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In this blog, we grasp an idea of the qualities we need in order to be dedicated.

In a season where your travel plans may change or fall through, here are a few ways to make your home feel like an everyday getaway.

Let's chat about how to have better communication in your relationship. If you are living and breathing then y

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A three-part series approaching race and racism in schools is wrapped-up by Dr. Larry J. Walker, Dr. Jaime Castellano, Dr. Mara Lee Grayson, Ashley S. Boyd, Jennifer Orr, and Kelly Wickham Hurst.

Let's chat about the 14 tips for surviving the quarantine with your partner! First I would like to say that I

Day 19: Thankful for who I am and that I know what truly matters.

Last week, we celebrated Independence Day here in the U.S. 🇺🇸 We went canoeing with Rory, I made a red, white, and blue charcuterie platter, and we reflected on the meaning of freedom, democracy, and independence and how this plays into our work as musicians and teachers. And that led me to Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was a Founding Father of the United States, signing the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Paris, and the U.S. Constitution. There's also the famous story of flying a kite in a thunderstorm with a key attached to test his theory of electricity. 🔑 But it turns out there's a lot more to learn.

Ending October with another AMAZING sale from one of my favorite skincare brands – Colleen Rothschild! Their Halloween sale started today and it’s a good one! Buy any one product and get any other product…

Let's chat about how to make a long-distance relationship work! This is a topic that I might be somewhat of an

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Back in March I blogged about becoming a growth mindset school following our staff launch event. Since that time we have been very busy preparing to roll out the ethos to the whole school. Here…

Earlier this week, I shared Part I in a new series called "The Church Choir's Guide to Vowels. Part I included everything you need (and ever wanted) to know about vowel production, vowel placement, tone, and diphthongs and triphthongs. Today, I'm sharing Part II

Today, for my Living Abroad series, I’m chatting with Claire, an American freelance writer who lives in beautiful Strasbourg, France (a city I visited when I worked as an au pair!). Here, Claire shares the reasons she

In today's episode I am joined by Ashley Buffa to discuss how to create a more organized home life, manage your time and energy, streamline your daily routines and empower your family to thrive together.

As our wooly fashion is so wonderfully crafted, we thought we would dedicate a blog post to our wool suppliers, the renowned Abraham Moon which is one of the last woolen mills in England to manufacture luxury fabrics from start to finish. With their strong links to the fashion industry, let’s see why Moons wool should […]

Let's chat about how to attract your perfect one! I know it's been such a long time since I've written to you

Let's chat about understanding intimacy. When I say the word intimacy, what comes to your mind? Probably sex,

Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein has been a staple of Australian classrooms for decades now - and for good reason! This classic Australian novel still holds its own against more modern novels and is the perfect book to engage your upper primary readers.

Skincare can be difficult to get right - after trial and error I finally feel like I've figured out what my skin needs, so I'm here to share!

Do picture books work with STEM? One day I read a roomful of second graders this delightful book - What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? Then we talked about what we could build in STEM! This was magic with the youngest engineers. They loved having books read to them and I often

An educational blog hosted by a collaborative group of teacher-authors hoping to share creative and colorful ideas and activities from our classrooms!

Bride Lindsey knew she wanted her wedding day to be both ethereal and classic, and her chosen color palette of green and white helped her achieve this

Hate your body? Struggle with mirrors? Self-acceptance is possible, and life-changing. It is possible to love your body ... read on.

Take a deep breath. Our students have worked hard all year. You've got this! To ease the stress, my favorite test prep activities for upper elementary...

Today’s Fancy Friends post is all about my new obsession, Libbie Summers. Okay, first off, how in the world am I just now discovering Libbie?!?! I feel like someone out there has seriously failed me. A few months ago one of my ABD girls introduced me to her website, and oh-my-gosh, how fun! Needless […]

I keep getting asked about my skincare routine, so today's post is extremely relevant. Here are a few of my top recommended skincare products you shouldn't go without! Plus, there's something FREE in

Tweet Welcome to my six part series on getting you Math Message Out to Parents! If you are new to this series, we are taking a look at this book: Getting Your Math Message Out to Parents Today we are going to talk about classroom volunteers Big ideas from the book - Parent volunteers get a chance to observe ideas and strategies that have been discussed at open house and in newsletters - They get the chance to see how different kids approach the same problem. - Although it can be tough for teachers to have parents observing them, it gets easier with time. - Using a learning center structure seems to work best for utilizing volunteers. - It is getting challenging to have a weekly commitment as more parents are in the work force full time. Other options are explored. - BE ORGANIZED and SPECIFIC about what the volunteers should be doing and what the expectations are. Here is a great quote that really sums up the chapter " Perhaps most important to the success of a volunteer program, the teacher has to put thought into what the volunteers will be doing and find a way to communicate those plans and expectations." Clip art by Illumismart How I use classroom volunteers to get families involved - I like to start early. This means I do a lot of recruiting for parent volunteers at Kindergarten information night and open house. The kindergarten teacher I work with is very open to having volunteers in the classroom and her attitude goes a long way towards making parents feel welcome and useful. - I like to have a training night for parent volunteers. I open this up to families with young children as a chance to get to know more about our math program, how many works in our school and how they can help their child with homework. It also gives me another chance to meet with parents of young kids and put the idea of volunteering out again. From this night we usually get some volunteers. - Weekly commitments used to be the norm where the same parents would come in every Wednesday for example and stay for an hour. This is less and less likely to happen now and I think it is time for our school to explore other options. - I would like to set up a shorter commitment period to get more parents back into the classrooms, especially in the older grades. It might look like; Grade ___ is doing geometry stations every Friday in March. Would you like to run a station or do you have a geometry activity to share? Then a checklist of the dates so parents could sign up to volunteer one or more times that month. This is a place where I am looking for new ideas. If you have a post or an idea about getting parents involved as classroom volunteers, please respond in the comments below! Want to check out all 6 parts, here they are! Part 1: Newsletters Part 2: Open House Part 3: Parent Teacher Conferences Part 4: Homework Part 5: Classroom Volunteers Part 6: Family Math Night!

For this month’s American Expats series, we’re talking to Camila, a Canadian travel writer who lives in Stirling, Scotland. (P.S. I may need to change the name of this series.) Here, she talks about c

This post is designed to provide exploratory and introspective questions to help you understand yourself further. I believe that becoming more aware of how you tick by exploring what and who is significant to you is key to everything; attracting fulfilling relationships, accomplishing what you desir

Do picture books work with STEM? One day I read a roomful of second graders this delightful book - What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? Then we talked about what we could build in STEM! This was magic with the youngest engineers. They loved having books read to them and I often

Journaling about cancer. The journey up until now.

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