tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33081809756377603842024-03-13T11:48:20.721-07:00Puddle Wonderful LearningLearning activities and parenting tips from two educators/moms who are finding the wonder in every day life. Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.comBlogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-7248405869460857542014-08-21T06:30:00.003-07:002014-08-21T17:52:29.911-07:00Back to School SamplerAs you have probably guessed, I am crazy busy getting ready for back to school. I might not be posting very regularly for another week or two but I wanted to share some of the things that have caught my interest the last week or so related to Back to School.<br />
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Did you see this adorable set of Lunchbox Printables from Kiki and Company? I am going to be using these with my students as well as my kids. So cute!<br />
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<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/07/mini-accountability-binder/">Mini Accountability Binder</a><br />
I also have my eye on this mini accountability binder from Mique at 30 Handmade Days. I think it would be perfect for my youngest who is starting junior high this year.<br />
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Find the boy color version <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/08/mini-binder-for-accountability-neutrals/">here</a>.</div>
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I know many of us have been impacted by Robin Williams death. I have had a close family member hospitalized with depression and so this issue really hits home to me. I think a new school year is the perfect time to talk to our kids about anxiety, stress and depression and open the door to communication if they have any problems in the future.<br />
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I loved this list of celebrities who have struggled with depression in the Huffington Post. The reason I liked this article is that each brief paragraph outlined different ways that the celebrities have found to help them cope with that depression. I am sharing this with my children.<br />
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I also loved this post from Michelle Lehnardt at Scenes from the Wild. She talks about how the most important thins we can teach our kids is to be kind because "everyone they meet is fighting a hard battle."<br />
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The problem is that most parents say that they want their children to be kind but that is not the message that kids receive. This study shows that kids feel like their parents value grades more than they value kindness.<br />
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Something needs to change in the message that we are sending our children as they head back to school each year.<br />
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Perhaps you will want to join me in reading this letter to your kids before school starts<br />
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Good luck in sending all your darling children back to school. I can't wait to welcome all my students into another fun year of growth and learning. </div>
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I have been getting more and more excited about this coming school year. I love the challenge of helping students of all different abilities and skill levels succeed. This year I have a particularly high number of students with learning disabilities and even a few with autism. I hope that I can be the teacher that makes a significant difference in their lives.<br />
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I am planning to begin the year by telling the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. I love this story as it relates to education and I think every parent should start out the school year telling this story to their kids.<br />
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You all know the story about how the slow and steady tortoise wins the race because he is never quits and just keeps on plodding steadily along. On the other hand, the hare loses because he coasts and takes it easy, thinking that he has the race in the bag. </div>
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In my class, I translate the story into more modern language. Some of my students are like the tortoise. I call them Ninja Turtles. They might need to take things a little bit slower, they have a harder time in school and need extra help finishing assignments, but if they keep working hard and continue trying, they will win!! </div>
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On the other hand, some of my students are like the Hare. I call them Energizer Bunnies. They are gifted students who find school easy, but they will lose if they don't continue to be challenged. They need to seek out additional projects and assignments to keep moving forward. They can't fall asleep (figuratively) in my class or they will lose the race in the long run. </div>
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Share this story with your student at the beginning of the school year. Encourage your Ninja Turtle. Some of the brightest minds and smartest people in our world didn't do well in school (Think Albert Einstein.) If turtles work hard and keep trying, they are going to go on to do amazing things. </div>
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Challenge your Energizer Bunny. Don't let her get comfortable doing the bare minimum. Help your bunny take on additional projects or learn about things that interest him apart from school. Don't let a bunny coast for very long or he will lose the momentum he needs to succeed in the long run.</div>
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<br />Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-80847267298153847722014-08-13T09:14:00.003-07:002014-08-13T09:14:54.858-07:00First Day of School Conversation Snacks with QR Codes<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;">My son went back to school today! Yikes! How did this happen? I don't start for another two weeks but for those of you already heading back to school, here is my favorite post from last year. It will get your kids talking about their first day experiences. </span><br /><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;">
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<br /><br />If No, add a handful of raisins<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />5. Did you do one assignment or project that you were proud of?<br /><br />If Yes, add a handful of Smarties Candies<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />Then your child can eat his or her snack mix and drink the soda pop as you talk about the first day of school. You can even pack up the treats and go to the park!<br /><br />Here is what you will need to buy:<br />Skittles<br />Sour Skittles<br />M&M<br />Raisins<br />Cheerios Cereal<br />Peanuts<br />Pretzels<br />Chocolate Chips<br />Airhead Bites<br />Smarties<br /><br />There are two ways you can do this activity.<br />#1. You can print out the first day of school questions with pictures. The pages look like the blog post above with questions and answers telling what they should add.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RrjRZeLmTd3zsqzIQLbMo3WGjdmaeYuPyXBcVY0Hjdc/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #32dd2a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">First Day of School Questions with Pictures</a><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RrjRZeLmTd3zsqzIQLbMo3WGjdmaeYuPyXBcVY0Hjdc/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #32dd2a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><br /></a>#2. Or you can print out these pages with QR Codes for the answers. I like the QR codes because when you use a smart phone to scan the Yes or No answers, you get a little compliment or pep talk along with the snack item. (Note: All you need to scan QR Codes with a smart phone or tablet is a QR Code Reader such as Qrafter Pro.)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d6vhmnOvtqKUa3ndnCYCUFI_2ng_cjOTXT7MmZsF8wI/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #32dd2a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">First Day of School Questions with QR Codes</a><br /><br />Here is an example of one of the messages that is included on a QR Code page:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />No, you didn't do an assignment you are proud of today.<br />But tomorrow is your day to shine! Just try to do your best every day and that will make <u>me</u> proud!<br /><br />Add this to your snack mix:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Sometimes it is discouraging as a Mom when we want to hear all about our child's day at school and all we get are answers like this: "It was okay." "Fine." "I don't know." "Nothing." "Sure." etc. etc.<br /><br />I hope this activity will help you celebrate the first day of school and get a little bit more information out of your student! Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
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Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-24029672254215647872014-08-12T10:50:00.004-07:002014-08-13T09:09:50.910-07:00Hogwarts Week 8 ResultsWe are so sad that the Hogwarts Summer Fun Challenge has come to an end. The Grand Prize Winner for the House Cup this summer is....<br />
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Congratulations Gryffindors! Harry, Ron, and Hermione would be proud. We are excited to start sending out the certificates, Bertie Botts Beans and Wands to the winners. If you didn't participate this summer, please join us next summer for new activities and even more summer fun.<br />
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Here are some last photos of the fun the students had at Hogwarts this week.<br />
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Having a reading marathon with pillows and snacks!<br />
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These boys really wanted to send their summer letter to their Grandmother who has recently passed away. They attached their letters to balloons and sent them to heaven for Grandma to read. How precious is that? </div>
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I love this ideas of taking a regular picture and adding natural objects to complete it! Have fun hunting for your natural items and transforming them into works of art. </div>
<br />Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-53599806082066782172014-08-05T15:59:00.003-07:002014-08-08T11:20:02.366-07:00Hogwarts Week 7 ResultsThe winner of the House Cup for Week 7 is..... Wait for it..... <br />
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I think it took Slytherin's win last week to motivate some of our Gryffindor students!<br />
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Check out some of the fun assignments that the students did for their classes this week.<br />
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If you are participating on your own, here is the list of Week 8 Classes and Activities.<br />
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Quidditch- Play Musical Sprinkler Freeze<br />
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Divination- Make school year predictions and save them somewhere safe and locked away.<br />
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Herbology- Laying outside and see animals in the clouds.<br />
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Astrology- Look at the stars and count your many blessings. (And if you have been really good this week, have a marshmallow roast at the same time!!)<br />
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Great work students! Have fun completing your last week of Hogwarts Classes.<br />
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<br />Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-41613608067261149002014-08-01T05:40:00.000-07:002014-08-01T05:40:54.685-07:00Last Hurrah of Summer QR Code Activity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is August 1st and if you are like me you are thinking about back to school. Whether your kids start in a week and a half like my son or in three weeks like my daughter, you probably want to make the most of the time they have left. This is a QR Code Activity that I posted last year to help me plan one last hurrah! I wanted to spend the day with my kids doing those things that I knew we wouldn't have time to do once school starts. It was my way of sending summer off in style.<br />
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This is the way that it works.<br />For every two hours during the day I have created QR Codes for two different activities to do as a family. The activities begin at 9 a.m. and end at 9 p.m. that night.<br />You choose one of the activities to do during each time frame (or you could do activities less often if you prefer. For example: 9 a.m. then again at 1:00 p.m. then 5:00 p.m. etc.)<br /><br />Here are the choices (and the pictures for each choice.)<br /><br />9:00 a.m. Eating your favorite breakfast outside <b>OR</b> Going out to breakfast at a restaurant<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
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<br />11:00 a.m. Going to a park and having a picnic <b>OR</b> Packing your lunch and riding a bike somewhere fun to eat it<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
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<br />3:00 p.m. Eating popsicles and reading a book <b>OR</b> Eating Ice Cream and watching a cartoon<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
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Once you have chosen the activities that you want to do with your kids, you can play in one of two ways. </div>
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#1 Just print out the QR Codes. </div>
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This is the cheapest and easiest way to play, since the QR Codes are in black and white. Just cut out the QR Codes that you want to use. Put ONE in EACH envelope labeled with the time. Then hand the envelopes to your kids when they get up in the morning. They can use your smart phone, tablet or iPod to scan the QR codes with a QR code reader like QRAFTER PRO. This will tell them what activity they can do that hour. You won't believe their excitement as they wait for the picture to pop up on your phone! </div>
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#2. If you don't have a smart phone, you can print out each of the pictures shown above. Then you can choose which activity that you want to do and put that picture in an envelope for your kids to open. Either way they will love to play with you and create memories of a fun summer day that will last all year long.</div>
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Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-44334399472835044822014-07-31T13:55:00.002-07:002014-07-31T13:55:49.732-07:00Footprint ArtFor Transfigurations this week the Hogwarts students have to put a little bit of paint on their feet and magically turn it into something amazing.<br />
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For Quidditch this week, the Hogwarts Students get to play Musical Sprinkler Freeze. I found this fun game at Awesome Kid Birthday Parties. com. Here are the instructions. </div>
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The great thing about this game, is that everyone’s a winner (and everyone gets soaked!!).</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Then turn on the music and encourage everyone to act goofy (e.g.: jump, dance, strike funny poses, etc.).</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When the music is turned off everyone must freeze immediately (holding whatever pose they were in when the music stopped) and get drenched until the sprinkler(s) are turned off again.</li>
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Slytherin stole the House Cup away from Ravenclaw. This was completely unexpected! It came out of nowhere! Slytherin won dominantly with 6.8 points. Gryffindor surged into second place with 6.3 points and Ravenclaw fell into third place with 6.1 points. Great job, houses! The House Cup competition is really heating up. I can't wait to see who wins for Week 7.<br />
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If you are participating at home, here is the list of classes and activities for Week 7.<br />
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For Herbology, the students had to adopt a tree and draw a picture of it.<br />
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For History of Magic, the students had to read under a tree while sipping lemonade. </div>
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For Arthimancy, the students had to go on a Counting Scavenger Hunt. They had to find one of something, then two of something, three and so forth! One student got as high as 16 in her hunt.<br />
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For Astrology, the students had to look at the night sky and then create a constellation of their own.<br />
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For Ancient Runes, the students had to create postcard and mail it to a friend.<br />
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For Quidditch, the student played Splash Tag by throwing sponges at each other. You should see this done on brooms! Quite dangerous for the spectators below!<br />
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One student created beautiful placemats for Meals on Wheels recipients!<br />
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The students were able to transform a sliding glass door or window for Transfigurations.<br />
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<br />Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-67280337335873188662014-07-26T08:57:00.001-07:002014-07-26T08:57:29.716-07:00Saturday SamplerHere are some of the things that have grabbed my attention this week.<br />
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1. I love finding fun ways to get my kids playing that doesn't involve technology. Katie will love these adorable Frozen play sets from Kiki and Company.<br />
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I can see her having so much fun cutting them out and playing with them with her friends. This cute downloadable set includes a sleigh and paper castle for just $3.00.</div>
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2. I was so excited when I found this cute printable at Paging Super Mom. At the beginning of each school year I tell my students that the best thing that could happen to them this year is to make lots of mistakes! They always look surprised until I tell them that I love making mistakes because research has shown that the brain actually grows more after making mistakes and correcting them. This awesome book reinforces that message in such a fun way. Barney Saltzberg illustrates how to take a mistake and make it beautiful and turn it into a work of art.<br />
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He uses torn paper, spills, squiggles and dots and incorporates them into the art of the story. I love this printable so the students can turn mistakes into works of art on their own.<br />
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3. I was so grateful for this news article that alerted me to the danger of caffeine powders. This is a conversation that I need to have with my kids.<br />
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4. Another conversation I need to have with my kids involves safe dating and avoiding sexual assault. I love the work of Mike Domitrz.<br />
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He developed the Date Safe Project after helping his sister deal with sexual assault on a date. I plan to teach my son to ask this question, "May I kiss you?" every time he wants to kiss a girl.<br />
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I agree with Mike that our culture is disrespectful to women when it teaches men to be aggressive and just lean in for the kiss etc. and then teaches women to have to say "No" and resist if the attention is undesirable. <br />
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5. Have you seen this Newsies Medley yet?<br />
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I love all the videos by BYU's Vocal Point. We have been watching them as a whole family. Katie seems to pull up a new one to show us every day. My other favorite is their cover for "Show Me Your Brave" by Sarah Bareilles.<br />
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Love the message of this song!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">For Quidditch this week, Hogwarts students will be playing Splash Tag. July is the hottest month of the summer after all! Here are a few more fun water games from Family Fun Magazine and the Spoonful Website you could try. </span><br />
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<u>Splash Down</u><br />
Don't be surprised if this sponge-toss game turns into an all-out water battle. The goal is to get wet; winning points just adds to the fun.</div>
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<li style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 2em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 small bucket (ours were 2-1/2 gallons) for each player</li>
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Each player gets a small bucket filled with water, and a big car wash sponge. Players stand about 8 feet apart with their buckets on the ground directly in front of them.<br />
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Each player tries to throw her wet sponge into the other's bucket (and splash the other player, of course!). Each successful toss is worth one point. The sponges are thrown back and forth until one player reaches an agreed-upon point total — or both players just start throwing sponges at each other.</div>
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The name of this wild game of water tag says it all: players take aim at their opponents' backs, trying to squirt off their paper tails.</div>
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Have fun beatiing the heat with these games. Our family has an "annual" surprise water fight on the 4th of July. I love this tradition! (We do realize the misnomer of the title---- The surprise comes in because no one knows when Mom or Dad will kick things off that day!) Well, this year we were unable to have the water fight because we were in Idaho at Grandma and Grandpa's House. So I am going to really surprise everyone by starting a water fight on July 24th this year. This date is also a holiday in Utah. It is the date that the Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley to begin settling the area in 1847. If you know any of my kids or my husband, please don't tell!! </div>
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Our Ravenclaw students just can't be defeated! They are doing awesome with an average score this week of 6.8. Gryffindor was close behind with a score of 6.5 and Hufflepuff surged to move into third place. Good Luck Students as you complete the challenges for Week 6.<br />
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Now lets see what the students accomplished for their classes in Week 5.<br />
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For Potions the students had to create a treat with a Disney Theme:<br />
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Don't worry. Olaf wasn't really roasted! </div>
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Here is Olaf in the summer swimming in a pool of blue jello!</div>
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For Transfigurations the students had to magically transform a plain picture frame into a work of art!<br />
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My favorite part of Week 5 was hearing about all the amazing inventions that the students thought up for Astrology. Here are a few examples:<br />
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I will invent a portable flying car/ time machine called the Pcar. Press a button and it shrinks to fit in any size pocket and then with the press of a button it will take you where or whenever you want to go.<br />
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I will invent a unicorn pegasus that has magic in her horn that will teleport you where you want to go and can fly at 100 miles per hour.<br />
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I will invent a music player that will play the song you want to hear just by saying the name of that song.<br />
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I will invent a special microphone that allows you to understand what animals are saying.<br />
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I will invent a robot that looks like my puppy Oscar that will do all my chores and clean up after itself. I will name it Oscar the second but in a robot version.<br />
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Great work students. The future is bright because of your magical imaginations! Good luck with Week 6!<br />
<br />Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-16849342248851396392014-07-21T07:25:00.000-07:002014-07-21T07:25:08.319-07:00Begin with the End in Mind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been working on recording the histories of my in-laws, Melvin and Dixie Rowley. They are incredible people. It has been a sacred experience to sit at their feet and listen to the stories of their lives. At the end of several days of intense interviewing, I ask them what they hoped to be remembered for.<br />
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Melvin said that he wanted to be remembered as a hard worker.<br />
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Dixie said that she wanted to be remembered as someone that loved her children.<br />
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What was so interesting about these responses is that I called my husband and asked him what he thought his parents would want to be remembered for. He quickly said "hard work" for his dad and "loved her children" for his mom. Isn't that amazing? They have lived their lives aligned with their truest values. And they will be remembered for the things that were most important to them.<br />
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As I worked on this project, I couldn't help but wonder what I would be remembered for. Is it for something that I want to be remembered for? Or something I wish I wouldn't be? Someone who was always on the computer, perhaps!<br />
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I titled this post <u>Begin with the End in Mind.</u> Imagine you have come to the end of your life and you are asked, What do you want to be remembered for? Answer that question and then work backwards. What do you need to do right now so that you will be remembered that way? How can you make that important quality or action more visible in your life on a daily basis?<br />
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I hope I will be remembered as someone who prayed to God with great faith and always turned to Him for help in hard times. As I typed that sentence, I realized that we have gotten lax in our morning prayers this summer. Everyone wakes up at different times and I haven't been gathering my children to pray as often as I should. Something tells me that I need to change if I am going to be remembered the way that I hope I will be. Today is the first day of the rest of your life!<br />
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<br />Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-15160578743736062912014-07-18T06:58:00.000-07:002014-07-18T06:58:18.559-07:00Flashlight Limbo and Other Night Games<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This game is as easy as it sounds. Simply gather two flashlights and have two people hold them facing each other. Other players then try to Limbo Under the beam of light. Those holding the flashlights can lower the beam of light each round to make the Limbo even more challenging. Turn on Limbo music to add to the fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Basically this is a game of reverse hide-and-go-seek. Select one or two players to be ghosts. They go and hide somewhere in the playing area. While they are hiding, the rest of the group gathers at the "home" or "safe" area, closes their eyes and counts (loudly), "One, o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock..." all the way up to "Thirteen o'clock". Then the players fan out through the playing area, looking for the ghosts. If a player spots one of the ghosts, she yells "Ghost in the graveyard, run, run, RUN!" This warns everyone to race back to the safe area. At the cry of "ghosts in the graveyard", the ghosts, too, are free to move and chase the players. Anyone they tag becomes a ghost in the next round. So in the first round of the game you only have one or two ghosts, but as the game progresses, you may have many ghosts all at the same time.</span><br />
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I discovered this game almost 15 years ago in <u>Family Fun</u> Magazine. We played it almost weekly for family night when my four oldest were small. Playing games like this as a family is a great way to teach your child important social skills. In a safe family setting, kids learn how to be good sports and accept both winning and losing with grace. They learn how to play energetically without crossing the line and playing too rough. And they burn off a whole lot of energy in the process! What could be better?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
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All you need is a carpeted area of the floor and some socks. At the signal, (we shout "Knock, Knock Your Socks Off! together) all the participants crawl around on the floor on their hands and knees and try to grab the socks off the other participants. When you lose one of your socks, you can continue playing. When you lose both of your socks, you must sit out and watch the rest of the game from the couch. The last player with at least one sock still on wins.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
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Ravenclaw! Ravenclaw stole back the cup. This is how close the totals were:<br />
Ravenclaw: 6.8<br />
Gryffindor 6.6<br />
Slytherin 6.2<br />
Hufflepuff 5.8<br />
Way to go Houses!!<br />
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The students had a fun week completing all their Hogwarts classes and activities.<br />
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They made shadow puppets with their hands.<br />
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Put 5 Peeps on top of melted butter. </div>
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Put 10 marshmallows on top of Peeps. </div>
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Add two cups of Rice Krispies and form. </div>
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Now you have Rice Krispie Peeps Hearts!</div>
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My favorite class this week was Charms. The students did some weeding at a local cemetery. </div>
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If you are participating with us on your own, here is the link to the classes and activities for this week: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j8O0wfG8xM7T6XKvYTyAQbuAB9FWMb_uPX63rUYlAhc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Hogwarts Week 5</a></div>
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1. My kids and I are planning this next Friday. I am so excited! Don't tell!<br />
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2. I read this to each of my daughters this week. Everyone needs this message, especially all of our girls.<br />
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4. I want to get involved in this powerful cause.<br />
They provide hygiene items for girls in impoverished countries so that they can stay in school during their periods.<br />
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5. I have spent this week writing the life history of my incredible sister-in-law, Sabrina Rowley<br />
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I have been interviewing her parents and her brothers and I have been reminded again of her beauty and strength. I have felt so close to her spirit. Everything we do to connect our families to our ancestors is powerful. Everyone has a story that needs to be shared and preserved for future generations. I will share more of Sabrina's story in the future.<br />
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6. I wrote a piece about Mormon Women and the Priesthood that appeared on the FairMormon blog site. Yikes! Those people are smart.<br />
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I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If you are interested in my opinion on the controversy that has been in the news lately about women not being ordained to the priesthood, you can read that below.<br />
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7. Finally, my heart is aching for sweet Cassidy.<br />
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Enjoy your weekend. We will see you back here for the winners of Hogwarts Week 4 and more fun summer ideas next week.<br />
<br />Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308180975637760384.post-41373074667305856472014-07-11T17:31:00.001-07:002014-07-12T06:47:00.991-07:00Decorate Some Summer Flip FlopsThis week in Transfigurations, the students at Hogwarts need to magically make over some flip flops. Here are some fun ideas.<br />
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Some with buttons....<br />
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I love these ones with beads.<br />
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Or Balloons!<br />
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I love these flip flops with duck tape bows.<br />
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Find the tutorial <a href="http://www.twotwentyone.net/2013/04/flip-flops-with-duck-tape-bows/" target="_blank">here. </a><br />
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The wizards might find these flip flops too girly. They may want to try painting some.<br />
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Whatever you do, have fun fixing up some fancy footwear. Luna Lovegood will love them!<br />
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It is Week 4 of the Hogwarts Summer Fun Challenge. If you are participating at home, here is the list of Week 4 Classes and Activities.<br />
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This week it would be fun to have a camp out in the backyard. Just set up a tent and you can easily pass off several different Hogwarts Activities.<br />
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First, go on a Photo Scavenger Hunt for Herbology.<br />
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Second, fill out a Spooky Campfire Story for Ancient Runes.<br />
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Third, read in your tent for History of Magic.<br />
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Yesterday I posted about the importance of feeding our families and gathering around the dinner table together as often as we can. I thought it might be fun to share how I plan and organize our family dinners.<br />
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My menu revolves around where I buy our food and what I buy at certain times of the month. Let me explain.<br />
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Once a month I go to Costco. I pick up in bulk the household supplies that I need: toilet paper, paper towels, dishwashing detergents etc. I also buy food. One of our favorite things to buy at Costco is the Big Package of Uncooked Flour Tortillas and the huge bag of Kirkland Tortilla Chips. For a week after I shop at Costco, I plan all my menus around these tortillas. We go crazy with the Mexican food that my kids love.<br />
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Here are the items that I regularly serve using these tortillas:<br />
Green Chili Quesadillas<br />
Breakfast Burritos<br />
Chicken Enchiladas<br />
Homemake Cafe Rio Sweet Pork and Rice<br />
Fajitas<br />
Beef Taquitos<br />
Chicken Chili Quesadillas<br />
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I try to limit our red meat consumption but once a month I do buy good quality lean hamburger. The following week most of our dinners revolve around this meat. Here are some of things that I serve.<br />
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Taco Salad<br />
Lasagna<br />
Spaghetti and Meatballs<br />
Meatloaf<br />
Hamburgers<br />
Navajo Tacos<br />
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The other two weeks of the month I do regular grocery shopping usually at Walmart. We eat Italian and Chinese on these weeks with the pasta and rice that I can get very inexpensively.<br />
I serve a mix of the following meals:<br />
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Stir Fry Chicken and Rice<br />
Orange Chicken<br />
Ham Fried Rice<br />
Homemade Pizza<br />
Calzones<br />
Pizza Rolls<br />
Fettuccine Alfredo<br />
Stroganoff<br />
Homemade Mac and Cheese<br />
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I have tried lots of different meal and menu plans (see this week's post on adaptation above) but this system seems to work the best for me. When I plan my week around a few key ingredients, we spend less money on groceries and waste less food. My family doesn't seem to mind that each week is repetitive since we get lots of variety in the course of a month.<br />
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I hope this helps you think about menu planning in a different way and gives you some of your own ideas about what might work for you.<br />
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<br />Deborah and Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879782156951956039noreply@blogger.com0