Lately, I am recognizing my age as a “50-something” woman. It’s okay. My husband is recognizing his, right along with me. These are the things that make me/us think that we are getting old: This winter was long and cold. We started saying in January that we were ready for it to be over, already!…
The Intangibles of an After-School Garden Club
For thirteen years I ran an after school garden club at our local elementary school. From 2004-2017, I met with students once or twice a month to delve into the world of plants, garden based organisms, and our local environment. Through my recent graduate work, I am starting to put this whole experience into a…
Sugar, Be Gone!
Rarely, do I write about health concerns. But over the last few months, I have been watching what I eat in an attempt to lose weight. I’m not grossly overweight but weigh more than I’d like to and certainly far more than the 96 pounds I weighed most of my life. Then, middle age hit,…
Letters: Have you ever? A recurring blog series.
“Have you ever” is a recurring series in my daily blog. I do not visit it as often as I should but I recently thought of another topic that fits this category of wondering if I am like other people or not. If you are interested, some of my other post in this series are…
Giving Back to National History Day
Have you ever heard of National History Day (NHD)? Let me tell you about my past experience with it as I reference my three sons. Then, I will elaborate on the experience I had with it today at our regional competition. One Website – that progressed from school to regionals and on to the…
The Daily Post: Weekly Photo Challenge – I’d Rather Be……
Right now, given the choice, I’d rather be, on a Beach, Any would suffice, Kauai or Bermuda….. at Dusk or at Dawn, Near, or Far, Foreign or Domestic, Past or Present, Beaches hold a special place in my heart. I hope you enjoyed my submission for the Daily Post’s Photo Challenge of the Week! All…
Engaging Readers: Tougher Than You Might Think
Daily Blogging for Over a Year My blog is just over a year old, and during that time I have posted almost daily. My readership has grown at a nice rate. I started just before the 2017 Slice of Life Challenge hosted by TwoWritingTeachers. According to my WordPress insights, I had 949 views in March…
Whack a Mole ….
Place Based Learning: Instructional (PBL) Strategies was a one credit graduate course I took this past month. Thankfully, it is over! From my past experience one credit classes seem to be over-filled with heavy assignments, placing demands on one’s time that seem incongruous with the gains received. Such was the case with this class. However,…
Spring Haiku
Spring Beckons A Smile Sun Warms Our Soil and our Souls Welcome New Season Maple Buds Ready Plump Knobs Containing Green Leaves Silently Opens White Clouds Reflecting Bright Sunshine in the Blue Sky Whispers of Spring Call Spring: Bright Clouds White Snow Light Dances Off Every Surface Teasing Us Forward Yellow Daffodils Soon to…
Art on a Cart
Some years ago, before we expanded and built a fourth elementary school in our district, our students had art on a cart. Since there were so many students and only one art room, part-time art teachers visited classrooms for the time the students were scheduled to have art class, which I believe was once in…