Archive for July, 2008
Kid’s Reading Club
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Are you at that point in the summer… Kids antsy… Camps over… House feeling smaller and smaller…
Time to gear up for the new school year! Get out the library card and check out: Book Adventure!
At Book Adventure, kids in grades K - 8 create book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take quizzes [...]
Tuesday Tips: Plural Apostrophes
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In case this is your first visit to Tuesday Tips, here’s what we’ve covered so far:
using apostrophes with contractions (they’re, who’s, we’re)
using apostrophes with possessives (Bob’s dog, Jess’s poetry)
Week Three and we are nearing the end of our apostrophe party! This week is fairly straight-forward: plurals!
Apostrophes are used to express plural letters:
How many t’s [...]
Mike Meyers — Unconsciously Competent
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One of my favorite “brain-candy” television shows is Bravo’s Actor’s Studio. Through the years, I have discovered that any preconceived ideas I may have about an actor will most likely become transformed if not changed entirely. James Lipton is a masterful interviewer – he is insatiably curious about human nature and tremendously respectful [...]
TGIF’s Links of Inspiration
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Here’s a selection of links to help you do… well… everything a little bit better! Enjoy and have a great weekend!
20 Great Gandhi Quotes
How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci
Three Simple Steps to Creation
Five Levels of Mental Focus
How to be Better at your Job
Mother - Son Book Club
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Two weeks ago I interviewed Julie of Booking Mama regarding her Mother-Daughter Book Club. Now, it’s time to get the sons involved! So, I interviewed Heather at Age 30 — A Year of Books about her Mother-Son Book Club.
Could you describe when/why you began your mother-son book club?
I love to read. I read whenever I can [...]
Tuesday Tips: Using Possessive Apostrophes
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Welcome Back to the world of apostrophes… This week we will be tackling possessives.
The possessive apostrophe indicates “possession.” Sound simple? It is… mostly!
Singular nouns:
Dog’s bowl
Woman’s book
Shoe’s laces (only one shoe)
Plural nouns that do NOT end in “s:”
Children’s hour
Men’s hats
Women’s movement
Plural nouns that DO end in “s” get a bit trickier. Notice [...]
Sticky Ideas
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I recently read a book called Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath that I wish I had read my first year teaching. The focus of the book was on how to make ideas stick — whether as a parent, a teacher, a marketer, etc. In order for an idea to “stick,” the [...]
TGIF: Links to Inspire
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Enjoy the following links…
Why You Should Develop Your Mind
5 Healthy Snacks to Beat a Mid-Afternoon Slump
4 Destructive Generalizations
Gandhi’s Top 10 Ways to Change the World
5 Easy Ways to Reach Your Goals
TGIF! Have a great weekend…
Free Rice: Improve Your Vocabulary and End Hunger
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Want to improve your vocabulary, have fun AND help end hunger?
Free Rice is a site that helps you increase your vocabularly while helping to end hunger through the UN World Food Program. Quick warning: Highly addictive!
Here’s how Free Rice works: You click on the answer that best defines the word presented.
If you [...]
Tuesday Tips: Apostrophes!
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The best style is the style you don’t notice. ~Somerset Maugham
Today, we begin our series with the apoplectic apostrophe!
First, from the Oxford Companion to English Literature:
There never was a golden age in which the rules for the possessive apostrophe were clear-cut and known, understood and followed by most educated people.
Surprised? Thinking just [...]
