It has been a while since I posted anything – I’ve been a little busy. My oldest son, David, got married! It was a whirlwind of activity – planning, list-making, phone calling, slide show...
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota is a fantastic National Monument which should be on everyone’s ‘must see’ bucket list. As my kiddos in fourth grade are studying the Midwest region of the United States,...
A great project my kiddos in fourth grade recently completed was book review dodecahedrons. The first time I did this project I had to practice saying dodecahedron many times – it’s not all that easy!...
in a Snow Globe! This was the recent topic for writing in my fourth grade classroom. Maybe we were just wishing for some snow, which we haven’t had much of this winter (snow days!)....
I have to admit, I have been really bad about posting anything for the last few weeks. I think it is the overwhelming sadness of having my youngest son go off to college. I...
I came back to school this year with a clean cupboard, a fresh outlook, and a teaching partner! I love it! And maybe I love the fact that perhaps I won’t be grading...
I went to school today to attack that cupboard. I felt like Lucy in the “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” Entering this myriad of projects, books, activities, and files full of ideas...
I finally was able to get into my classroom today! I know, why do I sound so excited? It is exciting, mostly because I just want to get everything unpacked and set up so...
When the Fourth of July festivities have come and gone, I know it is time to think about SCHOOL! I went in to school and cleaned out one closet earlier this summer, and it...
