TAPBB result Stuff From Laurie Bellet

About Recycling and Art

by Laurie Bellet Be thoughtful about “recycling” materials into projects. When art materials are glued to an otherwise recyclable item,...

Torah Time

by Laurie Bellet Last week I was doing a pre-Simhat Torah pre-K family event and the blank scrolls I had...

Sukkah Decorations

by Laurie Bellet I tend to consider my Sukkah decorating plans twice a year. Once is, of course, several weeks...

Did You Know?

by Laurie Bellet There is a wonderful website (www.teachers.net) offering insights and tidbits regarding every area of education. My favorite...

Amazing Places

by Laurie Bellet Whenever I go into a public school classroom, there are a couple of areas that always amaze...

The New Kid on the Block

by Laurie Bellet This past summer, I worked at a different camp. This August, I began at a new school....

New Models for Family Trees

by Laurie Bellet Dear Laurie, What a wonderful discussion of Maurice Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are is my most...

My Classroom Budget is Dwindling So Quickly!

How Can I Possibly Afford to Do Art for Purim, Pesah and Shavuot?!? by Laurie Bellet 1. Watch those sales...

Where the Wild Things Are

by Laurie Bellet Once again, we return to our classrooms amidst news of disaster. Save for Yom Ha-Shoah, disaster is...

Using Videos to Reinforce Lessons

by Laurie Bellet Video can imprint some lessons in ways that nothing else can. These priceless moments can however, lose...

Hanukkah in a Hurry

by Laurie Bellet There are so few planning days left before Hanukkah and no remaining days for supply ordering but,...

Bulletin Board #2

by Laurie Bellet This is a follow up to Laurie’s last piece on bulletin boards, which can be found here....

Bulletin Boards — An Introduction

by Laurie Bellet Look around the walls of your home. Likely you will see treasured photos, preferred artwork, perhaps even...

New Year, New Names, Remembering Students’ Names

by Laurie Bellet Student names can be such a challenge to learn. Here it is, Heshvan; you may have already...

Sukkot of Peace

by Laurie Bellet I love the holidays so intensely that I generally reprise them, each summer, with my campers. This...