On the Road with HTHL: I Can’t Believe I Ate the Whole Thing!
March 14-March 20, 2016 South Carolina to Fort Worth Texas: Range of miles: 4,575-5,780 Days on the road: 23-30 Monday Morning-Oh did we need to sleep in, and sleep in we did! We had two days to get to Fort Worth, Texas and just shy of a thousand miles to travel. So we had a […]
On the Road with HTHL: Old Friends New Friends
March 7-March 13, 2016 Denver to South Carolina: Range of miles: 2,950-4,575 We started our week by visiting our friends at Focus on the Family (FOF) in Colorado Springs. Our family loves hanging out at Whits’ End indoor playground. I couldn’t resist Wooten’s, (Adventures in Odyssey character), two-story swirly slide. So glad I made the […]
On the Road With HTHL: Happy Mama!
February 29-March 6, 2016 Miles to Date: 1,798 One mom plus a visit with her adult children equals one happy mama! We have a week between conventions and our two boys work at Copper Mountain Ski Resort just outside of Denver, Colorado. It’s a perfect time to visit. So I donned my Copper Mountain sweatshirt […]
Write Early! Write Often! Write Well!
I love this true story. I’m not sure who’s the author; I heard it a long time ago before the internet. It goes like this…. On the first day of a college art class, the art teacher outlined the objectives of the class and her grading scale. The student’s semester assignment was simple, turn in […]
15 Must-Have Features for Your Special Needs Writing Program
Special Needs denotes that the needs are unique, and no cookie cutter approach to learning will work. Knowledge must simply pass through different delivery methods. However, when it comes to teaching special needs children to write, experts do agree that writing instruction should include these exemplary features: 15 Must-Have Features for Your Special Needs Writing […]
The Filming of HTHL’s Study Guide Island of the Blue Dolphins
October 2014 Confession: I always wanted to be Mrs. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus series. I wanted to snap my fingers and take my students to the places we were studying. I coveted her school bus that knows no limitations. And of course, I wanted her earrings! My “Mrs. Frizzle envy” began early in […]