It’s the time of year when many of us are thinking about gratitude and things to be thankful for. November is National Gratitude Month – what a great way to kick off this month with a whole lot of gratitude in your classroom. When we think of gratitude, one thing we think of is social and emotional learning (SEL).
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“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
– Benjamin Franklin
A mentor is “someone who provides support and helps the mentee to review their situation through a process of reflection, questions, signposting, challenge, advice and feedback” (National Mentoring Day).
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Fall is in the air, which can mean more indoor time for kids. What a great time for pumpkin activities! We grow pumpkins on our farm and I love fresh pumpkin pies! But, until I started digging online, I had no idea there were so many engaging and fun opportunities using pumpkins to teach STEM virtually anywhere.
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Tacos 🌮
Gasoline ⛽️
Sweaters 🧥
Pharmaceuticals 💊
All of these come from our farmers.
From fiber to fuel to food, nearly everything we eat, wear, and use started as a plant or an animal that was raised on a farm. Yes, even our favorite fast-food meals!
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Let’s be real here, we have some pretty neat nature in this world – some might call it “neature.”
What’s so cool about nature in the United States is that you get a different taste of it in every state.
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