If you live in California and your children ride a school bus, Governor Jerry Brown took away state funding for such transportation this week in his "trigger" budget cuts. As an educator, I recognize the particular challenge already facing financially strapped … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Scholastic Story Book Treasures: North Star & More Stories About Following Your Dreams
There are a few things I like about Scholastic Storybook Treasures: You can have the text displayed on the screen highlighting each word as it is read It reminds me of Reading Rainbow, in that the actual book illustrations are used to create each story The choice of … [Read more...]
5 Green Gifts: Babee Laptime Seat, The Deep Black Pond, Endangerbles, World Vision, & Soft Clothing
1. Babee Laptime seat As a brand new parent, it felt somewhat awkward to hold my new baby. They are so squishy and soft, and of course, I was afraid of hurting my child. Got to support that head and neck! I got over his anxiety pretty quickly with the help of pillows at … [Read more...]
The micro-small holding- how to transform your home into a homestead
The micro-small holding- how to transform your home into a homestead Being totally self-sufficient is an idea that occasionally grabs many of us - cutting free from it all, and bending ourselves only to the natural rhythms of the world. A chance to consign the complexities of … [Read more...]
Hank D and the Bee: Prank D and the Beet
I know this is not a holiday or winter cartoon (though Hank is green and Beet is red), so for your fix of snowy holiday humor, check out these cartoons. Also, beets are good for you. Eat them. Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon … [Read more...]
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