We found a site called The Goodwill Librarian that shares a wide range of puzzles for kids. Check them out: 2023 Puzzles Archive (goodwilllibrarian.com) Or how about Jigsaw Puzzles (small)? Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids | Online Simple Puzzles (roomrecess.com) Do you remember the Highlights Magazine? Games & Puzzles | Highlights Kids How about games for Grandma? Free, no registration...Games4Grandma Hidden Object Games offers some free: 🕹️ Play Hidden Object Games: Free Online Hidden Objects Finding Video Games for Kids and Adults (plays.org) Finally, for today, Hidden Object Zone offers free games, nothing to download and no registration: Free Hidden Object … [Read more...]
Students can be funny
Anyone who has been around children knows that they often hear "exactly" what is being asked and answer honestly...or with a gleam in their eye. Today we bring you examples of how students have responded to questions from teachers. Hope this gives you some chuckles. Students, in their innocence, see the world in less filtered ways than adults. T If you love trick questions check out this website: https://www.rootreport.com/trick-questions/ Click on any of the pictures to make them larger and easier to read. Click the "back" arrow button on your browser to return the main article Teacher: How old is your father? Student: He is 6 years Teacher: What? How is that … [Read more...]
K-12 Schools…Cartoons
It's been a while since we shared educational cartoons. We went looking for some funny and perhaps tongue-in-cheek cartoons that call out various topics that are not just amusing but help highlight issues we need to be aware of and address. For your reading enjoyment: Do you have some cartoons that you think are funny but informative and touch on delicate matters that are best handled with humor? If so email them to us and we'll consider sharing them (and giving you … [Read more...]
Politically incorrect…school cartoons
We've shared some of these before but there are a few new ones. These come from Intellectual Takeout 6 Education Cartoons That Tell It Like It Is … [Read more...]
On Election Day – Some Thoughts to Contemplate
On this momentous day we offer some posters that may give you reason to think.... … [Read more...]
Enter “Baby Common Core” with New Head Start Performance Standards
From Truth in American Education - author is Karen Effrem The federal government continues its long march to ensnare more of our children in its tentacles at an ever-younger age. “Baby Common Core” has reared its ugly head. Head Start, the failed but lavishly funded federal pre-K program, recently released its new Program Performance Standards. These standards are the yardstick by which Head Start programs nationwide will be evaluated. Chief among the many problems with these standards is the cementing in section 1302.32 of the mandate occurring 11 times in the federal Head Start Act of 2007 requiring that all curriculum be “aligned with [or “based on”] the Head Start Early … [Read more...]
Sadly, This is EXACTLY Why Schools Have Stopped Teaching Cursive
From The Federalist Papers - author is Steve Straub States are beginning to reject the idea that kids can do without learning cursive handwriting. Most importantly from our perspective is many historical documents like the Constitution and Declaration of Independence are written in cursive. If future citizens can’t read cursive they can’t read the Constitution in it’s original form and will be forced to rely on “translations.” CTV News reports: The swirling lines from Linden Bateman’s pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms. Cursive. Penmanship. Handwriting. In years gone by, it helped distinguish the literate from … [Read more...]
Common Core – Teach them to Fish
Original comes from a Facebook Page called Clever Classroom....if you want to read the Facebook page posts and comments click on the picture and it (Clever Classroom) should open in your browser. … [Read more...]
New High School Graduation Requirement?
Ok...this is intended to be "tongue in cheek" so please don't get mad at us. This is NOT YET true...but could it? Community Newswire: As part of the curriculum of Common Core a "new" Class High School Seniors must take to graduate is titled "Navigating the Maze of Public Programs". This class will be required to be successfully completed in order for the student to graduate. The class will require each student to show that they can complete government social service enrollments for the following: Food Stamps Unemployment Insurance Medicaid (for healthcare) Filing for disability Accessing pre-K "early learning" services Student Loan bankruptcy Section 8 housing choice … [Read more...]
