Q. What sticks with you from your research of famous women? A. Hannah: I remember clearly being confused about Polio when we read about Wilma Rudolph, but so impressed that she did not let this mysterious physical handicap stop…

Did you know that March is Women's History Month? I stumbled upon one of my prized possessions the other day, paper and pencil in hand, a writer looking for creative inspiration. As I unfolded the mass of faded-yellow legal pad…

Leonardo da Vinci said, “All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions.” Well, Kim sent me this photo of the beginnings of an apple crisp that Taylor made and I just had to write about it! I immediately thought…

“Neo” from the Greek is new. “Logos” from the Greek is word. Put them together and what do you get? neologism A new word. So what better place to end our month of celebrating words. Yes, that’s right, we made…

Our new catagory, Idea Share will be just that…a place to share ideas that we love. Quick little posts about quick little ideas that will make teaching and learning a little easier or little more special. The styrofoam and paperboard…

We live in a colorful world. It all begins with a never ending profusion of nuclear explosions in our sun. Eight minutes later all that radiation arrives at the earth in the form of electo-magnetic waves. Outside we are engulfed…

Love is a mouse with a big name, Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse, whose favorite pastime is listening to Mrs. Honeybee play the piano. Love is Miss Agnes who packs away the old textbooks, hangs up the children’s brightly colored artwork, plays…

When they asked me, "Would you go to Treasure Island?" I said, "Why wouldn't I? I mean, who doesn't want to follow Jim to that small abandoned island entrusted to protecting a treasure put there hundreds of years ago by…

The public library is a magical place for me and my three year-old—a wonderland of books. The stacks towering with every subject (trucks and trains are a current favorite), every size, every thickness, every color. And free for the taking…

I was alone with my youngest son on a blustery Wednesday. All was cozy until I notice the symptoms of boredom surfacing. Honestly, I was hoping that imagination would entertain Søren, that I could tackle my never-ending stacks of work,…