Scavenger Hunts
Scavenger hunts are a lot of fun to do with your students, especially during the fall season. My students got so excited when they had the extra opportunity to be outside. When you design the scavenger hunt, you can definitely address the required standards at any...
The Call of the Dove
In August, my husband and I were blessed to have a week vacation near Destin, Florida. Vacations are special times to rejuvenate. Each morning, I tried to start the day with a time to pray and write in my journal, spending quiet time, listening. Sometimes it can be...
On the Road to Discovery
(My husband, Eric, and I standing in front of an oasis.) At the end of June when my husband, Eric, daughter, Catherine, and I were on our westward drive to California, we veered off the main road to see the Joshua Trees at the Joshua Tree National Park. We arrived at...
Celebrating National Parks in your Classroom
(This photo was taken this summer at the Grand Canyon National Park). When I was a special education teacher at a public elementary school, I loved the beginning of the school year! Even though it was a lot of work preparing my classroom and the activities for the...
Blessed to Live in America
When I was young, we were taught patriotic songs in school such as "America the Beautiful" and " God Bless America" As my husband and I traveled this summer across the United States, I realized how blessed we are to live in America. Let's continue to teach our...
Grand Landforms Along Route 66
I have seen the Grand Canyon three times in my lifetime. Each time, I have been awed by its beauty. This month, I am posting some of the pictures from my recent trip out west. What a magnificent landform! If you teach landforms to your students, you may share these...
My Kicks on Route 66
The last week of June, my husband, Eric, and I took a road trip across the United States, traveling from Tennessee to California. For a good portion of our journey, we traveled on Interstate 40, paralleling in many places the old Route 66. You may be too young to know...
In My Father’s Arms
When I was young, I loved to jump up into my daddy’s lap. I recall the love I felt in my dad’s strong arms. Daddy wasn’t tall in stature, being only about 5 feet 6 inches tall, but to me he was great! This past weekend, I watched my grandsons playing with my husband,...
Riparian Zone
My husband had heard about a new park, with a paved path, not far from where we live. We had spent one Saturday morning searching for it in an area behind a nearby neighborhood where we thought it was located, to no avail. Finally, last week, Eric asked the coworker,...