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<>I am not good at watering plants or feeding and cleaning cages or
aquariums so I have avoided both. I purchased some very real looking
silk greens and placed them on top of shelves. I also purchased some
different cascading flowers of different colors and I put them in with
the greens, I even change them from time to time to add variety. I also
purchased so vert real looking bundles of flowers. Many have stopped and
asked me who sent me the beautiful pink tulips, they are actually the
same ones year after year.
I also purchased some fake aquariums from avon several years ago. The
kids love them, they use 4 AA batteries and the fish do swim around. I
know my daughters have had several similar things over the year from
tubes to fish bowls and the kids love them. It is the feel of animals
without the mess. I also aquired some lobster traps this year and since
we are in MD and the Chesapeake Bay is a main part of our state I put
them on top of a shelf and purchased some rubber lobsters and little
fake fish to put inside, the kids throught they were great.
I also place kites on the window blinds, they add enough without
blocking the natural light.
In the past I had a room door from my one library that led to a special
ed. classroom. To keep the distractions down the classroom teacher use
to decorate the window. The best was when she put up blue tissue paper
and made it look like an aquarium. With the light shining through it
looked neat from my side as well.
I am moving to a new school this year and hope to use some of these
again, and hopefully come up with some new too.
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Diane Mentzer - NBCT
(Library Media Specialist / Tech Coordinator / Webmaster)
Bester Elementary School
Hagerstown, MD
http://www.wcboe.k12.md.us
mentzdia@wcboe.k12.md.us
dmentzerLMS@comcast.net

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