I just heard about a Cat Film Festival!  Cats can be very funny to watch.  Their antics are adorable.  I always thought I was a dog person but I now know, I am definitely a cat person! If you are like me, watching goofy cat videos are the highlight of my day, you might...
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Check out this article in the Huffington Post on allowing kids unstructured time.  Parents want to expose their children to life’s adventures but sometimes we may over schedule to the point children don’t know how to be creative and use their imaginations. With spring break just around the corner, it may be time to...
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Great book! I happened on this little book and fell in love with  “One” by Kathryn Otoshi.  I have shared it with my colleagues at school!  My students  loved the story and were sitting at the edge of the seats. The illustrations are simply done with watercolors but it has a powerful message! Standing...
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Making learning fun should be the mantra for everyone involved in teaching.  Things that are fun are memorable and they are easier to remember.  My sister-in-law sent me this website on Bernie DeKoven and I love it! Bernie DeKoven has written numerous books of learning and play.  He links resources for games for large...
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Yesterday I spoke at the Community Sharing for Healthy Caring conference in Howell.  I don’t know how many people attended but I know there were a lot of people in the building!  It was hard to move through the hallways because of all of the people. I have to say, I have spoken at...
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A few weeks ago I asked my group of elementary students if they would like to put on a circus since we were studying circus’.  They unanimously wanted to do one!  After selecting their roles, perfecting their acts and gathering the necessary props and costumes, they were ready to hit the stage!  They took...
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I happened to hear this interview on NPR with Ira Glass titled, “474:Back to School” on This American Life. Ira speaks to Paul Tough, author of the new book How Children Succeed.  Amazing how more research is being done on how kids learn. When kids are hungry or anxious, they don’t have any extra...
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I’m going through some old files and came across this poem that I had copied in my young hand, with big flowing letters (I must have been in my teens).  I don’t remember why I copied it down or what I was thinking about then but the poem still has power over me.  Funny...
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                        I played this Richard Scary game with my nephew, sister-in-law and brother and was delighted by all the elements that they had incorporated into the game.  Pigs that eat the picnic (complete with Julian making oinking noises), magnifying glasses to find items...
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        I                               I took a group to the Detroit Zoo last week and was  pleasantly surprised!  I loved the new Austrailian Outback.  You walk through a field with Aboriginal artwork and kangaroos.  Some were laying about...
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