Mar 14, 2020 | Activities, Blog, Life's Moments, Teaching Tips |
While our nation is staying inside, let’s take this as an opportunity to develop our creative side more, play with our kids, and spend more time as a family. Minna is the queen of finding stuff to do (trust us!) and she has lots of ideas to make your quarantine just a...
Sep 26, 2019 | Activities, Blog, Teaching Tips |
Harvest season is such a wonderful time of the year. The local farmer’s stands are now filled with pumpkins and loaded up with just about every kind of apple you can imagine. While the sights and aromas are beginning to feel a little more fall-like, so are...
Dec 24, 2018 | Activities, Blog, Teaching Tips |
I have a great memory of Christmas Eve night when my dad read aloud The Polar Express to my sister and I. The magic of Christmas jumped off the pages of that book and the words gave us the warmth and anticipation that only comes with Christmas. When my dad read the...
Nov 14, 2018 | Activities, Blog, Teaching Tips |
Each year I look forward to the month of November in my classroom! Early elementary teachers are appreciative of the independence that students are learning as well as getting to be more in depth with the content we teach. For many of my kindergarten students, this...
Oct 5, 2018 | Blog, Teaching Tips |
“Why did you do all this for me?” he asked. “I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.” “You have been my friend,” replied Charlotte. “That in itself is a tremendous thing.” (Charlotte’s Web copyright 1952) Charlotte’s Web is one of the all time...
Sep 24, 2018 | Blog, Teaching Tips |
The Little House is Timeless I have enjoyed recollecting books from my past as I have prepared to write my blogs about “timeless” literature. Another book that I loved as a kid was the book The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. I believe I was in third or fourth...
