The Nanny was one of the funniest shows of the 90s, and it still makes us laugh to this very day. But, the wittiest and most hilarious character, Niles, provides us with nuggets of wisdom, giggles and pure joy. You keep it sassy, Niles.
Alter ego of a literary and audiovisual translator / enlalunadebabel.com
Apocalyptic toys were all the rage in the late 1970s, not that they were thought of as apocalyptic at the time. Citizens didn't fear their annihilation; they quite looked forward to demonstrating their 'Dunkirk spirit' with the misguided belief that it would somehow bring the country together. It didn't occur to them that their dogmatic nationalism might instead bring about the demise of the nation. As the country moved toward collapse, social unrest and inevitable casualties increased. The paranoid state began anonymously exterminating citizens who so much as hinted at insurrection. Average (and the vast numbers of below-average) people were killed in street clashes between opposing factions and there were spates of frightened suicides. Scar Toys exploited this expanding market opportunity and created a range of toys aimed at the many children in the process of being orphaned. One such toy, the Breath Mirror Set, aimed at young girls, was designed to accompany their more traditional beauty/vanity toys. The deluxe set (see picture above) included one mirror for each parent, colour-coded as per gender convention: pink for girls, blue for boys. The wording on the back of the packaging encouraged children to use the mirrors beyond the death of their own parents. Included was a little booklet into which little pink stars could be affixed for every corpse that was identified using the mirrors. Highly sought-after prizes were awarded to the girls with the most stars and council archival documents reveal that the police turned a blind eye when gangs of little girls began slaughtering adults in frenzied attempts to accumulate more stars.
English Informal and Formal Words List; Informal Formal Ask for Request Look into Investigate Refer to Consult Hungry Famished But However Wrong Incorrect Mad Insane Let Allow Eager Avid Dare Challenge Hurt Damage Show Demonstrate Avoid Evade Sick ill Give up Quit Empty Vacant Mend Repair Idea Notion See Observe Need Require Informal Formal Live Reside Whole Entire Blow up Explode Thanks Gratitude Worse Inferior Keep Preserve Dim Indistinct Death Demise Job Occupation Dad Father Hopeless Futile Call on Visit Whole Complete Free Liberate Get Obtain Let Permit Anyway Nevertheless I think In my opinion All right Acceptable Put up
55 Expressing Opinions Phrases in English My conviction is that… I believe that… I really feel that… I suppose… What I mean is… I figure that… From my point of view… I guess that … Many people believe that… I have no doubt that … I have the feeling that … I hold the opinion/ view that … I might be wrong but… I’m of the opinion that… I bet that… If you ask me… To be honest… I’m sure that… Honestly I think… It is thought that… According to scientists… My point of view is that… Well, if you
One of those crazy pictures where you have to spot what is wrong. Good for practising the present continuous tense in a fun way. On page 2, there is a list of 20 things which are strange. - ESL worksheets
This week I had the opportunity to take a day and attend the NTIP introductory workshop. NTIP stands for the New Teachers Induction Program. Not only did it explain all the perks and opportunities for new teachers, but it got me out of the classroom for a day, putting my occasional teacher planning to the test. Having once been a supply teacher myself, I could remember what sort of planning I really appreciated going into a new classroom. I made sure my OT binder was up to date and I left typed up plans. I thought it would be much easier for a supply teacher to read; which led me to realize that my day plan template works well for me and my scribbles, but not so much for anyone else. I went home and remade the template later that night. Anyways…NTIP! It was a full day of presentations that were pretty useful. NTIP teachers have the chance to participate in a wide selection of professional development workshops; three of which may be full day, out of school sessions. The others are online or after school. You can pick and choose which courses work for you. I want to do about 90% of them (typical for me), so I’m going to have to sit down and really think about which ones are most important for my own learning. We also received a TON of free stuff; my favourite was the PRIM textbook, which is a teacher’s dream. If your school has one, it’s usually housed in the Special Education classroom because it lists pages of strategies for a lot of different exceptionalities, both academic and behavioural. One thing we did not receive however, was a free pen. I love getting free pens. So, back to the classroom. Apparently all went well with my onesies while I was gone, and I was oh so happy to see their adorable little faces once again. We have been looking at short vowel sounds, specifically short o and short i. We read this poem called “Friendship” and looked for those words with the short vowel sounds. The poem complemented our big idea that we need to be responsible and kind to one another. I’ve still managed to get every child in for guided reading throughout the week with a new book. We are practicing what it needs to look like and sound like during independent reading. These kiddos are still transitioning from the full day kindergarten life, where the concept of reading quietly is really quite foreign. I’m not too worried. They’ll get the hang of it. We’ve moved onto bullying this week, and started reading stories where someone gets bullied, and how they solve the problem. The kids have been perfecting their sentence writing by responding to the text. They’re also learning how to peer edit and self edit their written work, using the success criteria and their writing goals to make their writing even better. For some, the process is difficult because they don’t all know what they’re looking for; for others, they are pretty good at not just labeling their work as perfect. This is something I’d like to do with every unit, so there’s no harm in starting them off early. In math, we have been continuing with graphing, and learning to compare objects in a graph. I introduced two more math big ideas: 1) You can represent a number in a variety of ways; 2) You can compare items in a group by matching up the items. This is getting them used to making 1:1 correspondences with the information they see. Most are now getting the hang of telling me how many MORE one set has than the other. This is a tricky concept, but once they got the hang of making 1:1 correspondences, it got a lot easier. I love when I hear that the kids take something away with them that they learned that day, and share it with their families. One mother came in to chat with me on Friday morning and she said her son started cleaning up the dishes from the kitchen table at dinner the night before, which was something he didn’t usually do. He told her that his teacher taught him what taking initiative meant, and that he wanted to help her without being asked to do it. Hearing that made my morning. As a teacher, you always hope that what you teach your students sticks with them; but sometimes it’s not the academic content that makes a huge difference—it’s the life skills you teach them about how to be responsible and caring people in the world. Friday morning was a dreary, rainy morning and I just felt like having a little bit of fun with them before the weekend. This was my morning question: “How old do you think Ms. Lawrence is?” I always find it interesting to see a child’s perception of age. WELL. One boy told me he thought I was 19. One girl guessed 50. FIFTY! On average, most of the kids guessed around 30. Then we played a little game of “More or Less” where they had to ask me if my age was more or less than _____. We used the number line to help. Eventually, they discovered my true age and they were pretty excited. Now my one boy won’t think that I’m “too old” to have children. Please see my Unforgettable Moments page to read about that one. After our little game and then some guided and independent reading, I brought them back to the carpet to show them next week’s word work game. It is a game called ZAP! It is super easy to make and play. I got coloured popsicle sticks and wrote sight words on them. Every now and then, I’d write ZAP! on a stick. The idea of the game is to pick out a stick and read the word. If you pick a ZAP! stick you lose all your sticks. First person to get 10 sticks wins! The kids LOVED this game. With just one week left of September, I’m getting the kids ready for their summative tasks. Next week we will be wrapping up our Acceptance and Responsibility unit, and getting ready and excited for October’s new unit. Also, I’m starting to think I need to redecorate my blog. Since I’ve caught the Back to School Plague (I’m writing this post at 3:45am on a Saturday because my throat is so sore that I can’t sleep), I may just work on that later as I lay bedridden, trying to get better. Stay tuned!
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Hi guys. How are you? Can I have your attention for a couple of minutes? Can you have a look at this information? Can you do the exercises?
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What is another word for “unique”? The list below provides different ways to say "unique" in English with their meaning and examples. Learn these synonyms for "unique" to improve and enlarge your vocabulary words in English.
The Nanny was one of the funniest shows of the 90s, and it still makes us laugh to this very day. But, the wittiest and most hilarious character, Niles, provides us with nuggets of wisdom, giggles and pure joy. You keep it sassy, Niles.
Alter ego of a literary and audiovisual translator / enlalunadebabel.com
Tongue twisters for kids boost brain power, enhance literacy skills, improve speech muscles, and get everyone laughing.
