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Book Review: Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles

Sometimes a book comes along that manages to write about a single experience, but one that is so ubiquitous that we think, “Why didn’t anyone write a book like this before?” Star of the Week: a Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles is based on the authors’ own daughter. She has some unique circumstances not shared by her classmates, but the setting is one almost all kids in early school-age can relate to. I n preschool, kindergarten and early elementary school, a frequent occurrence is for each student to be assigned a week to be the “Star”. They … Continue reading →

A Family Heritage Presentation to My Daughter’s Second -Grade Class

The week after Meg read her Heritage Report to her second-grade class, our new Korean au pair and I gave a presentation in her second-grade classroom. All families had been invited to share their heritage during the month, and the class had been having a parent come in to do that an average of twice a week. Our principal, who has adult Korean children, had been in earlier that day to show pictures of his family. As in first grade, Meg decided to keep her adoption scrapbook private. (In preschool he had been eager to share it, but it didn’t … Continue reading →

School Projects

I was going to write that we haven’t been having a whole lot of fun around here lately. My fourth graders have been very busy with research projects. They worked a little bit on them over spring break, but not as much as they should have. They have a wonderful teacher this year who has them very inspired so that not just any old poster with information will do. Instead they’ve made documentary movies, three dimensional displays, PowerPoint presentations, and dioramas. All of this project making hasn’t left any room for fun. In fact, their projects haven’t left any room … Continue reading →

Pros and Cons of Send Home Projects

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There are a few teachers that I know that enjoy having their students complete “send home” projects. These projects typically involve both the student and the parents completing some type of activity or craft. These “send home” projects can be lengthy. The teachers usually allow the students at least one weekend to get them completed. Some teachers assign the project a week or more before it is due. Some of the projects can be very time consuming for families. Some can even be costly. In some cases the parents end up doing much of the work and the child does … Continue reading →

Your Heritage, Our Heritage

I’ve chosen to deal with “what are you/they?” questions by responding, “Our family is Irish, French-Canadian and Korean, among other things.” It is pretty obvious which of us are Irish and which Korean, and I know I can never really be Korean (no more than I as a fourth-generation Irish-American can be “real Irish” compared to my friends who are first and second generation). But I prefer to emphasize that our family is a united group which shares these cultures. My son gets dragged to the annual Lunar New Year Banquet, my daughters attend the St. Paddy’s Day Parade, and … Continue reading →

School Project Information on Sexual Assault.

Parents requesting information on sexual assault for school projects often contact me to find out where to start. When I can, I meet with the students and try to match the information supplied to their topic criteria. However, sometimes just knowing where to start finding out information about sexual assault is the best way to attack projects. It is such a scary and personal topic that many parents state that they are a little embarrassed about seeking information publicly because someone may wrongly think that either themselves, or their child, has been abused. With this in mind, I have gathered … Continue reading →

Easy Classroom Valentines part 3

Here are two more easy classroom Valentines for your child to make. These two ideas, in particular are inexpensive and are quick to make, so you can conquer a class of thirty kids with no fear. Both use the wonderful Tootsie Pop as their base. I like the mini kind, because they’re just so darn cute, but you can use the regular-size, too. Be sure and look for the Tootsie Pops specially wrapped for Valentine’s Day. Chicken Pop What’s a chicken got to do with Valentine’s Day? Well, just take a look at this cutie and you’ll fall in love. … Continue reading →