Help for Haiti
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I first fell in love with the people of Haiti when reading Mountains Beyond Mountains. In shock, horror, and hope I learned some about the Haitian people, the…
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Top 5 reasons to travel with a wheelchair
We had the “pleasure” of airport travel with Professor X’s wheelchair over winter break. The following summarize why everyone should travel this way. #5. Lacking hands to pull suitcases or car seats, you have the…
My 2009
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then is this worth 20,000?
Gift for me. (tee hee!)
Deck the halls with forts and clutter. Fa-la-la-la-la. La, la, la, la. Tis the season to drive nuts the muh’der. Fa-la-la-la-la. La, la, la, la. Mommy needs a special treat. Fa-la-la-la-la-la. La, la, la. Red…
12 Days of Rethinking Christmas
Re-post from last year. But hey, a girl can be proud of a great post, right? On the first day of Christmas my true love said, “Think Globally.” ‘Cause Christmas is more than stuff under…
I’VE GOT THAT JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY…
Yes, this year has been pretty tough. I’ve attended 2 funerals for people with school-aged children. And was unable to attend 2 others. And found out another co-worker, with a young child has Stage 4…
Auctionable Cookies. Months 6 and 7.
Apparently, I forgot to share my November featured cookies. Oops. So you get the benefit of not just one yummy recipe, but two fabulous cookie recipes today. Aren’t you lucky! Stop laughing. Seriously. Well, one…
Gingerbread Men
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links.ย Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me Cuz I’m Super Woman! I can jog in place, do jumping jacks, and run in circles while…
There’s a hole…
There’s a dozen rat holes in the yard, dear Liza, dear Liza. There’s a dozen rat holes in the yard, dear Liza A dozen holes.Then fill them dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry Then fill…
Learning the states again (and again and again)
I have stuck with my type-A tradition of mailing out Christmas cards during Thanksgiving weekend. So, now that most of our cards are making their way to friends and family, all we have to do…
Thanks and Giving Tree
In the spirit of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s “Complaint-Free Day“, I present to you not a laundry list of things that have s*cked about this year, but a reminder of all we have. The children filled…
The 1st Thanksgiving in 4 parts
In my stash of resources, I found a simple, illustrated “First Thanksgiving” story from Parents Magazine, November 2003. By reading and sketching out this story, my students could (gasp) retell me about the first Thanksgiving….
Turned
ย I am an Ivy League Grad turned Special Educator. I am a prep school student turned couponer extraordinaire. I am an athlete turned caregiver. I am a healthy daughter turned adoptive mother. I am…
Marvelous Children’s Book Monday: Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. UPDATE: I have expanded my materials on this book to include so many materials: vocabulary, rhymes, story comprehension, story map, story retell rubric, etc. Check out this new…