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Author unlisted, illustrator Chamberlin. Reprinted in My Book House; Up One Pair of Stairs 1920-1937.

The Moomins hit the big screen this week, and their journey from comic strips to cinemas is the opposite of a Disney-fied fairytale, as Boyd Tonkin discovers

This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your convenience. Little ones seem to mix up pronouns pretty frequently. It's very common to have pronoun goals on my students' plan of care when they ar

A blog with ideas to aid us on our life's journey to perfecting ourselves and our families. Crafts, Printable Pages, LDS lesson helps and more.

It's a rainy evening and the 1st graders in your children's choir are extra wiggly. You need a quick change-of-pace to keep their attention and get through rehearsal. Been there? I think we all have. There are lots of games you could play, but I like choosing games and activi

"Important for students to begin to self-assess learning and needs--while roaming the room during these times, teachers can use these as quick and fast checks for understanding where he/she is most needed at that time".

As many of you know, we recently welcomed our new son, Emory, to the world. As I take some time off from work and blogging to spend time with my family and get to know my new little one, I am thrilled to share with you some amazing posts written by some very talented bloggers. So please […]

My mind is elsewhere today.. Far far away. There is a part of me that is resting in a pretty field somewhere... dreaming. There is no need to interrupt such beauty. A few words for today, that I can not claim as my own... but still beautiful. And now I go back to that field... because I believe.. And I really do genuinely believe this, The main purpose of our lives is to be happy.

"I only want to live in peace and plant potatoes and dream!" The magical Moominvalley of Tove Jansson's imagination contains all you need to know for life.

One teacher chose to show her students how to treat others is a truly unforgettable way, and I'll be passing it on to my kids for sure.

Czech Dumplings: This is the recipe for one kind of czech dumplings. There are so many kinds using yeast or baking powder, with or without egg, with or without stale bread. It's a little like chili, bread, fried rice... everybody got his or her favourit/best rec…

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Grab students' attention with these call back attention grabbers! They are fun to use and really work. The teacher or specialist says the beginning of the phrase and the students respond with the rest of the phrase.Attention and listening skills are very important, therefore I have created a packet ...

Digging around in archives again. I like this poem: By William Butler Yeats (b. 13 Jun 1865 – d. 28 Jan 1939) Photo from wiki (Edits mine.) archive W B Yeats - Collected Poems, 1889-1939 archive2 W.B. Yeats; a critical study (1915) gutenberg Yeats, W. B. (William Butler) mobileread forum lrf Yeats, William Butler: Collected Poems (Calibre can convert lrf to epub.)

┈ ┈ ✦ O2 : COREAPATCHIC⠀┈⠀A Gender that is related to patching up one's heart, sticking one's heart back together, healing from a past experience & patching up the empty spaces in one's heart. ┈ ┈…

The most important things in life are not what you can see, but what you feel.

Have you ever had one of those parenting moments where you realize you thought you had taught your kids something, but realized you actually never had? I realized recently that my daughter doesn't know what being flexible means. I say it to her all the time and I always thought she understood w

I love this one soo much!! It would be absolutely darling in your child's room! This measures 6x48 and is $12.00. 10x24. you choose colors! ...

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This poem comes in two sizes 8.3 by 11.7 inch (A4), and 8 by 10inch (for framing). (see other birthday poems in this category) Digital high-resolution download will not have watermark. You can find your purchases under 'purchase & reviews' on your Etsy account and download your files from there, or it will be emailed to the linked email on your Etsy account. For my books, please visit www.jessicaurlichs.com/shop Thank you so much for supporting my work! * I charge a small one-off fee for commercial use of my Etsy Prints per poem, please email me on jess [!at] jessicaurlichs.com to find out more. These are not to be on sold and are copyrighted as my words.