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Oh, the action around here!
Here's mine:
http://twitter.com/mysticconn
Following you :)
http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com/
Click on the link right under the email address on your blog and it will show you your account and who has subscribed.
Go to www.feedburner.com I have the email subscribe widget on my left sidebar so you can see what it will look like. I think you just need to set up your account then add the code to your blog. I don't remember it being too hard.
Cute blog! My suggestion would be to add Feedburner so people can subscribe by email.
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- What is your blog link?
- http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com
- What is your twitter URL?
- http://twitter.com/mysticconn
- A little about yourself...
- I am a SAHM of 2 girls living in NS, Canada. I also run the Product Review & Giveaway blog, Simply Stacie.
- What kinds of things do you typically Twitter about?
- contests, reviews, tv shows, current events, my life
- What are your areas of interest?
- mommyhood, blogging, social media, fashion and beauty, movies
Comment Wall (25 comments)
- At 9:03pm on March 18, 2010,
Rhonda Cratty said…
- The best Secret Garden and the first day of spring... Saturday March 20th is the first day of spring in 2010, in the Northern Hemisphere. Say good bye to winter with a new family book. Keep Reading at: http://ning.it/cNVqFk
- At 5:12pm on March 13, 2010,
Rhonda Cratty said…
- You exemplify that good educators are good every day, no matter what is going on. The past weeks you have continued to teach, you have kept children a priority. As our government bails out corporations and allows schools to close. I walk into your classrooms and you are listening with your head and your heart, you acknowledge the wonders and wonder right along with your students.
While America sends billions to other countries, you are loosing your jobs. Still, you are intentional with your words and lessons as you teach not just the answers in a book, but the child. You share the treasures that took generations of educators' years to acquire. Your science is not just the subjects and the age of your students but how best to teach, what is the best instruction.
Each day you take the time to acknowledge passions and build a bridge to connect what children need to know with what they love. You support their curiosity, and never forget to celebrate accomplishments, no matter how small in each student. You truly have built a community. You do keep individual children's need above "Race to the Top" requirements.Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m3d13-Respect-To-American-Teachers
- At 7:13pm on March 8, 2010,
Rhonda Cratty said…
- Pi Day 101
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
- At 7:55pm on March 4, 2010,
Rhonda Cratty said…
- Admire their hard work!
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
- At 9:30am on March 03, 2010, shelley mcelhiney gave Stacie Vaughan a gift…
- At 7:51pm on March 1, 2010,
Rhonda Cratty said…
- There is an old saying that goes... if March comes in like a lion; it will go out like a lamb.
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.
- At 9:21pm on February 20, 2010,
Rhonda Cratty said…
- The kitchen is fascinating place for children. Pots on the stove, yummy smells make their tummy growl. It is intriguing how cakes rise, cookies bake and dinners come together. Cooking with children motivates and empowers them to develop healthy eating habits through hands-on learning with fresh, affordable foods that build family traditions.
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
- At 7:48pm on February 15, 2010,
Rhonda Cratty said…
- In helping our children to become motivated to learn, we need to present ideas and responsibilities in terms of our children’s unique needs. Sometimes it is hard to remember that our children act out of their needs not ours. It is important to start with our child’s feelings, why are they resisting, withdrawing, or why do they not do what others expect of them.
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
- At 7:07pm on February 15, 2010, Rhonda Cratty gave Stacie Vaughan a gift…
- At 3:07pm on February 13, 2010,
Rhonda Cratty said…
- As our children grow we want to stay part of their lives. One way is to validate who they are as people, that what they feel and believe in is reasonable and meaningful, show your children they are valued.
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
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