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other worlds.

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while watching the little league game

i caught a glimmer of shiny blue movement

out of the corner of my eye

 and suddenly there appeared

a shimmery mermaid

all scales and tails

coming from far away

skipping onto the field

staying safe in the background

to see just what

this other world was all about

and in an instant

she was skipping off again

returning to the safe world she knew

in the great bathtub sea. 

“it’s fun to peek into other people’s worlds

and see how they go about doing things.”

-norah jones

banned.

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when visiting the detroit public library

m is shocked to find that books

 have been banned in the past

and learns a huge lesson.

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“censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” 

-laurie halse anderson, Speak

hidden stuff.

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rocket the turtle is the sun in the center of the kinders’ universe.

 

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“everything in nature contains all the powers of nature.

everything is made of one hidden stuff.”

-ralph waldo emerson

checks and balances.

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the kinders work to find a balance.

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“the universe, it balances.

it makes sure you don’t get a head that’s too big.

i love it.”

-sandra bullock

truths.

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“the path isn’t a straight line, it’s a spiral.

you will come back to things you think you understood

and see deeper truths.”

-author unknown

new foundation.

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kinders build something new.

 

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“art is about building a new foundation,

not just laying something on top of what’s already there.”

-prince

grasshopper.

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kinder sings the praises of the grasshopper family he has created.

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“how narrow is the vision

that exalts the busyness of the ant

above the singing of the grasshopper.”

-khalil gibran

glitter my heart.

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after spending weeks

immersed in the world of fairy and folk tales

the fairy tea party

with magic apple tea, served in tiny teacups

and

fairy bread with sprinkles, unicorn cookies,

giant strawberries, and sparkly cupcakes

all served on real china 

waits

ready to be discovered

by the kinder fairy -folk

upon their return from the tower. 

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“fairies glitter my heart with giggles.”

~Terri Guillemets

make your own.

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kinders mix up a batch of sweet lemon bread.
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“there comes a point in your life
when you need to stop eating other people’s bread
and make your own.”
-chris geiger
 
 

see if it works.

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one of my former students

who i now work with after school

created this travel brochure

complete with her plan for ‘how to get there’

using an innovative method i hadn’t considered

but it makes perfect sense from her perspective.

 

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“we learn by taking action and seeing whether it works or not.”

-patrick lencioni