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Author: preppyteacher

  • Latin Fun

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    It always feels good to take school outside. This was a fun Latin lesson.  I used masking tape to affix the kids Latin vocabulary words to our garage door.  I called the words out in English, they had to smack the correct word in Latin.  The extra large flyswatters I purchased from the dollar store.

  • Kids in the Kitchen: Jolly Rancher Lollipops

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    These are so simple to make and will delight all age groups. You simply line a cookie sheet with tin foil. We used the rapid release tin foil.  Arrange unwrapped jolly ranchers on the end of a popsickle stick. Bake at 350 until the candies have melted.  Allow them to fully cool before removing them…

  • Samurai Tales

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    We have been studying Japanese Samurais in history.  We encountered some wonderful chapter and picture books along our journey. “The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn” by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler If your child likes a good mystery “The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn” will not disappoint.   The story is based on an actual person.  Make…

  • Field Trip: Peter and the Starcatcher

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    We visited the Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, Florida.  One of the things I love about the Hippodrome is the creativity you see with the costumes and scenery.  For example, they made the mermaids tails out of dustpans, and  shields out of garbage can lids and pasta.  Many of the kids came up to me after…

  • Playing the Card Game Spoons

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    We had a great weekend. My son is currently working on a community conservation project. There will be more on this later, stay tuned.  After a weekend of hard work we wanted some low key family time. We decided to close our weekend Sunday night with a friendly game of cards.  We quickly googled card…

  • Knowing Your Students

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    Ahmed’s story has made the internet rounds.  This kid brought a self made digital clock to school and was arrested for possibly making a bomb. Poor kid, can you imagine getting that phone call as a parent? The really sad part of this story isn’t about terrorist profiling, it is about teacher’s no longer building…

  • Field Trip: Boston Public Library

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    The Boston Public Library is a national treasure.  It is architectural and artistically significant not to mention their large collection of books.  It is fun to just meander through this massive library. Each turn reveals beautiful room after beautiful room.  When you are upstairs do not miss looking out the windows into the beautiful courtyard…

  • Kids In the Kitchen: Apple Chips

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    As I mentioned last week we made the most scrumptious apple chips when we were studying Johnny Appleseed.  We used a mandolin to cut the apples in very thin slices. We placed the apple slices on the trays of the dehydrator. We found this wonderful cinnamon and sugar grinder at Trader Joes. The kids ground…

  • Johnny Appleseed

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    Oh how I wish you could smell my house right now!  It has that delightful aroma of fall.  Today, we studied John Chapman more commonly known as Johnny Appleseed.  In celebration we made apple chips sprinkled with freshly ground cinnamon and sugar.  They made a seriously delicious fall snack.  We also read several books which…

  • Making Latin Fun

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    We started school last week.  In Florida it still very much felt like summer.  The kids really enjoyed this fun Latin lesson.  I did not study Latin in school.  I researched different Latin curriculum s  and settled on Cheryl Lowe’s Latin curriculum offered by Memoria Press. I have been happy with this curriculum.  It is…