As a little kid, I always looked forward to the school year. It meant I would see my friends, get new clothes, pick out my favorite lunch box, and have a lot of fun! Granted this feeling changed over the years a bit, however, the excitement of new things was always there. During the summer, […]
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This coming academic year will be my 20th year teaching Kindergarten through Fourth Grade in the elementary Spanish program I established in our school. I continue to be eternally grateful to the parents who initiated and advocated for putting a foreign language program in place, who continue to support me and the program, and for
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It is summer time and the living is easy. At least, that is what you would think right?! It is true for my four children (age 8, 5, 3 and 18 months), they are enjoying summer to the fullest. For me as a homeschool mom not so much. I am busy planning the new
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Indonesia is an archipelago, and there are many large and small islands separated by oceans. This means Indonesia has a number of unique and fun facts to be enjoyed. Here are just a few of them. 8 Fun facts of Indonesia 1. On the Kartini Day, Indonesian children can wear Indonesian cultural costumes along with
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Outdoor learning challenges have recently become very popular on social media: “100 Days Outdoors Challenge”, “30 Days Wild Challenge”. When I was a child, playing outdoors was not a challenge though, it was just the way we played. Sunny days, rainy days, cold days, snowy days … we just played outside. Disclosure: This post contains
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