# sheryl (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sheryl. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Secrets to a Successful Toddler Circle Time](https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/toddler-circle-time/) _2026-08-19 · Sheryl Cooper · Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds_ Last Updated on August 19, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: Toddler circle time can be tricky with short attention spans and lots of energy. Here are some tips to make this time more successful. Recently one of my readers asked me about circle time with 2 year olds: Hi. I am a toddler teacher. My... Read More The post The Secrets to a Successful Toddler Circle Time appeared first on Teaching 2 and 3… ## [Almost home](https://www.kelake.org/blog/almost-home) _2026-08-17 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I’m sitting on a flight from Calgary to Toronto, en route to home. The screen is a blur, my glasses stowed in my bag in the overhead bin above. I could grab them, but the dapper old gentleman sitting behind me might have a cardiac episode if I went near his bags in the same bin. He appeared quite offended that I took time to store my luggage. Or maybe it’s my ragged dress. I was in Calgary to… ## [Almost home](https://www.kelake.org/blog/almost-home) _2026-08-17 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I’m sitting on a flight from Calgary to Toronto, en route to home. The screen is a blur, my glasses stowed in my bag in the overhead bin above. I could grab them, but the dapper old gentleman sitting behind me might have a cardiac episode if I went near his bags in the same bin. He appeared quite offended that I took time to store my luggage. Or maybe it’s my ragged dress. I was in Calgary to… ## [Central Synagogue 1956 and 2026](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/central-synagogue-1956-and-2026) _2026-08-17 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Should I have a second bar mitzvah? ## [The Best Blocks Activities for Preschoolers](https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/best-blocks-activities-preschoolers/) _2026-08-15 · Sheryl Cooper · Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds_ Last Updated on August 14, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: Blocks activities might seem like simple play, but they can also be great learning tools for preschoolers. Here are some of our favorite block toys that are an important part of the classroom as well as home. Free printable list included! The block center is... Read More The post The Best Blocks Activities for Preschoolers appeared first on… ## [The Midterms Are the Republicans to Lose (UPDATED)](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/the-midterms-are-the-republicans) _2026-08-12 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ \[UPDATE at end} What? Has Simon gone crazy? (Maybe) AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Isn’t the party in power legendarily the loser in the midterms? Doesn’t two-thirds of the world and most of the solar system hate Donald Trump? Well, sure, but so… ## [How to Provide Age-Appropriate Preschool Instructional Strategies](https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/preschool-instructional-strategies/) _2026-08-10 · Rachel Cooper · Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds_ Last Updated on August 9, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: Read about how to provide age-appropriate preschool instructional strategies effectively, including tips and activity examples. Through their various phases of development, children grow their capacity for comprehending instructions. Naturally, a three-year-old will be able to follow instructions that a two-year-old cannot. From 1 to 2...… ## [Poop buster](https://www.kelake.org/blog/poop-buster) _2026-08-09 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ It seems to work, didn’t see dog poo on the sidewalks we walked on. I’m thinking of proposing this for Montague, or simply a sign for my neighbour. ## [Poop buster](https://www.kelake.org/blog/poop-buster) _2026-08-09 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ It seems to work, didn’t see dog poo on the sidewalks we walked on. I’m thinking of proposing this for Montague, or simply a sign for my neighbour. ## [Let a Hundred (AI) Movie Studios Bloom](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/let-a-hundred-ai-movie-studios-bloom) _2026-08-08 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Everybody a David Lean or Kurosawa ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nsasHUiM9XZh) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [Airport Limitations](https://www.kelake.org/blog/airport-limitations) _2026-08-04 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I'm sitting at a Tim Hortons in Montreal Airport, which feels familiar -- we were here a couple of weeks ago under similar circumstances. We arrived from Dublin and were funneled through some makeshift security corridor to reach our gate, like walking through the inside of an old mall, dark corridors and weird doors, except punctuated by about five layers of security. I'm tired and crotchety, and… ## [Airport Limitations](https://www.kelake.org/blog/airport-limitations) _2026-08-04 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I'm sitting at a Tim Hortons in Montreal Airport, which feels familiar -- we were here a couple of weeks ago under similar circumstances. We arrived from Dublin and were funneled through some makeshift security corridor to reach our gate, like walking through the inside of an old mall, dark corridors and weird doors, except punctuated by about five layers of security. I'm tired and crotchety, and… ## [Connections](https://www.kelake.org/blog/connections) _2026-08-02 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ Yesterday I was hiking with Sheryl up a cliff near a northern suburb of Dublin when my doorbell rang -- a delivery back home. I could see the car on the camera and asked the driver to leave the package at the door. A little further along the trail, I mentioned to my daughter Catriona that someone had come by. She was on a call with someone on the other side of the world. Today I was in a pub in… ## [Connections](https://www.kelake.org/blog/connections) _2026-08-02 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ Yesterday I was hiking with Sheryl up a cliff near a northern suburb of Dublin when my doorbell rang -- a delivery back home. I could see the car on the camera and asked the driver to leave the package at the door. A little further along the trail, I mentioned to my daughter Catriona that someone had come by. She was on a call with someone on the other side of the world. Today I was in a pub in… ## [The Secrets to Handling Transitions with Toddlers in the Classroom](https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/transitions-with-toddlers-in-classroom/) _2026-08-02 · Sheryl Cooper · Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds_ Last Updated on August 1, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: Handling transitions with toddlers can be tough, unless you have a plan. Here are my favorite tips that have been learned during my 20 years of teaching! Toddlers and transitions. They are like oil and water. You have a specific classroom schedule to follow. Your... Read More The post The Secrets to Handling Transitions with Toddlers in the… ## [How to Set Up and Manage Toddler Center Time (Free Planning Sheet)](https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/toddler-center-time/) _2026-07-30 · Sheryl Cooper · Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds_ Last Updated on July 30, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: Wondering how to set up and manage toddler center time? Here are tips for putting together a plan for your classroom! Our toddler learning centers time is an important part of our school day. We create inviting, hands-on activities that allow for much exploration. As... Read More The post How to Set Up and Manage Toddler Center Time (Free… ## [How to Set Up Your Preschool Learning Centers](https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/preschool-learning-centers/) _2026-07-30 · Sheryl Cooper · Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds_ Last Updated on July 29, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: In this post, I am answering common questions from teachers about setting up preschool learning centers. The key is observing your students and being mindful of the materials you put in each area. The goal is to engage your students while helping them build important... Read More The post How to Set Up Your Preschool Learning Centers appeared… ## [Communism and Socialism Are the New Capitalism](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/communism-and-socialism-are-the-new) _2026-07-28 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ You don't have to tell Mamdani and AOC; they live it. ## [Seventy Flavours, Vanilla](https://www.kelake.org/blog/seventy-flavours-vanilla) _2026-07-25 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ Sheryl and I went to Read by the Sea earlier this month — nice, if far too short. Apple Maps took us on a route I'd never been on, and Sheryl hadn't seen since she was a kid. Read by the Sea was held in River John , a small place I'd never heard of. You can get there via Route 6, which follows the coast through some pleasantly narrow roads from the Caribou ferry. The actual highlight of the day… ## [Seventy Flavours, Vanilla](https://www.kelake.org/blog/seventy-flavours-vanilla) _2026-07-25 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ Sheryl and I went to Read by the Sea earlier this month — nice, if far too short. Apple Maps took us on a route I'd never been on, and Sheryl hadn't seen since she was a kid. Read by the Sea was held in River John , a small place I'd never heard of. You can get there via Route 6, which follows the coast through some pleasantly narrow roads from the Caribou ferry. The actual highlight of the day… ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hp9hLTRhFhac) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [The Jews Should Leave NewYork (UPDATED)](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/the-jews-should-leave-newyork) _2026-07-24 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Exit the city to save it... and yourselves ## [How to Make a Simple Classroom Tree](https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/how-to-make-a-simple-classroom-tree/) _2026-07-24 · Sheryl Cooper · Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds_ Last Updated on July 23, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: Learn how to make a simple classroom tree using cardboard and tissue paper with this easy tutorial! There is something about having a classroom tree that can be so warm and inviting. In my 27 years of teaching toddlers and preschoolers, I’ve had several different... Read More The post How to Make a Simple Classroom Tree appeared first on… ## [International Criminal Court: Bad from the Start](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/international-criminal-court-bad) _2026-07-22 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Selective Prosecution goes global. ## [Preschool Painted Apple Garland](https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/colorful-preschool-painted-apple-garland/) _2026-07-21 · Sheryl Cooper · Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds_ Last Updated on July 20, 2026 by Sheryl Cooper Inside: Put together a preschool painted apple garland using a salad spinner. A wonderful addition to the fall classroom decor! We love spin art. Wait, that’s an understatement. We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE spin art! Yes, that much. Whenever I set the salad spinners on the art... Read More The post Preschool Painted Apple Garland appeared first on Teaching 2… ## [Air Canada Morass](https://www.kelake.org/blog/air-canada-morass) _2026-07-19 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I am sitting at Starbucks in the Ottawa airport, listening to cheers from the restaurant nearby as Spain looks set to win. We came to Ottawa for the weekend -- an unusual choice, but we haven't been here in years, and the winter and spring in Montague felt long. I needed to get off the Island. An expensive mental break, but a needed one. Unfortunately, Air Canada had other plans. Flights out of… ## [Air Canada Morass](https://www.kelake.org/blog/air-canada-morass) _2026-07-19 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I am sitting at Starbucks in the Ottawa airport, listening to cheers from the restaurant nearby as Spain looks set to win. We came to Ottawa for the weekend -- an unusual choice, but we haven't been here in years, and the winter and spring in Montague felt long. I needed to get off the Island. An expensive mental break, but a needed one. Unfortunately, Air Canada had other plans. Flights out of… ## [Trump's Speech: Voting Machines, the CIA and China (UPDATED)](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/trumps-speech-voting-machines-the) _2026-07-17 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Not to mention a dangerous Venezuelan psychiatrist ## [A Tale of Two Senators](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-senators) _2026-07-16 · Sheryl Longin · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ If, as they say, timing is everything, the untimely passing of Lindsey Graham couldn’t have come at a worse time for his former colleague in the Senate, Mitch McConnell. Fellow Senator Susan Collins perhaps spoke too soon when she announced in 2018, upon the death of John McCain, that “the lions of the Senate are gone. It is very sad.” By sheer tenure, McConnell would seem to hold that title. If… ## [Socialism As Royal Road to Fraud](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/socialism-as-royal-road-to-fraud) _2026-07-12 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Nobody's watching the store ## [First Hyrox](https://www.kelake.org/blog/first-hyrox) _2026-07-06 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ Camren and I had a good time suffering through the heat. ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/t0hZLwlx7MI4) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [First Hyrox](https://www.kelake.org/blog/first-hyrox) _2026-07-06 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ Camren and I had a good time suffering through the heat. ## [How Much Is AI Manipulating Us?](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/how-much-is-ai-manipulating-us) _2026-07-06 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ ... and toward what end? ## [End Antisemitism for the 250th](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/end-antisemitism-for-the-250th) _2026-07-04 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Save our republic by ending bigotry ## [RFK Jr Was Right about Genocide](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-was-right-about-genocide) _2026-07-01 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ It's against Jews AND Christians ## [Carville Speaks Up. Where Are Others?](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/carville-speaks-up-where-are-others) _2026-06-26 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Jeffries and Schumer silent. Only Cajun Rages. ## [Disappearing craft](https://www.kelake.org/blog/disappearing-craft) _2026-06-24 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I set up a daily task in ChatGPT and while it has only performed it once, I'm a bit surprised by its usefulness. It finds articles and insights across the web tailored to my professional interests, summarizes them, and gives me actionable insight on each one. That's far more useful than Google Alerts, an RSS feed reader, or other methods I have tried. The downside is that it takes me farther and… ## [Disappearing craft](https://www.kelake.org/blog/disappearing-craft) _2026-06-24 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I set up a daily task in ChatGPT and while it has only performed it once, I'm a bit surprised by its usefulness. It finds articles and insights across the web tailored to my professional interests, summarizes them, and gives me actionable insight on each one. That's far more useful than Google Alerts, an RSS feed reader, or other methods I have tried. The downside is that it takes me farther and… ## [Gaslighting Gasbags](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/gaslighting-gasbags) _2026-06-24 · Sheryl Longin · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ What's It Your Business, Voter? ## [Keeping Hezbollah Alive--Again!](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/keeping-hezbollah-alive-again) _2026-06-23 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Win one for the Devil ## [Don't Ask Rubio to Resign](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/dont-ask-rubio-to-resign) _2026-06-19 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ These days, the hills are not alive with the Sound of Music. They’re alive with the Sound of Vitriol. AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Depending on where you stand on President Trump’s Iran deal, that vitriol is aimed at Vice President JD Vance,… ## [Zen and the Art of Trumpology](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/zen-and-the-art-of-trumpology) _2026-06-17 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Sometimes Trump is as inscrutable as the most gnomic Zen Koan—but with a radically different style. We could ask… What is the sound of an Iran Deal clapping? AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a subscriber at our new levels. Whatever it proves to be, whatever we imagine it to be,… ## [Work ethic](https://www.kelake.org/blog/work-ethic) _2026-06-12 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ Eight years back in Canada, and most of the reverse culture shock has faded. So have the memories — or at least the complicated ones. What remains is mostly romanticized: fruit stands on every corner, the food, more food, the general modernity of life in Taiwan and China. But twenty years shapes you in ways that don't fade as quickly. Lately I've been thinking about work — specifically about how I… ## [Work ethic](https://www.kelake.org/blog/work-ethic) _2026-06-12 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ Eight years back in Canada, and most of the reverse culture shock has faded. So have the memories — or at least the complicated ones. What remains is mostly romanticized: fruit stands on every corner, the food, more food, the general modernity of life in Taiwan and China. But twenty years shapes you in ways that don't fade as quickly. Lately I've been thinking about work — specifically about how I… ## [A long bout](https://www.kelake.org/blog/a-long-bought) _2026-06-12 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I sat down at the table, coffee prepared, iPad open, white page waiting. I'd already written in my diary — which is like a warm-up before a marathon — and I was ready. But nothing came. Or more likely I didn't want anything to come, so I set new writing aside for another day. The weather has been wonderful, and the gap has filled itself with other things. Physical, sweaty things: running in the… ## [A long bout](https://www.kelake.org/blog/a-long-bought) _2026-06-12 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ I sat down at the table, coffee prepared, iPad open, white page waiting. I'd already written in my diary — which is like a warm-up before a marathon — and I was ready. But nothing came. Or more likely I didn't want anything to come, so I set new writing aside for another day. The weather has been wonderful, and the gap has filled itself with other things. Physical, sweaty things: running in the… ## [Who the Hell Is Nithya Raman?](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/who-the-hell-is-nithya-raman) _2026-06-09 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Can't wait for the debate. ## [Everything before this tool was real art. Everything after it is cheating.](https://www.kelake.org/blog/everything-before-this-tool-was-real-art-everything-after-it-is-cheating) _2026-06-07 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ From Seth Godin who appears to be making a case for including AI in the creative process: Real artists do all the painting themselves, not like Rembrandt Real artists use brushes, not technology like Cartier-Bresson Real writers write it out by hand, not like Jack Kerouac Real musicians record it live, not like Steely Dan Real singers sing without processing, not like Kanye West and Daft Punk Real… ## [Visiting the Rubell Museum in War Time](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/visiting-the-rubell-museum-in-war) _2026-06-07 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ Annals of the home front ## [Marilyn Monroe Lived in My House](https://americanrefugees.substack.com/p/marilyn-monroe-lived-in-my-house) _2026-06-02 · Roger Simon · AMERICAN REFUGEES: THE ROGER SIMON/SHERYL LONGIN SUBSTACK_ A hundredth birthday reminisce ## [Rainy day thoughts](https://www.kelake.org/blog/rainy-day-thoughts) _2026-05-27 · Clark MacLeod · Kelake : Clark MacLeod's banal weblog_ For me the day starts with quiet and coffee. Time to prepare slowly for what's ahead. It takes about 5 minutes to make good coffee, a little longer to open the book I'm learning from - the second habit of the day, reading to learn. Lately the house has been noisy and so has my mind. I have no patience for good coffee, and it takes much longer to open the book. I read but I'm not reading. I'm not…