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Developing Fine Motor Skills
Writing is an important skill, and one that can be encouraged from an early age. As early childhood educators, there are several ways that we work to foster a love of writing in our classrooms while developing fine motor skills. Here are a few suggestions for setting up a fun, ... Read More
Learning to Love Libraries
As an English graduate student and teaching assistant, I teach many freshmen their first college writing course, and I am always disheartened by how few really know how to use a library. And it’s not always just the freshmen who lack knowledge about these houses of information. I remember being ... Read More
Jack’s Asperger’s Talk
Jack is our hero. Jack is a middle school student with Asperger's Syndrome. He has always known he was different from many of the students in his class but he never disclosed his diagnosis with any of them. He stood in front of his class last year and explained to ... Read More
Math Problems Before Bedtime
As an educator, I know how important it is to read to children every day. I am always reminding parents to read to their children before putting them to bed each night. As a fifth grade teacher, I require 20-30 minutes of daily reading and send home weekly Reading Logs ... Read More
Sticks and Stones: Bullying in Public Schools
Each of us has a memory of being bullied as a child or watching another child being bullied. Emily Bazelon's book Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy is an exploration into the world of bullying in our public schools. She focuses her ... Read More