Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis absent from programme after criticism of PM’s aide, as Britons told to do their ‘duty’ on test-and-trace
The UK newspaper front pages lay out the difficult path ahead for the incoming PM, and question the validity of his victory
What Your Toilet Paper Style Says About You
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It's that time of year! Back to school time (even though I know some of my bloggy friends have been back for a couple of weeks now.) While you may be in a district that wants you to hit the academics hard core from the first day of school and cut out "fluff", there's nothing fluffy about a cohesive classroom. And you can forget good things happening academically when nobody can get along. Do you hear me administrators? I think it's a wise idea to spend some time helping your students learn to live together in a room that gives everybody about one square foot of personal space. So here's a little collection of some fabuloso ideas I found through the wonderful world of blogging. Here are some great ideas to get your new friends talking to each other, working together, and thinking about what a successful classroom looks like. 1. Talk about how to treat each other. Tales from a Tidy Teacher shares a lesson using Finding the Green Stone by Alice Walker. She gives each student a shiny green "stone". They plan how they will keep their stones shiny all year. I think this would be a great anchor lesson to refer to all year long. Here's a post from Mrs. Robinson's Classroom Blog. She has a different question each day to get kids thinking about their role in the classroom. Your actions are who you are. When things were getting cranky in my classroom last year, we worked on this activity. We planned out the words that we would want our principal to use when describing us. Then we planned out the actions that would get us there. 2. Talk about words and what they can do (for good and evil). I love love love this poster. It is from Sweet Blessings who also happens to be the genius behind Technology Rocks. Seriously. I had it printed as an 11x17 on glossy card stock ($1.50 at Office Max). I referred to it all year long the last couple of years. By the second month of school, all I had to do was say, "THINK before you speak" and they knew exactly what had gone wrong. Yes, Mrs. O Knows will convince you that toothpaste and toothpicks will teach kids everything they need to know about words. I tried so hard to find the original source for this one. Please leave a comment if you know where it came from. Cause it's awesome. 3. Have kids work together in a fun way. Who wouldn't want to save Fred? This is a great team work lesson from Fabulous Fourth Grade Froggies. This one's from Science Gal. Now tell me that doesn't look fun? And because the best way to learn that the world does not revolve around you, have your kids perform RACKS. Random Acts of Classroom Kindness. Here's an idea from 3rd Grade Thoughts. There are tons more great ideas out there on this, too. Have kids work in teams to plan out some RACKS for each the classroom, other students, and staff, too. And now for a little giggle: Hope you have a great school year!
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Started by Bābur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, the Muslim Mogul dynasty ruled much of India from the early 16th century to the mid-18th century. The Moguls (whose name is also spelled Moghul or
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The inevitable injustice that accompanies privilege is exacerbated when the privileged don't acknowledge that they have more social access than others AND that said access comes at the expense of another groups's well-being. Check out this graphic representation of how one teacher taught the class how to examine their privilege — and how it affects others.
Your students are bright, but they don't always sound like it. Help improve student vocabulary with these 600 ways to say common things.
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Declining uptake in England must be reversed to avert disease outbreaks Changes to the UK’s childhood vaccination schedule over the past three decades have seen both a wider range of vaccines offered and overall improvements in vaccine coverage. In 1988, when the single antigen measles vaccine was replaced with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, uptake was only just above 70% for 2 year old children in England and Wales,2 with 16 deaths from measles reported in that year alone.3 Today’s preschool children are routinely offered protection against 14 potentially serious infections with further vaccines offered to teenagers.1 Overall uptake rates had improved significantly in the UK, with highs of over 90% for the primary vaccines at 12 months and first dose MMR vaccine at 24 months up to 2012-13. However, the 2022-23 childhood vaccine figures show a continuing and concerning downward trend that began before the pandemic.1 For example, the 85.2% coverage for two doses of MMR vaccine among 5 year olds is well below the 95% target required for population immunity; this target has never been met and uptake peaked in England in 2014-15 at 88.6%.1 …
The company's star ethics researcher highlighted the risks of large language models, which are key to Google's business.
Be proud of what you are! This fun print measures approximately 8.5x11 inches (also available in a 12x18 size). The print is signed, dated, and ships flat. I, Sebastien Millon, am the creator of this imagery and reserve all rights. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sebreg/
In 2010, illustrator Alex Noriega was having some problems at work and so he started a blog as a way to figure out where he was going wrong. "I wanted to put on paper all that I had learned in life as simple as possible and try to see if what was happening around me made any sense," he says. Although it didn't help him to make sense of anything, it did however lead to this beautiful series of illustrations.
What Your Toilet Paper Style Says About You
Contrary to popular belief, it ain’t all sunshine and roses ’round here. It’s one thing to have a toddler unraveling the toilet paper, scribbling in the teacher’s manual, emptying the wastebasket (which of course is full of pencil shavings and spiral notebook debris), and throwing raw eggs into the laundry room. It’s another thing to have […]
Love the idea of having a pen pal, but never know what to say? Want a fun project for that creative kid in your life? Or are you just looking for something laid back and happy to ease your daily stress? Download your own digital copy of the Pen Pal Activity pages! This digital download includes 5 activity pages that offer up fun topics for you and your pen pal to write about! Silly questionnaires and topics to discuss, plenty of room for drawing, coloring, and thinking outside the box! Fun for adults and kids alike! Ages 7 & and up SIZE INFO: Each page is 8.5 x 11 PRICE INFO: Download all for $6. Contact me if you'd only like to purchase one page, or if you'd like to request a custom-made page! HOW TO ACCESS YOUR PURCHASE: Once payment is confirmed, digital files are available to download. To access, go to You >> Purchases & Reviews and click on "download files" DIGITAL ONLY; NO PHYSICAL ITEM WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. All digital sales are final. Please contact me if you have any issues and I will assist!
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over, instead of craving control over what you don’t.” ~Unknown As you can see in this chart, apologizing falls in the "What I Can Control" circle, but "Others Forgiving Me" doesn't. "Past Mistakes" is outside the circle, but "Trying Again" is inside. Hang tight to the things you can control! Don't give up!
"You know how when you're cooking something on a stove, you sometimes move the lid slightly off the pot to let the steam out?"
According to Teo Zirinis: "More than often, I find inspiration in food and objects that surround us in our everyday lives. I wonder what it would be like if the
This is your life.Do what you love, and do it often.BELIEVE in yourself, and others will follow.Live your dream and share your passion.paloma81.blogspot.comThis post is about sharing my FAVE QUOTES.
"I'm strapped to this journal," Guattari begins, "Grunt. Heave. Impression that the ship is going down."
The personal letters of luminaries like Philip Guston, Dorothea Lange, and Robert Rauschenberg offer insight into their work as much as their lives.
It can be very difficult for children (and adults) to let go of past hurts. Hanging onto negative thoughts and feelings towards others can make us feel isolated and overwhelmed by negative emotions. Many of my students hang onto a lot of 'emotional baggage' which in turn hinders their ability to move forward, creates distorted thinking patterns, and provides justification for feelings of victimization. I made this printable to help my students acknowledge their past hurts and move forward in the healing process. You can download a copy of the free emotional baggage printable here or by clicking on the
