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January 22, 2013

Mutt-i-grees Curriculum

I think pets are fantastic learning tools.  Growing up, we always had cats and dogs, along with the occasional hamster or guinea pig.

Cats work best in my life now where I foster rescued kittens until a forever home is located.  When I tried to explain that the kittens were only staying with me a little while to my nephew and niece, I thought, “This is going to be difficult for them to understand.”  I couldn’t have been more wrong.  After explaining, my then 4 year old niece summed it up.  “You’re just babysitting the kitties, right Aunt Penny?”  How do they do that?

I am enamored with pets in the classroom.  I’ve posted about the Pets in the Classroom grants, and just stumbled upon this program.

The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum sounds fantastic.  The curriculum is research based in emotional intelligence and social and emotional learning.  Get this, feature lessons on dog behavior by expert Cesar Millan! 

Principals from accredited schools may order one of each grade level FREE.  Share this with your principal and staff, it could be the curriculum you’ve been seeking!

Do you have pets in your classroom or use the Mutt-i-grees curriculum?

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September 23, 2012

Teacher Contests/Sweepstakes/Grants Ending Sept 2012

TONS of teacher contests, giveaways, sweepstakes and grants are ending this month.  Instead of me trying to constantly compile new lists for you, the labels (tags) I use show you what is coming up any time you want to know.  How?

Look at the nav bar at the top of Penniless Teacher Blog, place your mouse over the “Expiring Dates” title–months are listed through the end of 2012.  I’m going to have to start adding 2013 soon!  Select the Sept 2012–VIOLA–all items expiring in Sept 2012 appear before your eyes.  MAGIC!  This view shows you each post expiring in Sept. 12, listed most recent post date first to oldest post date…lots of scrolling.

I found this super cool tool called “Table of Contents.”  Again, look at the nav bar at the top of Penniless Teacher blog, click “Table of Contents,”  I LOVE this view!  Scroll down to “Sept. 2012″ and click it.  Ta-Da–again magically before your eyes are all items expiring in Sept. 2012.  This view lists items alphabetically. 

These two views are available anytime you want to check.  However, I’m still not completely satisfied with either as a quick reference for everyone.  I decided to add a reference to all post titles to make this process easier.  Have you noticed something like this at the end of post titles lately–(X 9/30/12)?  This reference means, the item expires (X), Sept 30, 2012 (9/30/12).  

Please take a few minutes to look at the “Table of Contents” view.  You’ll find alphabetical listing for Giveaways, Daily, Weekly Giveaways, Monthly Giveaways and many other useful lists of previous Penniless Teacher posts.  

You will not see a round-up listing items expiring, but I will remind you to use the tools available on the blog to make all of our lives easier.  I would love to find a searchable database (FREE) to make Penniless Teacher posts more user friendly, but I’m still looking.  If you know of one, Please share with me!

There are more features on Penniless Teacher Features that will guide you.  I know many of use use that “Daily” sort….well, daily!  I love to see that.  What other views do you use, or may would like to see?

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