Why would a student or family CHOOSE to learn or take classes digitally? The answer is easy – because there are benefits for students that exist on this learning platform! In the late winter of 2011, our family made the researched and conscious decision to allow our oldest son to finish high school online through…
Today, please refer to my other website, The Lone Oak for a lesson on The Prairie for kids. It’s informative, has downloadable activities, and even a beautiful video! If you like you can follow me there as well! It is a website I would like to see grow! Thank you! Enjoy Earth Day by getting…
Before the COVID 19 pandemic, our family had some trips planned. This is not unusual for us or others. Most trips take planning. The bigger the trip, the further in advance one must plan. Or, so it seems. Our youngest was to go to the UK with his aunt for his Graduation trip. She has…
I don’t like to skip a day blogging but most of today passed without me writing. After dinner, we went for a short walk with the dog. During this time, I started writing this poem in my head. It’s kind of silly and not real deep but still, it kept me writing and that’s really…
My post today will not be too long. I spent time over the last three to four days, and much of this morning, putting together a FREE mini Phenology & Citizen Science lesson on Spring Bulbs. Last year, when I made presentations it was suggested to me more than once that instead of PowerPoint I…
During the last three weeks, I’ve noticed that we have less of certain things. Today, I noticed that we have been receiving far less mail than we usually do. This is a very welcome change. For some reason, we get a lot of mail. Most of it is junk mail that comes in and goes…
Today’s post is about pursuing a passion – not just any passion but one that comes from inside of you to persist at a craft or activity that you value, and that might contribute to who you are in the future. Obviously, this spring is much different than the spring most seniors in high school…
White. White is a marshmallow, All soft and chewy. White is a cloud, All wispy and bright. White is the color of a blinding snowfall at night, when you trip over your snowman who gives you a fright. I see visions of ghosts at Halloween, and skeletons, too, with a brilliantly…
This morning I started a post about old posts. I worked on it for a while and then decided to do something else – something on my “to do” list. I finished a draft of a biography I need for an upcoming presentation in June. I was not happy with it. Writing a biography or…
Today, I was determined to be more productive than I have been over the last two weeks. I have kept busy but not really productive and when I feel like that it ends up bothering me. But, even today, I’ve gone from task to task without much oompf. This morning I worked on a curriculum…