We don’t always think about gifts for teachers at the beginning of the year, but it can help your kids start the year off on a good foot. I know that as a parent getting back into the swing of things can be a little rough. We get used to the more laid back pace… [Read More]
Easy Ways to Celebrate Earth Day With Your Kids
I like the whole concept of Earth Day: celebrating our beautiful planet and taking time to focus on what we can all do to preserve her beauty. It makes me feel a little warm and fuzzy inside. If I’m honest though, in our house, Earth Day doesn’t get a huge spotlight. I have a few… [Read More]
Celebrating Chinese New Year – Tips and Ideas
As a parent and as a teacher, I really love exposing my kids to different cultures and traditions. When I taught kindergarten, I always worked in a week long unit on Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival. As a mom, now I do the same thing at home. Here are a few ideas to… [Read More]
Books and authors that made my childhood
Do you what is the coolest thing now that Mr. A is reading? Getting to go back and introduce him to some of my favorite books from childhood. Talk about nostalgia. I love to read. I have since I first learned what those beautiful words were on the crisp smelling, bound pieces of paper at… [Read More]
Preparing for a new preschool year
And moms around the world rejoiced! Preschool starts next week. It seems like it’s been 100 years since my little miss was in school. With Labor Day being late this year, it’s put a hurting on both of us. She’s done with me and I’m done with playing Camp Director. Don’t get me wrong. We… [Read More]
How to Support Your High School Student – Notes from the Teacher
Do you wish you could just boldly ask a high school teacher what you could do to help your teen? How involved should you be? What should you expect your student to do on their own? How can you prepare them for life after high school while still supporting them in high school? I don’t… [Read More]
5 Books to Read With Your Child Before Kindergarten Starts
My son started kindergarten 2 weeks ago, and I’m still struggling to figure out when exactly he got old enough to be in “big school.” You see, five years ago, I stopped being a kindergarten teacher, and started being a mom. That means my first baby is as old as the children who used to… [Read More]
More Than Just an Apple – 6 Gifts Your Teacher Will Love
May and June are just as busy as November and December, at least that’s how it is in our family. Sometimes I daydream about being the mom who can put together some super cute, crafty teacher gifts, but that’s just not me. With end of the school year festivities, graduations, family vacations, and whatever else you… [Read More]
Why We Chose Waldorf Education
Noah was two and a half years old, and I was days away from delivering my second little tiny, Milly. I sat in my arm chair and watched the case worker from Early Intervention kneel down next to Noah, asking him to hand her the baby doll she had given him, mere moments before. Noah… [Read More]
6 Books for Celebrating Earth Day with Children
When Earth Day rolls around, I feel like I need to shine a special little light on all things green. Sure, we recycle in our house, we turn the lights off when we leave a room, and love talking about the creatures of the world and how we respect the earth. But… EARTH DAY! A… [Read More]
