We are celebrating Nurses Week ! with a look at Florence Nightingale : lesson is perfect for history and science class : National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale : Florence Nightingale was a trailblazing figure [...]
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Last to Eat, Last to Learn: My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women
From young Afghani activist and Amnesty International Global Youth Ambassador Pashtana Durrani, a deeply inspiring memoir about the power of learning and the value of educators in their many forms – from teachers, mentors, and role models, to fathers, mothers, and any one of us with the drive to stand against ignorance…A Ms. Magazine Pick for Most [...]
Kent Plantation
Todays road trip is to In Alexandria, LA. And we are Celebrating Black History Month. With a tour at Kent Plantation called The Enslaved Experience held each weekend in February. Kent Plantation House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is an authentic Creole plantation house built circa 1796 prior to the Louisiana Purchase. The [...]
Healthy Living in 2024
Today's post is all about healthy habits for 2024, My hubby was just diagnosed high blood pressure so we decided to start 20234 with some New healthy habits. Habits is : What is a habit? A habit is a behavior that is repeated regularly. This behavior can be an action, a routine, or a lifestyle. Take medicine [...]
Book Review: Kid Smoothies: A Healthy Kids’ Cookbook
Kid Smoothies: A Healthy Kids' Cookbook A healthy kids’ cookbook of fun, easy smoothie recipes that teaches kids basic kitchen skills without using a stove or tons of equipment! Dragon’s Laire Cocoa Smoothie, Vanilla Bean Dream Delight, Pineapple Paradise, Strawberry Lemonade Stand Pops—these are just some of the yummy, kid-approved recipes you’ll find in Kid Smoothies by [...]
Halloween Sloppy Joe’s
It's Trick a Trunk time... Trick a Trunk fun Our community does a fun Trick a Trunk for Halloween. Everyone comes out and pass candy from the back of their decorated vehicles for the costumed children. And I make a crockpot of sloppy Joe's for everyone to enjoy. Lisa Lisa Crockpot Sloppy Joe's for [...]
Make it Monday * 9/11 Book and Lap Book
From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks in a classroom of students who cannot remember the event but live through the aftermath of its cultural shift.When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answer [...]
National Cheese Pizza Day
In my Kitchen * Grilled Cheese Pizza Pizza dough (home made or store bought) Extra virgin olive oilStandard toppings of tomato sauce, herbs, cheese (mozzarella is the best), and maybe some thinly sliced onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, or pepperoniSome flour or corn meal for dusting the cookie sheet or pizza peel Make the pizza dough or use [...]
Way To Be!: Manners : Saturday Children Book Spotlight
BTS Lunch Box Pizza
It's Lisa Food Blog time and on the Menu- school lunch. If you have a picky eater like me -this is a great recipe to pack for lunch. Lisa 1 tube (7-1/2 ounces) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (10 biscuits)1/4 cup tomato sauce1 teaspoon Italian seasoning10 slices pepperoni3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese My son likes lots [...]