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They sell rain water collection barrels off of Amazon that you can hook up to your gutters and they will catch and hold rain water. I live in a place that gets a lot of rain and am wondering if there is a way to make that water safe to consume/water plants with. I know roofs are sealed with all kinds of chemicals that is not safe to consume but is there a way to filter out those chemicals?

I’ve read so many dark romance books where the dark MC always has some kind of redemption ark/ tragic backstory/ redeeming quality. Are there stories out there that are actually dark? As in the dark MC is a crazy bastard with a weakness for their love interest (but that doesn’t mean they are kind to them). Bonus points if their love interest doesn’t end up with the dark MC and has some kind of other satisfying ending.

I have been doing the same circle time routine with my 1 year old students for months now, which includes reading the same 4 books. My directors have been subtly hinting at wanting me to switch up the books to be more themed with the weeks lesson plan. (Stuff like “weather” “beach” “fish”)

From what I learned in college and what I’ve observed through my own experience, 1 year olds do best with books they are familiar with. They sit, watch, listen, and engage when I read the same 4 books I’ve been reading for months. When I try to introduce new books they are not at all interested and wander away to play with toys, fight with each other about sitting in my lap, and some even cry because they miss their favorite books. (I have one little girl who will ball her eyes out and try to open the closet where our teacher books are kept when she sees me bring out the “wrong” book)

My college classes have taught me that repetition is good for this age. They like the familiarity and know what’s coming next. Several “read” along with me by repeating the words they heard me say over and over again while pointing at the book. This is good for developing early literacy because it’s building language and early recognition that letters on a page actually mean something.

Does anyone else do books with their 1 year old students? Do you switch it up and try to keep with the weekly theme or read the same books over and over again?

Last year I made a post about Lifevac and asked what you would think about having one in your classroom in the event a child starts choking and traditional methods are not working. A lot of people commented that they would not want one because it has not been tested much and not FDA approved. However, recently Lafevac has just been approved by the FDA and I’m wondering if opinions have changed.

Would you want a Lifevac in your classroom in case of a chocking emergency and traditional back blows are not working?