Plain Spoken
I’ve been recommending a movie to a lot of friends lately, one called “Plain Spoken.” It’s sort of a concert film of John Mellencamp, who’s still performing at 65 years of age. To be honest, I’ve...
Here a Chick, There A Chick, Everywhere A Chick Chick!
Hatching chicks has been a long tradition at Bixby. While most of the curriculum is taught in Kindergarten and First Grades, all grades get to enjoy the experience of watching and caring for the...
Playing “House” in the Preschool
Early childhood education theorist Maria Montessori stated that “play is the work of the child.” Throughout the day in the Bixby Preschool, our youngest students are working hard through their play....
Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling
As a Spanish teacher my goal is to use TPRS as my primary strategy for teaching the language. TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) is an input-based approach to teaching...
Bixby Math’s DIY Townhouses
I enjoy doing this project most years with my third graders. As I prepare to get it started in the next week or two, I thought it made sense to reissue this blog that I published two years ago. I...
Humor in Preschool
Every day as a preschool teacher, I hear a silly knock knock joke that makes no sense, or a group of children laughing with a child that says “hop ding hing!” Why do children say nonsensical jokes...
Pi Day with 4th and 5th Graders
Pi Day is a special day in the lives of math students around the world. Just like regular people celebrate Valentine’s Day, July 4th, or National Sandwich Day (Saturday, November 3), math lovers...
Bixby’s Winter Olympics 2018
The 2018 Bixby Winter Olympics have concluded and they were a roaring success! It all started with the 3rd Graders performing our Open Ceremonies at assembly on Feb. 9th. Over the next 3 weeks,...