literatureandeducation:

Elephant and Piggie headbands to use with  the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

literatureandeducation:

Elephant and Piggie headbands to use with  the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

(via lifeofmotherandteacher)

girlwithalessonplan:

mothernaturenetwork:

Male crickets are very chivalrousMale crickets lay down their lives for their mates, protecting them from birds and other predators.

Pfft.  All crickets need to die.  And not be in my apartment, functioning as living toys for my cats.

GWALP, always the romantic.

girlwithalessonplan:

mothernaturenetwork:

Male crickets are very chivalrous
Male crickets lay down their lives for their mates, protecting them from birds and other predators.

Pfft.  All crickets need to die.  And not be in my apartment, functioning as living toys for my cats.

GWALP, always the romantic.

mothernaturenetwork:

Alaska to appeal decision to leave polar bears on threatened species listThe Alaska governor argues that polar bears have thrived during other climate change events, and that with a population that has doubled in the past 40 years the bears do not require protection.

Polar bears are my uncle’s favorite.  I say we protect them.

mothernaturenetwork:

Alaska to appeal decision to leave polar bears on threatened species list
The Alaska governor argues that polar bears have thrived during other climate change events, and that with a population that has doubled in the past 40 years the bears do not require protection.

Polar bears are my uncle’s favorite.  I say we protect them.

theweekmagazine:

The study: Over the span of five summer weeks, 18 second-graders were divided into  two groups; one group read aloud to another person for 30 minutes once a  week, and the other group read  aloud to a dog.
Guess which group saw a decrease in their words-per-minute reading rate…

I know this without looking.  Reading to the dog is better because they feel less worried about mistakes.

theweekmagazine:

The study: Over the span of five summer weeks, 18 second-graders were divided into two groups; one group read aloud to another person for 30 minutes once a week, and the other group read aloud to a dog.

Guess which group saw a decrease in their words-per-minute reading rate…

I know this without looking.  Reading to the dog is better because they feel less worried about mistakes.