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Draw A Skoolie (School Bus House) Creative Challenge for Kids
This week’s creative challenge is to draw and design a skoolie! AKA, a school bus to live in! Skoolies come in all shapes and colors, so be sure to let creativity shine in submissions. We will talk about our favorite submissions on our September 4th episode of Cozy Rainbow Podcast! To view submission information, visit the Creative…
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School Bus Fun Facts and Things to Know
Have you ever wondered why school busses are yellow? Do kids in other countries ride school busses to get to school? To hear the answers to these questions and more fun facts about school busses, listen to the new episode of Cozy Rainbow Podcast! “Skoolie” is a word for a school bus that some adventurous…
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Yo-Yo Bros – Fictionalized Memoir Focal Text for Grades 4-7
For a free PDF of this memoir focal text, visit Cozy Rainbow’s TPT store. Listen to this story on Youtube, start at 9:56. “Hey Don, when did Mr. Mercury say the yo-yo contest is again?” Dan looked over at his best friend, Don. “It’s tomorrow, Dan.” Don replied, without breaking eye contact with his yo-yo.…
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Memoir Toy-Themed Kids Writing Challenge
This week’s creative challenge is to write a memoir inspired by an adult’s favorite toy. Interview an adult to find out what their favorite toy was. Then, create a story about it! In the episode, we talk about what a fictionalized memoir is. AKA, a memoir, with some fancy added details to make it more…
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Yo-Yo Art Challenge
This week’s creative challenge is the yo-yo art challenge! We are asking listeners to create a piece of artwork featuring yo-yos! On season 2 episode 2, Ms. Haddad brings her little brother onto the show! Joe is a college student studying Biology. On this episode, we answer questions like: When were yo-yos invented? How do…
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Fun Ideas to Create a Unique Crossword Puzzle
Are you stuck thinking “what should I make a crossword puzzle about?” Look no further. In this post, we will provide three different ideas for crossword puzzle writers. 1. Song lyrics Try listening to a favorite song, band or album. Pick out words you hear. Songwriters and artists often use lots of rich vocabulary while…
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Make a Crossword Puzzle Challenge
In the “Crosswords” episode of the Cozy Rainbow podcast, Ms. Haddad speaks with Ms. Roberta. Ms. Roberta was a teacher in South Korea for 10 years. When Ms. Roberta was a kid, she loved doing brain teasers and crossword puzzles in the back of magazine books. We answers questions like: who invented crossword puzzles? What…
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What is a podcast?
Have you ever heard of the word “podcast”? A podcast is an “audio-only” or “sound-only” style of entertainment. Just like YouTube videos are created by anybody, podcasts can be created by anyone, as well. Many people like to listen to podcasts passively, while doing something else. Anybody can make a podcast, so long as you…
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Cozy Rainbow in the News
We are excited to announce that cozyrainbow.org has now been featured in several large news outlets with host Ms. Haddad highlighted as an innovative educator. To read publications or view Cozy Rainbow being featured in the news, please view the Cozy Rainbow press page. We read all messages, even if we do not have time…
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Get Your Kids to Listen With This One Teacher Hack
Kids, in general, are known to be curious, loud, maybe even a little cuckoo. Some are talkative, some are more quiet and shy. Just like real people. Teachers across America regularly work with groups of 20, 30, 40 kids. How do they do it? In school and life, listening is an important skill. Have you…