Category Archives: Word play

Year in Review: March 2010

March was a busy month with a lot on its strange and springy mind. March 1 – March 31 We started our new class calendar. We thought of six things (watermelon, shamrock, butterfly, fire hat, rainbow, and heart) and made … Continue reading

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Year in Review: February 2010

I My Life At the coop school, my shrinking class was planning a garden project, and I was doing a lot of writing and thinking about my work with children. February is often for me a  passage way that connects … Continue reading

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A Strange Introduction to a Truly Odd Tale

Promantia And they also tell the story of Papadiabolous the Devil and his company, and of two of the hidden lives of Finnegan;  and how it is not always serious to die, the first time it happens. Here is one … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts from an Unemployed Mind

Late in the spring, one of my students set up this scene depicting his interpretation of Lummi Island. I appreciated it because I used to live there.  As I was going through the photos on my camera I found this … Continue reading

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