If you are in desperate need for a happy, light-hearted moment, you are in for a treat with this video of a flash mob celebrating Dick Van Dyke’s 90th birthday with music from Mary Poppins. Van Dyke looks just as handsome as ever, and still melts my heart with his charming smile. I’ll never forget all … Read more
With all of the political shenanigans going on in the world today, it’s comforting to know that we have a completely non-partisan president who is more concerned with dancing than making newspaper headlines – Kid President. If you want to give a gift that will inspire and make its recipient laugh, Kid President’s Guide to Being Awesome … Read more
Joelle Trayers’ blog is a frequent resource to which I often refer. She works with gifted Kinders, and shares fabulous lessons and student work examples that never cease to inspire me. In her recent post, “Not Giving Up on Your Dreams,” Joelle recommends a book that I have just placed in my Amazon shopping cart. (Read … Read more
Apparently, Kid President is a bit awkward when it comes to girls. He doesn’t really understand them. So, his latest campaign is a request for tweets, images, etc… celebrating awesome girls with the hashtag #kpawesomegirls. I know so many awesome girls! But I’m careful about putting my students and my daughter on social media. So here are … Read more
Lately, as I work on keeping a growth mindset, I’ve been wondering how fine the line is between persevering and being foolishly stubborn. As I was preparing for our Parent/Teacher meeting tonight during which we will be discussing Mindset, by Carol Dweck, I came across a video clip on Larry Ferlazzo’s blog that reminded me that the … Read more
The Kuriositas blog posted this beautiful video that was inspired by the life of Carl Sagan. It’s nearly 10 minutes long, but well worth showing to your students if you want to encourage curiosity and following your passion.