I’ve been blogging for almost ten years. I’ve got Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. But I’d never tried making a a YouTube video, well, not counting all the videos of my kids saying and doing adorable things. During a recent hunt for curriculum reviews, I realized that videos are a faster and more interesting way to …

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  Wampum is short for wampumpeag, which is an Algonquian word meaning “string of white shell beads”. The Native Americans made wampum by boring a hole into shells and then strung on hemp or other plant fibers. They wore it as jewelry. Because it was valuable, it was often used as a unit of trade. …

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