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| Peace and quite by the lake! No words to describe the tranquility! What does relaxing look to you? |
Wordless Wednesday, Gotta love Up North!
Ahhhh! Time to take a break from the hustle and bustle of life. Thanks to A Little Sugar And Spice for this fun linky!
Wow...Currently, July
Linking up with Farley, over at Oh' Boy 4th Grade. Hope her July is smoother! I was thinking about my June.
Where has the time gone? Oh, yea we didn't finish school until June 11th. One week of College for Kids, last week baseball tournaments, and now, Viola...July is here. Where does the time go?
Here is what my family is up to...
Kid 1=going through a break up, working as a waitress to pay for college, doing alright on her new path, waiting to find a new roommate.
Kid 2=being nanny to two kiddos everyday, trying hard to pay for college, she will be a senior this year, and finding time for volleyball, softball, and her honey. Senior pictures turned out great!
Kid 3=starting a youtube channel is top on her bucket list (makeup stuff...funny how I don't wear any most days), doing her sister's face in gold sparkles, check it out...moving on to high school, wow...they are getting so big! Doing plyos to get in shape for volleyball and track.
Kid 4=9 straight days of baseball. All-stars, City Tournament, Traveling team...I am not really one of those nutty parents that over does it, but we didn't think our 11 year old would make it on the 12's team...he did and that added quite a few games. He held his own with a double and a single and batting 2nd!
As for me...
On to July. What am I currently doing?
Enjoy the 4th and your time off!
Where has the time gone? Oh, yea we didn't finish school until June 11th. One week of College for Kids, last week baseball tournaments, and now, Viola...July is here. Where does the time go?
Here is what my family is up to...
Kid 1=going through a break up, working as a waitress to pay for college, doing alright on her new path, waiting to find a new roommate.
Kid 2=being nanny to two kiddos everyday, trying hard to pay for college, she will be a senior this year, and finding time for volleyball, softball, and her honey. Senior pictures turned out great!
Kid 3=starting a youtube channel is top on her bucket list (makeup stuff...funny how I don't wear any most days), doing her sister's face in gold sparkles, check it out...moving on to high school, wow...they are getting so big! Doing plyos to get in shape for volleyball and track.
Kid 4=9 straight days of baseball. All-stars, City Tournament, Traveling team...I am not really one of those nutty parents that over does it, but we didn't think our 11 year old would make it on the 12's team...he did and that added quite a few games. He held his own with a double and a single and batting 2nd!
As for me...
On to July. What am I currently doing?
We Love Books!
Thanks again to Mrs. Jump's Class for hosting this linky party! I have been checking out a ton of books this summer. I found a fun one for our olders that is timely. We are learning about pollination and the decline of the bee population in our garden club. We are also looking for ways that our four and fifth graders can tie reading, writing, and science together. This book, is a great resource for students to understand and then take a stance on the issues that are presented.
Here is a bee freebie for you! I also have a great site for tons of lessons and ideas that I found as I was researching! Check it out at: Pollinator.org
It's July...Bee happy!
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Here is a bee freebie for you! I also have a great site for tons of lessons and ideas that I found as I was researching! Check it out at: Pollinator.org
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| Bee Freebie |
Monday Made It...Berry Pickin' Time
I am glad to meet up with you and share what we have been making. Thanks to Tara at 4th Grade Frolics for hosting this linky!
This is one of our favorite times of year, berry pickin' time. Every summer, our family goes strawberry picking and this year is no exception. We caught wind of a local berry farm that was selling their berries for $1.00 a pound. I know...right...cheap! It was weedy. It was mosquitoey. It was a bit harder than normal, but for $1 a pound, I am not complaining. We bought 11 pounds and went back for more.
With all this "hull"abaloo, we made a strawberry rhubarb upside down pie, YUM! We made a strawberry rhubarb pie, double YUM! YUM! Then we made freezer jam. With a child apartment bound with homemade jam, who could resist having that in their freezer?
Here is a Monday made it recipe that we made this weekend...
Rhubarb Cake
1 box yellow cake mix...mix as directed.
Pour into 9 x 13 pan.. Put 3 cups of rhubarb on top of the batter. Add 1 cup of sugar. Next, pour 1 pint of whipping cream over all of it. Bake as directed or a bit longer.
This cake forms an upside down cake that is soooo moist. Enjoy your Monday! I am glad we made it!
This is one of our favorite times of year, berry pickin' time. Every summer, our family goes strawberry picking and this year is no exception. We caught wind of a local berry farm that was selling their berries for $1.00 a pound. I know...right...cheap! It was weedy. It was mosquitoey. It was a bit harder than normal, but for $1 a pound, I am not complaining. We bought 11 pounds and went back for more.
With all this "hull"abaloo, we made a strawberry rhubarb upside down pie, YUM! We made a strawberry rhubarb pie, double YUM! YUM! Then we made freezer jam. With a child apartment bound with homemade jam, who could resist having that in their freezer?
Rhubarb Cake
1 box yellow cake mix...mix as directed.
Pour into 9 x 13 pan.. Put 3 cups of rhubarb on top of the batter. Add 1 cup of sugar. Next, pour 1 pint of whipping cream over all of it. Bake as directed or a bit longer.
This cake forms an upside down cake that is soooo moist. Enjoy your Monday! I am glad we made it!
Monday, Meet Up
It has been a long week in many ways. My son has played baseball everyday since last Tuesday and won't be done until tomorrow. He is in the state tournament for Minor League and so the holiday week will allow some much needed rest. (I guess I am thankful for that! It is also our favorite holiday!) With that being said, those of you bloggers with older children, my oldest just went through a break up this week. I know she will be fine, but now it just plain stinks! This meet up puts things into perspective though. We all have a lot to be thankful for! Sometimes we forget that. I love my job, so finishing so late wasn't so bad, but wow I have only had off for this being my second week and it is July PEOPLE! Yikes. Time flies. Anyhoo...Glad to meet ya!
Today, the theme is three things to be thankful for! Thanks for meeting up with me!
Book Talk Tuesday, on Friday
Yikes....time flies when your having fun! Went to the pool yesterday with my son, and today I went to school where it was nice and quiet...no summer school classes on Friday! I just came back from the energy fair and so my mind is on how to add an energy component to my science classrooms in some way. I figure that we could probably add a bit of energy science into our fourth grade curriculum as we continue to add more emphasis on the NGSS science standards. That...my friends...is now on my summer bucket list. Energy. Take a look a the great book I found to guide me and the resources I bought at the event. So, thanks Deanna for this fun linky!
It is always fun to find a good book that excites you about Science! This one did.
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| The Shocking Truth About Energy by Loreen Leedy |
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| Solar bugs, solar cell with motors, and even UV sun detectors! Stations, here we come! |
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| Simple reading and fun pictures! |
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| Easy to copy and place at a station for kids to read and take notes! |
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| I hope I have the ENERGY to do this next week! |
Worksheet Wednesday...It's Raining It's Pouring
So, I am sitting here looking out the window and thinking...what to do....what to do...with my garden class today. Obviously, we can not go out in the thunder and plant, weed, and pick. Plan B...worms! I have over 5 bins of worms that I can have the kiddos learn from. I am pulling one of my favorite worm books...
I will be using the worms with our littles and using a free worksheet download from First Grade Blue Skies...Worm Day, but for my bigs I will be using some gardening activities that allow for some taste testing. Here is the sheet I will be using with them today.
I will be using the worms with our littles and using a free worksheet download from First Grade Blue Skies...Worm Day, but for my bigs I will be using some gardening activities that allow for some taste testing. Here is the sheet I will be using with them today.
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| Playing "ketchup" Freebie Wish me luck with 60 students indoors...out of the rain... Stop on by other school yards for great freebies at The Teaching Tribune  |
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