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Author: preppyteacher

  • Tulum

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    A beautiful ancient Mayan archaeological sight resides in Tulum. Tulum is a small coastal town on the Mayan Riviera. The vistas from the ruins are completely breathtaking. They stand poised on a cliff with the beautiful blue ocean as a backdrop. After our impressive guide at Chichen Itza we once again opted to hire a…

  • Chichen Itza

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    Chichen Itza really is a marvel. After our field trip to Mexico I was struck by how incredibly complex, and detail oriented the Mayans were when constructing Chichen Itza . We did a fair amount of reading, watching documentaries and researching Chichen Itza on line before our trip. We quickly came to realize a lot…

  • Father’s Day Gift Ideas

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    York River Traders Rope Belt Tuckernuck Flip Flops Jet Boil (ON SALE) Weber Smoker Kindle Fire Personalized Steak Branding Iron Baratza Encore Coffee Grinder (one of my husband’s favorite gadgets)

  • Acid and Base Testing

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    Frequently, performing science experiments can be very scripted. I really enjoy doing this experiment because it allows kids to be experimental. I let my two kids pick anything they wanted to test. We had so much fun watching them add various items to our purple cabbage solution to see whether it was an acid or…

  • Ice Cream in a Ziploc

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    While summer does not officially start until June twenty first, with many schools out and the temperatures climbing it feels a lot like summer well before then. This is a great activity for a hot day. It is fun to mix a little science and math with home made ice cream. Measurement is a mathematical…

  • End of the Year Teacher Gifts

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    It’s that time of year that we say “thank you” to those who have made a positive impact on our children’s lives. Here are some ideas for end of the year teacher gifts.  Rewined Candle from Picking Wild Flowers Plantation, Florida Hayden Reis Sunscreen Bag Hayden Reis Wet Bathing Suit Bag L.L. Bean Boat Tote…

  • Word of the Week

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    As my children encounter words they do not know in our reading, I use the following Word of the Week template. When a week goes by that we don’t find a word of the week in our reading I pull a word from the high school SAT vocabulary list.

  • Bubbles Flambé

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    This is a great experiment to do outside. Make sure children are standing back when you ignite the bubble solution.

  • Hollow Penny Experiment

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    This is a great experiment that can be done inexpensively and usually wows the kids. This experiment will only work if you use a penny that was minted after nineteen eighty two. Pennies were originally made of copper. Starting in nineteen eighty two the mint began using zinc inside our nations pennies and simply coating…

  • Viking Museum

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    The Vikings were truly remarkable and worth studying. Frequently we just think of them as barbaric warriors but they were far more complex. The Vikings were democratic and women even had rights in Viking society. It is believed they actually discovered America…sorry Christopher Columbus. Vikings also did not typically have horns on their helmets. The…