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      • Autumn Handprint Tree
        11/28/08
        Using children's handprints in crafts is always a hit with the children and their parents alike. The children get to compare each others hand sizes so a great time to practice 'big' and 'small' and the parents get a keepsake of their child's hand. This simple autumn/fal

      • Laminated Leaves
        11/26/08
        This Autumn/Fall craft could also make a good Thanksgiving related craft. The basic idea is really simple but the end result is quite beautiful.

        Simple gather some attractive autumn/fall leaves from around the neighbourhood. I was up early and scouring our local park, Toyama Park, for a v

      • Collage
        11/24/08
        In some of my elementary classes using English Time we've recently started a unit on food, and although I've taught this this unit numerous times in the past I thought it was time to try something different. Now anybody living in Japan will know that this is a country obsessed with food, s

      • Teaching good, bad, better than, worse than, best and worst
        11/21/08
        Or should the title read teaching the superlative and comparative forms of good and bad? Anyway I thought I'd share this gem of an idea for teaching the various forms of good and bad.

        I was in a company class on Tuesday morning working my way through the assigned business English tex

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