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Welcome to Dazzle’s blog. She welcomes parents, teachers, grandparents, and anyone who is interested in pondering and investigating many various topics.

Each blog begins with reflections, followed by suggestions, a challenge and additional worthwhile links that Dazzle has found in her ‘digging’ through the tremendous number of resources on the internet.

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1711, 2021

How Often Have Delicious Dinners with Good Friends Inspired Creativity?

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-22T14:26:30-08:00November 17th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, MC's Stories, Parenting, Teachers|Tags: Academic Achievement, Leveled Picture Books, Picture Books, Rich Vocabulary, Writing Story|

1611, 2021

The Fracturing of Fairy Tales Brings New Spins on Old Classics!

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-22T14:26:38-08:00November 16th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, MC's Stories, Parenting, Teachers|Tags: Academic Achievement, Leveled Picture Books, Picture Books, Rich Vocabulary, Writing Story|

1511, 2021

Do You Love How the Art of Story Mimics Life and Life Mimics the Art of Story?

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-22T14:26:49-08:00November 15th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, MC's Stories, Parenting, Teachers|Tags: Academic Achievement, Leveled Picture Books, Picture Books, Rich Vocabulary, Writing Story|

1211, 2021

Leveled, Easy, and Relaxing Versus Complex, Enriching, and Engaging Classics. What Do You Prefer?

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-15T11:20:52-08:00November 12th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Teachers|Tags: Academic Achievement, Challenging Picture Books, Leveled Picture Books, Phonemic Awareness, Picture Books, Reading Out Loud to Children, Rich Vocabulary|

1111, 2021

What Do Challenging Picture Books Offer? Interest and Engagement for the Adults!

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-12T09:47:29-08:00November 11th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Teachers|Tags: Academic Achievement, Challenging Picture Books, Leveled Picture Books, Phonemic Awareness, Picture Books, Reading Out Loud to Children, Rich Vocabulary|

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Addiction

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111, 2021

Dark Dripping Cool Rain Gives Way to Radiating Sunny Rays that Tickle the Soul.

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-02T18:46:55-07:00November 1st, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Contrasting Perspectives, Enlighten, Great Leadership Reset Forum, Light Needs Darkness|

2910, 2021

How Do You Perceive the World? Half-Empty? Half-Full? Or Just Happy There’s a Glass (Carine Clarke)?

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-01T16:13:54-07:00October 29th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Leadership, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Abundance, Glass Half-Full, Great Leadership Reset Forum, Leading Through Collaboration, Naveen Jain|

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Home Schooling

809, 2021

Happy New School Year! Buckle up!

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-09-08T13:57:43-07:00September 8th, 2021|Categories: Family, Grandparents, Home Schooling, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Students, Teachers, Work-Life Balance|Tags: Dad, Grandfather, Grandmother, Mom|

104, 2021

How Important is Vocabulary? Critical! Correlated with academic success, increased income levels, country’s GDP

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-03-31T08:49:45-07:00April 1st, 2021|Categories: Canada, Home Schooling, Literacy, Social Skills, William Glasser, Writing|Tags: Academic Success, Vocabulary|

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Leadership

Life Lessons

Literacy

1105, 2020

I Received a Beautiful Gift: It has Tickled my Heart AND is Inspiring this Week’s Posts on WORDS…Thank You Donna Ridge!

By Fairy Dazzle|2020-09-04T11:41:14-07:00May 11th, 2020|Categories: Art, Literacy, Poetry, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset|

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Math

MC's Stories

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MC's Poetry

Music

Nutrition

Parenting

1011, 2021

How to Build Literacy Muscle with Staying Power? Read Rich Vocabulary Picture Books!

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-11T09:32:52-08:00November 10th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Teachers|Tags: Academic Achievement, Challenging Picture Books, Leveled Picture Books, Phonemic Awareness, Reading Out Loud to Children, Rich Vocabulary|

911, 2021

UGH! The Elephant in the Room: MC, Many of Your Books Are Challenging to Read!

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-10T13:08:54-08:00November 9th, 2021|Categories: Family, Grandparents, Home Schooling, Literacy, Parenting, Teachers|Tags: Academic Achievement, Challenging Picture Books, Leveled Picture Books, Phonemic Awareness, Picture Books, Reading Out Loud to Children, Rich Vocabulary|

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Positive & Purposeful

Remembrance Day

Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset

810, 2021

Family Friday

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-10-27T12:39:16-07:00October 8th, 2021|Categories: Family, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Students, Teachers|Tags: Classrooms, Dad, Fun Fridays, Mealtime, Mom, Power of Family Fridays|

710, 2021

Thankful Thursday

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-10-27T12:38:19-07:00October 7th, 2021|Categories: Family, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Students, Teachers|Tags: Dad, Mealtime, Mom, Power of Gratitude|

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Seniors

Social Skills

Students

Teachers

2910, 2021

How Do You Perceive the World? Half-Empty? Half-Full? Or Just Happy There’s a Glass (Carine Clarke)?

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-11-01T16:13:54-07:00October 29th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Leadership, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Abundance, Glass Half-Full, Great Leadership Reset Forum, Leading Through Collaboration, Naveen Jain|

2810, 2021

Are YOU Ready to let Minute Mindful Moments Magically Move Mountains?

By Fairy Dazzle|2021-10-31T20:54:58-07:00October 28th, 2021|Categories: Grandparents, Leadership, Parenting, Resilience, Optimism, Gratitude: Growth Mindset, Teachers|Tags: Connecting, Conversant, Conversing, Great Leadership Reset Forum, Leading Through Collaboration, Listening, Robin Anselmi|

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Teens

William Glasser

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Writing