Post Archives tagged ‘holiday’



Valentine’s Day Activity

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A school is a place to celebrate any holiday we can get our hands on.  Valentine's Day lends itself to delving deeply into caring for others and being loved ourselves.  Today I worked with my class on understanding Lyric Poems.  These are poems that have strong rhyming patterns and have a song-like quality.  The poem tells about the feelings and emotions of the author, rather Continue reading the story "Valentine’s Day Activity"

Organizing For the New Year

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Thinking about the New Year, I am plotting a redesign of my entryway. I have a relatively large space which gets overrun with bags, shoes and jackets.  Then, to add to the mayhem, I have random Continue reading the story "Organizing For the New Year"

Christmas Binge!

Christmas gifts. Having danced in public on stage, enjoyed a few weeks of well-fitting clothes, and generally satisfied that I looked pretty good, I did it again:  I blew it all over Christmas!  Why did I do this?  What was I thinking?  Why don't my tight jeans fit anymore?  Was it Continue reading the story "Christmas Binge!"