Occupying Young Children in the Car
You know all those plastic children’s lunch boxes used during school time; well they are ideal for travel occupation. You need at least one lunch box per child, and depending …
The Elementary Class Informant
Grade school is not what it was like when my children went through it about eight years ago. Presently, when I’m called in to substitute for kindergarten through fourth grade, …
And Limitations
Besides time and money, limitations for a family may include the ages of the children and later when the children are teens, and more daring, the ages of the parents. …
Finding Assistance with Certain Subjects
Don’t be afraid to ask department heads questions about the material you are asked to present to students either to refresh your own memory or to garner examples on how …
Family Interests
If you start camping early enough you can mold your children’s interests to mirror your own. My husband and I enjoy nature in all its facets and always enjoy learning …
Reasons for Camping
The reasons to camp are endless. To see the world, or at least the continental United States and Canada, although we did take the camper, van, and family on an …
Names, Names, Names
No. I’m not that good at remembering names, especially as I see hundreds of different students in three different schools. So I devised a way to make myself a unique …
How I Became a Substitute Teacher
In New Jersey, you can substitute teach if you have 60 college credits or more. This permitted me to substitute at my children’s schools while completing my bachelor’s degree in …
Our “New” Camper
A weekend jaunt to test out our “new” camper.
How we Began
If your family is looking for an inexpensive way to see the United States, consider camping with the kids. For years my husband and I toted five children around the …