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Teach PEACE and TOLERANCE
"If I can not do great things, I can do small things in a great way."Martin Luther King
Try doing an act of kindness for someone, today!
"The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all."(Dear Abby)
"Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
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Use my THINGY letters to have kids write spelling words, vocabulary words or as an art activity! Have students try and guess what some of the THINGY Letters are.(also have Black/White option):ClipArt: Alphabet Thingy Letters!
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To any young people visiting my website. Please,if you are being bullied, seek help...SPEAK TO AN ADULT today!And, if you SEE something that looks like bullying-SAY something to an adult!
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IN THE NEWS TODAY:8/21/2019:
Workers excavating for a new elementary school in the city of Taiyuan, China, have unearthed a 1300 year old tomb. It is believed to be that of someone of royalty from the Tang Dynasty. The underground tomb has beautiful wall art and lots of pottery. At this point, it is unknown for whom the tomb was built.
Photograph from dailymail.co.ukA six year old girl was surprised that there weren't any female toy soldiers for her to purchase so she decided to try and do something. She wrote letters to toy companies asking for them to make some female green toy soldiers. The girl, Vivian Lord, says lots of girls would play with toy soldiers, especially if there were female soldiers, just like in real life. One toy company has responded to Vivian. The BMC toy company said that if more people ask for female toy soldiers they might start making them, too! What do you think?
Photograph from cnn.comPaleontologists have unearthed the remains of a giant parrot that stood 3 ft. 3 inches, in the country of New Zealand. Being so large, the species has been given the name, "Heracles inexpectatus". It also has earned the nickname of "Squawkzilla"". Originally discovered about 11 years ago, what was originally thought to be the bones of a duck or eagle, was recently found to be of an extinct parrot. Due to its size, scientists do not believe the giant parrot was able to fly.
Illustration from Livescience.comThere MAY be life on the moon but it came from Earth. A space craft launched by the country of Israel, crashed onto the surface of the moon. Aboard the spacecraft were some dehydrated water bears, or tardigrades, for research purposes. The eight legged creatures were encased in artificial amber, and placed in suspended animation. Also called moss piglets, tardigrades need water to dehydrate so it thought they aren't alive on the moon. Then, again, that can't be known for sure.
Photograph from bbc.comUpdate: 8/5- Franky Zapato successfully flew the length of the English Channel with his flyboard! Averaging speeds of 87 mph, Zapato soared the 22 mile channel about 60 ft. above the water. His first attempt, a couple of days ago wasn't successful, when he landed in the water during an attempt to refuel. This time, Zapato used a bigger boat. He didn't give up!
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In mid-August, a group of scientists will attempt to sail from the port of Varna, on the Black Sea, to Crete, in a replica of an ancient Egyptian sailing vessel! Greek Historian, Herodotus, wrote that the ancient Egyptians sail as far as the Black Sea in search of resources not available in the lands of Egypt. The 800 mile journey will be in a 46 ft. boat designed from ancient rock drawings found in Egypt. Constructed with bundles of Totora reeds, the ship will have two sails and the crew will attempt to prove that such sailings were possible by the ancient Egyptians. The reed boat needs to be submersed in water for two weeks to get sea worthy. It is thought that the boat is unsinkable due to all the air chambers in the reed bundles. Some of the dangers the crew will face in their small reed boat include rough waters through areas of the Aegean as well as large modern ships that will be in their path. One thing the crew on the Abora IV will have that ancient sailors did not will be modern navigational equipment including radio equipment and modern satellite technology.
Paleontologists in France recently found a whopper of a dinosaur femur. The length was almost 7 feet! With that size femur, the dinosaur, a possible sauropod, would have tipped the scale at about 55 tons. Walking the earth about 140 million years ago, the sauropod, with a long neck and long tail, was thought to be a herbivore. The location of the find has been a treasure trove for paleontologists. Over 40 different species, including ostrich dinosaurs and stegosauruses, have been unearthed at the site near the city of Cognac, France.
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About Gail:
I have retired from teaching after 33 1/2 years in the classroom. Of that time, I taught Grade 6 Social Studies teacher for 31 1/2 years.I earned my BA in early secondary education with a concentration in social studies from SUNY Oneonta, New York, and my MST in social studies education from Binghamton University in New York. In 1988, I was awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Classroom Teacher of the Year Award from the New York State Council for the Social Studies. Additionally, in 1988, I was also awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award by the National Council for the Social Studies. I am the author of 8 books for teachers and over 30 books for children(Purple Turtle Series by Aadarsh Publishing). In 2019, my new series of three books, "Odd History" will be published by Red Chair Press.
My work has appeared in most children's publications including:
Appleseeds,Scholastic's Super Science,Scholastic's Science World,Highlights for Children,Jack and Jill,National Geographic World, Ranger Rick, Cobblestone, Faces, Muse Magazine,Contact Kids, US Kids,Action Magazine(Scholastic),Girls' Life,Boys' Life,American Girl, Instructor,Creative Classroom,Middle Years,Time for Kids,Scholastic News,Scholastic News Zone, Time for Kids , Ask Magazine, Dig,Calliope, Cobblestone, FACES, Studies Weekly, Glo Adventurer, and more.
