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Olympic Sculpture Park, revisited!
When we went to the Seattle Art Museum in spring of 2010, we had a chance to see some of the pieces at the nearby Olympic Sculpture Park. One of the works that caused a lot of conversation was...
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Correspondence
Putting together postcards for my former students heading off to middle school! Ladies and gentlemen, please remember that you can always contact me anytime you need to. You’re a part of our classroom...
View ArticleJane Goodall Websites
Hi everyone! We talked in class about Jane Goodall today, and here are the two sites we talked about. Roots and Shoots The Jane Goodall Institute And we’re also looking into seeing Jane Goodall’s movie...
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UW Atmospheric Sciences Trip!
Our class had an amazing trip to the University of Washington Atmospheric Sciences center this Thursday! “They taught us a lot of things — like how to make a cloud. They were good scientists, they were...
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Burke Museum!
We went to the Burke Museum today, and it was fantastic! Not only was the lesson really interesting, but everything was perfectly appropriate and well-organized. The kids had a chance to touch First...
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New Traditions
This year was the first Christmas I celebrated away from my Michigan family. Mom and dad, I missed you sooooo much! The hope was that my new husband Toby and I would be able to develop new traditions...
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How old is too old?
I’ve had a copy of Byrd Baylor‘s If You are a Hunter of Fossils in my teacher tote bag for months, waiting for me to write CAFE lessons for it. It was originally a text included in kindergarten...
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Woodland Park Zoo!
Today, we had the opportunity to go to the Woodland Park Zoo! I’ll admit, I heard quite a few of my students say beforehand, “Uhhhhh, we go to the zoo evvvvvery yearrrrr.” But I’m pleased to say we had...
View ArticleEllis Island Virtual Field Trip
Today we had a chance to take a virtual field trip to Ellis Island, which is shared by New York and New Jersey. Here’s the link we talked about in class that has more information and cool videos.
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Seattle Commuting Tips for ALAMW13 (and otherwise)
I’m SO EXCITED you’re coming to Seattle! Yes, you! You’re going to have such a fantastic time! Yessssss! Books! WOO! And I’m hoping I might be able to help you out during your time here! So I’ve been...
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