Nap Interrupted.
I love to sleep. However, I do not consider myself a “napper”. Naps are great but they typically interfere with my nighttime sleep and I guard that very carefully. Admittedly,…
Time Travel Books
Luckily, I have raised three readers. My entire immediate family loves to read. This started early with my boys, reading to each of them at bedtime. Now, they have been…
Mad about Monarchs
Today I am going to write about something very close to my heart. Monarch Butterflies. You may have been hearing that they are in trouble. They are facing possible extinction.…
A Winter Poem.
Tomorrow, my Writer’s Circle resumes. We had just started a poetry unit when I had to cancel our meeting last week. The students will be sharing two different Cinquain poems…
Top 5 Comfort Foods
What are your favorite comfort foods? You know, the foods you want the most when you are ill. This week I had a chance to think a lot about my…
Hey! You’re saying that word wrong!
Last month when we explored bees and their role in pollination, my garden club students made fun of my pronunciation of the word almonds! I’m okay with being made fun…
A Little Chaos Leads to Self Examination.
Let me preface what I am going to write today with the fact that it has been one heck of a long week! By Monday night, I was ill with…
Pass the Rationale, Please!
After the success of yesterday’s travel photo journal, I am reluctant to digress to a more serious topic. However, my writing needs to have a purpose to inform as well…
