Choice Lit Topic: Big Fresh Archives
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The Big Fresh January 28, 2017 Kickball
Play is the beginning of knowledge. George Dorsey Every outdoor recess of my entire fifth-grade year, I played kickball. I was not particularly good...
The Big Fresh January 21, 2017 What Motivates You?
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Ryun Over the past two years I’ve become fascinated by the concept of habit and routines...
The Big Fresh January 14, 2017 Whispers
There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky. Dejan Stojanovic On a cool morning in late April, my students and I...
The Big Fresh January 7, 2017 Lemonade Stand
If life gives you lemons, don’t settle for simply making lemonade — make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand. Elizabeth Gilbert Every time I drive past a lemonade...
The Big Fresh December 17, 2016 Changing Our Focus
The thing about football – the important thing about football – is that it is not just about football. Terry Pratchett “Let’s talk about my fantasy football team,” I said...
The Big Fresh December 10, 2016 Golf Course
Golf gives you an insight into human nature — your own as well as your opponent’s. Grantland Rice Not long ago, I attended a professional development opportunity for teachers...
The Big Fresh December 3, 2016 Tics
A bad habit never disappears miraculously. It’s an undo-it-yourself project. Abigail Van Buren If you live in Maine and spend any time outdoors, you’ve got to be vigilant about...
The Big Fresh November 26, 2016 Secret Handshake
You have to trust someone before you can have rituals with them. Rachel Klein I am observing in Gigi McAllister’s fourth-grade classroom early in the year. Hannah and Cara are...
The Big Fresh November 19, 2016 Move It
Sitting is the new smoking. James Levine How can teachers encourage students to avoid a sedentary lifestyle, when classrooms by their nature involve a lot of sitting? Recently...
The Big Fresh November 12, 2016 A Hand to Hold
Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand. Richelle Goodrich Sam, Stephanie, and I went out for a run. The...
The Big Fresh November 5, 2016 What’s for Sale
While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. Angela Schwindt My phone rings, an unknown number but a Michigan...
The Big Fresh October 29, 2016 Kindness
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Tenzin Gyatso Several years ago, I was teaching a night course with teachers at their school site. It made for a long...
The Big Fresh October 22, 2016 Talking Is Not Teaching
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Dorothy...
The Big Fresh October 15, 2016 Family Run
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m Possible”! Audrey Hepburn My four kids and I are preparing to run a 5K. They’re almost always grouchy when we head...
The Big Fresh October 8, 2016 Riding the Waves
I will find comfort in the rhythm of the sea. Charlotte Eriksson Early in the school year it was always about getting into the rhythm of it. I would...
The Big Fresh October 1, 2016 It’s Personnel
If there are spelling and grammatical errors, assume that the same level of attention to detail probably went into the gathering and reporting of the “facts” given on the site....
The Big Fresh September 24, 2016 Soaked
Some people feel the rain — others just get wet. Roger Miller My friend Jasmine and I threw caution to the wind and went for a walk despite the...
The Big Fresh September 17, 2016 Treasures or Trash
You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life. ...
The Big Fresh September 10, 2016 Goals
The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. Sarah Ban Breathnach This week I’m breaking a cardinal rule in...
The Big Fresh September 3, 2016 Batch Work
Nobody ever drowned in her own sweat. Ann Landers I remember canning days in the summer when I was a young child. It was a long, hard day of labor...
The Big Fresh August 27, 2016 Lindsay, Charlotte, and the Case for Sweaty Palms
In the measurement world, you set a goal and strive for it. In the universe of possibility, you set the context and let life unfold. ...
