Tuesday, August 13, 2013

【孩子们的午餐】 同大家一起交流学习

孩子的午饭问题,一直是最让妈妈们头疼的问题,尤其是在美国,小学生是不能使用任何加热设备的,这是出于孩子们的安全考虑,我理解和支持,但是这也给咱们这些习惯了热菜热饭的中国妈妈们的出了一道难题。
可能你会说:“直接让孩子在学校买饭不就完了,费那么大劲干嘛。”我自己混在PTA,经常在学校做义工,也帮助维持过孩子们吃午餐时的秩序,对孩子在学校吃午餐的情况还是有一些了解的。
午餐好不好吃,这个因人而异我不评价,从营养搭配上说,他们做得都还是不错的,有主餐,饮品(牛奶,果汁),水果和一些蔬菜。而且也充分体现了体现了尊重孩子们的意愿,饮品,水果和蔬菜由孩子们自己拿,能吃多少就拿多少,让孩子们自主地拿他们想要的东西。不过小孩子们是不会安排和规划的,绝大多数的他们都是眼大肚皮小,拿了很多的东西,事实上根本吃不完,而且出于食品卫生安全考虑,只要孩子们用手接触过的东西,都必须扔掉。很多时候孩子拿了一个苹果,一盒牛奶,苹果只吃了一口,或者根本没有吃就扔进了垃圾筐,很多时候牛奶还没有来得及打开也就进了垃圾桶,浪费的现象是一个比较严重的问题。我曾经想过是否应该把苹果切成小块等方法来改善浪费现象,不过这样会增加很多工作量,现在学校经费紧张,到处裁人,学校食堂也已经精简到最简状态,根本没有多余的人员来做这些工作。我们虽然也还算幸运,还没有过上过苦日子,但是从小就知道浪费可耻,真的不愿看到孩子们这样浪费,别人家的孩子我是管不了,自己家的孩子还是要让他们尽量杜绝浪费现象。再说如果自己带中饭,孩子剩下的都要带回家,当妈妈也能了解孩子们每天的饮食状况。
自从03年房价上涨以后,到处都在建房,学校的生源也越来越多,孩子们的吃饭时间也在减少,如果再让孩子们慢慢排队买饭,孩子们还要在一起聊聊天,真正能用在吃饭的时间就更少了,很多时候,孩子还没有完成他们的午饭就必须离开餐桌。
现在各项物价指标都在上涨,学校的午餐虽然也涨了一些价,但是考虑到绝大数的承受能力,价格单上的上涨价格幅度表面没有太大,为了弥补亏损,只好在质量上打折扣,上个学年,我所在的PTA就曾经在几次会议上讨论过学校食堂饭菜质量问题,虽然大家积极集思广益,献策献计,但是实际的问题还是没法根本解决。
说了这么多的外在因素,归根到底,还有一个非常重要的个人因素,对于我自己而言,我现在还有充足的时间和精力,也非常愿意为孩子们准备午饭。能让孩子们吃上一顿顿他们喜爱的午饭,是我给他们的爱的一种表达方式,也是我做妈妈的骄傲。
这么多年来给坚持给孩子们做中饭,虽然没有任何大进步,但是也积累了一点点小经验,希望同大家一起分享交流,也能够从大家那儿学习到更多的经验总结。
可能有人一想到给孩子们准备不能加热的午餐,就会去绞尽脑汁想那些可以凉吃的午餐,最开始我也想走那样的路线,可是咱们孩子还是中国胃为主的,凉吃的一周一两次可以,多了他们也不乐意了。想着想着就改路线了,与其想破头地想凉食午餐新花样,还不如在如何保温上下功夫。
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N年前还给女儿做过一个饭盒套,老妈手艺确实糟糕,不过也算用心良苦,尽力了。
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一说到要保温好,不少人就会想到用这种Thermos保温杯(注:这是我在网上找来的相片),这种保温杯效果确实好,而且不会漏,我也给孩子们买过,不过给孩子们用上就发现问题了。这样的保温杯为了保证它的保温效果,口径都很小,孩子们用起来非常的不方便,勺子在里面转不开,食物经常漏撒得到处都是,它的盖子都比较紧,小孩子们打开它的时候比较费劲,严重降低了孩子们的吃饭效率,能够装的量也很少,很多样食物比如饺子什么的也没法装进去。现在除了偶尔给孩子们带有汤汁的午餐比如Chili或者Chicken Noodle Soup会让他们用一下,其他时候都不用了。
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一个偶然的机会,给孩子们买饭包的时候接触了Hot cold pack,这个东西可以放入微波炉里加热,热了以后就像一个热水袋一样,可以放在饭包,垫在饭盒下可以帮助食物保温。多次试验有了这个东西以后,即使用很普通的玻璃饭盒,我早上八点左右做好的午饭,放入孩子们的饭包,到了孩子们吃饭的时间11点或12点,还基本上是温的。这个小东西可帮我解决大问题了,有了它以后孩子们的午饭更加丰富一些了。
如果大家有兴趣,可以自己到网上去选择适合自己的 Hot and Cold Pack,网上有不少人也写了自己使用过的感受和心得体会,可以根据自己的要求选择自己认为最合适的。我以前一直使用的是买饭包的时候带的,最近发现边角有一些磨损,为了安全我把它们都淘汰了,刚在网上买了图上这个,贴了这张图来仅仅给大家一个参考。还要提醒大家,如果要购买一定要看清楚尺寸大小,太大了孩子们的饭盒可装不下。
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在家常备的给孩子们午餐补给品,孩子们除了午餐时间,还有一个Snack Time,给孩子除了准备一个主餐以外,还可以给他们补充一些水果,奶制品,果汁等。
说了这么多其他话题,还是接着来看看我们家孩子们午饭都吃啥。在做这个帖子之前,我给女儿和她的几个好朋友布置了一个任务,让她们评评哪些午餐是她们喜欢的,谢谢她们给我的帮助。
上次在我的早餐的帖子里,我提到了我每天早上的时间安排,七点起床,孩子们七点五十出门,在这五十分钟里给孩子们准备早餐和中餐,可能你会觉得我的动作很快,做到这点不太容易。其实如果你的准备工作做得好,统筹规划做得好,完成这件事件还是很容易的。繁简相配,如果早餐比较繁琐,中饭就给他们准备很简单东西,早餐简单了,就能有更多的时间给他们做比较麻烦的中饭。饺子是我们孩子的一大午餐类型,通常我们都会在周末包上很多饺子速冻上,早上起来锅里喷上油,放上水焖煮上,剩下的时间可以干别的事情;炒饭,炒面,炒空心粉也是我们家孩子们的主要午餐类型,这些的配菜我都会在前一天晚上做饭的时候一起准备好,早上就开火炒就行了,当然面条和空心粉要早上现煮,那个时候正好可以做早餐。所以真的不需要自己动作有多快,统筹规划是关键。
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煎饺,这是孩子们一致评为最受他们喜爱的午餐。
有一次学校里有活动,每人需要交三块钱,女儿忘记带钱了,那天给她的午餐是煎饺,如果她有煎饺午餐的时候,都会有不少小朋友找她交换一点午餐,(小学三年级以下,学校管理非常严,根本不允许孩子们交换午餐,因为害怕孩子们太小,没有概念,不清楚自己或别人是否有过敏现象,到了三年级以后管理就很松了,所以她们能私下交换食物。)她灵机一动,把自己六个饺子中的三个饺子,以一个一块钱的价格卖给了同学,拿到了她需要的三块钱。事后我都不知道该批评她还是表扬她了,我给那个孩子做了一盘煎饺,然后让女儿把钱换给了她。从那以后当我给孩子们做煎饺的时候,都会给她做带两个,每次也都被消灭干净。
饺子有肉有菜,蔬菜除了最大众的白菜,我还经常替换成西葫芦,青菜香菇,荠菜,佛手瓜,苤蓝,豆角。我一般只会把饺子的底部煎到刚刚好就行,一方面是为了节约时间,更重要的是因为煎得过黄,到时候等他们中午吃的时候,有些地方就比较硬,而且稍微有点糊的地方,色泽会沾到其他饺子上,看着不是太干净的样子。
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炒饭
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炒饭,炒面,炒空心粉是我给孩子们做得最多的午餐。空心粉虽然是西方的东西,可是我还是用的是典型的中式炒法。蔬菜,肉类稍微变点花样,自我安慰一下,又成新的一样午餐了,反正没有重复。
无论是炒饭,炒面和空心粉,我的调味料都非常非常简单,只放盐就行了。通常我都会放鸡蛋,蔬菜和肉类一起炒。肉常常用的是鸡肉,猪肉,叉烧,Ham,虾,鱼,蔬菜以方便为主,家里有什么用什么,西葫芦瓜,青菜,蘑菇,胡萝卜,毛豆,小绿豆等。
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给大家推荐一款Pasta,因为经常用Pasta也尝过许多种,我觉得这种挺不错的,在Trader Joe's能买到。
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汉堡包
一个不需要加热保温,很便捷的午餐,偷懒不想做的时候,就用这个来对付他们,他们也乐意被这样对付。在做调查的时候,孩子们还要强调一定要自制的面包和自家种的西红柿做成的汉堡才是他们最喜欢的,小家伙们,你们还能再挑剔点吗?
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迷你热狗
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迷你热狗不需要加热保温,迷你小香肠单独吃有点点咸,配上北海道面包皮味道刚刚好,是孩子们非常喜爱的一个午餐,也是一个早上不需要准备的午餐,早上起来,装上几个迷你热狗,给孩子们在加上一瓶巧克力奶和一小包水果就齐活了。
迷你热狗的做法:
原料:
小香肠
面团:高粉540g 低粉60g 酵母10g 奶粉30g 糖80g 盐9g 鸡蛋一個 ,鮮奶250g 动物性鮮奶油whipping cream150g
1.将材料放入搅拌盆中。
2.把面团搅拌至完成阶段(能够拉出薄膜状) 。这个过程最好找个机器帮你完成。
3.然后放在温度适合的地方,发酵至兩倍大。这个过程大概需要一个半小时。
4.用手轻拍面团,排气,擀成大面片,切成细长条。
5.小香肠先把表面的水份擦干,我的做法是用Paper Towel来包住香肠轻轻捏一下,就把表面的水份擦干了。
6.用细长的面一圈圈裹住小香肠
7.裹好以后放烤盘里,放在温暖的地方二次发酵到两倍大,烤箱温度设定在350华氏度,表面刷上蛋液烤到金黄,大概十五到二十分钟左右。
也可以用另一种方法来裹住香肠,
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/43315/201111/15731.html
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很喜欢这些小工具,简单也还实用。这是一个Sandwich Sealer ,在给孩子买学习用品的时候,发现了这个,而且我们家小朋友挺喜欢吃Costco卖的的那种中间有蓝莓酱和花生酱的三明治包,正好用这个可以做。
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于是用家里有的树莓和杏仁酱,给他们做了这个三明治包,呵呵看上去可一点也不比外面卖的差,小朋友可高兴了,我也又可以多偷一次懒了。做法超级简单,一片面包抹上杏仁酱和树莓果酱,盖上另一片面包,用Sandwich Sealer一压就完事了。
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又一次犯懒的时候,就给他们用Sandwich Sealer做了这个蔬菜鸡肉三明治,同样受到欢迎。
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蔬菜鸡肉三明治的做法:
白鸡肉用叉子戳碎,拌入蛋黄酱,一片面包上底部铺上沙拉菜,再把拌入蛋黄酱的鸡肉铺在上面,盖上另一块面包,用Sandwich Sealer一压就行了。我贪心地给小朋友们铺上了好几层的沙拉菜,还好他们还没有向我抱怨。
有了小工具做出了孩子们喜欢我也能偷懒的午餐,我当然乐呵,不过问题也接踵而来,那切下来的一大堆面包皮怎么办?咱们不是一再强调不要浪费吗,当然要想办法发挥它们的余热。于是就把切下来的面包片,扳成小块,放入小烤箱中烤干,冷却以后用food process打成面包渣,正好给孩子们做他们喜欢的Chicken Nuggets和牛肉丸子。
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Chicken Nuggets也是孩子们很喜欢的午餐。以前都是买半成品回来,后来就想着干脆自己做好了,所以就到网上去扒拉方子。看了方子,实践以后才知道CN原来非常的简单。
小小鱼第一次吃到我自制的CN时,一边吃一边用崇拜的小眼神看着我。我就对她说:“这个你自己也能做,有时间咱们可以一起做。”这些都是我和女儿一起做的,当然不是她自己独立完成的,不过我也为她感到骄傲。能让孩子们独立完成,当然是一件很好的事情,不过即使不能独立完成,鼓励孩子们参与进来,这样的参与对他们也是受益匪浅的。想想自己,外婆妈妈和哥哥也从来没有特意地教过我如何做饭,不过自己馋,经常在他们做饭的时候在他们边上转悠,帮帮忙,顺便第一时间品尝一下美味。当我自己担当上自家的大厨,想要和需要自己做饭以来,我才深深感受到那些小时候不经意的参与对我也有很大的影响,至少我对很多东西是有概念和熟悉的。
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看看我们自制Chicken Nuggets,感觉还行吧。
自制最大的好处就是食材自控。你可以选用新鲜安全的有机鸡胸脯,可以用自制没有添加任何防腐剂的面包粉,也能知道它的新鲜程度。
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Chicken Nuggets的自制方法:
我主要参考的是下面这个链接里的配方,不过我自己根据孩子们的喜好,做了不少的修改。
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-chicken-nuggets/detail.aspx
下面有一个网络视频,大家可以看看具体的操作过程:
http://allrecipes.com/video/1429/baked-chicken-nuggets/detail.aspx?prop24=RD_VideoTipsTricks
我自己的版本
原料:
主料:鸡,面包粉
调味料:奶酪粉,盐,白胡椒粉,蒜泥,黄油
制作方法:
1.鸡胸脯肉先用少量的盐,蒜泥和白胡椒粉腌制一个晚上。盐宁可少放也不要多放,因为面包粉里有盐份。
2.把腌制好的鸡胸脯肉切成大块。
3.面包粉加入奶酪粉和少量的白胡椒粉拌匀。如果孩子们喜欢奶酪口味,可以适当多放一些奶酪粉,奶酪粉是有盐味的,所以就不用再添加盐了;如果孩子们不喜欢奶酪的口味,少放或者不放,加入一些盐就行;在面包粉中还可以根据自己的口味添加胡椒粉等其他香料。
4.烤盘喷上薄薄的一层待用,鸡块先浸入液体状态的黄油中,然后放入面包粉中,均匀磁石地铺上一层面包粉,放入烤盘中。
5.烤箱预热400华氏度(200摄氏度),烤到表皮金黄,大概需要20分钟左右。
注释:如果是马上上桌吃的,可以稍微多烤一会儿,到表皮非常金黄酥脆;如果是为了给孩子们做午餐用的,不要把表皮烤得太硬了,烤到金黄就行,冷却以后放入冰箱冷冻室冷冻,当天早上,用小烤箱烤热,再烤到表皮十分金黄酥脆。
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大肉丸子
做大肉丸子更是一个消灭面包渣的好方法,每次到美国朋友家去聚会,他们大多数时候都会为孩子们准备牛肉丸子,而且孩子们都还非常喜欢,所以我也决定给他们做牛肉丸子。
做肉丸子的配方我主要参照的是这个:
• 1 lb ground beef (at least 16% fat)
• ½ lb fresh bulk Italian style pork sausage
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped basil
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
• ½ cup finely chopped crimini brown mushrooms
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup unseasoned bread crumbs
• ¼ cup grated parmesan-romano cheese blend
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• Red wine
我自己也比较严格地按照这个配方做过,不过后来再做就变成我自己喜好的调味版本了,我没有再放Basil,Parsley,Red Wine,cheese变成了我自己喜欢的葱姜汁,耗油,最后结果是孩子们更喜欢我的调味版,可能是因为已经习惯了我的口味。
把这些全都搅拌均匀,手上 沾一点水淀粉,挤出一个个大肉丸子出来,大小自己定,我图省事全弄成大号的,然后把表面煎出硬壳,或者用炸也行,这样大肉丸子就初步处理好了。
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我自己常常一次做挺多的,初步处理完成以后,用不着马上吃的,等冷却以后就把他们放入冷冻室冷冻上,当要吃的时候再拿出来吃。
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做预处理好的大牛肉丸子,用加入蘑菇红酱焖煮,既可以解决晚餐问题,也可以让孩子们在午餐时间就能吃上香喷喷的肉丸子意大利面,因为考虑到给孩子们第二天做午餐的,根据他们的要求,我没有最后撒上奶酪和意大利香菜,菜其实很随意的,大家自己调整。
红酱我参照的配方如下:
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• ½ chopped sweet yellow onion
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 cup very finely chopped carrots
• 1 cup chopped crimini brown mushrooms
• 2 28-oz cans Italian plum tomatoes (get San Marzano brand if possible)
• ¼ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
• 3 Tbsp tomato paste concentrate in tube
• ¼ cup grated parmesan-romano cheese blend
• Salt to taste (about 1 teaspoon)
• ¼ cup red wine
如果大家嫌自己熬红酱麻烦,可以去买现成做好的,比如我就比较喜欢Prego的红酱,先用橄榄油炒香洋葱和蘑菇,然后再倒入现成的红酱同肉丸子一起熬煮。
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红烧大丸子
我们家孩子还有一个中国胃,也非常喜欢红烧系列,有时候我就把大肉丸子红烧了,第二天早上,先把丸子热透,再给他们汆了一些蘑菇和蔬菜,加上意面,就成他们的午餐了。
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如果头一天晚上做了红烧排骨,第二天早上,热透红烧排骨,再汆一些西兰花,配上一些白米饭正好给孩子们做午餐。为了方便孩子,也为了节约空间,我通常都会把骨头去掉,就只把肉和蔬菜装入饭盒中。
分享一点小心得:
1,如果菜饭装入同一个盒子里,先放菜再把饭放在菜上,这样饭就会尽量避免被菜汁长时间浸泡。
2,汆好西兰花以后,不要着急装入饭盒中,先拣出来放在一个小盘子里等多余的水份沥出来后再装入盒中。
自从发掘Costco 的Uncooked Tortillas以来,我们家孩子的午餐又多了一大类——卷饼。
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鸡蛋火腿卷饼
制作方法:
1. 在平底锅里抹上一点点油,先把饼的一面煎到金黄,取出来。
2,再在锅里抹上一点点油,把调散的鸡蛋液倒入其中,不要太厚,等到蛋液基本成型,但是表面还没有完全干,铺上饼,然后翻过来,继续煎饼的另一面,同时铺上火腿。
3,等到饼煎到金黄,趁热把饼卷起来。如果不怕烫就在锅里卷,如果怕烫的取出来装在盘子里卷。
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牛肉卷饼
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这个牛肉卷饼,让女儿还有她的美国小朋友们都爱上了鱼家的辣椒酱。这个卷饼不是我的创意,是从我们吃喝团红模仿那儿学来的。
先把饼煎好,抹上自制的辣椒酱,放上类似夫妻肺片做法的麻辣卤牛腱,然后卷起来就好了。如果孩子不能吃辣的,就给他们放上卤牛肉就行,还省不少事情。
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葱油饼
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有了Uncooked Tortillas以来,做葱油饼也变得超级简单了。敢用超级简单来形容葱油饼,真不是我牛,大家试试看就清楚了。
做法:在一张饼上抹上油,撒上盐,葱花,高兴还可以撒点切碎的火腿,或者花椒粉,胡椒粉,盖上另一张饼,用擀面杖稍微擀擀,在锅中喷点油,把饼放入其中两面煎黄。
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用橄榄菜取代葱花,就成橄榄菜煎饼了,再配上几个小菜和一碗白米粥,那可是咱们自己舒心的午餐。
呵呵,这饼很百搭的,我的朋友还用它来做韭菜盒子和馅饼,虽然封口不是很好,不过也非常棒。
其实能给孩子们做午餐的东西还很多很多,希望大家也来晒晒你们家孩子的午餐,这样我们能一起讨论,学习交流,让我们孩子的午餐更加丰盛。

Friday, May 25, 2012

推孩子跟老师交涉


推孩子跟老师交涉,小女今天到学校讨分数去了,也不知道能不能讨到:)

来源:  于 2012-05-24 09:59:30 [] [博客旧帖] [转至博客] [给我悄悄话] 本文已被阅读:2925次
昨天小丫头拿回家两个成绩,关于欧洲地理的.
一个是写关于欧洲的研究报告,看女儿写了很多东西,才得了84分. 有评分标准,俺俺们老两口的西班牙文很差,看不懂. 只能听女儿解释. 据女儿说(对不对就不知道了):
1. 没有indentation,得了零分(满分是5分). 俺们翻了翻,发现写了有十几段的文字,只有一个没有indentation,其他都有. 女儿写得很工整,所以indentations都很明显,不会看不出来
2. 拼写有错误,10分满分,被扣3分. 劳工问孩子哪些词拼错了,女儿一脸盲然:俺不知道呀,知道了就不会拼错了嘛. 劳工说,那你得问老师给你划出来,否则你怎么知道对错,怎么能提高呢?
另一个是考试,出了9道题,女儿才拿了78分,因为有两道得了0分.女儿解释说:
1.其中一道是要画地图,女儿的地图在俺们看来画得很不错,估计没少花时间,老师也给了大约有9个对号,但是女儿少画了两个国家,所以得0分
2.另一道,俺没明白是啥题,但也有答案有7,8个,女儿少了一个,得了0分.
劳工说,这好象不公平合理,你问老师为什么一分都没给你吗?
女儿说,没问.
"为什么不问?"
"我不知道可以问啊". 女儿说. 孩子还是要教的:)
于是,俺们老两口决定推女儿跟老师交涉,让女儿学会跟上级人物讨论.俺跟劳工假装是老师,让孩子演习了几遍
1.女儿把要跟老师讨论的问题都写下来,列个单子,免得忘了
2.见老师的时候,要把考试卷跟问题单都带齐,还要带只笔,方便讨论
3. 跟老师问问题,要面带微笑,谁都不喜欢苦丧脸. 苦丧脸讨论问题,或是一脸怒气讨论问题,没好结果的
4. 不要跟老师说:"你没做这,没做那." 好象在埋怨老师. 靠埋怨讨论问题,也没好结果的. 换个方法,说"请你帮我做这做那." 效果会好很多
5. 老师一般都是有道理的,所以要做好得不到更多分数的心理准备. 分数不重要,能跟老师有效交流,学到东西才是目的
6. 老师再审查试卷的时候,如果发现该扣分的没扣分,有可能会给扣更多的分,分数更低. 要做好心理准备,不要哭着回来:)
早晨女儿临走之前叮嘱她一定要跟老师谈,不要害怕
女儿一走,俺就给老师发了一个E. 主要是希望女儿平生第一次跟老师谈的时候,能得到一些态度上的支持理解,让她感到自己虽然小,也可以跟老师交涉,不要遭到打击:
爱美丽 has a few questions about her tests. We thought that this was a good opportunity for her to learn how to represent herself in front of an authority. So we had her practice last night and tried to prepare her for different outcomes - especially that things may turn out worse than it is.
We told her that the most important thing isn't the outcome, but the fact that she had the courage to represent herself in a respectful way.
Please give her your honest answers but do allow her a few minutes to ask questions.  Appreciate it!

等着今天晚上听结果.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

盐蒸橙子治疗宝宝咳嗽

ZT 育儿论坛上妈妈们狂赞的盐蒸橙子治疗宝宝咳嗽,照着蒸了一个,额的神啊,简直就是放倒一切止咳药消炎药啊,昨晚牛宝一整晚都没有咳嗽 准妈妈们也适用哦,绝对比药好用还没副作用!

by abetterworld (诺诺) at 2011.6.14 08:29 (#6740032@0)
用新奇士橙1个不要剖皮,洗净并放盐水里泡15分钟,取出橙子在顶部平切开一片,撒上少许盐再用筷子轻轻捅一捅,是为了让盐渗透到里面去,然后再把切开的那一片盖上
然后放到碗里(不用加水)在蒸锅中蒸15分钟,以水烧开为算。
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

夜磨牙

小时候听大人说这是因为小孩肚里有虫,其实这只是个误区,详见内

by diudiulinlin (makeupforever) at 2011.4.4 00:11 (#6599923@0)
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夜磨牙(bruxism, teeth grinding, clenching) 是原因特别复杂的现象,我说现象,是因为它甚至不能称作具体的病,科学家至今都不确定它最基础的机理,只推断它跟大脑内XX脑神经结有关。不是故弄玄虚,引起夜磨牙的具体原因不下50种,归根结底就是:只要身体或者心灵不舒坦,都有可能造成夜磨牙,所以夜磨牙习惯是很难停止的,有人极有毅力的天天磨,有人间歇性如阴天下雨,有人甚至神奇的突然有天就再也不磨了。
废话少说,
你家宝宝才4岁,请问,1,是从多大开始发现磨牙的? 2,是极有毅力的天天磨,还是三天磨牙两天休息?3,磨的有规律吗?观察过有没有和什么事物有联系?

-----原因:治疗夜磨牙最重要就是找到原因,才4岁的小朋友,最可能引起磨牙的因素:1,耳朵疼,2, 牙疼,3,牙齿咬合有干扰,就是上下颌咬在一起的时候不顺畅,总有颗高调的牙想要先碰上 4,娃尿了 5,娃渴了 6, 娃换床了不习惯 7,娃紧张了,娃居然都有stress了, 这个因素可太广了:换幼儿园了,怕老师了,和小朋友有矛盾了,和爸妈有矛盾了,看可怕的电视了,做可怕的梦了 。。。8. 睡眠障碍:这样的孩子会总醒,睡不踏实,9.。。。。

-----后果: 4岁小孩即使天天磨,也不会有短期的后果,顶多会把乳磨牙的牙尖磨的平一些,钝一些。 但是,直到大孩子了,甚至到成年了,还长期天天磨,那就问题很大了。会引起咬合关节和肌肉的痛症和活动障碍,头痛,牙齿受损,甚至有些人牙齿的美观都受影响。那时,牙医通常会做个咬合垫( night guard) 让患者睡觉时戴上来人为的把夜磨牙stop住

-----------综上所述,家长多观察,看能找到原因不,对症下药,睡前给小人泡澡,听点轻松的音乐,讲个温馨的故事,可以帮助小朋友放松的睡眠。 短期暂时磨牙没事儿,长期磨牙要concern

-------找谁看病:如果找不出原因,也无法排除原因,孩子仍然长期磨牙,那儿科医生和牙医最好都要看,因为身体上,和嘴里,都有可能会有造成夜磨牙的原因

good luck !

13个月还没出第一颗牙吗?是下面的切牙吗(下门牙)?

by diudiulinlin (toothfairy) at 2011.4.5 15:51 (#6603575@0)
如果13个月了嘴里一颗牙都还没有的话,建议去看牙医,因为平均宝宝是从6--8个月开始出第一颗牙--下颌切牙,不过小孩个体差异很大的,乳牙萌出顺序个体差异比恒牙还大. 但13个月如果还没出第一颗牙,那也算够晚的。

Teething时,最建议的也最安全的解决牙龈疼的方法,是用冻过的磨牙圈/棒,如果伴有发低烧可以服用泰诺,如果牙龈红肿而且宝宝疼的哭不停,也可以用泰诺。如果实在觉得TEETHING GEL有效,也可以非常少量的抹一点,但现在牙医都不太推荐GEL,因为宝宝一旦吞下去副作用很多。

有些小朋友喜欢咬点吃的来缓解,可以用冻过的硬一点的全麦bagal, 因为够硬有嚼头,而且全麦的比白面包对牙齿健康些,不建议给白面包尤其是含糖的饼干小面包晚上含着,因为容易致龋。如果宝宝现在没有牙齿还OK了,但以后有了牙就不要给这些。 关键是不能养成睡觉含东西的习惯

你女儿还吃牙膏吗?可以让她慢慢学习,大人给她示范,或者让哥哥示范怎么刷牙时漱口,争取她换成含氟牙膏之前就学会吐。每次挤牙膏的SIZE不要像广告上那么多,一颗黄豆大小足矣 

对有些孩子,训练他们刷牙是挺头疼的,需要长期的诱导,让他们感兴趣并学习。我提供了有用的视频,希望有帮助

by diudiulinlin (toothfairy) at 2011.4.10 16:05 (#6613666@0)
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--他牙黄黄的只是一两颗还是好多颗,如果是后者,尤其靠近牙龈的地方更黄些,很可能是stain. stain的原因是因为刷牙没有刷干净,牙垢形成stain。

--让他参与,不让他害怕:

这么大的孩子,哪怕他拒绝,也应该开始慢慢接受牙刷和牙膏了,可以去商店和他一起挑选他喜欢的卡通形象的牙刷和训练牙膏,每次刷牙让他拿着一个儿童牙刷,刚开始他肯定要放进嘴里玩,因为他不知道怎么刷,所以先从咬着玩开始,这是正常的一个学习过程。然后家长在他玩的时候,再用手指牙刷或者另一把儿童牙帮他刷刷干净,等他不讨厌儿童牙刷了,就开始停掉手指牙刷。暗示他手指牙刷是baby用的,他已经是big boy是大哥哥了

--平时和他做游戏时,可以拿把旧的小牙刷,教他给他喜欢的大玩偶,或者动物玩具刷牙,让他有成就感,知道刷牙是好的,是有趣的

--大人可以和孩子一起刷牙,然他模仿怎么刷,怎么漱口,可以用奖励制,看他喜欢什么,比如教他,如果漱口后能吐到面池里,就奖励一个他喜欢的sticker

--编一套口诀,我给我女儿刷牙的口诀就是“上刷刷,下刷刷,里刷刷,外刷刷,啊--YI(让她牙齿咬在一起)---再刷刷” 听起来比较白痴,但慢慢她就接受这个routine了

--希望这些视频对你有帮助
1. 这是给家长看得:
http://video.about.com/babyparenting/Better-Brushing.htm

2.这是给孩子看的刷牙demo卡通片段,很可爱的:



---另外提醒一句,快2岁的孩子了,如果家长有concern, 就可以早点让孩子接受牙齿检查,不单是检查孩子,家长也可以得到儿童牙齿保健的知识,早点让孩子接触牙医和诊所的环境,他大些后就会更容易接受定期检查和清洁牙齿,而且更在意自己的口腔卫生。
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

KG websites

KG websites:
www.tumblebooks.com - Loads of animated picture books (many favourites including alot of Robert
Munsch), as the words are read they highlight on the screen to encourage students to track the words while
read. There is a cost to this website; however you can usually get to it through the public library for free.
www.abcya.com - Simple computers games that allow students to practice language and math skills. There
is voide instruction for those students who are unable to read the instructions.
htto://www.nationalgeographic.corningyounciexploredindex.html - Simple Non fiction texts in the format of
the national geographic young explorer magazines. It highlights the words while it is being read to the
children. There are also teacher guides that go with the magazines.
This website has a variety of alphabet based songs other related resources such printable lyrics and music
sheets that the teacher can use to play the songs on an instrument.
This website has some interesting ideas on using household items for fun hands on activities for kids. The
website gives both instructions and ideas for various arts and craft and science based projects.
Has a lot of resources for a resonable cost of AUD 19.95.
www.tumblebooks.com is a great website. The students can pick a book online and the computer
will read it to them. It is great to use during centers as a listening center. However you have to
subscribe to this website (although some local libraries have tumble books) this
website:http://info.infosoup.org/tumblebooks.asp has some demo tumble books that you can
view. I personally love tumble books.
This is a great website, my cooperating teaching introduced it to me during student teaching. It
has a lot of wonderful powerpoint presentations on it, as well as great interactive games.
http://www.prescho o lexpress. c om/
This is a great website for all kinds of different resources, it has theme ideas, as well as songs,
stories etc
Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas
I found this site, and as a non-kindergarten teacher, I thought the "themes" section was very
helpful. I looked up March, and then St. Patrick's Day. It shows many different book ideas and
related activities, and cross-curricular ideas. I know this website will be helpful to beginner
Kindergarten teachers as well as experienced teachers. Even if you don't teach kindergarten, I
think this website could be beneficial to all teachers. Any primary teacher could take the ideas
from this page and make it suit their own students' needs.
AlsO under the math section, it shows different math centres. I am a visual person, so I really
like to see other teacher's examples.
This website has a lot to offer. It has many different sections and a lot of educational links. I
really liked the Teaching Tips and Ideas page. In that section is gives little tips for any classroom
teacher. My favourite idea was Birthday Box: Create a reusable, decorated birthday box for children's
birthdays. Inside place several treats, such as candy, pencils, stickers, and a birthday sticker. Leave the box on the
child's desk so he will be surprised on the morning.
I also liked the Hula-Hoop Center: Turn any floor area in your room into an instant learning center. Put a
Hula-Hoop on the floor and place a folder activity and game pieces within the circle. The hoop provides a well-
defined work space which can be moved easily at your convenience. I think young learners would love this
idea. It reminds me of an idea I saw before about having students read in a laundry basket. I like
this idea because it defines their space and it makes them excited about that activity.
The Mailbox
My mom is a retired teacher, and when she was teaching she subscribed to 'The Mailbox'
magazine. It was full of grade specific ideas. On their website, you can find examples of their
magazines and other helpful classroom tools.
If you want to subscribe to the magazine it is $41 per year, however you can get free Online
Bonus Pages. The website also has an Online Community and a Blog.
httpliwww,pgfj-cyrritu.org .uVengivtc-homejytc-ey-home./ytc-ey-md/vtc-ey-md-number
Once you have reached this page, click on "The story of "(the number on which you are focusing), click
on "open this file"
There is a starter activity (like a story, which I have not used) then main sessions and plenary (have used
these). finally, there is a lesson pack... which I have not looked at (we are using the Nelson Kindergarten
Program).
This site is another site I have linked in a smartboard file. It is a numeracy file on numbers 1-10. We
discuss numbers in our whole group lessons and during centre time, I open this SMartboard centre. Each
page in my file is dedicated to a specific number. On that page are 4 different links to the 4 different parts
of this site:
Main Session Part 1 is based on printing the numeral
Main Session part 2 is based on recognizing the set
Main Sessin Part 3 and plenary are based on recognizing the numeral.
I have not navigated around the rest of the site as of yet, but I know the students really enjoy this one (and
reinforce their learning of the concept of numer at the same time!).
This first site is one I use everyday I teach in kindergarten. I have it embedded in my Smartboard Calendar
File. It is set to open to the Public School where I teach. At the top of the screen it says "Georgie
Porgie Public School Weather" (not really my school.... I know I am not supposed to name it). My students
always look at the temperature first (then, on my smartboard file, we set an interactive thermometer to that
temperature.... It has pictures and words set beside the temps so the kids can relate (30 is hot, 20 is
pleasing, 10 is not, 0 is freezing!) This site also has pictures of what they should be wearing depending on
what the weather will be, what the temps feel like before and after school and what the sidewalks and roads
will be like. They also give a short term forecast and a multiday forcast so we can see what our weather
may be like. Our "Special Me" helps us navigate through this site and then, on our Smartboard file, they
graph the weather for the day.
This site is good for the month by month theme ideas that it provides. The creator is a teacher who has
taught for over 20 years. There are plenty of songs, recipes and crafts which are fun ideas to use in a JK/SK
classroom. As well, there are some forms included which would be very helpful to establish communication
between home and school at the beginning of the year.
However I will say that this site is American, so some content is not relevant. As well the holiday activities
tend to lean towards traditional Christian celebrations. For ideas surrounding multicultural traditions, you
may have to visit another site.
The Jan Brett website is a superb accompaniment to any Jan Brett book which you may be using in your
classroom. There are plenty of fun colouring sheets, activities and classroom resources. It is especially
helpful for Kindergarten classrooms because the alphabet activities are centered on cute drawings of
animals and characters, which make them fun. As well, you can print off things for your bulletin boards,
doorways, and labels for supplies. Obviously the downfall is that most of the resources are only applicable
to Jan Brett literature, but some can be used regardless of what books you are reading in your class.
On this site there are plenty of great suggestions for teaching a JK/SK class. Each of the suggestions is
broken down into the subject areas, and broken down further into subcategories. The suggestions are very
specific and very implementable. Pictures are included and the ideas are fun for the students and the
teacher. This one is very thorough in its explanations.
This is a free interactive website designed to teach children to read with phonics.
It offers games and interactive books as well as a teacher's area including print
outs and other classroom resources. This is an excellent site that is particularly
useful as a recommendation for parents to use with their children at home.
This is a Peel District School Board website that provides a database of math
games and activities with their online links. It is extremely useful as they have
been sorted by the math strands and objects of the Ontario Curriculum. This site
is useful for kindergarten, but for all other grades as well.
This site provides a wide range of links for Kindergarten (and other) resources.
Whether you are looking for lesson ideas, computer games, or Holiday links there
seems to be a bit of everything.
This is one of a number of online book sites. I suppose we could get into a discussion about how much
"screen time" is appropriate for 4 and 5 year olds.
This is a link to the ELECT document. Early Learning for Every Child Today, written by the Best Start Expert
Panel on Early Learning. My understanding is that much of the new full-day learning program will be based
on this document.
This link takes you to ETFOs Kindergarten page, where you can access blogs and articles about
Kindergarten. I believe that teachers of all grades need to keep up-to-date on current issues.
My first website is You Tube at www.voutube.com . I know that many of you will be skeptical
about this website but just check out these links. The first link is a video with a song called
counting to 100. As you know children love to learn in song. My students request the song
every day. The second song is someone reading Robert Munch's I Love You Forever. The third
one is Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar where someone has animated the book. The
last one is Old Macdonald in animation. You can search any nursery rhyme and many high
quality picture book titles and often you can find some vocals and animation. This is a great
place to refresh you memory of tunes of popular children's songs. I often search youtube when I
find a picture book with music at the back and I don't know or can't remember the tune. You do
need to preview them as there are some really wacky videos posted. You can download these
videos using downloader helper and put them on a memory stick if this site is blocked in your
board.
http://www.youtube.comlwatch ?v=6z-oBkg.140w I Love You Forever
http://www.youtube.comlwatch ?v—DTDvSj3MLIM Eric Carle-The Very Hungry Caterpiller
hup://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7 mol6B9z0O&NR=1 Old MacDonald
Websites I found useful are:
This website has great worksheets for students to learn how to print and learn letters.
This website has great games and is a good tool for teachers.
This website is good for computer time and has great games on Number and Letter learning.
This is a fantastic resource to build literacy skills with students of all ages. The downfall is that
you need to have a subscription to access all of the material. You can use this website to build
your classroom library or to use for take home reading programs. There are books you can use
for guided reading, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, poetry, alphabet, and assessment. The cost is
about $90/year but definitely worth it! I have used the high frequency words with my students
during our morning message (they have to find the right word to put into the sentence). The
students enjoyed the alphabet chants at home with their parents (they would circle all the words
that would have the letter of the week) and also read the letter of the week book.
(I have attached an alphabet chant)
Yet another site you need to pay for and not Canadian... it is $75/year for a family membership
(or $150/year for Brainpop Jr and Brainpop). You can get a free 7-day trial to see if you fall in
love with it as well! They have movies and activities based on science, health, reading &
writing. social studies, math, and arts & technology. You can access some of the movies without
a subscription. The movies are great (some may be above the kindergarten level but the ). If you
were using an LCD projector or SmartBoard you could enjoy some of the movies together and
discuss what is going on. The nice thing about BrainPop Jr is the "Grown lips Guide" which can
give you some background knowledge on the subject if you need to refresh your memory 0
Annie and Moby are quite enjoyable for the kids to watch. The questions that they ask during
the movie could be a good start to shared writing.
I have used this website for my word wall, math stations, letter/number formation, class signs,
etc. This website is free; however, because it is a UK site, not all the language matches what we
would say. There are numerous resources that you could use for classroom management to play-
doh mats. This really is a website you need to explore to see what works for you!
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Here's my third site:
httpill_www.busy_teacherscafe.corn/
This site has printable resources for language, math, management and organization and graphic organizers.
It also has links to a plethora of themes as well as other resources. Though I use it in kindergarten, it would
be appropriate for primary and junior grades.... sorry about the american content.... but it is still helpful.
Check out the Kids Lab Video Lessons about half way down the page. They are such a great tool to use if
you have an ELL student in your classroom and want to provide them when time to improve and develop
their English. You can set them up at the computer to watch a video clip and then there are worksheets and
quizzes that align with the video. Very beneficial.
This site is good because it is Canadian. I like how they have manipulable forms and worksheets so you can
customize them on the computer and print them out for your use. They have awards and certificates that
can be customized. Basically this site provides many resources that can be helpful for saving time and
creating variety. It's a great tool for getting organized or if you need some information on behavioural
management or getting an IEP started.
This site looks really useful because it is so kid friendly. They have many games to choose from that have
educational purposes. It could be used for free time or you could have all students doing the same activity in
the computer lab.
A site chock full of free theme units word puzzles, writing forms, math, ideas and lessons. It has been useful
for health such as dental hygiene. It turns an otherwise unexciting subject into a fun one. There are also
several good themes for each month. Although it is somewhat geased towards American themes, there are
also alot that we can use.
I have limited resources and supplies as we are on a very tight budget. This site has several activities that I
can printout whenever I need them. Anything from printing to reading to numbers. A very useful resource.
Kids can work individually with head phones and listen to the story while they read it. They enjoy retelling
the story. Since they have it memorized quickly they get a confidence boost when it comes to reading it
back.
This site may seem odd as it is a small page, but it was recommended to me by a kinder teacher I work
with. The site discusses the background knowledge of Balanced literacy. I chose to add it as it is full of
research and great information you can back with reference. Sometimes we need brief descriptions to help
us out.
I was told about this site while in teacher college in Scotland and have used it many times. There are many
free printables, classroom design decorations and labels, tips on behaviour management, etc. Although the
curriculum is different than ours (I love their curriculum so much!) I still find the resources very useful.
THey are bright and colourful and different than what students may be used to. I have used the printable
masks for plays in different grades.
I have not used this site, but came across this in my search. It is a math based site, which is nice because I
find those are sometimes few and far between. I think this site would work best for one on one work with a
teacher, parent or classroom volunteer as the kinder activities can be quite wordy. The activities are fun
though. I also like that there are activities teaching students about position (inside, outside, between, ontop,
etc), comparing and money. As I said, best done with an adult though. :)
www.hubbardwupboard.org This website offers ideas for classroom organization and set up, themes by
the month, sample kindergarten schedules, curriculum based activities, centre ideas (and lots more stuff
it's like an ideal kindergarten classroom online!)
Intp://exchange.smarnech.com Full lesson plans, resources and units for use with a smart board. Most
lesson plans are sorted by grade level with grade appropriate activities and there is a section for
standards-correlated lessons (USA based, but still relevant, just more leg work to make them work) There
is also a discussion board for sharing ideas and asking questions.
www.ivestironclequoitorolinservice/Templates%2Ofor%20Teachers.htin A HUGE collection of templates
for everything in your classroom. I used this all the time as a grade 8 teacher, but there are tons of things
for all grade levels. My favorite part of this website is that all the templates are Microsoft Word
documents, so as long as you have Word on your computer the templates can be completely manipulated.
Check out the Kids Lab Video Lessons about half way down the page. They are such a great tool to use if
you have an ELL student in your classroom and want to provide them when time to improve and develop
their English. You can set them up at the computer to watch a video clip and then there are worksheets and
quizzes that align with the video. Very beneficial.
This site is good because it is Canadian. I like how they have manipulable forms and worksheets so you can
customize them on the computer and print them out for your use. They have awards and certificates that
can be customized. Basically this site provides many resources that can be helpful for saving time and
creating variety. It's a great tool for getting organized or if you need some information on behavioural
management or getting an IEP started.
This site looks really useful because it is so kid friendly. They have many games to choose from that have
educational purposes. It could be used for free time or you could have all students doing the same activity in
the computer lab.
The first: www.learnnowbc.cais a site that has Millie's Math House, Bailey's Book House, Sammy's Science
House ( a huge hit with the boys) and Trudy's Time Place. These activity sites are in several schools
already, but if not available on your systems, then this is the site to visit. There are multiple activities in
each "house" that focus on very specific subjects. Instructions are presented in audio and text. Built with
bright colours and easy to navigate. They've been around a long time (my nephew is 19 now and
remembers using them in kindergarten, too.)
The second: www.makinglearningfun.comis a site more for teachers. There are lessons, circle activities
and printables in both B&W and Colour. No fee. Links for seasonal, thematic and popular story ideas. Just
made a set of "clink" cans for the "Seals on the Bus" story. (uses coffee can and metal frozen juice lids
with images taped on. Label available for the can, too. Use the coffee lid to keep all the parts together.
Kids love the "clink" noise when they drop the juice lids into the can for sequencing activities.)
Number three: www.robertmunsch.comofficial site. Students can listen to Robert Munsch himself read
them a story. Also pages with letters written by kids to him and an "art gallery" of pictures submitted by
children. Very cool.
The extra: www.bbc.co.uk/schoolsibitesizurimary/the KS1 (key stage 1) matches some of the
expectations for kindergarten students. Other sections are a bit ahead of them--closer to gr. 1 & 2--but
then, if you have an advanced student in your class, they will enjoy the extra challenge. Problems with
this site. Molly's use of smoke signals to send the correct phonetic response to a neighbouring "tribe"
member and the use of what might be seen as stereotypical aboriginal costumes/behaviours could be
upsetting to Canadians (it is a British site). Also, Numeracy section contains some flickering images that
could be a problem for those with photosensitive epilepsy...but at least they warn users...not all sites do.
This site also contains so extremely useful and most excellent literacy, numeracy, scientific and historic
lessons for junior grades as well. Really, it is a "must see" site:)
Websites for this age group are something that I have never needed before, but here are three that I
found that I liked and that may be useful:
This website contains several resources for teachers that can be accessed with the purchase of a
$20/year membership. The resources include thematic units where worksheets and activities can be
printed off. While the top of the page contains mostly print out activities, the bottom contains
activities by subject and unit. The only thing that I did not like about this page was the need for a
membership. I did like that you could look at the resource quality before becoming a member though,
allowing for an informed decision.
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This website contains free activity ideas and worksheets. As I am not the most creative individual, I find
websites that give me ideas for crafts and art projects invaluable. This website provides activities and
worksheets for other grades as well, and in addition to craft ideas includes ideas for reading, math and
other subject areas.
This website includes several games that children can play geared towards building a wide a variety of
skills. I liked the wide variety of activity options, but also the ease of use of the website. Unlike some
websites that contain children's games, this one does not have any links on the page that could send
children to sites that were not intended for their use.