For the past five years I’ve been traveling to Haiti. If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile, you know that I first went there in 2012, wanting to get to know the country beyond what was being reported on the news following the devastating 7.0 earthquake that rocked the island in 2010. People who…
Why Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Movie Gives Parents a Reason to Relive Middle School with Their Kids
Middle school. Who recalls their middle school years fondly? Not many of the adults that I talk to do and while the jury’s still out on how Emily will remember her 6-8th grade years, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is a movie that tweens will identify with. Based on the Middle School…
Why Young Makers Will Love littleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit, 2nd Edition
It’s no secret that we love littleBits! We collect sets like they’re trading cards, adding new bits to our collection each time that add to the possibilities of what we can make and couldn’t be more excited about the brand new littleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit, 2nd Edition. Usually when we get a new set of…
What Does Your Pet Do When You’re Away? The Secret Life of Pets DVD & Blu-ray Release Dates
This is a sponsored post We often wonder what Oliver, our 8 year old Lab, does when we’re not home. We imagine that he’s at the window with binoculars on squirrel patrol, wishing he had thumbs so he could open the fridge to find a snack, or flipping through channels trying to find shows with…
Free Teacher Resources for Teaching Fire Safety to Elementary Ages
This is post is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky.org. When I taught first grade, I had a folder for every unit organized by month. This was the time of the year I’d pull out my National Fire Prevention Week folder and flip through my lesson plans, worksheets, and paperback picture books…
October is Fire Prevention Month: Know What to Do After a House Fire #LSSS
This is a sponsored post This summer we woke up to the news that a four story apartment complex near one of the schools where I used to teach had been damaged in an explosion. The fire that followed was fatal, killing seven people ranging in age from 3-66, injuring 30, and displacing 100 residents…
Everything You Need to Know about SSDs & Why You Need One to Backup Your Data
If I lost you with the title, stick with me! You’re about to learn everything need to know about solid state drives, or SSDs. When you think about computer storage, you probably think of hard disk drives (HDDs) that have traditionally been the type of storage put in laptops. These days manufacturers are giving consumers…
“Life Moves Pretty Fast” So Stop & Watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off #StreamTeam
If you were to ask me what my favorite movie is, I would say it’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. I happen to love everything about the 1986 classic with Matthew Broderick who plays truant Ferris who drags his sick best friend, Cameron, out of bed and gets and girlfriend, Sloane, out of school (thanks to…
Boolean Girl Project Introduces Boolean Box, a Tech and Engineering Discovery Kit for Kids
How do you get girls interested in computers and coding? You make it accessible. Even if you’re not so tech savvy, finding ways that empower girls to learn these important skills through engaging methods that don’t talk down to them is important. And that’s what the new Boolean Girl Project aims to do with The…
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Makes Education a Priority to Kids Through St. Jude School #StJudeSundays
Welcome to St. Jude Sundays. This month I’m dedicating my Sundays to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as I train and fundraise for the this December. There were many things about St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital that touched my heart but as a former teacher, I loved peeking in the windows of St….
