Time for Gardening with Children
Spring is for Gardening May has sprung, along with the crocuses that we thought would …
Rethinking Thanksgiving
How should we celebrate, in year of a global pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis? …
Compassion fatigue? Follow your own recipe for self-care
Self-care Wafting from the kitchen, the smell of cinnamon sticks in cider warming on the …
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November is Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month As a Native American educator, I feel it is …
Social Emotional Learning Begins with Self-Care
In my work as an educational consultant, I travel to many new places and meet …
FDL: Poetry Lessons for Vocabulary, Comprehension and … Fluency!
Fluency Development Lesson In all my years of experience, I have witnessed the importance of …
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Maui, Hawaiian Super Man
Maui: Hawaiian Superman Now students are all excited about the Disney movie “Moana.” Moana means ocean in the …
Reading Strategies from a Reading Specialist
Joy. The first word that comes to my mind when I think of teaching reading. Especially …
Reader’s Theater: having fun while re-creating stories!
I love to play. I am a child at heart. Most of us can think …
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