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August means summer is officially coming to an end. I trade in my hiking shoes and adventure journal for tennis shoes and a spiral notebook filled with To Do Lists. Back-To-School is looming ahead quickly! […]
Worried about your kids’ skills sliding this summer? Here are my top 10 Summer Solutions and some freebies for you to beat the SUmmer Slide!
I need connection. When I sat down to do a written exercise about influence the other day, I realized that for 90% of my day the oldest person I talk to is 15! It was […]
“Look, Patchett! You did math! And it’s correct!” one of my 9th grade students pipes up after I help with a homework question. I roll my eyes when my students get excited because I did […]
Poetry Challenge Rogue
Day 4 was a quatrain in the Poetry Challenge. Have I told you how much I struggle with rhyming? Don’t believe me – check out my official poem in Poetry I will be the first […]
Emotions are a difficult territoty to nagivate. Expically when you are small and have such a tiny space to fit them in. In the middle of student meltdowns, I often have to remind myself that […]
A dear friend who is experienceing some new heartache chatted with me last week. In our tear-filled discussion, she told me how amazing I was because no matter what was going on, I had all […]
Spring is around the corner, and I’m so excited for rain and mud and flowers! And, it is also one of the New Title releases in my book business! Yay! I love the smell of […]
“We’re gonna read about WHAT?!?!” At the beginning of each new unit at school, I hear this. A lot. Loudly. They roll their eyes and gnash their teeth much like the Wild Things. I pretend […]
Weight has become a bit of a problem lately. I’m going to blame it on aging. In reality, I’ve gotten into some bad habits like not being active and drinking soda. January 1, 2023 started […]
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