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- http://charitymaness.blogspot.com
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- Mother of four, wife, spinner, weaver of fiber and words. Author of "From Positive Test to Empty Nest" a humorous journey through motherhood, and "Hopefully" a lightearted romance and "Faithfully" the sequel to "Hopefully." Lover of laughter, life and friendship.
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- Kids, and kids, and, oh yeah...kids. Writing and creating.
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- mommyhood, blogging, social media, crafting, twitter, the arts, work-at-home, travel, wine, writing, law
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Knitting for Charity
Community Knits is a blog site that is dedicated to bringing warmth to those in need through the gift of hand made hats, scarves and mittens. Check them out, communityknits.blogspot.com.
Posted on January 22, 2010 at 10:57pm —
Welcome to the Country, a humorous look at life in the country
So you’ve decided to move to the country where the language changes with the season.
Yes we have multiple languages up here in the foothills, nothing that is recognized a ‘real’ language thereby making us bilingual, but a language unto itself none the less.
I am speaking of the language of the season, as in, deer season, turkey season, boar season, etc.
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March 14th or 3-14 is Pi Day. Pi is the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter. In other words Pi is the number you get when you divide the circumference of a circle (the distance around the circle) by its diameter (the distance across). It is typically written as 3.14.Because pi is 3.14159….some schools hold their celebrations until 1:59. Pi is called an irrational number; it has an infinite number of digits.
March 14th also happens to be the birth date of Albert Einstein—which makes it a double math celebration. Time for a math party filled with math challenges.
The History of Pi
Ancient Babylonians are known to have determined the area of a circle by taking 3 times the square of its radius which gave the value of pi, 4,000 years ago. One Babylonian tablet found, revealed a value of 3.125 for pi, which is a closer estimate.
In 1706 William Jones began using The Greek letter π. The symbol was made popular by Euler in 1737.
Activities to celebrate Pi day
• Who can memorize and recite Pi to the most digits without a mistake!
• Read a variety of stories involving the use of measuring circles.
• Read about ancient Egypt and Archimedes
• Measure the circumference, diameter and radius of objects around the house.
• Only eat circular food.
• Create your own Pi T shirts using Fabric Paint or Fabric Markers
• Pi Bracelets, with each bead color representing a number
• Make a pizza measuring the circumference, diameter and radius.
• For dessert, of course, you must have pie!
Enjoy making Math Memories,
R.R.Cratty
Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner
Find something to marvel at. Even the neediest writing has something to appreciate. It might be a wonderful idea for a story. It might make you laugh or touch your heart. You might rave about the beginning, a beautifully written sentence, paragraph, ending. Maybe you want to share the amazing picture their words created in your mind, or memory it touched. Be enthusiastic!
It is your child's work!
Your child should have total control over their work. If you tell them what they should say or how something should be written, what you are telling your child they are not capable of doing it themselves. Ultimately, any changes done to work should be their choice. You can gently ask them to clarify, or tell them you are a bit confused about a part. Ask them to explain it to you, and then praise how they explained it, wonder with them if they could go back and change it, using the fantastic language they used when they were explaining. What are important facts for your reader? Can you sparkle it up with your exiting words?
Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m3d4-As-the-snow-melts-support-your-young-writers
The average temperature at the end of March is higher than at the beginning, in most locations, so the proverb typically has some truth to it, but where did it come from? The phrase apparently has its origins with the constellations Leo, the Lion, and Aries, the ram or lamb. It has to do with the relative positions of these constellations in the sky at the beginning and end of March.
This is a perfect time to talk to your children about what this old saying might mean? If March starts out cold and "ferocious", like a lion, it will end up warm and "gentle" like a lamb. Discuss what would make the weather "ferocious" like a lion? (Rain, cold, wind, snow,) What would make the weather "gentle" like a lamb? (Sunshine, warm breezes, balmy)
March is a wonderful time to teach your children about comparing, contrasting and recording. Draw table on a piece of paper. Call one side LION and one side LAMB. List elements of weather like temperature, wind, rain, snow, etc that fit on each side. Explain that each day your child will observe and chart their observations. Your child would love their own thermometer.
Choose a particular time of day (right after school or dinner is a good time as it will help engage your children in dinnertime conversation). You can also do a bit of math/graphing practice by providing your child with the lion/lamb template at http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m3d1-March-helps-parents-teach-temperature-101. (You may copy and paste.) Each day, have them record in one of the squares on either the lion or the lamb side (depending on what the weather is like).
Make a note at the top of the graph about whether March 1st is a lamb or a lion day. Then see if March 31st is the opposite.
Children love to be part of the hustle and bustle in the kitchen let them help out with small tasks, like stirring something or setting the table. School age kids can be taught how to crack eggs, measure ingredients. Give teens their own night to cook, tell them they can choose the dish and you'll help prepare it with them.
There are countless benefits to this time together and some wonderful cookbooks!
Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m2d20-Cooking-builds-family-traditions-101
First as parents we need to:
Rule out any physical causes,-vision, hearing…etc
Then check overall emotional stresses, distractions and obstacles
(Family doctors may be of help with this.)
Once you have ruled out physical and emotional needs then begin your tender detective work in discovering what is blocking your child from essentially being ready to learn.
• Is it to get attention? -Getting others to help is a way to get attention.
• Is it easier? -Withdrawing may be easier than filling other’s expectation.
• Is it depression? -The feeling of being misunderstood or gloomy.
• Is it coping mechanism?-Easier for teachers and parents not to expect too much...
• Is it to gain peer acceptance?-The clown, the bad one etc…
• Is it a way of rebelling? –Passively wins by refusing to learn.
• Is it to save his ego? –Can’t fail and avoids risk if he doesn’t try.
• Is it a power struggle? –With parents, teachers…keep reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m2d15-Between-potential-and-performance-is-motivation
The best way to do this is through communication. The older our children become the more difficult this becomes, because we cannot force communication with our children.
What we can do is cultivate communication by sharing our own feelings and values. Sharing your feelings builds trust that encourages children to reciprocate. That doesn't mean we use our children as a "dumping ground." Haphazardly throwing our negative feelings on them without regard for the effect they might have does not create trust.
It is sharing not only positive feelings, but some more heartbreaking ones, fear hurt or embarrassment, you allow your children to see you as human. It helps if you let it be known that you are not perfect, that sometimes you fail, and then, you pick yourself up dust yourself off and move on. If your children cannot see you as a safe person to reveal their emotions to if they know you are covering up your own feelings, that you have never had to overcome anything in life, in fact it can breed distrust. If your child sees that you are comfortable with your own feelings, truthful and honest, they will be more comfortable to trust you with theirs.
Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m2d13-Communicating-with-growing-children
You need parents that are willing to be on duty for an hour or so. Plus parents who can’t be there but are willing to send in items.
Divide up the party into four sections: Food, Craft, Game, and opening Valentine Cards.Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m2d7-Valentine-day-class-party-ideas-101
The largest Groundhog Day Celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania where crowds have gathered to celebrate the holiday since 1886. This Pennsylvania German custom has its origins in ancient European weather lore, when a badger or bear was used as a weather predictor.
Our culture keeps Groundhog Day alive and well through books, celebrations, films and games.
For Some “Family Friendly” ideas keep reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m2d1-Groundhog-Day-family-fun-101
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