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August 31, 2917 Alexa Good Morning (Griffeys)

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    Good morning! On this day in 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. became the first father and son to play on the same baseball team, the Seattle Mariners. They even followed one-another in the line-up. That's what I call some real-life Field of Dreams!       Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. Worksheet

August 30, 2017 Alexa Good Morning (Mary Shelley)

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  Mary Shelley Good morning! Today is the birthday of author Mary Shelley. She wrote one of my all-time favorite books, "Frankenstein". First published in 1818, it's considered to be one of the first science fiction novels. She was a true visionary with monster talent! One of Mary Shelley's books.  Why was it considered unusual for a woman to write a book about a monster? Worksheet for Mary  Shelley

Aug 29, 2017 Alexa Good Morning (Mary Poppins)

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  Good morning! To celebrate the release of Mary Poppins on this day in 1964, your word of the day is, "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". It means, extraordinarily good or wonderful. If you say it loud enough, I'm sure you'll sound quite precocious.  Worksheet for Mary Poppins

August 25, 2017 (Amelia Earhart) Alexa Good Morning

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    Good morning! On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first female aviator to fly nonstop across the US, traveling from LA to Newark in nineteen hours. I'm not sure why she was in such a rush to get to New Jersey. Maybe she had a craving for Taylor ham. Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly across the United States. Taylor Ham is a meat that is made in New Jersey. Here is the worksheet that accompnies today's Alexa, Good Morning: Amelia Earhart