World Penguin Day

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  April 25 is World Penguin Day! This can be a wonderful topic for a unit study for a day, or even for a week. Here are some ideas for World Penguin Day, if you want to make it special. To make your penguin day (or week) successful, I recommend you prepare in advance of
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National Jelly Bean Day

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  National Jelly Bean Day is always celebrated on April 22nd. Jelly beans have been around since at least the Civil War! In the 1860’s, candy-makers advertised that family members should send gifts of jelly beans to their soldiers. And what a great gift to send – unlike chocolate, jelly beans do not melt in
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Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

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  Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day is on April 12th each year. You might ask, “Why?” Do we need a reason to make a day special? Nah! So let’s talk about how to make the perfect grilled cheese sandwich. You might think that sounds silly. However, I’ll share with you now that I am a semi-professional
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April Snow

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  Winter came in with snow, and it was so depressing! Linus and I had cabin fever. I wanted warm spring walks, and he just wanted more time outdoors. Sipping my cup of coffee, I looked for my student. He was filling a bowl with snow to eat for breakfast. We had had conversations about
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Pooh Sticks

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  My two-year-old, Linus, had his face pressed against the sliding glass door. He was miserable. He was an outdoor sort of boy, and whenever I kept him inside he reacted as if he had been put into prison. I always tried to let him have outdoor time every day, but it was 38 degrees
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