http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org Kindergarten and Life-Living Considerations Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:00:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank you, Cactus Cuties. ***** http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/07/04/so-often-kids-just-get-it-right-happy-4th/ ...*exactly* what you need to get you in the mood for tomorrow! If it's blurry, go here and click on "watch in high quality." http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/07/03/piccolos-and-pops/ ~Martha has some terrific patriotic craft videos... ~Michelle at Scribbit shares a great nature walk idea! ~You know how to melt down broken bits of crayon to make new multi-colored cakes, but check out these recycled crayon SHAPES shared at Haute*Nature- wow! ~You still  have time to make your own 4th of July ... http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/07/02/odds-and-ends-bits-and-bobs/ Channeling Captain Random again: As a young child, I could never picture that it was actually human beings rolling around, portraying these characters: ...and I admit, they kind of freaked me out! Thanks, Mummenschanz. ***** ~Ez at Creature Comforts posts a DIY Paper Flowers Tutorial ~The heat has obviously gotten to me, because this ... http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/07/01/channeling-captain-random-pt-2/ Hello All! Just a quick note to let you know that we have indeed arrived safely back to Oz- can I tell you how much we have missed the color GREEN this year? Oh, the beautiful trees, the lush lawns, the colorful flowers... it's so good to be ... http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/blogging-delayed-back-soon/ ...and because I teach kindergarten students, this one is on my "must-practice" list: Sing along, won't you? There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. I dunno why she swallowed that fly, Perhaps she'll die. There was an old lady who swallowed a spider, That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her. She swallowed the spider ... http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/getting-back-to-my-teaching-groove/ ... to very acceptable remakes as I drive with the family to Kansas! ***** What are some of your favorite "versions?" Dear Daughter is crushed I haven't included anything by Hilary Duff...*sigh*...I just couldn't do it. My iPod will be shuffling through music from the 70's, 80's and 90's...new John ... http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/dont-mind-me-im-just-jammin-out/ We'll miss the mountains, and some of the foliage: But we will not miss the wind, the heat, and the dirt: If all has gone according to plan this week, today is the day we begin our drive OUT of El Paso, Texas, toward our new home in Kansas. Gracias Marty: http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/06/28/saturday-adios-texas/ As you're reading, I'm probably wrangling the toddler out of the movers' way, or making lunch for the crew, or trying to coax Anni the Cat out of her hidey hole so that the movers can empty the furniture from the next room. Thanks to postdating my blog entries this ... http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/06/27/music-memories/ If all is going well this week (I'm writing in advance, attempting to fill the queue with blog posts so you won't forget me), I'm picking up my hopefully-completely-repaired truck today. Good thoughts, good thoughts, good thoughts, good thoughts (seems to be my mantra for every move)... Before leaving the Bordertown, ... http://mrssommerville.edublogs.org/2008/06/26/show-and-share-thursday-wedding-gift/