Looking for an innovative experiment for little minds? It’s time to raid your kitchens and round up the kids – learn how to make your own butter and learn about the science behind the process. So many

The curriculum for my Year 3 class led me to teach an 'outdoor' topic in English and a 'water cycle' unit in science. Basic survival skills interested the whole class and encouraged strong descriptive

Among so many things being in flux around this household lately, on July 10 I had my Nexplanon implant removed. After experiencing the effects of the birth control method for over a year, I recognized

The Metaphorical Call Often you will hear educators state that they are answering a "call" to be a teacher, that they always knew that teaching was the career path meant for them. Or maybe they

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For someone that has never watched an episode of Parks and Recreation, I have been referred to as Leslie Knope several times in the past few years. From what I gather in the context, and my admiration

The last week or so has been crazy In the last 11 days I closed on a house, moved everything I own there, and got myself pretty well set up. The walls are decorated with pictures of family and friends,

Thankfully, the majority of my friends and family know better than to ask what I do all summer, but it does seem to be a long perpetuated myth that teachers just bask in the sun and read books all summer

After utilizing our well-honed Tetris skills to get our final load on the trailer and ratcheted down, we made our way back to the new house and began unpacking in earnest. It seems crazy that it had taken

I promise to update you all on how the move is going, but for the meantime I will just share one of Kharma's favorite games ever: Balloon Volleyball. As you can see, she is incredible at it, whereas we

There's a local tale that needs to be told in its entirety before it is forgotten forever. It's a story I first heard as a young girl, told by my best friend, who heard it from his grandmother. He told

Today @quantumanomaly and I moved into our new home. We had a lot of help from our friends and could not have gotten as much done as we did without them. Here is some photos of the adventure. After we

What is your most embarrassing moment? How awkward can a moment get? What kind of funny scenarios have you ended up in? Tell your story in two paragraphs and the winner with the most votes by next week

Tomorrow we will be getting ready for bed in our new house, and I am so excited for this new place in life that we have both worked so hard to create. On the other hand, I feel a since a loss for the home

"A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep." Welcome To Night Vale- Episode 1: Pilot Can someone

Pineapple Whip has been a summer dessert tradition in Springfield since 1974, and I highly recommend visiting one of these little stands if you are in the area of Southwest Missouri to try this delicious

Kharmadog has spotted something in her ongoing battle to defend her kingdom. And though the days in this house draw to a close, she keeps watch to ensure that we are safe from those that would threaten

Hello Memearmy!! Winners of Memechallenge #22 (Judge: @themagus) All entries are clickable! First place: @loffy1999 Second place: @vegeta Third place: @beetroot Mentions: @inphiknit @karenb54 @countryfolk1

As a science teacher, I often find things that I would love to purchase for my own classroom. Today was no exception because I was introduced to AR books that the librarian I have been working with bought

Double Double toil and trouble Fire burn and cauldron bubble. In goes a head of a rat, with some esoteric knowledge A ear of a black cat with a little bit of inner studies. Pour into a dish of sigils Slightly