Not about teaching :)
I just got back from Vancouver where my husband and I ran the Lululemon Half … Read more
Barbara
Make a Difference Monthly: CARING
(2024 update): In 2012 I joined Maria Dismondy for “Make a Difference Monthly”. This monthly … Read more
Guest Blogger: Barbara from The Corner
Hi Everyone! I’m SO happy to welcome Barbara from The Corner to guest post today. … Read more
Striped Celery Experiment
One of the first ones we’ll do is called Striped Celery. This is the experiment … Read more
Playful Learning: Book Review
I just finished reading Playful Learning by Mariah Bruehl. In case you’re not familiar with … Read more
Rosie the Hen Meets Pete the Cat
If you’ve been teaching as long as I have then you’re probably familiar with this … Read more
The Floating Egg Experiment: Free Worksheets
The Floating Egg Experiment It’s always so much fun to do a cool science experiment … Read more
Are you a Drama Queen?
I don’t mean THAT kind of drama queen 🙂 I’m talking about being the Queen … Read more
Egg in a Bottle Experiment
Years ago I started a noon hour Mad Scientists Club and it was a HUGE … Read more
Random Thought
“If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I’ll promise … Read more
Make a Difference Monthly: Be a Good Citizen
(2024 update): In 2012 I joined Maria Dismondy for “Make a Difference Monthly”. This monthly … Read more
Canada Books and Activities
Every year in June I like to teach a Canada unit. We’re usually in school … Read more
I Bet You’re All M&M Teachers!
One of my sweet students gave me a gift today that I just HAD to … Read more
Sharks and Aquariums
With two teaching days left before our summer holidays begin, we’ve been doing lots of … Read more
Small Pod Sharing
Years ago I went to a district workshop where a teacher, who had just finished … Read more
Play and Write
Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold. — Joseph Chilton … Read more
Ocean Research & Lovely Llama
As we wrap up our ocean unit (and the year) I had the students do … Read more
Ocean Research in Grade 1
We’ve been learning about ocean creatures for the last two weeks. Earlier in the week … Read more
Looking Closely Along the Shore: Book Review
Inside: A book review and activities for Looking Closely Along the Shore Title: Looking Closely … Read more