As playwright Arnold Wesker turns 80, he talks to Michael Billington about his early successes, his later battles – and the day he tried to flog his entire oeuvre for £10,000
Woman Explains Why The 8-Hour Work/Sleep/Play Model Does Not Work Anymore
What if an 8-hour workday has been nothing but a counterproductive lie we've been forced to believe since the labor movement of the late 19th century?
Camping and Hiking in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park – Play Outside Guide
Where to camp and hike in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul – National Institute for Play
From a leading expert, a groundbreaking book on the science of play, and its essential role in fueling our happiness and intelligence throughout our lives. We’ve all seen the happiness on the face of a child while playing in the school yard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing across a lawn. This […]
Art Lesson Dot Day What Can You Do With a Dot?
This math-connected Kandinsky-inspired art lesson is easy, fun, and foolproof. Students’ creativity is activated as they use circles and dots to create a non-representational, abstract composition that shows unity and balance. This is a mixed-media lesson which uses common art materials and requires almost no preparation. The lesson is introduced with an observation of and discussion about two Wassily Kandinsky paintings composed almost entirely of circles. The lesson offers students the opportunity to use geometry vocabulary as they discuss Kandinsky’s work. What Can You Do With a Dot? is included in two different lesson bundles: - with three other lessons…
Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime Story: How the Birds got their Songs and Colours
This Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime story pack contains 5 fun activities for Kindergarten/Grade 1 students to incorporate ELA and cultural studies with art and drama. 1. Dreamtime Story: How the Birds got their Songs and Colors 2. Find Words in the Story activity: focusing on 7 words (and, it, was, the, some, birds, color and colors) 3. Australia map and animals: coloring activity 4. Rainbow Birds art activity with student instruction poster 5. Detailed notes for performing this story with your class TO PURCHASE AS PART OF A BUNDLE CLICK HERE. Please note: if you buy the bundle don't buy this…
Homemade Waffle Cones
A crisp, buttery, homemade waffle cone is absolute heaven! You can use a waffle press or we have instructions for baking them in the oven.
