Sunny, Saturday Pi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-WdrMLLpPg

Today was grand!
So cue up"Uptown Funk." 

Smile, because spring's on-the-way! 

I hope you had your slice of "pi." 


To quote Bruno Mars:
"Smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy!" 

#Gratitude
#Optimism
#Positive
#Fun 

Oh, Mrs. Mutner!

Discover Bird Sleuth!

http://www.birdsleuth.org/

Bird Sleuth has innovative K-12 resources that build science skills while inspiring kids to connect to local habitats,
explore biodiversity, and engage in science projects. 




Why not enjoy Pixar's video
"For the Birds" to get your kids excited?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dq2dJcZBJA

We can follow Birdsluth.org on
Face Book, Twitter and Pinterest!

"WOOF"

http://twentytwowords.com/2013/05/06/live-a-richer-happier-life-by-emulating-a-good-dog-7-pictures/

T-Rex

OMGThatsPunny
Follow on Face Book:  https://www.facebook.com/omgthatspunny
Follow on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/omgthatspunny

Snappy Words

Snappy Words

Your very own on-line dictionary & thesaurus!  

http://www.snappywords.com/

TEAM Building Games

There is no "I" in Team

10 activities to encourage your entire group:

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/10-team-building-games-for-the-first-day-of-class/

The Benefits of Board Games!

Checkers
Chess
Monopoly
Battleship........ 
There's so many reasons to play board games with children!

http://growingupgamers.blogspot.com/2011/05/reasons-to-play-board-games-with-your.html

No Time for Flashcards

http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2013/02/presidents-day-craft-for-toddlers-kids.html

Look no further if you need ideas for art and craft activities that young children will enjoy.  No Time for Flashcards has us covered.  We can follow them on Face Book and Twitter and activities can be browsed by age: 

• Infant
• Under 2 years
• 2-3 years
• 3-5 years
• 5 and older
• 8 and older

Jean Van't Hul is Fantastic!

Jean loves kids and art; that's a great combination.  We can catch up with some of her wonderful suggestions via Face Book or follow her on Twitter @ArtfulParent  

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=556375021053763&l=97768f85cb

Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun!

http://vocabulary.co.il/blog/

Learning vocabulary is fun with these activities!
Unscramble	HangMouse	WordSearch	Letter Blocks
Build Words	Match Game	Crosswords	Slang Game
ESL Homophones	ESL Suffix Meaning	English Spanish Vocabulary	Latin English Phrase Match
Vocabulary Quiz	Arachnid Falls	Syllable Video	Typing Adventure

Learn & Laugh with Kenn Nesbitt

http://www.poetry4kids.com/

Entice youngsters with poetry that will make you both smile.  Kenn Nesbitt is on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook....he'll even deliver a poem to you daily via EMail.  If poetry is a genre you have not shared with children, this is a great place to start. 

His site even contains word games:  http://www.poetry4kids.com/games

January 20, 2013

This is the seventh time that the U.S. Inauguration Day has fallen on a Sunday; by law the President of the United States is sworn in on January 20th.  Today the Obama family shared this moment together:      
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2013/01/20/obama-oath.cnn

History lovers, here's 100 years of inaugurations in two minutes:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2013/01/16/orig-presidential-inaugurations.cnn

The Obamas have lived in the White House and their children have grown up in front of us: 

Sasha in four years:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2013/01/10/natpkg-sasha-obama-in-four-years-timelapse.cnn

Malia during the past four years:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2013/01/10/natpkg-malia-obama-in-four-years-timelapse.cnn

Washington D.C. and The Kids' Inaugural

Check back here Saturday January 19th at 6:00 PM ET when the Kids' Inaugural will kick off the Inauguration Weekend Live Stream, for events in Washington, D.C.

Watch and enjoy Behind-the-Scenes:  "Building the Floats for the Inaugural Parade" video.  

http://www.2013pic.org/live

Try Playing "Word Paths"

This site is from The United Kingdom.  WORD PATHS is interactive and kind of
like a puzzle. Discover it and many more games or challenges at  "Vocabulary Can Be Fun."

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/phonics/word-paths/

Free File Folder Games

Take a look!  These games can be printed in color or black/white:

  http://www.filefolderfun.com/SubjectSpace.html

SumDog

Free games to make math fun?  That works:

http://www.sumdog.com/

Practice Makes Perfect

Let's get creative with the ways to master sight words.  Having fun and changing the way you approach the process will make a real difference for children who are learning them.  Give it a try so that reading fluency and good comprehension skills are the happy result!

http://www.readingresource.net/support-files/spellingpractice.pdf

Can't Wait For the First Day!

Tomorrow's number 32.....it's the thirty-second time I CELEBRATE my first day of
school. How can that be?  Easy- for 32 years I've had the honor to welcoming children
into the classroom.  Makes me feel like dancing. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy1RW2Atigc