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Friday, May 24th, 2013
It was just about the end of the school year; tests were over, books were packed and the “Can Do” kids were restless. They were anxious start summer vacation.
Teacher Pat was having a hard time finding things to keep the “Can Do” kids interested. She announced, “Everyone go to the computers in the back of the room and let’s explore some environmental health sciences.”
” Huh,” said Bobby, “what’s that?” Teacher Pat smiled and said, “Just go to http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/science/index.htm and you can see for yourself!”
“Wow!” yelled Annie,” this site has games, and stories and activities about our environment. It is really cool.”
The rest of the class session passed so quickly as the “Can Do” kids explored a new, interesting site sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
Boys and girls, be Can Do” kids and discover for yourselves all the interesting things there are to learn and do on http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/science/index.htm
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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Miss Pat was talking to the class about-what would you do if…
She began by talking about boys and girls and adults that care about others and their communities. She told the class that children and adults who care are practicing a behavior important to being good citizens.
To help the children understand, she asked each student to think about what he or she would do if …Why not play along with the “Can Dos” and think about what you would do.
- A boy in the cafeteria fell. A) Would you help him up, even if it meant losing your place on line to get food? B) Would you hope someone else would help so you wouldn’t lose your place on line?
- One of your classmates has a bloody nose. A) Would you turn away because the sight of blood makes you sick? B) Would you give him or her a tissue and get the teacher’s attention?
- You go to the movies with a few friends, one of whom uses a wheelchair. Everyone want to sit up front, but you friend has to sit in the handicapped accessible section. A) Would you sit in the wheelchair section with your friend? B) would you sit up front and tell your friend who uses a wheelchair you’ll see him after the movie because you think he is used to sitting by himself and won’t mind?
- You borrowed your friend’s ruler; you broke it. A) Would you give it back broken and say you’re sorry? B) Would you buy a new ruler, give it to your friend and explain that you broke the ruler he gave you?
- While you were at a friend’s house, it got cold out. Your friend gave you a jacket to wear home. On the way home, a car splashed muddy water on you and got the jacket dirty. A) Would you wash the jacket before you gave it back? B) Would you give it back dirty and explain to your friend what happened?
Why not talk about your answers about you would do with your parent or teacher?
Tags: Can Do Kids, caring, citizenship, Good Choices, miss pat, teacher pat, what would you do if
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Saturday, March 30th, 2013
It was that time again; time for Policewoman Paula to visit all the classes in “Can Do” Street Elementary School. It was time to speak about bike safety.
It was officially spring, although it didn’t feel like spring. Summer wasn’t far behind. With warmer weather, the “Can Dos” were looking forward to bike riding most every day. Some of them had two wheelers and were good at riding a two-wheel bike. Others were still learning to ride a two-wheel bike.
No matter, thought Policewoman Paula they all need to to know how to be safe when bike riding.
After she thanked Miss Pat for having her, and greeted the “Can Dos” she talked to the children about how much fun bike riding can be if you follow the rules of bike riding and pay attention to what you are doing while riding.
Policewoman Paula spoke to the class about the following bike safety rules:
- Use a practice track to get really good at bike riding before you ride in the street. A practice area is where you to apply biking rules in a contained environment. A gym or playground with a flat, concrete area works well as a practice biking area.
- Obey traffic signs. Get to know what traffic sign means what and have a parent test you before you go out in traffic.
- Wear a helmet whenever you rid, no matter how short the ride, no matter how hot the day. Make sure your helmet fits well. Your bike helmet should fit snugly without rocking from side to side. Helmet sizing pads help get the proper fit. The helmet should sit low on the forehead. It should only have about one to two finger-widths between the eyebrow and the helmet.
- Make sure the bike seat and handlebars are a proper height. You should be able to straddle the bar with both feet flat on the ground with about 2 inches of clearance.
- Check you bike each time before riding it for loose chains, low tires, broken spokes and other possible bike dangers.
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When riding a bike in traffic:
- Ride in single file and in a straight line on the right-hand side of the road.
- Make sure your hands are always within reach of the hand brakes.
- Use hand signals when turning. For a left turn, put your left arm straight out and parallel to the road. For a right turn, bend the elbow of your left arm so that your forearm and biceps form a 90-degree angle.
- Keep an eye out for potholes, sewer grates, uneven pavement, and soft shoulders. Warn riders behind you by calling out these dangers.
- Never ride with both hands off the handlebars.
- When biking, don’t wear headphones (they muffle the sound of approaching vehicles) or pants with flared cuffs (they can get caught in the bicycle’s chain).
- No night riding; you are 3x more at risk of having an accident at night.
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Miss Pat was concerned that the “Can Dos” were having problems with identifying the main idea in stories. Here is a story she gave the “Can Dos” to help them recognize the main idea.
She also asked them to find misspelled word or words that need to be capitalized. Why not try the activity and see how well you do?
The story:
Mark trys to be friendes with Jim, the new boi in school. First, Mark smiles at Jim in the lunch room. Mark has a dog. Then, he plays with Jim after lunch. Finally, he shares a seat with Jim on the school bus.
By the end of the day…
Directions:
Put a star(*) next to the sentence in the beginning that tells the main idea.
Underline sentences in the middle that have details that say more about the main idea.
Cross out the sentence in the middle that does not belong to the main idea.
Circle the words that are misspelled or need to begin with a capital letter.
Write an ending for the end of the story.
Be sure and have your parent or older brother or sister check your work to see how you did.
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