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Friday, July 15, 2011

Poetry Friday - What I Learned From My Mother

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I am hitting the road today to spend some time with my mother. This poem is for her. What I Learned From My Mother by Julia Kasdorf I learne...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Science, Art, and a New Book

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Tonight is my last night of summer school. I've had little time for anything but teaching as of late, but when this came across my desk ...
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Monday, July 11, 2011

Monday Poetry Stretch - Books and Reading

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I am five days away from vacation--count 'em--just FIVE! If I can get through 6 candidate interviews, my last class sessions, and final ...
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Tuesday Poetry Stretch - Fireworks

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So yesterday was a holiday, and as you can see, I took that quite literally. I love those days when the pj's don't come off until no...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

Monday Poetry Stretch - Sleep (or Sleepless)

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Blogging here has come to a near standstill as I teach Monday-Thursday from 9-3 and Monday and Wednesday nights from 4-10. I am tired, tired...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Monday Poetry Stretch - Small Moments

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My dad's been gone just over two years now, and I find myself thinking back on the small moments we shared. These musings have me wonder...
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Monday, June 13, 2011

Monday Poetry Stretch - Marking Time

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I recently celebrated an anniversary. It happens to mark the number of years I've been at the university. That got me thinking about tim...
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Poetry Friday - Glass

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I've been reading some "new-to-me' poets these days. Ah, how much I've missed! Here's a poem that I particularly like. ...
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Poetry Stretch Results - Beat the Heat

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The challenge this week was to write about ways to keep cool and beat the heat. Here are the results. Mad Kane shared an AC-related limeric...
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Monday, June 06, 2011

Monday Poetry Stretch - Beat the Heat!

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I work on the third floor of an old, brick building, very quaint and usually quite beautiful. However, it is anything but comfortable by mos...
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Friday, June 03, 2011

Poetry Friday - What is One?

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This week my math class began learning about numbers and number sense. While I was thinking about activities to share with them and notions ...
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Poetry Stretch Results - The Sun

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The challenge this week was to write a sun poem. Here are the results. Beachcomber by Steven Withrow of Crackles of Speech Sitting in th...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Tuesday Poetry Stretch - The Sun

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I'm a day late and more than a dollar short, but yesterday was a holiday. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!) While lazing...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

E-Books for Teachers!

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If you are a fan of Scholastic Teacher Guides, then you won't want to miss this sale. Until May 31st you will find more than 500 e-books...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

First Day of Math - Let's Start With a Puzzle!

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Summer school begins tonight. Two nights a week for three hours each night I will be teaching preservice teachers how to teach math. This is...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - Eggs

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I'm quite fond of the articles published at the Poetry Foundation web site. In the article Again! Again! by Sonia Levitin , she says th...
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Nonfiction Monday - Eggs

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The eNature blog had an interesting post last week entitled Why Do Bird Eggs Vary In Shape and Color? . That and a trip to the lake to watch...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Poetry Friday - 9

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I've been thinking about time lately. Perhaps it's because I'm reading THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH ("As you can see, that leaves...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Online Storytime

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I recently came across an online storytime site at Barnes and Noble that may interest you. This would be a fine place to send kids AFTER the...
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Monday, May 16, 2011

Monday Poetry Stretch - Sijo

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Originating in Korea, sijo are poems divided into three or six lines. These poems frequently use word play in the form of metaphors, symbol...
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