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Thursday, April 9, 202004/09/2020

So Long Handshakes…Good Bye Salad Bar?

There are some things that we all have thought have been a bit gross already…so now that this is all happening, maybe it’s time it goes away forever! 

Wednesday, April 8, 202004/08/2020

At Home Teacher of the Day: Merrill’s Miss Smithman

Find some lyrics…and you’ve got a lesson plan! Hear the great idea from Merrill Middle School’s Miss Smithman.

Wednesday, April 8, 202004/08/2020

Get Up and Going With HyVee KidsFit

Every morning at 9, Daira Driftmier leads a workout for HyVee Kids Fit…thank you to Daira for joining us on the show!

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Can Anything Slow Down UNO?

Mal the Sports Gal joins us to give us her pick…UNO or Life…for our Family Game Face Off Finals!

Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

At Home Teacher of the Day: Shuler Elementary’s Mrs. Broich

Mrs. Broich, a Second Grade Teacher at Shuler Elementary, is our At-Home Teacher of the Day, and has some great ideas to keep the math facts and fact fluency flowing!

Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Grae Drake is Celebratin’ the Greats of April 3rd

Eddie Murphy…Alec Baldwin…Elsie Fisher…Marlon Brando…Colleen.
So many greats are celebrating birthdays on April 3rd…and Grae Drake is ready to salute them all!

Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

At Home Teacher of the Day: Shuler Elementary’s Mrs. Lindstrom

Shuler Elementary 3rd Grade Teacher Mrs. Lindstrom is our At Home Teacher of the Day…and how about making your own board game!?

Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

Mal the Sports Gal Isn’t Thrilled With the Semi-Finals

Mal the Sports Gal isn’t thrilled with our options…but who will she pick…Life or Scrabble…Yahtzee or Uno?

Thursday, April 2, 202004/02/2020

Matt McCauley of West Des Moines Tested Positive…But Remains Positive!

3 weeks ago, Matt McCauley of West Des Moines tested positive for Covid19, and it’s been a rollercoaster since…but through it all, Matt stayed positive, and he’s ready to pass that message on!

Tuesday, March 31, 202003/31/2020

Is Coach Baranczyk Making Her Kids Run Laps?

Thank you to Coach Baranczyk for joining us on the show, and letting us in on how tough it was breaking the news to her team that the season was ending early. Plus, how is she transitioning from Coach to Teacher.

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