Should Kids Lose Recess Due to Bad Behavior

I Think That Kids Shouldn't Lose Recess Due to Bad Behavior 

       

  With research showing benefit of recess, more schools limit or ban taking away recess to punish students. Researchers say that kids play is coming more creative even though the time to do it shrinks. Also a Stanford study shows that recess is a very important part of school. Well organized recess programs put student in important play and prepares them to learn when they are in class. Recess is most children favorite part of the day. 

  Yes I agree that you should punish kids, but I think you should do it in a different way. Instead of taking away recess you should send the work they don't finish home for homework or have them do it during their free time in the classroom. Play time is just as important can be as important as class time for helping students performed to the best of their abilities. Recess is most children favorite part of the day. It can be an important time for developing social skills

              

               Recess is important because it allows kids to run around and get rid of energy. Being active helps stimulate the mind. Having recess talks away the school day. It gives your brain a break. I don't think kids should lose recess due to bad behavior because recess is important for kids social skills.Their social skills won't get any better and their behavior won't get better either. Their social skills won't get any better because they will not be talking to their friends. This is a problem because that will make that kid behind the others. It might be the only part of the day that they are able have time to socialize.  

                Recess is important because children are able to get fresh air. That is important because they are in a building all day. The students who lose recess are the ones who need it the most. They need it because they need a break from doing work. Keeping them inside to finish it doesn't allow them to run around and be free. All work and no play doesn't make a happy kid. Breaking up the day is always a good thing. That is why i think taking away recess is a bad thing to do. 

Darth Paper

How to make Darth Paper

 

Want to impress your Star Wars friends with origami, you can use this amazing step by step origami Vader instructions!

Materials: Black construction paper(7X3)

White marker or Metallic marker

1.Since Darth Vader was tall, Darth Paper is tall so hold up the paper up.

2.Now fold the paper from the right side of the paper a little more than the center of the paper.

3.Next, you’ll do the exact same thing except with the left side and this time go only to the middle.

4.Now fold top left side of the paper towards the out, but not all the way.

5.Now take out the flap from the inside.

6.We can now so the same thing you did to the left side, to the right.

7.Take the top corner and fold down, but not all the way.

8.Now let's make his helmet a bit more rounder, crease back the top two corners.  

You have made a Darth Paper, you may try the challenging part or just color it in now.

Great you chose the challenging part!

Take the bottom middle of the helmet and crease it up, now you’ll notice that it’s folding the sides too, keep it and fold that part too.

Now take the bottom two triangles you just made and flip those under the helmet.

Congratulations!!!

You finished!

Now you can draw a face and and cut out a paper lightsaber.

This couldn’t of been done without Tom Angleberger, the New York Times Bestselling Author of the series of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda.  You can check out his website here.

website:http://origamiyoda.com/

And his YouTube video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1AAim4yV-EA

Eleven Writing

Prompt: 4) How would the story have been different if Bobby came home but not Alex's Dad? Write the new ending.

Alex was waiting. Waiting and hoping and praying that his dad would come home. “I mean how could he not come home? I had even hung up a banner! He has to come home! That’s it, this is nonsense, he is coming home!” Alex thought to himself. He really hoped that he was coming home and that when NuNu woke up he would be home. He made dinner, he cleaned the dishes, and he put NuNu to sleep. “Come on universe help me out!” Alex thought. After a few minutes past, Alex got worried, he was starting to lose hope and all he could say was “Please come home dad, please.”

Mack was waiting, and waiting, and waiting. He was just staring out the window waiting. He was hoping that Bobby would come home, but just like Alex, he was starting to lose hope. What if Bobby didn't come home? What if I will never see him again, what if he and Dottie wouldn't get to say goodbye? These were all thoughts that were rushing through Mack’s head. He tried to think about other things, but he just couldn't. He couldn't take his mind of of this thing that was weighing him down. It was just so awful to think that Bobby might not come home. 

Waiting, still waiting. Just hoping that Alex’s dad would come home. “It’s my fault. This happened because of me, all because I said that I hated him. None of this would have happened if I didn't say that. Just please dad, please come home. I miss you. I don't hate you, so please.” Alex said to himself. There was still no sign of his dad. “Come on, first my dog runs away, then my dad isn't home yet, come on!” Alex thought as he was biting his nails. He and his mom were so nervous that he might not come home. Alex was starting to gain a little more hope. He started to think that maybe his dad was coming home and the bus was just taking a little longer, or if he was walking, he might have stopped to pet a dog, or even find Radar! For Alex, things were looking up.

“I want Robert! Where is he?” Dottie exclaimed. Mack didn't know what to do. He saw people covered in dust and debris walking down the street to their families. He wasn't sure, but he didn't think that Bobby was walking down the street. Out the window, Mack could see footprints of dust scattered on the street. It was just so hard to imagine that your son is not coming home. He saw a whole clump of people walk onto the street, but he was almost positive that he wasn't coming home.

Alex was, once again, starting to lose hope. Maybe his dad was not coming home. Maybe he was gone. “The last thing I said to him was I hate you, I DON’T hate him. He’s my dad, I love him. What if he can never find out that I wasn’t being serious, it wasn't true.” Alex thought. What if that was it? It was getting late, but Alex refused to go to bed. He had to wait and see if his dad would actually come home.

Mack basically knew that Bobby wouldn't be coming home, but he still had a sprinkle of hope that he might be. He saw a man, who was covered in dust and debris, walking on the same side of the street that Mack’s house was on. He was wiping his eyes clear of dust and started to look around. “His eyes look like I have seen them before. Who is that?” Mack thought to himself. “No, it can't be. Is it? Wait, Bobby?” Bobby sprinted to the door, tears rolling down his face, and he ran up to his father. Now both men were crying. After reuniting, they headed inside. Dottie even remembered who he was. To Mack, everything was perfect.

“AGH, I wanted this day to be perfect, then this happened.” Alex said to himself. Ring ring ring ring. The phone had just gone off, Alex just thought that it would be a salesman or something so he didn’t think much of it. His mom got a worried look across her face, but Alex had not realized. She slowly walked over to the phone, debating with herself if she should pick up the phone or not. She quickly reached for the phone and put it right against her ear immediately. “What happened to him, where is he? Tell me!” She exclaimed. Alex jerked his head to his mother and started listening in on his mother’s conversation. Tears streamed down his mother’s face and she started sobbing. That is when Alex knew that his dad was gone.

Persuasive Writing

 Should College Athletes Be paid

Should college athletes be paid? What do you think? Don’t worry. I will give you some time to think. Few minutes later: I think college athletes in very popular sports colleges should get paid. What I mean by that is that there are some colleges and leagues which are really popular and good in college sports. So I think that the athletes in those colleges or leagues should be the ones who should get paid. If not every sport, then at least pay the athletes from the the 5 major sports (basketball, baseball, football, hockey, and soccer). I hope after this you read this, you will think just like me on this topic.

On March 13, March Madness (NCAA Division 1 Championship) begins with Selection Sunday. Like the name says, the tournament is “Madness” because 68 teams (they made it by either winning  their conference or getting an at- large bid which is that you are one of the best teams in the country but you don’t win you conference tournament) compete in the tournament. Even by getting this far, the athletes don’t get paid. They go through the madness but get nothing in reward. Also many people bet on which team will do what. Tv companies and colleges get paid for the “Madness” too!

My second reason I think that college athletes should be paid is that everyone else gets paid except them. Tv companies and other broadcasting companies get paid by showing them on TV. Colleges also get paid for the athletes work. Even coaches get paid though they do work hard coaching the players so they deserve to be paid. The athletes work hard too but they don’t earn money like the coaches.

That now gets us into my third reason that I think college athletes should be paid. Like I said in the my second reason, the athletes work really hard but they get nothing in reward (money). The athletes go to hours and hours of practices a few times every week until the season is over. They get some stress because they have to travel all over the country (or part of the country because it depends on conferences) for games. The athletes  also put in all their effort to win and they even have to face injuries along the way.

People have told the NCAA corporation a lot of the similar reasons I have told you , but the NCAA says that the top colleges give free scholarships just for sport talent. The NCAA corporation says that the the free scholarship is just like earning money from playing a sport. That means that the scholarship covers the cost you would earn if you played a sport. I think that college athletes should earn more than the scholarship itself.

Think about Lebron James, David Ortiz, Tom Brady, and Patrice Bergeron. All of them went to college and continued their sports career. Imagine the people who were really good at sports but did not want to go to the next level. They had a really good talent for sports but maybe they wanted to do programming. All of their talent went to waste. If they would of got payed, they could have at least used their talent to use. 

That concludes my persuasive writing. I hope you understand why I want college athletes to be paid. I wish that you are on my side after you read this. This went into court and is still being decided. It is good to know that people are thinking just like me. You should too! I hope it happens and I wish that you do too!

What happened this year in the College Basketball Division 1 Championship is:

 

As you can see, the Final Four teams were Oklahoma, Villanova, UNC, and Syracuse. Villanova won the National Championship with a game winning 3-pointer. Kris Jenkins made the 3-pointer on the last second. It was awesome. The College Basketball season began in November and it finally ended  ended on April 4. It was a great season but like I have said many-many times before, it was bad that the college athletes did not get paid.

Bibliography:

Pictures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PemrxrmwJAo

http://www.ncaa.com/

Information:

ww2.kqed.org

printyourbrackets.com

 

How to Make Cupcakes With Words/Symbols

Have you ever seen a cake or cupcake with words inside? If you have you probably wondered how you can make it, it's actually pretty simple if you have the patience. Here you can learn how to make cakes and cupcakes with words inside. 

1.You need to make a cake in any color you want, but you have to bake it in a brownie pan. The reason you do this is because this will make the words/shapes. 

2.After your cake is done baking you put it in the fridge for 15 minutes so that it can cool and harden a bit. The reason we want the cake to harden a bit is so that there are less crumbs.

 

3. Once 15 minutes has passed you can remove the cake from the pan(if you haven't already). Now you can start making your shapes, but make sure if you're  making cupcakes that the words or shapes can fit inside the cupcake and still have room.

4. Once you finished cutting out your shapes you put them in the freezer until you finish this next step.(We are putting them in the freezer for less crumbs again). After you put your shapes in the freezer we will make the actual cupcakes/cake. 

5. Now you can make you cake batter and start filling the cupcake tray. Tip;Don't fill your tray up all the way, or it'll overflow when you bake it.

6. Once  you've filled your tray, you can add the shapes. You will need to make sure you're  putting them in the right way, you can also use a toothpick to move around the shapes and make sure they are standing upright.

7. Now you bake you cupcakes or cake. You don't need to worry about the cake we already baked burning because, first it's cold, and second, it's inside the batter and it'll take longer for the heat to reach it.

8. Once your cupcakes are done baking you can decorate them however you like, you can even out the word or shape that's inside the cupcake on top so people would know what's written inside. If you want you can even just decorate it normally and surprise people.

9. The last step is the way you present them, you can just leave people to bite into them, but it's hard to see what's written. So instead you can tell them to cut the cupcake in half.

Sources;

http://www.curbly.com/m/11222-how-to-bake-a-heart-or-any-shape-into-a-cupcake

How to Throw A Curveball

How to Throw A Curveball

You will need:

 -a baseball

-a target/catcher

-a baseball glove(optional)

Have you ever wanted to learn how to throw a curveball. Well if you have then you should keep reading. The point of throwing a curveball is to get side and down spin. That is what makes the ball move. Most pitchers in the MLB have this pitch because it is very effective. 

Grip

-You will need to place your fingers like a two-seam fastball 

-Then you will move your middle finger to the same seam as your index.(Or you can keep it the same

Pitching motion 

-By now you should be in the wind-up or stretch 

-now you should start throw the ball the normal way

-Now before you release the ball you act like you are turning a door handle

Follow through 

The follow through is very important so you don't hurt your arm

-After you want to go half way across your body

-Lastly you would want to bring your back leg inline in an athletic position with your front leg

This is how you throw a curveball you should not overuse this pitch or you will hurt your arm. 

  

How to Add Effects on iMovie

How to Add Effects on iMovie:

Hi, today I will be showing you how to do effects on iMovie. I will give a few simple steps for each effect. You will learn how to add filters, speed up or slow down a video, how to put a video on the screen at the same time as another video, how to add text on the screen, and finally, how to split up a video!  If you look at the diagram, you can see the buttons that you will need to click if you do these effects. You can do these effects on as many clips as you want! You won't really need any materials all you will need is a device where you can download the app iMovie. Let’s get started!

How to Add a Filter:

First, you are going to click on the clip you want to add a filter to.

Next, go to the bottom of the screen and press the button that says filter. That button is highlighted in my diagram.

Finally, once you click it, it will show you the different filter options and you can pick one. You can repeat this on as many videos as you want.

How to Change the Speed of a Video:

First, click on the clip you want to change the speed of. 

Then, at the bottom click on the speed button. You can see the button in my diagram.

Find the scroll bar and move it so you get the speed that you like.

How to Put a Video on the Screen at the Same Time of Another Video:

Click on the video that you want to insert another video onto.

Next, press on the button that says video.

All of your videos will show up and you can press the one you want.

Click the button with the three dots.

Finally, a few options will come up and each option will show a different way to place the video on the screen, pick the one you want and you are done!

How to Add Text on the Screen:

Select the clip that you want to add text onto.

Go to the bottom of the screen and select the button that says text.

Choose the kind of text that you want and you are done!

How to Split Up a Video:

Press the clip that you want to split up.

Press the button with the scissors and you should see the word “split”.

Press “split” and your video will be seperated into two parts!

I hope that you have learned how to do some cool effects on iMovie today!

Sources:

I used iMovie to get the diagram.

http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2246405