Ok, really… I have not a bit of Irish in me…but my children do!  And with a strong Irish last name, I get to lay claim to this mainly Irish holiday!

It is so easy on this date to wrapped up in wearing green, searching for good luck shamrocks and pinching those not dressed to the [...]

Are you watching the Olympics at your house?  Are you enjoying seeing Shaun White’s tricks as he flips his way down the half pipe?  Are you cheering on Lindsey Vonn as she speeds down the hill?  Are you using this opportunity to talk to your kids about these heroes?  The people who have poured years [...]

As long as we were working on the letter D in preK, we decided to let everyone in on the fun.  Dinosaurs have been a staple at our house since Lion was 3, which made this both easy and more challenging for me.

It was easier in that we have a house full of dino books, [...]

Since we spent so much time last year on polar bears, we decided to focus on penguins this year.  And we are learning so much!!  Going into this lesson, we knew about Emperor and Fairy Penguins, but didn’t realize how many different types there are beside those.  Also, those little birds can really get around!  [...]

Our family loves polar bears. We’re fascinated by them. In fact, last year, we planned to study them for a week, and ended up extending it into a month.  We had so much fun learning about these marine bears who can swim incredible distances, are loners and are the most carnivorous of their family. We [...]