Somewhat Silent Sunday Eagle Watching: #SOL20, Day 22/ Year 3
As some of you know, on Sundays I post a “silent” blog with photos only. But, since the Slice of Life Challenge is about writing, I feel I must write…
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Treasures Found as the Ice Melts: #SOL20, Day 4/Year 3.
Today, I set out to write a shorter post. I know most of my posts are too long for the Slice of Life Challenge – even though there is no…
The Science of February
There are several things that I really like about the month of February and they do not have anything at all to do with Valentine’s Day! First, it is a…
Poetry Friday: Colored Haiku
Exploring Haiku Poems when I taught Writer’s Circle was one of my favorite activities. Some of the Haiku I offer today (the first and last) are examples from those lessons,…
Traits of Writing Poetry
Since my work a week ago when I conducted a mini-lesson on writing Haiku at Wetland Education Days, I have been thinking a lot about writing. One of the most…
Poetry Friday: Haiku
If you read my blog yesterday, you know I’ve been teaching during the last two days. Today, was more of the same – connecting students in grades 4-8 to our…
Haiku Heaven
Wetland Celebration Today I was part of a group of Environmental Educators celebrating our Wetlands. We hosted fourth, fifth, and sixth graders from 9 – 2pm in thirty-minute stations. I…
