The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber. – William Mather Lewis

(Teacher sings first line and the kids echo her lines) Use the tune from “Are you sleeping Brother John?” Mo

Our school created the idea of “Hips and Lips” for walking in the hall. The students walk in the hall with one finger placed on their lips and the other hand on their hips. I wrote a jingle to go along with it. “Hips and lips is what we do, when we walk in the… Read more »

While walking in a toy store The day before today, I over heard a Crayon Box With many things to say. “I don’t like red!” said Yellow. And Green said, “Nor do I! And no one here likes Orange, But no one knows quite why.” “We are a box of crayons that really doesn’t get… Read more »

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” — John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), 6th US President – John Quincy Adams

“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer… Read more »

Set up chairs in musical chair-like fashion (back to back). Put a piece of paper on each chair. a. Provide each child with a different color marker. Children walk, march, skip, hop around the chairs until the music stops. When the music stops they draw on the piece of paper until the music starts again…. Read more »

Adventures of Nicolas – Siiteri, Helen Adventures of Obadiah – Turkle, Brinton The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Twain, Mark After the Goat Man – Byars, B Amanda and the Giggling Ghost – Kroll, Steve Arthur and The True Francine – Brown, Marc A Bad Case of Stripes – Shannon, David Bad Times of Irma… Read more »

It is only a tiny rosebud, A flower of God’s design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. GOD opens this flower so sweetly, Then in my hands they die. If I cannot unfold a rosebud, This flower… Read more »

“If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds and instill into them just principles, we are then engraving that upon tablets which no time will efface, but will brighten and… Read more »