My husband sometimes teases me about keeping a sewing machine in my classroom at school. It's been there since 2017 so I can make the bu...

If you are ever in an elementary classroom, take a moment to notice the books on the shelves. You can tell this book, Alone  by Megan E. Fre...

Somehow, in the craziness of the week before break, I didn't share a picture of the Christmas trees my students made. Sadly, I didn'...

Something miraculous happened at school recently. My students entered the classroom and discovered Camilla the Christmas Chicken was no long...

Every Christmas, Mackinac Island's Postmaster puts out this cute mailbox. Since the Post Office is only about a 10 minute walk from scho...

Putting up the window candles for the holidays is typically a fairly dull task, but this year it brought a bit of excitement when the light*...

Another thing we do in my classroom during the month of December is we sew. Most of this group has been sewing with me for a few years now, ...

My students have been counting down the days until Camilla the Christmas Chicken returns to the classroom. She came back today - and brough...

Mackinac Island kids aren't usually able to get up close and personal with semi-trucks. When a truck showed up today to drop off a load ...

Where's Waldo? Why, he's on Mackinac Island of course. I have absolutely no idea who this young man really is, but he was super swee...

This was our first week of school art project - Minecraft selfies. Each of the kids created a pixelated version of themselves, and was it ev...

Here's another critter we found hanging out around Mann Lake (near Sheridan, MI.) There's just something about that little snakey fa...

I'm so glad mt front yard looks like this tonight. If you are passing a house on Mackinac Island and you see that many bikes in a yard, ...

The exhibit of student Mackinac-inspired art and poetry opened today. And, I've got to say - their framed watercolor paintings look amaz...

Allen and I spent a recent weekend in Traverse City to celebrate my birthday. Since shopping is his favorite thing to do, we spent Saturday ...

Robotics competitions are a school-wide affair on Mackinac Island. When it is time for The Great Lakers (A.K.A. team 5878) to compete, every...

March is not spring on Mackinac Island - it is still very much winter. That said, we do often get a few warm days this time of year. Usually...

This year my students sewed snowmen to give to their parents for Christmas. I promised them I wouldn't share this picture until today so...

Every year my co-teacher and I work with our students to create items  to sell at Mackinac Island's annual Christmas Bazaar.  This year ...

December kind of snuck up on me this year, so I have been a cookie-making machine lately. This year's varieties include: zimtsterne, zit...