Here’s some crayon trivia for you. The smell of crayons is the 18th most recognizable scent for adults in the United States. I love the scent of crayons. For me it’s a scent that brings about fond memories. Even today there are occasions for me to retrieve my box of 96 colors from my desk…
Yesterday was the 131st birthday of the hole puncher! You may have noticed Google’s Doodle of the Day celebrating this artifact of German invention. Even though I’m a day late, I’d like to give a shout out to Friedrich Soennecken, the fellow who on November 14, 1886, filed his patent for the very first hole…
Did you know that pencils don’t contain lead? I sure didn’t. A few weeks back a colleague received a phone call from the nurse at her son’s school. There had been an incident that perhaps involved a pencil being poked into a palm. Panic! Lead poisoning? My colleague rushed to the school. Fortunately, no pencil…
Any writing utensil or classroom tool has the potential to drive you completely and totally insane, but I think that pencils are the worst. The leads break, they roll onto the floor, and sharpening a pencil can sound like a cappuccino machine in need of a tune-up. So here I present to you THREE pencil…
Is there a teacher who doesn’t love brand-new school supplies? Perhaps, but I wouldn’t put money on it. Well, let me clarify. I believe most teachers get a charge out of new school supplies—just like kiddos do. What can be troubling for teachers is what to do with the avalanche of school supplies that arrive…
Happy first Friday, y’all! Ready for the long weekend? Me too! But first, we need to get you entered in this month’s giveaway! Today’s topic is pencils—you know that school supply that can bring a teacher to tears. Okay, perhaps I’m exaggerating. However, teachers face pencil predicaments on a daily basis. “Where’s my pencil?” “My…
I love home improvement stores. (No doubt, it’s because my home needs a lot of improvement.) I go into them frequently enough to know exactly where to find, say, an orbital sander. Oh yes. I have power tools, and I know how to use them. It’s amazing what you can find in home improvement stores…