These little black cats may be used in the classroom and in personal crafts.

       Thanksgiving silhouettes/paper cuts of turkeys for the classroom and personal crafts.

"Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink the wild air." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson         The two things I love most about ...

       In addition to our social studies curriculum, where we learned about George Washington, we took some of our morning work time t...

             Here's a couple of quick snapshots from one of our recent language arts lessons where we learned about nouns. Student...

       One of our recent STEAM projects came out of our entomology unit: insect hotels. After seeing dozens of elaborate insect hotels...

Today students had the opportunity to explore three different herbs--mint, sage, and rosemary--after having read selected poems from A...

        If you're interested in incorporating story workshop into your writing lessons, you'll be needing a stock of open-ended m...

       I'm an architect's daughter, and one of the very first toys we had lying around our house were blocks. Different brand...

       We recently wrapped up our integrated study on mammals, camouflage, and map-making (geography) in room 14. From day one of thi...

       Using the beloved children's books penned by award-winning author, James Herriot, students will widen their knowledge in the...

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