Busy Summer!
I have not forgotten my Camping with Kids blog. This summer, I have been very busy writing other manuscripts and busy with the family…especially those five kids! Please forgive me. …
I have not forgotten my Camping with Kids blog. This summer, I have been very busy writing other manuscripts and busy with the family…especially those five kids! Please forgive me. …
I have not forgotten my Substitute Teaching blog. This summer, I have been very busy writing other manuscripts and busy with family matters. Please forgive me. I will be back…and …
They have Math, too, in kindergarten. The lesson plan said, “Read the Ten Black Dots book to the class.” Then under that, the teacher noted “brainstorm with the children objects …
Every camper thinks a screen house will give them bug-free meals. Campers also believe that those three burner stoves can make meals quicker. Let me just say that you should …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …