A lot of people never heard of the White Star ship the R.S.M. Baltic. The only reason I have any knowledge of the R.S.M. Baltic is because it is a part of my family history. But there are some other

Ground hog day in the VPK classroom. Ground hog day is Febuary 2nd in the USA. It is the day everyone wants to know if the ground hog see's his shadow. If he see's his shadow it means 6 more weeks until

I posted when I started my patio garden this year and I wanted to give you a update on how they are doing so far. The branch pieces are what I use to hold down the cover when it gets down in the 30's to

*I have been doing a lot of research on growing microgreens and have not started growing my own as of this time. But I can let you in on what I have found out so far. Microgreens are edible immature greens

It can become quite hard when parents make up excuses for thier children instead of facing the issues. We have children in our classroom who makes excuses for their child's behavior all the time. source

@Papa-pepper is having a giveaway of a camera. You read that right @papa-pepper is having a giveaway contest to win a camera he is no longer using it. The camera is a CANON EOS REBEL T6 to the lucky winner

Every year we planted cockscombs in our garden. When you hear about cockscombs you usually think of what is on top of a roosters head. I have to admit sometimes the chickens and roosters did get in the

I over heard another teacher ask my boss why she doesn't let me go because I am so much older than the other teachers. I have to say my feelings were hurt when I heard that being said about me and I admit

Sometimes it is hard not to get disappointed in things that are going on. Everyone thinks everyone else's life is perfect. But it is not everyone has their own problems going on in their lives. It can

Teachers forget when they are talking to each other that there are little ears listening to what you are saying even if it is two teachers who think they are only talking to each other. You sometimes forget

As I was going down to the laundry room at my apartment complex I saw a hungry person looking at my vegetable plants. I think I scared him when I came out of my apartment. So I started talking to him.

Just because children are the same age it does not mean they will act and behave in the same way. We can not really compare the children on the way their behavior is just because of their age. A lot of

I am gardening on my patio and had some plants that needed transplanted to bigger pots. I started my plants in small peat pots and moved them to larger peat pots. The 2 black bags are planter bags. The

Sorry, I have been out of commission for a few days. There has been a lot of things going on in coffeetime land this week. Early days and late nights. I needed to eat and sleep for some reason and I couldn't

Yes, I made it to the event about urban gardening and renting a garden plot. It had a lot of information that was provided. Including giving free milkweed seed to the people that attended. The milkweed

The city I live in now has a area where you can lease a garden plot. They are event having a event on saturday to talk about and have classes about planting and gardening. They are converting vacant lots

It might seem funny teaching about winter wonderland in Florida where there is no snow. You can talk about the differents in the tempetures,the different clothes they wear. We can talk and see pictures

Why I garden an my patio in containers. Yes, I garden in containers on my patio. I also get put down for it by my friends. These same friends buy organic fruits and vegetables in the grocery stores. I

One of my family's favorite foods is German pancakes These are easy to make. German pancake recipe Heat oven to 400 degrees. Put a 1/2 cup of butter in a 9 x 13 pan and place in the oven until melted.

Steemiteducation homework. Should children be able to learn what ever they want. Yes,I think children should be required to learn certain things. A child needs to be able to count, write and recognize