Swirling Colors What happen when you combine milk with food coloring and dish detergent? Materials A dish of whole milk Dish detergent Food coloring Cotton swabs Procedure Add the cup of milk to the dish. You only need to pour enough milk in the pan to cover the bottom Drop …

Ice Cream in a Bag This is a fun and yummy recipe. Kids of all ages love it! Ingredients: 1 cup of milk 12 tablespoons of salt (The bigger the grains, the better. Kosher or rock salt works best, but table salt is fine.) 2 tablespoons of sugar 1/2 tablespoon …

2011 Summer Literacy Adventure Florida First Lady Ann Scott, along with the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Department of State, kicked off the Summer Literacy Adventure as a way to encourage students to pledge to read and visit their local public libraries this summer. Florida students have the …

Family Newsletters ( English and Spanish) These newsletters provide information about the week’s activities and suggestions for extending children’s learning at home. The newsletters are available in English and Spanish for each theme in each week. (Source: Houghton Mifflin) Theme 1 – Welcome to School! Theme1-Week1-Newsletter- English Theme1-Week1-Newsletter-Spanish Theme1-Week2-Newsletter-English Theme1-Week2-Newsletter-Spanish …

Publications As a published author I have had the opportunity to do research that has enabled me to enrich my teaching practice engage my students, and advance their learning. My previous books called “Carteleras” (Bulletin Board) and “Navidad para Niños” (Christmas for Children) helped me to move toward this goal. …

Class Act Program My classroom was selected to be showcased in a film about the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program (VPK) in our public schools district. I was chosen for this film by the VPK District Supervisor following several visits to my classroom. The video was part of the Public Broadcasting System …

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WLRN The WLRN Ready to Learn Service (RTL) is a part of a national PBS initiative to help children start school ready to learn. It combines a full schedule of award-winning PBS children’s programs that air on WLRN Public Television, with several workshops for parents and caregivers, and free newsletters …