Today is Albert Einstein’s birthday and Celebrate Scientists Day! The pairing of the two is not coincidental. Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He was a professor in many European cities before he renounced his German citizenship for political reasons and moved to the United States, where he ended up teaching at Princeton….
I’m planning an international trip in October. I go through an interesting mix of emotions when planning a big trip, and this trip is crazier than others because Covid is thrown into the mix. If you could chart my highs and lows during planning, it would look something like this: Excitement! List making. So many…
I’m currently renovating my house. So to save money, I decided to do part of the renovations myself. I’ve scraped popcorn ceilings, removed wallpaper, sanded and painted cabinetry, and a variety of other jobs that make me value having someone come in to do the work for me. Despite being tired of the process, I…
April 5 is Read a Road Map Day! It’s a random “holiday,” to be sure, but even with today’s GPS technology, map reading is still an important skill to have. We all should take a moment though to give thanks that we rarely need to unfold a state road map anymore. (I never could refold…
We made it to 2021! 2020 was definitely an unusual, heartbreaking, and stressful year. But for me it was also punctuated by moments of beauty and kindness. I hope you felt those moments as well. That’s why I think it would be interesting to do this activity with your students: Sum up 2020 using a…
The end of the school year is a good time to bring out activities that are BIG on both fun and learning. That’s why it’s a good time for paper airplanes! These folded creations have come a long way. I recommend having students create three different options (geometry, spatial skills) and then flying them to…