Category Archives: Teaching Notes
2016 Loon Watch ~ Nesting Weeks Two and Three
My Summer With The Loons: Weeks Two and Three During the second and third weeks of monitoring the loons nesting period, I got into a routine. I’d paddle out at 6am to see them, coasting the last fifty yards or … Continue reading
Snapping Turtle Fight!
From Research To Written Word Snapping turtles. I’ve seen them sunning themselves on rocks . . . Had them lay eggs on my front lawn . . . I researched a lot and learned cool facts. Did you know snapping … Continue reading
Mystery of the Eagle’s Nest
Read Aloud Opportunity One of my favorite activities within the classroom I support, is to read aloud to students. I like to talk about plot lines and character traits. But I especially like to research the setting or subject, showing … Continue reading
Teachers and Librarians! Win a Classroom Set Of COOPER AND PACKRAT Books!
Long before I walked through the doors of Whittier Middle School as an Ed Tech (only 5 years ago), I held the librarians and teachers I knew in high regard. I have friends and family in these positions, and of … Continue reading
Hatching Day: My Loon Watch
On a rainy July 10th, exactly 27 days after they’d laid their two olive colored eggs, the adult loon on the nest reared back to turn them. I very clearly saw pips (tiny cracks) in the eggs, and I knew … Continue reading
The Week Before Hatching: My Loon Watch
In the final days before (what I’d calculated to be) hatching day, something felt a little different. I was going out in my kayak at the same time. Sitting in the same spot. Staying in my kayak as I always … Continue reading
My Adventure Begins – My Loon Watch
My story begins back in May. School was in session, the campground had opened and I was struggling to find time to write. But still, I managed to sneak out in the kayak a couple times to check on our … Continue reading
And The Winner Is . . .
Today was the day Mrs. Shanning and I had set aside for our students to vote. Not for their favorite ice cream. Not even for Class President! But for something waaaaay more important . . . to choose the winners … Continue reading
Hebron Station School Visit
When I heard that the Hebron Station School planned to use our Book Trailer Contest as a copyright learning tool, District Librarian Cindy Petherbridge and I schemed up an author visit to get the kids on board with the project. … Continue reading
Cooper and Packrat’s Book Trailer Contest
From the time I was a student myself, and through the twenty five years my children have attended school, I’ve always admired teachers and librarians. Working as an Ed Tech these last five years has only made me love them … Continue reading