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As I opened my email today I found a lovely surprise from my husband’s nephew. As he was cleaning out…
Each Friday the sixth-grade teachers devote a part of their day to “Film Clip Friday.” Students analyze and discuss a…
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Inspired by Ella George Lyons I am from clothespins and freshly aired sheets on a cloudless summer’s day I…
Recently, Krista and I attended a conference where we were privileged to spend the day with Kelly Gallagher and Penny…
After spending a few days supporting Kindergarten screening in our district I was moved to try an ABC poem to…
Growing up both my mother and father worked full time. In our home town in the 1970s, to have both…
Natalie traveled from Centralia, Washington to Long Lake, New York, to her summer home in the Adirondack Mountains like she…
Quickly, I walked down the hallway to catch my phone which was ringing as I came back from dismissal. The…