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And What Is The Purpose?
Not too long ago I had a group of family and friends over to my house. It didn’t take long for the question to come up, “And what is the purpose of all of these pets?” Cooper is our 2 year old Labradoodle. Cookie is our newest family member. She’s a Holland Lop and her
Coming Along on the Summer To-Do List
We are really making progress on our Summer To-Do List. When we added Build A Fort to the list, I really thought the kids wanted to build a fort for themselves. Nope. They built a bunny fort. Cookie’s a pretty good sport. Here she is sitting in the milk box, on the front porch. The
Connecting Art and Writing
My teaching partner, Angela, introduced me to Deep Space Sparkle. It’s filled with wonderful art projects for kids. My daughter and I are sitting at the kitchen table, tonight, drawing together. We’ve been scrolling through some of the lessons on the Deep Space Sparkle blog and finding lots of inspiration. Art is such a wonderful
Adventures in Crabbing and Clamming
I’ve often said that making connections and background knowledge is the most important comprehension strategy we teach in kindergarten. Even though I teach kids how to connect their schema to the books we are reading, I’m not their first, best, or most important teacher. YOU are. As a parent, you have the opportunity to give
Stupid Smelly Bus Tour
My daughter is going into first grade. First graders and the Junie B. Jones series go hand in hand. I have to say, as we read these books together I’m usually cracking up laughing! The books are hilarious! (Probably because I really think my daughter IS Junie B.) I was at a local bookstore a