Slice of Life March 19, 2023 Yesterday I was reading Leigh Ann Eck’s post about her school district’s elementary schools replacing librarian teachers with STEM teachers. She shared a comment from a principal saying libraries are a thing of the… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post March 18, 2023 My family has been blessed during the last two years. My brother has three children, two are from a previous marriage, Cody and Courtney. Courtney had Ace and Cody had Theo. These two… Continue reading

Slice of Life March 17, 2023 Throughout the next two weeks of March, I thought I’d share some of my favorite books for pleasure and for instructional purposes. Today I’m sharing one of my favorite books that provides some awesome… Continue reading

Slice of Life March 16, 2023 Once a year we will go to a wonderful restaurant in Burlington, Iowa called Martinis. It is on the 4th floor of the old hospital and the scenic views and food are spectacular. We… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post: March 15, 2023 When I retired from teaching, it was during the shutdown. Obviously, that made the end of forty years of teaching rather uneventful. I taught for 30 years in the district I now live… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post for March 14, 2023 Naturally, I love playing with words. I think anyone who writes probably does. My question is how do we get our students to realize the benefit of playing with words? I love… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post: March 13, 2023 I wouldn’t be blogging today without the encouragement from Glenda. I’m actually not sure how much I really enjoy blogging, but I have wanted to do this for awhile, and I believe it… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post for March 12, 2023 It’s Sunday and tonight the Oscars will award some person who is probably already preparing to receive an incredible honor for their acting or skills with creating movie magic. I personally love… Continue reading

This weekend has been busy but fun. We drove to Des Moines, and although I had a huge issue trying to find a place to park, we eventually landed at the Wells Fargo Arena to watch my niece cheer between… Continue reading

I’ve been involved with a forum that learns about Grant Wood this year. It’s a wonderful opportunity to dig deep into Wood’s art and life. The experts are phenomenal and I’ve learned a lot. One book that is particularly insightful… Continue reading