Sep 08 2010
Tomorrow is the first day of school. I’ve had all summer to get everything ready. Tomorrow’s lesson should have been in the bag ages ago. And, it was. But tonight, as I was pulling it all together I made a last minute decision and completely rearranged my lesson.
I was going to have the students read [...]
Aug 20 2010
The family and I have moved and we’re settling in in our new spot. I am thrilled that beginning in just under three weeks I will be teaching a fifth grade class of 14 wonderful children. There is much to do between now and then — getting the room ready, especially. My new classroom was [...]
Mar 10 2010
If you want your children to be intelligent read them fairy tales. If you want your children to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. ~Albert Einstein
Today I told the Grimms’ fairy tale The Fisherman and His Wife to the first grade at our school. I had known for a few days that this [...]
Feb 21 2010
So, after months of agonizing, I did finally purchase a camera, and I’m so pleased with it.
For the longest time I debated between going with a DSLR or a simpler premium point and shoot. I decided that because I really do want to be able to achieve some beautiful effects in the photos I take [...]
Dec 17 2009
Today I gave the girls I’m working with a block test. it was challenging, but they did an amazing job. I was quite curious to watch what happened when I gave them their tests back. It seems that having such a small class, the scrutiny that a student feels when being compared to his or [...]
Dec 13 2009
The first snow of the year has begun to fall. It doesn’t look like it will stick around for very long, but it is so beautiful to watch fall. The photo is my deck at the beginning of the snowfall. Don’t you just love the leftover gardening supplies still out on the table and covered [...]
