Enjoy the Season

The fall season always seems like a time of reflection for me.  It feels like a time to slow down from the busyness of summer and prepare for the onslaught of colder weather. I enjoy the beauty of the changing leaves because they also seem to punctuate life changes and reassure me that tough timesContinue reading “Enjoy the Season”

Pick the Right Preposition

Sixth-grade students will yawn and look at you blankly when you try to teach them that a preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Even telling students that prepositions help indicate, time, place, or position doesn’t bring too much light into their faces.Continue reading “Pick the Right Preposition”

WALK AWAY FROM THE PUZZLE

Dec. 2, 2020 I am almost done with a jigsaw puzzle that has over 1,000 pieces. I can’t wait to see the finished product after the hard work that has gone into turning pieces this way and that way to match colors, edges, and patterns. Although the puzzle was new when I received it, IContinue reading “WALK AWAY FROM THE PUZZLE”