100 Day Project – Day 31 – 8:57 p.m. Today I read Llama Llama Red Pajama – not once – but twice! Did you? As part of JumpStart’s Read for the Record Program, I enjoyed reading the book to a group of early childhood pre-service teachers, and a group of women who donated books and […]
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100 Day Project – Day 31 – Llama llama!
October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Books, Children, College students, Fundraiser, Reading, Teaching & Learning, Website of the Week, Work
100 Day Project – Day 21 – Librarians
September 28th, 2011 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, librarians, Quote of the Week, Teaching & Learning, Work
100 Day Project – Day 21 – 8:04 p.m. Today at the community college where I teach the librarians hosted a Banned Book reading. The librarians had a few excerpts to read, and others brought readings as well. We heard segments from Harry Potter, Lolita, And Tango Makes Three and the entire Howl. I was […]
Tags: banned books·Books·Children·college·conversations·learning·librarians·teaching
Charming Savannah
January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Art, Musings, travel
We’ve been here three days and I just haven’t found the time to post anything as yet. This may not be very long either as we’re going to go biking to the famous, or maybe infamous, Bonaventure Cemetary. It’s been a lovely stay so far. The weather has been a bit on the chilly side […]
Tags: bad novels·Books·museum·travel
Children’s books, Kiwanis and reading
November 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Books, Children, Kiwanis
Today I enjoyed an hour of sheer joy!  Along with several of my fellow Kiwanians and community volunteers, we read either one-on-one or in small groups to local children in our community’s early care and education centers. Our club takes part in a program called Reading is Fundamental. We fundraise and purchase quality picture books, […]
Cape Cod and the Learning Community Ladies
October 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Children, Musings, travel, Work
It’s taken me a few days to get to the blog; but last weekend I enjoyed what has become a yearly reunion of some great women who once taught and worked together at a school called the Learning Community (no website, but if you Google it, you will find descriptions and location for today). It’s […]
Tags: Books·Cape Cod·Learning Community·NAEYC·No Child Left Behind·Obama·school