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From my classroom to yours created by: andrea howell chouhan, family homework projects and homework choice menu’s.

Who said that homework cannot be fun? Family Homework projects are great incentives to get the whole family involved in a fun homework activity. My students are always so proud to bring back their completed project. I always hang their creations somewhere in or outside of my classroom, for all to see!Here are some Parent Letters that go along with the projects. I send this home and usually give a 1-2 week deadline for the project to be returned.

Family Homework Project – Transformed Gingerbread

Family Homework Project-Heroes in Our Hearts – Parent Letter

Family Homework Project 100 Days of School – Parent letter

Family Homework Project – Pumpkin Letter

Family Homework Project – Turkey Parent Letter

Robot Project Parent Letter

Family Project-Marvelous Me

Family Homework Project- favorite book character

Family Homework Project-birthday hat

This was the first homework project for the school year. Families were asked to help decorate a “little person” cut out to represent their child. Each one that returned back truly looked like each of the kiddos in my class. Aren’t they adorable? (I purchased these body templates from Lakeshore.)

“Decorate the Pumpkin” family homework project. These are so cute and creative! (The pumpkin template was made simply with a Microsoft word pumpkin clipart that I enlarged and then copied onto construction paper).

“Decorate the Snowman” Family Project Student Products (This snowman template was hand drawn by another teacher and then copied onto heavy tag paper.)

“Transformed Gingerbread” Student products (This template was just a simple gingerbread man clipart from Microsoft Word that was copied onto heavy tag paper.)

Turkey Project  products (This template was found online by a teacher friend of mine. It ended up taking up 2 8×10 sheets of paper, that had to be taped together.)

100 Day of School Project  (The students came up with their own ideas for these!)

Homework Choice “Menu’s”  – Each grading period, I stapled a homework choice menu to the inside front cover of a composition notebook (the one without metal spirals). I was unable to locate my 1st and 4th nine weeks choice menu’s-urghh! The notebooks were part of the school supply packs that my school required each year. However several years, they were not and so, the summer before, I stocked up at Wal-Mart and bought them for either 25 cents or 40 cents. Each child only went through 2 notebooks during the entire school year. During “meet-the-teacher” and Open House, I explained the expectations of the homework journal: to engage children in the habit of practicing skills each night, but not for more than 15-20 minutes. I had my students work on their homework each night, but then turn in their journals to me on Friday. It was just easier for me to check only one day a week (at the end) instead of daily. And honestly-I did not check for “correct-ness.” I just gave them credit for DOING their homework and turning it in! That is a major accomplishment for 5 and 6 year old children!!!!

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Here is what one looks like: The ones above, look a bit different! I changed them up a bit!

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I, too, do family projects. Like you said-it’s a great way to involve family members in a fun way. I do many of the ones you listed, but am “borrowing” the birthday hat and hero ones. I also liked the decorating the child.That would be cute to send home at meet the teacher. We do a “me” box that is a decorated shoe box that the kids display for 1 week in the library, then it is sent home to use as a home reader box to store books they make and keep.

I also LOVE family projects. I too, have done an “All About Me” box where I had the child decorate a shoe box and add 3 items items-to tell about themselves. I did this at the start of the year. It worked great too!

I have recently started to home school my 4 year old twins (boy and girl). I have started to use some of the lesson and worksheet from you site and my son (the difficult of the two, /different learn style) has have much more fun. thank you so much.

Shanika, I am so glad to hear that the materials I have shared, are working so well with your children! Wow-homeschooling twins-you sound like a super mom!!!!!! -Andrea

What a wonderful site! I teach kindergarten and hope to limit the amount of copies that I generate for homework. I am interested in the homework choice menu and how the journal is used. What type of journal is used and are the parents required to replace them throughout the school year? If so, how many do you request. Thank you for the information!

Hi Darlene, I change the homework choice menu each year, based on my children’s needs. Normally, I use the composition notebooks and I do have the parents supply them as part of the initial school supplies at the start of the school year. If it is not on the school’s “school supply list” then I wait until Wal-Mart’s “back to school sale” and buy the notebook’s for usually 10-25 cents, sometimes! However, I do not recommend the spiral notebooks because they become un-spiraled very easily (and that just irritated me!) I have the students use the front and back of the pages in the notebooks also and only 2 notebooks/child are needed to last for the entire school year. I hope that helps. I also checked on teacherspayteachers.com and there are some great homework choice menu’s on there and some are free! -Andrea

Darlene, I looked through my files and found a Homework menu! I have uploaded it to the “Family Homework Project” section. When I first began my blog, it was because I kept misplacing my paper files and jump drives. Since then I have uploaded everything on my website here! -Andrea

Thanks so much for sharing!

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My children did family homework when they were in kindergarten. As a mom, I loved doing this project with the whole family. Now, as a teacher, I was so excited to find this site. However, do you have the printout templates that you use for your projects? Or, could you direct me to where I could find them? I work in Chengdu, China. Thanks!

Hi Lucy, Thank you for your nice comments! I’m sorry that I didn’t save and post my templates. I simply made the templates from clipart with Microsoft word and then enlarged them and copied them on to heavy card stock paper. Also, you can look on the website: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com and you most likely will find some there for free. Happy teaching! Happy Summer! -Andrea

Thanks, Andrea. I will take your suggestions and try to make my own. Or, Maybe I will get lucky on TPT. Have a great summer! Lucy

I’m a new teacher and am so glad you shared this! If you find the 1st and 4th quarter menu’s, can you please post them?

Hi Parise! I love your name and spelling of it-how pretty! I am currently searching for those MIA files. Sorry! Hopefully I can find some time to recreate them! Until then, I saw some really nice ones on TpT for free and sale. -Andrea

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6 November Bulletin Boards for Kindergarten

Happy November!  Congrats – You’ve made it through Halloween and the first quarter of the year.  November is one of my favorite teaching months.  In this post, I’ll share my favorite November bulletin boards for Kindergarten or First Grade.

Turkeys in Disguise

First on the list is this November Family Homework project.  Students work with their grownups to Disguise a Turkey .  This resource includes a parent letter, turkey templates, and bulletin board letters.  The best part is that the students do the work at home, and you’ve got an instant bulletin board for the month!  Read more about this activity HERE.

Veterans Day Bulletin Board

Next up is my Veterans Day Resource .

This bulletin board kit comes with boy and girl soldier craft templates, a flag template, a writing flip craft, and bulletin board letters.  Students write a note thanking Veterans for their service, and they create the cutest craft to match.  We display these at our Veterans Day breakfast, and they are always a hit!  Read more about this activity HERE!

We Put the Kind in Kindergarten

Another favorite November bulletin board for kindergarten or first grade is my We Put the Kind in Kindergarten resource.   World Kindness Day is celebrated on November 13th, and this activity is perfect!  After reading the book which you may purchase on Amazon, students complete a writing flip craft.  They write about how they can put the kind in KINDergarten.  Display your students’ writing with custom designed bulletin board letters shown below.  Learn more about this lesson HERE!

Be the Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud

Another activity for World Kindness Day is my Be the Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud Resource .  Students create a rainbow, color the top editable name cloud, and complete the writing in the bottom cloud.  Display with the included letters for a colorful kindness display.  Read more about this activity HERE.

Rhyme Time Turkeys

As we get closer to Thanksgiving Break, I love creating these Rhyme Time Turkeys with my students.  Choose from a variety of word families and have your students write rhyming words on the feathers.  Take their pictures posing like turkeys or use the included turkey template.  Display with the bulletin board letters for the most adorable display!  Learn more HERE.

We Are Thankful

Last on the list of November bulletin boards is this Thanksgiving We Are Thankful Turkey Writing Resource .  Simply print the turkey writing templates.  Have your kids color the turkey and write a sentence about why they are thankful.  Display with the letters for another Thanksgiving display.

There you have it!  Six of my favorite November bulletin boards.  You can now purchase these resources on TPT , Etsy , and my Kindergarten Korner Shop Site.

If you use any of these resources in your own classroom, I would love to see pictures!  Please tag me on Instagram @kindergartenkornerbycasey or email me at [email protected] .  Thank you so much for your support!

I hope this post has inspired you to get creative in the month of November!

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Promoting Family in November

Halloween is over and people are starting to think of Christmas. But what about November?

How is it that November is getting looked over? I imagine we can blame it on companies that want us to start thinking of Christmas so that we start spending and buying.

But … I think we need to slow down…. we are in November… let's enjoy it!

November is the perfect month to promote family and encourage your students and their families to spend some quality time together.

When I think of November, I think of family dinners, laughs, joy, spending time together and being grateful. I value this month because it really does invite us to bring many graces into our lives and classrooms. And while I've always thought this, I didn't always invite this into my classroom…

In my fourth year of teaching (first grade), I realized that I wasn't doing much in terms of a “home school connection.” It was a few days before Thanksgiving and I gave each student some turkey drawing to take home, decorate, and bring back. My only caveat was that family had to help them. The instructions were to color it (family should help) or decorate it with things found around the house (again family should help) and to return before we left on Thanksgiving break.

I can admit to you now that I didn't put much thought into this turkey and that it definitely wasn't the cutest thing. I hadn't really planned things through. Regardless of the effort on my part, my students surprised me! As the turkeys trickled in, I saw such pride and excitement in my students' eyes as they  proudly showed me their turkeys. These not-so-cute-turkeys (that I had just found by the copy machine in the lounge) looked pretty good.

And after showing me their turkey, they would start sharing with me about who in their family had helped: mom, dad, sister, grandpa, grandma, auntie, uncle… I got lots of responses.

How was this different than a homework assignment? No one ran up excitedly to show me their homework! The sense of pride my students were feeling was surely because they had created something with their own family.

And so, I was hooked on Family Projects. You can bet the following year, I sent home a cuter turkey! Ha! And I gave families a little more time and clearer directions but the intent was the same and my students' reactions were the same.

My Family Projects now are a little different than before, in a good way. Now, I am a lot more organized.  I send home a parent letter and student directions. I've also created options for creating their family turkey. And I build time into the day for  students to share out in class about their turkey and an opportunity for students to observe each other's turkeys which both lead to great classroom conversations!

While things have changed from the first time my students ever made turkeys, the responses year after year are the same – a sense of pride and excitement to share what they've done with their families!

That, to me, is what November is all about. Spending time with family and enjoying the company they are in!

If you are interested in trying out my version of Family Turkeys, check out the link below. Option 1: the students write what they are thankful for in each feather and glue them onto their turkeys. Option 2: Family members outline their hands and curl the ends to make the turkey feathers.

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If you would rather try a different turkey. Here are some ideas that I have saved on Pinterest that I think are fairly easy to recreate and your students will also love!

I know that family is important to you and creating time for your students to spend with their family (even if it is a “homework” assignment) is beyond valuable!

Let me know below if you do something similar with your students already? I'm always looking for new ideas!

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Ways to Play Every Day: November Activity Calendar for Preschoolers

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November seems to be a universal time to focus on gratitude and what we’re thankful for. Perhaps its due to the changing seasons or the atmosphere of good will with the impending holidays. This month’s FREE Ways to Play Every Day in November Activity Calendar for Preschoolers is centered around activity suggestions to help instill four important key traits in young children: I am kind; I am helpful, I am giving; and I am thankful. The activities present opportunities to practice academic skills, life skills, and interpersonal skills all month long in the classroom, in childcare, or at home.

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The free November preschool activity calendar offers daily ideas and prompts for learning, exploration, play, and creativity. This free November activity printable is suited for preschool teachers in their classrooms, childcare providers or teachers, and for parents to use in the home. Follow the calendar prompts each day for activities that correspond with the book list or choose activities at random to inspire play throughout the month.

Below you’ll find each calendar activity from the calendar, as well as links to printables, activity instructions, and book lists that you can use to supplement each one.

Week One Preschool November Activities: I am Kind –

• List things you can do to lift others up.
• Make a paper chain of kindness .
• Find items that work best in pairs (left shoe/right shoe, salt/pepper).
• Choose a book to share with a friend.
• Play an opposite puzzle m atching game .
• Create a budd y bench are a on the playground for those in need of someone to play with.

Preschool Books to Accompany Week One – I am Kind:

Y ou Hold Me Up

Best Fr iends: We Are Best Friends

T he Snatchabook

Stick and Stone

The I nvisible Boy

Week Two November Preschool Activities: I am Helpful –

• Select some toys (new or gently used) to donate to a shelter or outreach agency.
• Learn and practice how to fold washcloths and hand towels .
• Play a silly game of “te lephone” .
• Put toy cars in order from smallest to largest.
• Decorate the sidewalk outside your school with happy chalk drawings and messages.
• Make a thank you card for a community helper and deliver it to them.
• Go on a scavenger hunt for red items.

Preschool Books to Accompany Week Two – I am helpful:

Too Many Toys

Laundry Day

Little Blue Truck

Come with Me

Here Come the Helpers

Week Three November Preschool Activities: I am Giving –

• Brainstorm things we can give to others (tangible/untangible).
• Make a fa ll snack to share with friends.
• Create waterco lor yarn ar t .
• Draw a picture of the perfect present.
• Give someone else a smile by doing an extrao rdinary deed for them.
• Practice gentle giving and taking by playing “hot potato” with a stuffed frog.
• Create a Mitten Tree for your childcare or classroom and collect mittens for a local shelter.

Preschool Books to Accompany Week Three – I am Giving:

The Gift of Noth ing

The Bear Who Shared

Ex tra Yarn

L oretta’s Gift

Ordinary Mary’ s Extraordinary Deed

It’ s Mine!

The Mitten Tree

Week Four November Preschool Activities – I am Thankful –

• Make a list of things you are thankful for.
• Sing “If You’re Grateful and You Know It”.
• Learn how to say “thank you ” in other languages .
• Play a pick up stick gratitude game .
• Start a gratitude journal.
• Explore the meaning of thankful in a Bear S ays Thanks sensory bin .
• Go on a gratitud e scavenger hunt .

Preschool Books to Accompany Week Four – I am Thankful:

The Thankful Book

Grateful: A Song of Giving Thanks

Gracias/Thanks

Thankful (Spinelli)

Otis Gives Thanks

Bear Says Thanks

Llama Llama Gives Thanks

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How Kids Should Spend the School Day, According to Experts

How long is a typical school day? How much time should kids spend attending school, doing homework, playing, and sleeping? Here’s what the experts recommend.

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Doing homework, socializing with others, being with parents or caregivers, eating meals, being physically active, enjoying nature and the outdoors, using electronics, how to fit it all in.

Today's kids are busier than ever, dividing their time between school, activities , tutoring, and family time. When they're not busy with scheduled activities, kids must make time for homework, sleep , and personal care. And considering how long a typical school day is, it can be difficult to fit everything in.

Is there a way to balance it all and still provide some structure? Sure, making room for the priorities takes a little planning. Of course, flexibility is also important when it comes to time management. See how your child's schedule compares to others regarding key daily activities.

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It may seem like your children spend all of their time at school. But while the average school day is just over six and a half hours long, there's a wide variance between the shortest and longest school days, contingent on individual state and district regulations.

The number of school days in a school year varies much less. According to the Pew Research Center, school days in different states range from 160 days in Colorado to 180 days in Hawaii.

This means kids are not in school for about 185 days or more a year, including weekends and breaks. On those days, kids can enjoy nature, spend time with family and friends, and exercise.

How Long Is a Typical School Day?

While state requirements for the amount of time school must be in session vary considerably from state to state, the typical school day for most kids in the United States is between six and seven hours. Depending on their age and where they live, students spend anywhere between three to seven hours a day in school, not counting transportation time or extracurricular activities.

How much time should kids spend on homework each day? A general rule among teachers is 10 minutes per grade level: 30 minutes per day for a third grader, 50 minutes for a fifth grader, and so on.

The time needed for homework really depends on the school's homework policy, the teacher's philosophy, and the type of coursework your child is taking. High school students taking AP courses might spend more time on homework than students in general education courses.

To keep your student on task during the school year, try establishing a schedule or block of time when homework will be completed.

Experts agree that school-age children need to have friends. Friends help children build social skills such as listening, sharing, and problem-solving. Through relationships with other children, children also learn how to handle their emotions.

Research doesn't dictate how much time children need to socialize with friends. What matters most is the quality of the friendships and whether or not the child is generally happy with their social time. Children or teens may have just a few friends or several friends.

Don't stress about spending quality time with your kids. Research from a large-scale longitudinal study on the effects of time with parents compared to child and teen outcomes had some surprising results.

The biggest takeaway is that time spent with a stressed-out and moody parent can decrease positive outcomes, while more time does not show a strong benefit. For this reason, it's important to be mindful of your family's moods.

It's also important not to put too much pressure on yourself when spending time as a family.

The amount of time a child needs to sleep varies according to their age. But every child, no matter their age, needs adequate sleep. Not getting enough sleep has been linked to falling asleep during school or missing school altogether.

What's more, kids who don't get enough sleep struggle to wake up in the mornings and have trouble learning or doing schoolwork. If you are concerned that your child is not getting enough sleep, learn what symptoms to watch for and what steps you can take to improve their sleep habits.

Most experts recommend 20 to 30 minutes to eat a meal and 10 to 15 minutes to eat a small snack. Keep in mind that even children's bodies need 20 minutes after eating before they begin to register feeling full.

Emphasize the importance of family meals to ensure your children have plenty of time to finish their food without feeling rushed and get adequate nutrition. This time gives your kids the nutrition they need and valuable time together as a family.

Moreover, regular family meals promote healthy eating and protect against childhood obesity. Ensure you select healthy options for your family and that electronics are turned off and away from the table.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), children should engage in 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day. Regular physical activity promotes health and fitness, lowers body fat, and strengthens bones.

Physical activity—which should consist of aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening activities—also positively impacts a child's brain health. Studies have shown that exercise improves cognition and memory, enhances academic performance, and reduces symptoms of depression.

Kids exercising daily also sets them up for good health in adulthood. It reduces the likelihood that they will experience heart disease, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes . Plus, being physically active is a great stress reducer.

Many children spend much more time indoors than they did in previous generations. Various studies have linked this increase in indoor time to obesity and other health issues.

How much time outdoors should you aim for? The U.S. National Wildlife Federation suggests at least one hour a day. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also recommends 60 minutes of unstructured, free play (indoors or out) every day.

Getting your children outdoors can help them get in their physical activity and nature time. If you're short on ideas, try hiking on a local nature trail, taking a family bike ride, or tending a small container garden.

Overall, recommendations indicate that electronic media use for entertainment should be limited to about one hour on school days and that screens should be turned off 30-60 minutes before bedtime. Parents should ensure that this entertainment is high-quality and create screen-free zones (like the family dinner table) so children and teens learn to function without their devices.

It can be a challenge to meet all of these recommendations. One way to manage is to combine one or more activities to finish more quickly.

For instance, time outdoors in nature, away from electronic devices, can be combined with exercise and even time with same-age friends. Meanwhile, the time a child or teen needs to be engaged with a parent can be met by eating dinner together.

Establishing a daily plan or school year routine is the key to fitting in everything a child needs. Pre-planning or scheduling can also reduce parent stress, keeping the time you spend with your child positive.

As you plan your child's typical school day, try not to be too rigid. With the exception of sleep, you can be flexible about how your kids spend their time and tailor your routines to meet their specific needs.

The key is getting appropriate rest, attending school, and doing their homework. Socializing, time with family, physical activity, electronic use, and family meal times can be adapted as the days unfold.

In the U.S., 180 days of school is most common, but length of school day varies by state. Pew Research Center . 2023.

Childhood friendships and psychological difficulties in young adulthood: an 18-year follow-up study .  European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry . 2015.

Amount of time to eat lunch is associated with children's selection and consumption of school meal entrée, fruits, vegetables, and milk .  Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics . 2016.

Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . 2017.

  The power of outdoor play and play in natural environments .  Childhood Education . 2016.

Connecting Kids and Nature. U.S. National Wildlife Federation . n.d.

Promoting Physical Activity. American Academy of Pediatrics . 2022.

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His grandson, Jason Carter, recently spoke to the Atlanta Journal Constitution , saying the 39th president, a Democrat, talked to his son Chip Carter about the election this week.

“I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” the former president reportedly said.

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My wife isn't 'just' a stepmom to my son. He sees her as his other mom.

• My wife has been in my son's life since he was 6 years old.
• She has taken on a parental role, stepping in whenever I need extra help.
• Even though she's his stepmom, my son considers her his other mom.

After Vice President Kamala Harris announced she was running for president, one criticism lobbed against her was that she is not a parent because she has never given birth to children. But she is the stepmother to her husband Doug Emhoff's two children.

Like Harris, my wife is a stepmother to my son.

I am no longer in a relationship with his father and have been in a new relationship for four years. My wife came into my son's life when he was 6 years old and quickly stepped into a parental role. It was a role she enthusiastically took on.

Although she didn't give birth to my son, my wife is absolutely his second mother.

My son and wife's relationship started friendly

My wife didn't immediately take an authoritative role or force him to treat her like a parent. At first, she was more like a grown-up friend — someone he knew he needed to respect, but someone who would take him on drives to get ice cream or let him pretend to drive her car while I was inside the grocery store.

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I was worried about parenting with another person all the time. As the primary parent, I wasn't used to dividing parenting duties . My wife was aware of that and always deferred to me as the primary parent.

But the bond between my son and my wife was instant. He had never met someone I was dating before, but he liked her immediately.

My wife has taken on more responsibility as a stepmom

Over the last four years, she's taken on more parental responsibility but never tried to act like she was more of a parent than myself or my son's father. She is a bonus mom, someone there to kiss him goodnight , help him with his homework, and love him unconditionally.

During the pandemic, my wife volunteered to take the lead in helping my son with virtual school so I could focus on work. She created a schedule for him, made him lunch, and ensured he kept up with assignments. When the playgrounds opened, she would take him to play, armed with a backpack full of whatever was needed.

I have gone on several overnight trips , leaving the two of them alone together. My son doesn't even call or text me when I'm gone because he's having so much fun hanging out with my wife. I never have to worry about him; I know my wife will make sure he takes a bath and goes to bed on time.

There are days when I will ask her to tag in and do the bedtime routine because I'm working or want a break, and she does it without question. My son knows that if he needs something, he doesn't have to come to me all the time.

Seeing my wife willingly step into a parental role with my son has strengthened our relationship. I knew I loved her almost immediately after we met, but seeing how my son responded to her made me more secure in my decision.

Sometimes, she still refers to him as mine, and I always remind her that she's his mom, too. We do everything as a team: school meetings, performances, birthday parties . Everyone knows us as his two moms, and there's no one else I could imagine doing this with.

My son now sees my wife as the missing piece to our family puzzle. He proudly claims her as his other mom.

"You're my mom too," my son will say when my wife calls herself his stepmom. He made that decision. My wife never wanted to force a close relationship on him, but he pushed for it.

Media has warped the perception of stepmoms

Popular media depictions of stepmoms are largely negative. The common trope is that they're evil.

For example, you have characters like Meredith Blake in the Lindsay Lohan version of "The Parent Trap," the Baroness von Schraeder in " The Sound of Music ," and, of course, the prototype: Cinderella's Evil Stepmother.

These women are always seen as temptresses who come in and seduce the father into marrying them before revealing they intend to get rid of his daughter so that she will be the only woman in his life.

Maybe there are stepmoms out there who fit this description, but by and large, stepmoms are there to be whoever their step kids want them to be.

I know that's exactly the role my wife plays, and my son and I are all the more lucky for it.

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A couple planted as sleeper spies in Slovenia posed as an Argentine art dealer and an entrepreneur. They were caught in December 2022 and sent to Moscow in a sweeping prisoner exchange last week.

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Reporting from Ljubljana, Slovenia

Darja Stefancic, a painter in Slovenia known for technicolor landscapes, thought it strange when an obscure online art gallery run by a woman from Argentina contacted her out of the blue and asked her to join its thin roster of artists.

The painter suspected a scam, and she worried that the gallery, which virtually nobody in Slovenia’s tiny, tight-knit art scene had heard of, “just wanted to cheat people.”

It did — but in ways that far surpassed even her darkest suspicions.

The online gallery was a front for Russian intelligence, part of an elaborate network of deep-cover sleeper spies trained to impersonate Argentines, Brazilians and other foreign nationals by Russia’s foreign intelligence agency, the SVR, around Europe.

They were real-life versions of the fictional stars of “The Americans,” a television series inspired by the 2010 arrest of a ring of actual Russian sleeper agents in the United States.

Russia, and before it the Soviet Union, has a long history of investing heavily in so-called “illegals,” spies who burrow deep into target countries over many years. Unlike “legal” spies operating under diplomatic cover in Russian embassies, they have no immunity from prosecution or obvious connections to Russia and are extremely hard to detect.

Vladimir V. Putin, Russia’s president and a former K.G.B. officer, “has thrown huge resources at this quite eccentric priority,” said Calder Walton, the director of research for the Intelligence Project at Harvard’s Kennedy School. “He has a real fetish for illegals going back to his time in the K.G.B.”

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