Summer Vacation Memory Jars

Uh-oh, is that our good ol' summer, waving goodbye around the corner? No problem; preserve your summer memories! I just found this terrific summer vacation memory project on Martha Stewart's website (http://www.marthastewart.com/266957/vacation-memory-jars)  where paraphernalia from summer holidays are artfully arranged and displayed in glass jars. Use recycled jars with lids, or try the always adaptable mason jars for this purpose.

Build a Robot - with Syllables!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/game.shtml
Learning how to break up a word into syllables helps kids with spelling. In this interactive game, they get to help build a robot for each selection they divide correctly into syllables.

Teachers Mount Their Own Campaign - no unions required!

Go, teachers, go!
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/10/139392900/teachers-feeling-beat-down-as-school-year-starts