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Posted by Kimberly Gail on October 11, 2017

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I am seriously considering deleting my Twitter account. I don't really use it much. It's nice to have for extra entries into giveaways. I keep thinking I will use it more to link people to my brilliant blog posts, but I actually have to write some brilliant blog posts first.

The lack of use of my Twitter account is not the real reason I am considering deleting it though. The reason is the followers. I know that it is supposed to be good to have a lot of followers, but I choose quality over numbers. At first I didn't pay much attention to who was following me. That is until I started noticing names like "eroticsue" or "lustylucy" or something of that ilk. Suddenly it occured to me that my followers might not all be the type of people I wanted to be associated with. I decided then to really look through those who had clicked to follow my Tweets. I deleted around 20 of them due to the fact they post adult content.

It lowered my numbers, but that wasn't w…

Free Resources for Teaching Fact vs Opinion

On Tuesdays I am planning to do a series of posts called Tuesday Treats where I share some free things I have found. Last week it was free apps, this week it will be some online educational resources. One of the things we are working on with homeschool right now is understanding the difference between a fact and an opinion. Here are some resources that can help with fact/opinion lessons.

Games:
Binky's Facts and Opinions game

Fact or Opinion quiz

Evelyn's Expedition game

Polar Bear Webquest

Worksheets:
Animal Facts and Opinions

Days of the Week and Holidays facts and opinions

Sports fact and opinion

Fact and Opinion graphic organizer

Videos:
Beluga Whale facts and opinion

Fact vs Opinion song

Garfield Fact or Opinion (interactive video)

About Me

Kimberly Gail grew up in Kansas but has neither lived on a farm nor been swept away to a magical land by a tornado. She does however craft magical worlds in her mind that she lovingly transforms into words through her writing. She is a mother of three; two newly-minted adults, and one highly opinionated pre-teen whom she is currently home-schooling.

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