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WHAT IS a Lapbook ? | Lapbooking 101 Apples Lapbook A lapbook is an inexpensive portfolio or collection of mini-books, flaps, and folded display material, that provides interactive space for drawings, stories, graphs, graphics, timelines, diagrams, and written work, from any topic, unit study, book you choose, gathered, glued, and creatively displayed in a coloured standard sized cardboard folder, often folded in a “shutter-fold” (though our family doesn’t), that fits in your lap. <Johanna Whittaker (c) 2008> A lapbook is a project book or file folder, laid out in a creative manner, that fits in the child’s lap. “Using creative means to display unit studies, topics, or projects– by computer or by hand – for most ages.* Fold a card folder into a shutter;* Use mini-books and various foldsto ‘package’ the information and visuals(photos, graphics, pictures)Interactive, hands-on, addictive! Each lapbook is an original creation, will be different according to topic and creator, and will be a treasure for years to come. Like this:

Jbrary - Tune in for Storytime Success Writing Prompt: A Show, Don't Tell Game - The Write Practice A few minutes ago I searched online, “Show, Don’t Tell.” In point sixty-six seconds, there were six hundred and seventy-five million answers to my search. Clearly, writers want to learn how to show and not tell! But that number’s overwhelming. Here’s how: today, we’re playing a Show, Don’t Tell Game to practice. Why Show and Not Tell In grade school, your teacher had Show and Tell. If you wrote a story about the Teddy Bear fighting the monsters under your bed, you could say, “I was scared,” or you could show your fear. “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” ― Anton Chekhov Show, don’t tell, to bring your reader into the story. Let the reader decide if your protagonist is scared. Don’t tell your reader what to think. How to Show and Not Tell Telling is stating information, and sometimes you will tell in a story. On the other hand, you could show she is a carpenter by describing her using her dual-bevel, sliding, compound miter saw. Writing Prompts xo

Virginia State Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers - Daycare.com Family day home care is the most common form of child care in this country, especially for younger children. Parents may choose family child care for its intimate, home-like setting, flexible hours, consistency of care-giver, and small group size. The Code of Virginia mandates the licensure of family day homes that provide care for six to twelve children (exclusive of the provider's own children and any children who reside in the home). The care may be offered in the home of the provider or in the home of any of the children in care. During the (less than 24 hour) absence of a parent or guardian, the licensed family day home provider assumes responsibility for the supervision, protection, and well-being of a child under 13 years of age.

YALSAblog | The official blog of the Young Adult Library Services Association Greetings, YALSA members and interested parties! The first month of the journey of this year’s presidential theme, Striving for Equity Using YALSA’s Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff is nearly over, and soon we will be looking at equity issues through the lens of each of the ten competencies. But before we move into August, I want to express appreciation to the many members and others who recently have taken the time to talk to me about what YALSA means to them, how YALSA could help them in their day job, and how fulfilling working with teens can be. All of this makes me full of gratitude. So before we move into the month-by-month examination of the theme, I decided to explore how in this time of inequity, outrage, and discord, gratitude can help break through the negativity and show us the path to achieving our goals. Diana Butler Bass writes about this subject in her book Grateful (HarperOne, ISBN: 9780062659477, 2018).

Perfect your punctuation: 4 TED-ED Lessons on commas, semicolons and more Let’s face it: Punctuation is hard. Even the most seasoned writers can get tripped up on the rules. Should that comma really be there, or is it just taking up space? Should this apostrophe go before or after the S? Where in the world does the semicolon go? Luckily, TED-Ed has gathered four lessons to help you perfect your punctuation. How to use a comma - Terisa Folaron Let’s start with the basics. How to use a semicolon – Emma Bryce It may seem like the semicolon is struggling with an identity crisis. When to use apostrophes – Laura McClure It’s possessive. Grammar’s great divide: The Oxford comma – TED-Ed If you read “Bob, a DJ and a clown” on a guest list, are three people coming to the party, or only one? Looking for more lessons to improve your writing?

U2 All About Pregnancy Lapbook VOYA Ten Resources For World Creative Writing Month! | Teaching Ideas March is World Creative Writing Month! Take part in this exciting opportunity with your children using our top ten teaching ideas and classroom resources! 1) Night Zookeeper - Your class can compete in an exciting writing competition and watch their team rise in the global writing league. 2) Story Writing Ideas - This section of Teaching Ideas has a huge collection of ideas and resources that your children can use for their creative writing. 3) Writing Prompts - This Tumblr blog has hundreds of great writing ideas, with more added every week! 4) Story Machine Apps - Alan Peat has created a number of brilliant apps that can be used to help children plan and write in range of different genres. 5) Story Starters - Scholastic have created this great interactive story starter machine! 6) Mr. 7) The Narrative Writing Pack - Our narrative writing pack has hundreds of posters, writing templates, table mats, checklists and prompts that you can use to support your children's writing.

The scary truth about what's hurting our kids - Your Modern Family In the past week, I’ve read several studies that are scary to me… the scary truth about what’s hurting our kids. We all know that what our kids hear becomes their inner voice, but it’s hard to control what they hear from others, isn’t it? CNN recently interviewed Dr Jean Twenge, author of iGen and her interview really worried me – because I saw the truth that I would be facing in just a few short years. Dr. Twenge started doing research 25 years ago on generational differences, but when 2011 -2012 hit, she saw something that would scared her to the core. The results of that should scare all of us. This was the year that more kids started to say that they felt “sad, hopeless, useless… that they couldn’t do anything right (depression).” They aren’t dating as much. More likely to feel lonely. They are getting less sleep. She goes onto say that we are on the worst mental health crisis in decades. Why is this happening? Think about bullies. I can’t imagine being a tween or teenager now.

ALSC Blog Crossword Puzzles Download the plug-in tools you need to use our games and tools, or check to see if you've got the latest version. Learn more Looking for ways to engage your students in online literacy learning? More Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Student Interactives Student Interactive Encourage your students to study their content area vocabulary, practice grammar or parts of speech, or demonstrate what they have learned by creating crossword puzzles. The tool also includes a Play mode with crossword puzzles for students in grades K–12. For additional information for using this tool out of the classroom, see Crossword Puzzles in the Parent & Afterschool Resources section. Grades K – 1 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Phonics Through Literature: Learning About the Letter M Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Blast Off! 3, 2, 1... Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Unit "America the Beautiful": Using Music and Art to Develop Vocabulary back to top