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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169450) • United States 13 Jun 23

Or collecting words. What have you. I was visiting by phone with my daughter last night. She asked me if I knew the word comestible or not. I did. I countered by asking if she knew comfit, and viands. I have learned viands here...

june 2023

food words

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Fifth Grade Language Arts ( about 11 years old)

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169450) • United States 7 May 19

We read a lot at school. We also get read to a lot at school. The class I am in the most has just finished listening to Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. In the book it talks about Ma Ingalls stitching...

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Prarie Primer

carolscash @carolscash (9491) • United States 26 Jul 11

I know that there is a program titled : The Prarie Primer and I was thinking that I might use it this year. I believe that it is a unit study type program that is based on the stories by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Have any of you...

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Do you know what a palindrome is?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169450) • United States 25 Jan 09

I found it fun, as a young person to ponder palindromes. A friend pointed out just now that my count at that moment was a palindrome, but it will not stay that way. A palindrome is something that reads the same both backward and...

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If you don't ask, you don't get...

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 13 Nov 08

My son Cary has autism. He has problems with language. In school somebody helps him whenever they do "language arts" (what we used to call English, I guess). Well here we are in second grade and suddenly a lot of the math involves...

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Have you ever did an extra credit project for your child?

dncmanning @dncmanning (770) • United States 16 Oct 08

Have you ever or would you ever do a project for your child last minute to help them out? My son is in 6th grade and skipped to 8th grade Math, Reading, and Language Arts and he has a huge load of homework every night. So I helped...

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If you graduated from college, are you still working in that field today?

kbjunior15 @kbjunior15 (1309) • United States 9 Aug 08

Many people graduate college and then never use their degree. I graduated with a Bachelor's in Education and I am using it today as a 7th grade Language Arts teache

bachelor of education

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What is or was your favorite subject in school?

kbjunior15 @kbjunior15 (1309) • United States 2 Aug 08

Tell what subject and why you like or liked it. I love English the most because I had several teachers that were just excellent. I am a Language Arts teacher today because of them.

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Sharing Lesson Plans and Teaching Ideas--Let's put together a valuable resource.

kbjunior15 @kbjunior15 (1309) • United States 18 Jul 08

I teach 7th grade Language Arts and am always looking for new ideas. Feel free to pass on lessons, ideas, concepts, resources, websites, etc. to this post. They do not have to be LA specific. I want all teachers to benefit

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First week of school ideas

kbjunior15 @kbjunior15 (1309) • United States 18 Jul 08

I am a 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher and we are looking for some fun activities to do the first week of school.

I believe that my eldest daughter has dyslexia...

pangeacat @pangeacat (619) • United States 29 Apr 08

She's only 6 years old, but she has nearly all the symptoms, according to the information I have and have been able to find since we started to suspect. All the things dyslexic children tend to be delayed in, she is. All the...

special needs children

special needs resources

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Are you using anything that you learned in school?

scribe1 @scribe1 (1203) • United States 15 Apr 08

For example, I've always enjoyed writing articles and stories and still do. My language arts and English grades were always good. I've also used drawing and painting techniques that I learned in school.

language arts

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When did art become part of Language Arts?

emeraldisle @emeraldisle (13138) • United States 31 Mar 08

I know the schools are trying to encourage classes to share ideas and to reinforce information from other classes but why are students expected to be artists to pass an English Class? My niece has to do a book report. She has to...

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Reasons why you should kick the TV out of your room

djmarion @djmarion (4898) • Philippines 27 Mar 08

"If you think television may not harm you when you use it inside your room, think again, there's a lot more damage that this can cause you more than you know". Raise your hand if you have a television in the bedroom?...

bad effect of television

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Homeschooling the Unschooling way.

avonrep1 @avonrep1 (1862) • United States 17 Feb 08

A little over a year ago, fed up with the public school system failing my children. I decided it was time to take action. After having a discussion with my husband we decided, that even if I had to cut back in my work, that if I...

homeschool

language arts

unschooling

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Parents who homeschool

Mare73 @Mare73 (1335) • United States 16 Oct 07

Yesterday I received a letter from my daughter's teacher that she has a "2" in reading/language arts and math. She has a 3 in behavior and attitude (I forgot the last category). A 2 is fairly meets school standards. What can I do...

language arts

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writing

meanangel @meanangel (167) • United States 5 Oct 07

I write for fun and profit on a few sights and what I would like to know is when you write something like poetry do you think it is right for someone you don't know and have not soliceted to correct your grammer or spelling? I...

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Teaching Art. Can you help?

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 10 Aug 07

As you may know I am in college studying for my teaching certificates. This year I am taking an online art class. The first assignment is to interview people and ask them these six specific questions. I have done this before on...

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Career path, vocation and orientation...

sanachan @sanachan (15) • Chile 22 Jul 07

Well, I've been feeling quite lost lately, because at my age (25) I still haven't found my path in this life, so I was wondering if any of you have gone through something similar, and maybe someone else can find something useful...

career path vocation orientation education

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Can anyone tell me about Irish culture?

luintaurien @luintaurien (972) • United States 14 May 07

I am doing a paper on the cultures that are in my ancestry. I am 3/8 Irish , but I know almost nothing about the people, history, holidays, religions, language, arts and crafts, and daily life of the Irish people. I would really...

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