Posted by Chip on December 3, 2009
Opening an Advent Calendar is a tradition in our household and yesterday, December 1st, was the day to begin taking turns for 5-year-old Lily and 10-year-old Isaiah. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” or the word [...]
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Posted by Chip on December 4, 2008
Though Thanksgiving is a week past and even those delicious leftover sandwiches are now a fading memory, I wanted to share a wonderful Thanksgiving story as part of our continuing “developmental book swap.” JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click [...]
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Posted by Chip on May 2, 2008
Toward the end of a busy yesterday at school, leaving a staff leadership team meeting and heading back to my principal’s office with a long unfinished list in my head, I noticed a child knocking frantically on the nurse’s office door surrounded by a group of four or five giggling companions. I then heard an [...]
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Posted by Chip on February 11, 2008
(Thanks to Fifth Grade Teacher Amy Bernard for her “friendly letter lesson” from Loser, for inspiring this idea!) Here’s a little fun twist for Valentine’s Day that you may or may not have tried: A quick contest, open to any student in the school (or by grade level, etc) to promote empathy and understanding. RULES: [...]
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Tags: celebrating holidays with children, Holidays & Traditions, Jerry Spinellli, Loser, promoting empathy, read-alouds, reading with children, Schoolwide Issues, Valentine's Day | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chip on December 18, 2007
During the frantic holiday season let’s pause once in a while to watch the children in their moments of sheer joy beyond the moment of opening gifts or our viewing them through the lens of a digital camera. We see the word JOY everywhere during the holidays. After all, it rhymes with …__ __ __, [...]
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