Being a Team Player: Environmental Education
Who did I work with when I managed school gardens and taught after school garden clubs consisting of second through fifth grade students? Did I work alone? No, absolutely not!…
Category: Teaching
Poetry Friday: Celebrating Jack Prelutsky
Today, on Poetry Friday, I want to celebrate the poet Jack Prelutsky. I own several of his holiday poem books, gifted to me by my mom who used them for…
Slice of Life: Subjects of Substance
Lately, my posts have been pretty light. I’ve been thinking about why that is. Most likely it’s because I need to organize these posts before I write them. I need…
Slice of Life Tuesday: That’s Called Hope!
Last Friday, I did something today I hadn’t planned to do. After receiving an email, I ordered instructional materials for lessons on some conservation topics! Why I did this, I…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Getting the Itch
It’s been about six months since I’ve had any teaching engagements for which I need to prepare. The COVID pandemic wiped out all of my spring and summer opportunities to…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Enrichment Learning through Experiential Lessons
When I started Evergreen Garden Club in the fall of 2004, its main purpose was to provide student enrichment through hands-on activities using an outdoor environment such as the school…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Tips for Student Success from a Mom with Distance Learning Experience
Today, the school year kicks off in our local communities here in the Coulee Region of Wisconsin. Most, not all, are entering this year on a virtual platform as opposed…
Monarch Primer & Update: Mid-August 2020
It’s mid-August! This means that it is time to start tagging monarch butterflies! The monarch’s life cycle is amazing! Monarchs undergo what is referred to as a complete metamorphosis, or…
