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Friday, November 30, 2012

The low down on BCRs

We seem to be hit and miss at our house in terms of nailing the BCRs. (AKA brief constructed responses, for those of you without kids in school). I just found this online and it is somewhat helpful so I thought I'd share:

More info is here, including a link to the rubric used to score the BCR:
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/writing/elementary/bcr.html#what

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The low down on BCRs

2012-11-30T11:34:00-05:00
KrisH.
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RECURRING EVENTS

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Mondays:
Storytime at Barnes & Noble in Towson, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesdays:
Preschool Story Time. Story time for 2- to 5-year-olds. Cockeysville Library, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Family Fun Day at 10 a.m. White Marsh Mall on Tuesdays.

Wednesdays:
Kids' Corner at Towson Trader Joe's (storytime, coloring...) at 11 a.m.

Baby Boosters Story Time at Towson Library

Thursdays:
Preschool Story Time. For 2- to 5-year-olds at Cockeysville Library, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Fridays:
Preschool Story Time. For 2- to 5-year-olds at Towson Library, Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Family Fun Day at Towson Town Center on Fridays, Grand Court.

Saturdays:
Storyhour at Ukazoo Books in Towson on Saturdays from 11:00 to 12:00.

Free kids' crafts at Lakeshore Learning Store on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ages 3 and up.

Drop-in art activities at The Walters

Sundays:
Free Family Sundays at the Baltimore Museum of Art

Drop-in art activities at The Walters

random/helpful info

Locate child-care options and after-school activities with this resource from Baltimore County.

Safety info: car and fire, including which smoke detector to buy.

Pregnant? Have a newborn? Like sleep? You must see this.

Here's an easy way to cancel unwanted catalogs.

Get rid of your junk while being green.

Be proactive about troublesome rental properties.

Donate your old car to a good cause.

A little secret about Bed, Bath & Beyond coupons that can save you money.

Expand your horizons with life-enrichment courses.

How to avoid the DMV when you buy a car.

Sign up for emails about recalled products.

Home-improvement clinics.

Contact info for local, statewide officials.

More things for kids & adults

Kids' workshops at Home Depot the first Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon. Lowe's also has kids' workshops.

Creative activities at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.

Storyville at the Rosedale Library.

Mother Goose on the Loose and Preschool Story Time at Roland Park library, central library and other locations.

Drop-in art activities at The Walters Art Museum.

Craft workshops for kids and how-to classes for adults at Michael's.

Stay home and let them read books or pretend to fight dragons, etc. It's good for them!

Assorted parent/infant/toddler workshops and classes at the Jewish Community Center.

Maryland Fire Museum, at 1301 York Road, just above the beltway. (The museum has limited hours right now; be sure to contact them before you go.)

Ice skating at Patterson Park or Mt. Pleasant Ice Arena.

Children of the World co-op playgroup. A great place for kids to play and parents to relax and chat. Located in (though not affiliated with) the cathedral at University Parkway and St. Paul Street, in the Guilford area. Runs year round. More info here.

Pick-your-own farms (apples, berries, pumpkins, etc.).
Huber's Farm ... Moore's Orchard 410.256.5982 ... North Run Farm .... Weber's Cider Mill Farm ... and more

The Waverly Farmers' Market runs all year long.

Paint your own pottery at Amazing Glaze in Mt. Washington and Hot Pots in Timonium.

Utz factory tours -- You can see and smell the making of the famous Utz Potato Chips and Snacks at the 600,000- square-foot facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

Crayola factory tours in Easton, PA.

Music classes at various Music Together locations, including Harford Road, Roland Park and Towson; through Music for the Young Child on North Charles; Kindermusik; and MusikGarten at Woodbrook on Stevenson.

Stroller Strides mom-and-child exercise.

Dance lessons through many area programs.

Pottery classes, age 3 to adult. Baltimore Clayworks.

Art classes, toddler to adult. The Painting Workshop. And kids' classes at Abrakadoodle.

Kids' gymnastics: Rebounders, Hoppin' Tots, YMCA, My Gym.

Swim lessons: Kids First Swim, Meadowbrook and the YMCA's various locations (click on "program catalog").

New-mom/parent support groups (Is his poop supposed to look like that? Will I ever sleep again?) through St. Jo's and at GMBC.

Knitting classes for adults at A Good Yarn in Fells Point or Woolworks on Falls Road.

Jewelry-making lessons at Gem Cutters Guild.

Wine tastings at bin 604 and Wells. And here are wine recommendations from WYPR's Cellar Notes.

Cooking lessons at For the Love of Food in Reisterstown or at Roland Park Country School.

Free technique classes at Williams- Sonoma. Contact the Cross Keys location, (410) 435-6020, or Towson Town Center store (410) 847-9021. Whole Foods also offers free cooking classes. More info here.

Free decorating classes at Pottery Barn in Towson.

Ballroom dancing: Lessons at Beginning Ballroom, Towson Dance Studio, Friday Night Swing, or Arthur Murray. Use what you've learned, or already know, at the Belvedere hotel or The Promenade. And swing dancing at Charm City Swing.

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Contact kris(at)forgeflyer.com

It's easy to recycle in the city and county

To find out what you can recycle and when it gets picked up, visit the recycling sites of Baltimore County or Baltimore City. (~~Did you know they don't recycle pizza boxes or yogurt containers?~~ They do now!)

You can also learn there how to recycle electronics, such as old VCRs, cell phones and computers, which are full of toxins that are best left out of the trash.

Plastic bags can be recycled at most grocery stores, and batteries and compact flourescent bulbs can be recycled at Ikea (the bins are located near the returns counter).

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