Horton Hears a Who … Do You?

Posted by Chip on March 11, 2008

This week our whole school is reading Horton Hears A Who ( as I’m sure many of you are too) in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday month and “Read-Across-America” and the release of the new animated feature film by the same name, which our small school will attend en masse on Friday—phew! JOIN THE CONVERSATION! [...]

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A Valentine’s Day Assignment

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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