Corn Muffins Toasted with breakfast or with your favorite soup or chili, these corn muffins will please everyone! Ingredients: 1 cup cornmeal 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup milk (plain unsweetened, if using non-dairy) 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/3 cup canola oil (or melted and […]
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Book Review: Different
Different: A Story of the Spanish Civil War By Mónica Montañés Illustrations by Eva Sánchez Gómez Between 1936 and 1939, a civil war raged across Spain. For almost three years, ordinary citizens lived in fear of bombs dropping from the sky. When fascist dictator Francisco Franco declared victory, he began to persecute everyone who […]
Current Events: Nanak Jayanti
Let’s learn about a wonderful holiday, Nanak Jayanti, that more than 30 million people celebrate each year. This year, Nanak Jayanti is on November 30.Nanak was a man who lived from 1469 to 1539 in India. His name is pronounced NAW-nack – rhymes with LAW snack. The word, jayanti, is Hindu for anniversary or birthday. […]
Kids in the Kitchen
Greek Pita Pizza Change up your pizza for a fun change! Ingredients: 4 whole wheat pita bread (small) 1 8 oz. can of tomato sauce 4 tomatoes (medium, thinly sliced) 1 onion (halved, medium, thinly sliced) 2 tsp oregano 100 g feta (crumbled) 12 black olives (pitted) 4 sprigs fresh rosemary Directions: Preheat oven to […]
Word of the Week
bonfire(bon-fire)A large, controlled outdoor fire. It can be used as part of a celebration, as a signal fire, or to get rid of burnable waste like dead leaves and scrap wood.The local high school had a large bonfire as part of its homecoming celebration.
Current Events: Guy Fawkes Day
Guy Fawkes Day, which happens each November 5th, is not an American holiday, it’s a British holiday. But its beginnings are so interesting, and the way it is celebrated is so fun, it is worth knowing about. (Fawkes sounds like the word fox.)Imagine a holiday with lots and lots of fireworks, like our Fourth of […]
Book Review/’How to Say Hello to a Worm’
How to Say Hello to a Worm By Kari Percival How To Say Hello to a Worm is a great book for children to teach them about how to take care of a garden and the outdoors. They plant peas and carrots and talk about worms and bees and what to do when you see […]
Kids in the Kitchen
Chick Pea Fritters with Tzatziki sauce Full of protein and flavor – these as much fun to make as they are to eat! Ingredients: (makes 12 fritters) 1 red pepper, diced 2 shallot, diced 2 carrots, grated (smallest function) 2 cloves of garlic, grated peel of 1 lemon, grated 1 thumb size piece of ginger, […]
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English: processionFrench: processionSpanish: procesiónGerman: ProzessionItalian: processioneArabic: mawkib موكبChinese: Yóuxíng 游行
Word of the Week
ProcessionA group of people moving along in an orderly, regular, or ceremonial manner. Think of it as a formal type of parade.When Jasmine got married, her little sister was the flower girl and got to be part of the wedding procession.