I love learning new things. I have curiosity about many topics. When I was homeschooling my kids, I went to conferences and meetings to learn about teaching effectively. I read online materials to support my quest for teacher-created materials and lessons. For example, we had many national food production boards send us helpful things.…
This is Pietro. He had to go to biology class for an insect unit, and now he lives at school. He is fed honey and is lovingly tended by high school students.
Have you ever been to a party where you had just an OK time until you got to have a good conversation with someone? That’s how I feel after my frog and toad call training! Before training, when I went out in nature and heard frogs and toads calling, I had an…
The most thrilling thing for me last week was touching the tidal pool specimens. Real sea stars. Real sea urchins. Vermillions (actually a wide variety of colors), bat stars (see the orange one in the back with the “webbing” between the legs/arms), awesome stars! The touch pool required me to…
I had the chance to take a quick trip with my entire family to Chicago. We hung out at Shedd Aquarium for part of a day. My kids are tall and can read, so it takes more time to visit attractions like Shedd than when they were short and/or unable to…