Journal entry: Autism awareness month
April 26, 2025 Navigating the First Year: A Special Educator’s Reality in NYC As a first-year special education teacher in a New York City middle school, I walked into the
Journal entry: Spring through the glass of hope
Spring arrived. I thought it was the perfect time to sow seeds for a vegetable garden. The rain had started—gentle, steady—so I scattered the seeds into the soil, feeling hopeful.
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Ecosystems drama
Narrator 🗣️ “People of all abilities 🌎—let’s communicate with hands, hearts, and hope.” Objective:Participants will identify elements of climate change 🌪️ and demonstrate ways to reduce their carbon footprint 👣
The Listener by the Water
Long ago, before the rivers forgot their songs and the forests fell quiet under machines and metal, the people lived by rhythm — of drum, of breath, of wind. They
Waya and the Fire of Memory character development guide
These characters are designed to resonate with children, each symbolizing a theme—memory, balance, courage, and forgetting—and can be used for animation, puppet shows, or school plays. Main Character Profiles 1.
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A Native American story in in Bangla
শিশুদের উপযোগী করা কাহিনীর বাংলা অনুবাদ— ওয়াইয়া ও স্মৃতির আগুন একটি চেরোকি-প্রেরিত রূপকথা পর্দা ১: অতীতের সেই সময় [সুর: নদীর কলকল, বাঁশির আওয়াজ] অনেক, অনেক বছর আগে, টেনেসির সবুজ পাহাড়
School Theater version in Bangla about Waya’s story
নিচে “ওয়াইয়া ও স্মৃতির আগুন” গল্পটি একটি শিশুদের উপযোগী নাট্যরূপে (স্কুল থিয়েটারের জন্য) বাংলায় লেখা হলো। এতে সংলাপ, দৃশ্য নির্দেশনা এবং চরিত্রভিত্তিক উপস্থিতি তুলে ধরা হয়েছে। নাটকের নাম: ওয়াইয়া ও
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Waya and the Fire of Memory
A Children’s Story with a Moral Lesson Once there was Waya, a brave and wise Native American girl. Her grandmother used to say, “If the fire of memory dies, the
The Long Walk Home: A New Ending to the Trail of Tears
A long time ago, in the 1800s, a Native American woman named Amanda lived in Oregon. She belonged to the Coos tribe and was blind, which means she couldn’t see.
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Characters from the Past
Journal Entry: Justifying a Blog Post — Bringing Characters from the Past into the Contemporary World Date: April 15, 2025 Today, I found myself reflecting on how stories and characters