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It has been a mild winter here in the area, but you can still enjoy skiing and snowboarding less than an hour away. Paoli will be offering another Teacher Appreciation Day this year, so grab a friend and head on up. Rather than trying to summarize the fine print, pasted below is the text of [...]
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Have some fun with your students’ names! Place them on a Hollywood Star or McDonald’s marquee. Here are some of the better “sign generators” I have come acrosss. Enjoy! Click here for a nice collection of image generators including the “Dummies” book series, license plates, and the presidential seal. Click here to customize a fortune cookie, [...]
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Most of you are in the middle of testing, so your kids might enjoy some good news: They can bring their report cards in to Graeter’s and will get a free kids cone if they have an A. They can also show it to the nice folks at Krispy Kreme and they will give a [...]
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Here is a good SMART Board prank! I shared the directions last year, but I thought a few illustrations might be helpful. Turn all the markers on an unsuspecting teacher’s SMART Board to white on Friday. They will try to write something, and think the markers are malfunctioning, but they are really just writing white, [...]
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You have to have a little fun with your kids Friday. Be sure to do it late in the day, or they will be trying to get one over on you the rest of the day. Here are a few impossible crossword puzzles and word searches. I like the two at the top because they [...]
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Friday is April Fools Day! Have some fun with your co-worker’s computer. First, let’s review the pranks we suggested last year: 1. The Type Upside Down and Magic Pen Pranks 2. The Change The SMART Board Markers White Prank 3. The Frozen Screen and Fake Broken Screen Pranks I am working to get a better [...]
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http://www.paolipeaks.com/events-and-more/calendar (Note: Check out my post on 2/7/12 for current info about this program) The final “Teachers Ski Free” day at Paoli is Friday. This a great service they provide. I went once this year and once last year, and would recommend it. They will provide you with a packet of information about field [...]
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I hope it is a lovely one for you. Here are some timely resources: Starfall Valentine’s Activity (Make A Card) History Channel Valentine’s Resources (Videos such as the History of Chocolate and Photo Slideshows) You’ll see the above links, and many more at “The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day“ Create a heart at: [...]
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http://obama-weather.com/ What more could you ask for when you talk about the weather at Morning Meeting? How about the President modeling what to wear for each day? At Obama-Weather you get a five day forecast with the high, low and degree of sunshine or cloudiness. Just for fun you can also see what Bruce Lee, [...]
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I do not typically wish for a “Snow Day,” but tomorrow is an exception! Paoli Peaks is running another “Teachers Ski Free” promotion. Even if we don’t get the day off, head up after school; they will be open until 10:00 PM. The two other upcoming Teachers Ski Free days are January 21 and February [...]
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