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		<title>Bear in Spring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Year celebrations took up most of January for Bear!  However as in the Celtic calendar 1 February is the first day of Spring Bear also had get back to his roots and do some gardening!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2012/02/bear-in-spring/</link>
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		<title>Christmas 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where does the time go? It’s Christmas week and I’m way behind.  Thankfully I have the bears to rely on. As you can see they are out and about collecting natural decorations to make the house look seasonal. Now if I could only get them working on a few other projects !! Happy Christmas to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2011/12/christmas-2011/</link>
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		<title>Sounds and languages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s always fascinating to listen to children discussing language learning – explaining what they understand and what puzzles them.   As teachers we know that when children think about their own learning they are ordering and labeling their experiences. As they do this they are developing learning strategies &#8211; tools they can use throughout their lives. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2011/12/sounds-and-languages/</link>
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		<title>The play’s the thing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just back from summer work and holidays and a technical break which took my website down for a few days! September is one of my favourite months in our part of the world – days are still long and the weather usually pleasant. And as children move into new classes it always seems like a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2011/09/the-play%e2%80%99s-the-thing/</link>
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		<title>Holiday time gets attention!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bear is now on holidays – so time for a few bear activities such as eating berries – in this photo the raspberries are just right! Last week Bear was with me and a group of teachers who work with under sevens. No raspberries but a lot of talk about getting and maintaining attention in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2011/07/holiday-time-gets-attention/</link>
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		<title>Travel thoughts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I enjoy meeting and visiting friends as I work around the world and that involves a lot of travelling. But this little swallow – less than an ounce in weight &#8211; made the 6000 mile flight from southern Africa to nest and start a family in Dublin.  In late autumn they will all set off [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2011/06/travel-thoughts/</link>
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		<title>The importance of observing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we observe someone teaching a language to young learners we see action and consequence in process.  We notice so much – how many in the class, how they are grouped, how the teacher uses the target language, how the children respond, the visuals on display and how activities are used. Of course we normally [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2011/03/the-importance-of-observing/</link>
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		<title>In Vietnam &#8211; the year of the cat!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you  can see Bear still manages to have great experiences -  and has developed a great liking  for the local  specialities since we arrived in Hue! We have been working with some marvellous trainers and teachers  in response to new initiatives in the teaching of  English to young learners. It’s great to see teacher [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2011/02/in-vietnam-the-year-of-the-cat/</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year !</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Year is definitely in – we’ve had January, Vietnamese and Chinese New Year celebrations, and it’s actually spring if you’re going by the Celtic calendar! Neither Bear nor I made any resolutions – just as well perhaps! However we are going to try to add some more info to this blog – on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2011/02/new-year/</link>
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		<title>Snow and the unexpected</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Work , snow , a new computer , more work and more snow have kept me away from writing anything for the last month.  However the bears have been  busy… I haven’t got the time to go into details right now … suffice it to say they have done the Christmas preparations. Photo proof right [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.maryslattery.org/2010/12/snow-and-the-unexpected/</link>
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