Category Archives: Questions and riddles

Hot Stuff

Posted on October 27, 2007 by randomyriad

Doesn’t this look like the world’s hottest pepper? Well it is. Check it out on Zaxy.

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Mind Games II

Posted on October 22, 2007 by randomyriad

“If I wasn’t real,” Alice said– half-laughing through her tears, it all seemed so ridiculous– “I shouldn’t be able to cry.” “I hope you don’t think those are real tears!” Tweedledum interrupted in a tone of great contempt. Lewis Carrol,  … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Mind Games

Posted on October 21, 2007 by randomyriad

I Going Topless “It took me no time at all to notice that this nothing, this hole where a head should have been, was no ordinary vacancy, no mere nothing. On the contrary, it was very much occupied. It was … Continue reading →

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Quick Notes on Play in a Head Start Classroom

Posted on September 25, 2007 by randomyriad

Someone asked me these questions last year in an Email, and I am looking forward to playing tomorrow as we start our second week of class so here are some of my thoughts on the real work of preschoolers and … Continue reading →

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Some Nice Things That Happened In Class Today

Posted on September 21, 2007 by randomyriad

A child in my class pointed to another child who she had been playing with for about 20 minutes and said, “I love him.” Now to a four year old this is not a big commitment just a efusive feeling … Continue reading →

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