Happy Thanksgiving to All LLGers

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family filled with thanks and laughter. Don't forget to visit FamilyFun for some great Thanksgiving art projects and recipes for the whole family to enjoy.

Teaching Music with Putumayo Kids

Every classroom needs music. I always had music playing when the students walk in every morning and while they did their morning warm ups. Even though my school had a music teacher once a week, my class learned about different types of music from different eras and cultures around the world through Putumayo Kids.  

I linked Putumaya Kids music to lessons we were learning in other curricular areas. For example, my 2nd graders were studying African myths in Language Arts and reading "How the Guinea Fowl got her Spots." For music time I used the Putumayo Kids "African Playground" CD and their online lesson plans for this particular CD. We discussed the instruments and how African music played a role in their culture. We learned African songs and made noise shakers for Music, made origami paper boats for Art, and studied the continent of Africa for History.

Parents and teachers need to go to Putumayokids.com, listen to the songs, read the lesson plans for each CD, and buy one of the many fabulous CDs they have to offer.

Saturday Saying- Soaring

One can never consent to creep when one feels the compulsion to soar.

-Helen Keller

Instill your child's future with good words, thoughts, and ambitions. The more effort you put into being a good role model and example to your schoolers the more inclination they'll have to want to soar. 



Parent-Teacher Conferences

It is so important to to make it to your child's first parent-teacher conference.

Some parents talk to their child's teacher on a daily basis, some a weekly basis, and others may have made it to Back to School Night. As your child gets older the less you'll be inclined to visit your child's teacher. That is one of the reasons why it is so important to go to your scheduled conference. You'll be able to know, in detail, how your child is doing in class, what his/her strengths and weaknesses are, and ask the questions you've been needing to ask your child's teacher.

Most teachers are on a strict conference schedule and allot 15-30 minutes for each conference (depending on the teacher). If you think you'll need extra time ask ahead of time for it. In the end you get your child's first report card of the year.

Gluten Free After School Snack

Click here for a great after school snack recipe from adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com. These orange wedge jello snacks are sure to be a hit with your little schoolers.