Family Togetherness
Sometimes I need to be reminded why we camp with the family. Please allow me to step back and reflect… You need to go camping in 110 degree weather in …
Entertainment at Camp: The Keystone Campers
As I said before, everyone should help when camping no matter how small the task. It may take longer this way, of course, but it can lead to some great …
Famous Females Filmstrips
Women’s month. I think it is wonderful to have students research famous women for women’s month. To make the fourth grade Social Studies project more interesting, the teacher I substituted …
Gotta Have-a Campfire
It isn’t camping without a campfire according to my children. All campgrounds, even primitive ones [without electricity or water hookups], have fire pits or rings, usually old truck tire rims, …
Teacher-led P.E.
In our elementary schools we have teacher-led P. E. The good thing about this situation is that I can still wear professional clothes when I substitute teach as it is …
Nippy Nights in Newfoundland
It did take me three nights to realize that it didn’t really go down to 15 degrees Fahrenheit in Newfoundland, but rather 15 degrees Celsius/59 degrees Fahrenheit. It was nippy …
M.D. P.E. Class
Hello, readers. Sorry for the hiatus on the blog, but I’ve had a two and a half month substitute teaching job at the high school. I was a Health and …
Learning the Metric System
A difference in measurement, that’s all. Kilometers instead of miles. Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. Canadians and Newfoundlanders use the metric system in their traffic signs, national park hiking maps, and …
Kindergarten Sub
Kindergarten class. You would think it would be easier, right? Twenty-five six year olds…all with new boots and sneakers. How do I know? Because each child told me so as …
Welcome Visitors!
Welcome to my blog “Camping with Kids” fellow Momsters, Motherboard followers, and friends. Steep a cup of tea or grab a mug of coffee and join me as you read …