I love hats! But, since they don’t look good on me, I have found that it is just as much fun to buy hats for my classroom.  More specifically, I buy them for my third grade history “lectures.”  Throughout history, men and women were sometimes defined by the hats they wore. For example, the minutemen [...]

Most people are familiar with arachnophobia – the fear of spiders!  Most children have achluophobia – the fear of darkness.  (I think I may have had a night light for this very phobia.)  Some phobias seem absolutely natural, while others are downright laughable!  Have you heard of amathophobia, the fear of dust?  How about mottephobia, [...]

Never has a question stirred up as much debate and opinions as the title of this article.  I have shared my own views to several friends who have in turn either agreed or offered rebuttals. We have discussed similarities and differences in quality, cost, and portion.  We have argued over the importance of bacon, shakes, [...]

I didn’t know the bug would cause such a stir. One day, a student brought in a praying mantis. Greatly annoyed, I began to tell her, “No live insects in the classroom.” Then, I noticed the stir among the other pupils; they were completely captivated by the bug. Quickly, I changed my mind and decided [...]

Growing up in the mid-west, I have seen my share of crops.  Having a cornfield essentially right in my backyard, I have learned a few things about crops.  Like most plants, crops need the light of the sun.  Without the sun, crops will not grow or mature into what they should be.  Just like the [...]