A boy in France created a way for blind people to read and write. The boy’s name was Louis Braille (loo-ee brayl). He was blind, having lost his sight in a childhood accident.The system he created uses small raised bumps to represent letters of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation marks. By feeling the bumps with […]
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Kids in the Kitchen
No milk pancakes Perfect for anyone with a dairy allergy or who wants to make a classic a new way! Ingredients: Yield: 8 pancakes 1/4 cup orange juice (The orange juice adds great flavor and a little extra boost to the leavening, but if you don’t have any, you can use water instead) 4 tablespoons […]
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Current Events: Stephen Foster
If you lived in the United States in 1855, Stephen Foster would probably be your favorite songwriter. His melodies were beautiful and his lyrics matched the music so well, people loved his songs. In fact, many of his works are still sung today, more than 160 years after they were first written.Some of Stephen’s songs […]
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Word of the Week
Resolution(rez-oh-LOO-shun)A firm decision to do something or meet some goal.Jamie made a resolution to learn to juggle.
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Book Review/’Gender Queer’
Gender Queer: A Memoir By Maia Kobabe Maia felt it would help so much to have a name that was less gender-binary, “I wish I had ANY gender-neutral name.” They started feeling out of place almost as soon as they entered school. They found that they were conflicted or feeling misgendered with everyday words. Here’s […]
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‘Best-Ever’ Pumpkin (and lots more) Muffins Full of fruits and veggies and whole grain flour, these delicious muffins are great for kids of all sizes and fun to make! Let those little kids mix it all up! Makes a dozen muffins Ingredients 1/4 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup applesauce 1/3 cup brown sugar, or to […]
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Porcupine Meatballs These yummy slow cooker meatballs taste great after playing outside in the cold! Serve over pasta, rice or in a subroll! These get their funny name from the rice in the meatballs. Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground meat, (choice of beef, pork, turkey, chicken) 1 small onion chopped finely 1 can Condensed Tomato Soup […]
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Word of the Week
Principle(PRIN-sih-pul)A rule, belief, or idea that guides you.Malcolm believes that kindness is an important principle that all people should follow.(There is another word, principal, that sounds the same, but has a different meaning. A principal is a person in charge, like the principal of your school. Some people use the phrase ‘the principal is your […]