According to our local forecast for tomorrow, we’re supposed to get freezing rain. It’s not a surprising forecast because, after all, it’s winter—but it sure is messing up my plans! My husband and I were having friends over tomorrow evening, but we don’t want them driving on potentially hazardous roads. I have a few words…
Is it too soon to begin posting fall-related blogs and activities? I hope not because I’m done with summer. I’m tired of sweating and applying bug repellent. (Mosquitoes find me delicious.) Plus, I figure you need time to make your lesson plans. So here is my first official fall-related blog with a selection of awesome…
I am a serious fan of s’mores! To be honest, I’m not a huge marshmallow fan. But there’s just something about a charred marshmallow combined with chocolate and graham crackers. (It has to be completely charred for me. I purposely light that marshmallow on fire.) Did you know that today is National S’mores Day? If…
For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. For every outsize class bursting a room at its seams, there’s an equal and opposite small class, begging for intimacy and intensity. As I noted previously, in my third year of teaching I had a class that required every available desk in my room. Thirty-one students….
Writing an inspiring blog post is sometimes like trying to capture lightning in a bottle. In other words, it’s a piece of cake. Obviously. Spending a productive day in the classroom is the same thing. It’s easy to stay inspired and find creative solutions to classroom challenges whenever they arise. People think teaching is hard,…