Tuesday, December 19 is Holly Day, a day set aside to celebrate that lovely and prickly bush we all associate with this time of year. The red berries and green foliage are a traditional Christmas time decoration, but holly also has interesting mentions in folklore. In the past it’s been used for everything from avoiding…
I suspect that in every living situation you will experience a thermostat war at least once. My most heated experience (heated—do you see what I did there?) occurred during college when living with two other women off campus. We had noisy baseboard heat and two-thirds of us, including myself, preferred it to be cold in…
I had to run to the drugstore last night for a few things and, unsurprisingly, the Valentine’s Day candy is on display. What did surprise me is that there’s also a selection of Easter candy available. Our world is kind of crazy right now. The cat food shelves are depleted because of supply chain issues,…
Wreaths have been symbols of eternity, unity, victory, and mourning throughout the ages, but today we most commonly associate wreaths with the joy of the holiday season. Here’s a craftivity that will bring joy to your classroom and give students practice with basic facts. After students have finished the projects, display them in your…
Wednesday, March 7 is National Cereal Day. Why should we celebrate this flakey breakfast food? Because it’s the best edible manipulative ever. Cereal is a fun, and reasonably nutritious, way to teach counting, adding sets, and a variety of other skills. It’s not playing with your food–it’s learning with your food. 🙂 Check out these…