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The Kindness Project: The Power of Cooperation {Speech is Beautiful}

Do any of your students have trouble cooperating? Sarah Wu from Speech is Beautiful offers the perfect easy solution (and freebie) for you today as we continue our Kindness Project Series.  Sarah reminds us of why teaching cooperation should be important to SLPs.

Cooperation is a skill that we start learning about when we go to preschool and interact with other kids (or at home if we have siblings). Those skills of learning to share in those small moments can echo throughout the lifetime of children. Knowing and realizing that other people have needs and require respect helps kids understand and put themselves in another person’s shoes.

All of those little chances to cooperate, share, and work together teach the value of kindness to kids from a very young age. I’ve always been a huge believer in early childhood education for so many reasons but that is one of the major reasons kids need preschool. In my opinion, social skills are at least as important as academic learning for kids.

Not to mention cooperation is the bedrock of human society. We work together in our families, in our communities and in our larger world. We all work together to help our people move forward. It’s important for kids to know that they have a place and a role in their communities –and that it starts in school.

That’s why I created my cooperation puzzles in English and Spanish with images and words for kids to use to learn about the kind of actions they need to make to cooperate with other kids. It’s a free no prep puzzle set just for you and your students. Kids can use it right away — all the teacher needs to do is print it off! Kids can even learn fine motor skills by using scissors to cut them. Click here to download: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/NO-PREP-Bilingual-Cooperation-Puzzles-Consider-Kindness-2950508

Bio: Sarah Wu is a bilingual speech-language pathologist based in Chicago, Illinois. It is her 11th year as an SLP. She blogs at speechisbeautiful.com

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Thank you for including me in your kindness series! I really appreciate it! 🙂

Thank you so much for adding your wonderful ideas, resources and insights about this important topic, Sarah!

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Life is a beautiful journey, filled with unending surprises and lessons. Every day, you encounter new experiences, each adding a unique hue to your existence.

Life’s beauty doesn’t just lie in joyous moments, but also in the challenging ones. They shape you, making your life’s painting even more vibrant.

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Good day, everyone! When we say “Life is Beautiful”, what does it mean? It means to find joy in the small things, to feel hope in tough times, and to believe in the power of dreams.

Life is beautiful because it’s full of surprises. Imagine if everything was predictable, wouldn’t it be boring? It’s the unexpected moments that add excitement to our lives. It’s like opening a surprise gift every day!

Life is beautiful because it’s full of love. Love is not just about hearts and roses. It’s about caring for each other, helping each other, and sharing happiness and pain together. It’s the warmth of love that makes life beautiful.

Life is beautiful because it’s full of dreams. Dreams give us a reason to wake up every morning, a reason to try something new, and a reason to keep going. It’s the pursuit of dreams that makes life interesting and beautiful.

In conclusion, life is a beautiful journey. It’s a journey of colors, surprises, love, and dreams. It’s not always easy, but it’s always beautiful. So let’s celebrate this beautiful journey and remember, no matter how tough the path is, always keep believing that life is beautiful!

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Good day everyone! I am here to talk about a simple, yet profound idea – Life is beautiful. I truly believe that if we stop for a moment, look around us and breathe in the world, we will see how wonderful life really is.

Let’s begin by thinking about nature. Picture a sunrise, the way the sky changes colors from dark to light, the warmth of the sun touching your skin, and the peaceful sound of birds singing. Isn’t that beautiful? Or imagine the sight of an open field, filled with flowers of every color, swaying gently in the breeze. These are the simple things around us that show us the beauty of life.

Finally, think about love and kindness. Imagine a world where everyone helps each other, where everyone shares and cares. Isn’t that a beautiful thought? And the best part is, you can help make that world a reality. By being kind to others, by showing love and compassion in all that you do, you can make life beautiful not just for yourself, but for others as well.

In conclusion, life is beautiful in so many ways – through the natural world around us, the people who love us, the experiences that help us grow, and the love and kindness we can spread. So, let’s celebrate the beauty of life. Let’s appreciate the simple joys. Let’s cherish the love we receive and give love in return. Let’s be grateful for each day and make the most of it. Because life, my friends, is truly beautiful. Thank you!

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Reality television star and model Amber Rose took the stage at the 2024 Republican National Convention on Monday.

During her speech, Rose focused on her role as a mother and a converted Trump supporter.

This year, Rose positioned herself as an avid supporter of former president Donald Trump, who is expected to accept the party's nomination for the upcoming election at the convention this week.

"Trump 2024," she wrote in an Instagram post in May, which included a photo of her next to Trump and Melania. She was met with pushback as many pointed out that she spoke out against Trump during his first run for the White House in 2016.

Despite this, she has continuously defended herself and doubled down on her endorsement online. Photos show her rocking the red "Make America Great Again" cap and a chunky gold Trump necklace . Earlier this month, she announced that she would appear at the convention.

"It's true! I'm speaking at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee #MAGA," Rose posted on X .

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What to know about Amber Rose

• Who she is: Amber Rose is a notable model, reality television star, and rapper who rose to fame with appearances in hip-hop music videos. Rose is known for her former relationships with rappers Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa. She also spearheaded the Slut Walk, a global movement against rape culture and victim blaming.
• What role she plays : Monday night convention speaker, converted Trump supporter
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When and where is the Republican National Convention?

The Republicans' convention will take place over four days, from July 15-18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The  Fiserv Forum ,  home of the Milwaukee Bucks , will be the  main venue  for the RNC.

There  also will be events  at the nearby University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Baird Center.

How can you watch the event and stay up-to-date on convention news?

USA TODAY is streaming the RNC from start to finish, and you can watch it here starting Monday, July 15:

Updates from the RNC will be available at  gopconvention2024.com . 

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• Melania Trump attended the fourth night of the Republican National Convention.
• The former first lady wore a Christian Dior skirt suit in a classic Republican red.
• She has made infrequent public appearances since Trump announced his 2024 campaign.

After skipping the first three days of the 2024 Republican National Convention , Melania Trump arrived on night four in a rare campaign appearance.

The former first lady entered Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee to enthusiastic applause, wearing a Christian Dior skirt suit in the classic Republican red also worn by Donald Trump Jr.'s fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle , and JD Vance's wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance .

Melania Trump previously wore the red blazer in 2017 while visiting French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, in Paris, but paired it with a different skirt for the convention.

She waved at the crowd before taking her spot in the VIP box next to Vance.

Since Donald Trump announced his reelection run in November 2022, Melania Trump has largely remained absent from the campaign trail . She has made a few rare public appearances, attending Rosalynn Carter's funeral in November 2023 and speaking at a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in December 2023.

After an assassination attempt nearly took her husband's life on Saturday, Melania Trump released a statement calling the shooter a "monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine."

"When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron's life, were on the brink of devastating change," she wrote. On Thursday night, she was not accompanied by their son, Barron.

She did not speak at the convention, but Donald Trump thanked her in his speech for her "beautiful" letter "calling for national unity."

"It really took the Republican Party by surprise, I will tell you," he said.

Melania Trump joined him onstage after his address, which was the longest convention acceptance speech in modern history.

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Usha Vance, J.D. Vance’s Wife, Entered the Spotlight. It’s an Unfamiliar Role.

The couple met while attending Yale Law School. Republicans hope Ms. Vance, the daughter of Indian immigrants, will become the second lady.

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Usha Vance, the wife of Senator J.D. Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, introduced herself to the nation on Wednesday night during a prime-time speech at the party’s national convention.

She leaned into the story about her husband’s impoverished upbringing and the laws of opposites attracting, highlighting their different backgrounds.

“When J.D. met me, he approached our differences with curiosity and enthusiasm,” Ms. Vance said. “He wanted to know everything about me, where I came from, what my life had been like.”

The couple met at Yale Law School, where Ms. Vance helped Mr. Vance organize his ideas about social decline in rural white America, the basis of his breakout memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” They were married in 2014 in Kentucky and have three children. She is the daughter of Indian immigrants.

Ms. Vance, 38, has shied away from the spotlight during her husband’s quick political ascent, which began during the midterm elections in 2022 when he was elected to the Senate in an open race.

Ms. Vance preceded her husband onstage. During his speech, the last of the night, he formally accepted the party’s nomination to be Donald J. Trump’s running mate.

She cast Mr. Vance, the junior senator from Ohio, as “a working-class guy” who had overcome childhood traumas that she could barely fathom.

“It’s hard to imagine a more powerful example of the American dream, a boy from Middletown, Ohio,” Ms. Vance said, explaining that she came from a very different background and grew up in a middle-class neighborhood of San Diego. As of 2014, she was a registered Democrat, though she is a registered Republican now.

I met J.D. in law school when he was fresh out of Ohio State, which he attended with the support of the G.I. Bill. We were friends first because, I mean, who wouldn’t want to be friends with J.D.? He was then, as now, the most interesting person I knew. A working-class guy who had overcome childhood traumas that I could barely fathom to end up at Yale Law School. A tough Marine who had served in Iraq, but whose idea of a good time was playing with puppies and watching the movie “Babe.” The most determined person I knew with one overriding ambition: to become a husband and a father, and to build the kind of tight-knit family that he had longed for as a child.

She praised Mr. Vance for embracing her background and customs.

“Although he’s a meat and potatoes kind of guy, he adapted to my vegetarian diet and learned to cook food for my mother, Indian food,” she said.

Ms. Vance also received her bachelor’s degree from Yale and was selected for a Gates Fellowship at Cambridge, springboards to a career as a corporate lawyer with a prestigious San Francisco law firm.

She clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and for Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh when he was an appeals court judge.

Ms. Vance spoke for about five minutes, telling the delegates that her husband’s focus in the Senate — keeping people safe and creating opportunities — would continue as vice president if he is elected in November.

She said that Mr. Vance had not changed since they first met.

“Except for that beard,” she said.

Joseph Bernstein contributed reporting.

Neil Vigdor covers politics for The Times, focusing on voting rights issues and election disinformation. More about Neil Vigdor

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