Hummingbirds take my breath away. This is a true story. My father was one of those larger-than-life men. He grew up during the depression and joined the Navy at 17 to see the world and be able to attend college on the GI bill. He was a radar operator and found himself in Japan, China, […]
Books
G is for Goat
Who doesn’t love goats? My children raised them for a number of years and faithfully milked them twice daily. We used the milk to make cheese. The goats were friendly pets and did a great job keeping the weeds down in the pastures. The children took the kids to school to share for “show […]
F is for a Farm Day Field Trip.
I recently had the privilege to take a group of 3rd graders to the Kings County Farm Day at the Fair Grounds in Hanford, California. This annual event is sponsored by the Kings County Farm Bureau. These terrific people deserve a standing ovation for putting on a great event. Third grade students from Kings County […]
E is for Eggs (shh!)
It is spring here In California’s Central Valley. The Kinders and firsts have been learning about the many birds living in the orchards surrounding the school. One boy recently brought me a broken robin’s egg – the yolk was dripping through his fingers and all the children gathered around to look. This led to a […]
D is for Dogs and Donuts (and a doggy donut recipe)
My students love reading Laura Numeroff”s books and one of their favorites is If You Give a Dog a Donut. Like the other If You Give… books, this one was illustrated by Felicia Bond,who happens to be one of my favorite children’s illustrators. This demanding dog and his patient, accommodating boy have a busy day as all requests […]