They also have on their website lots of ideas for activities with...
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  I found this in Parent and Child Magazine and thought others would enjoy using it too! Sorry I couldn’t find it online to link to.
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  Earth Day Network that has lots of activities to do with students in grades K – 8. We will be watching “The Lorax” and planting a tree.  What are you going to do for Earth Day?    
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I was looking for some examples of Haiku to show my students when I was demonstrating the form of writing and came across this treasure trove!  Educational Freeware has a links and resources with the latest in resources for teachers!  What a find! Here are 3 activities for writing Haiku that were made available...
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Great book! I happened on this little book and fell in love with  “One” by Kathryn Otoshi.  I have shared it with my colleagues at school!  My students  loved the story and were sitting at the edge of the seats. The illustrations are simply done with watercolors but it has a powerful message! Standing...
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Random acts of kindness has been around for years but I wasn’t aware of the World Kindness Day (November 13) and World Kindness Week (November 13 -20)! I showed my class the Free Hugs video to inspire them for a day of freely giving kindness in priceless ways.  We came up with things they...
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      My students really got into making their own circus tents and it allowed them to include all the elements that they had been learning about.  Some of my students added the “audience” in the background, which looked really cool. I couldn’t have done it without my brother, Bruce Weber, for his...
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What fun!  To play with this soft, pliable material is great for all ages!  You can’t help but smile when you are holding Flubber and it is so easy to make. Place in one bowl and mix 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 cups elmer white glue food coloring In another bowl mix the...
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  Kids like to discover new things around them and discovering flavors and smells around them.  I did a little smell survey with my group using cocoa, chili powder, nutmeg and cinnamon.  Since all of the colors were fairly close, it made really have to use their sense of smell to determine what the...
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