thegroovyteacher

I rhymed the title of this post. I had to. Pete the Cat just brings out the best side of me. I love him. I love him more than any other cat ever. And after all these years of being a huge Pete fan, the reason I love him remains the same. Yeah, he’s groovy, […]

I fell in love with The Great Kapok Tree about 10 years ago when I first discovered it. I was a 4th grade teacher at the time and as a class we decided to present it as a live play at the end of the school year. I can still remember how much fun my […]

I’m back with a Penguin update. Newsflash – my kids love learning about this amazing bird! I think one of the greatest things about penguins is that there are so many species of them, 17 at last count. It’s not like the Polar Bear, he’s just himself and that’s great, but Penguins, well there’s just […]

I really like this time of year when everyone returns to school after the holidays ready to start learning about…PENGUINS! Our feathered friends in the far South. They’re cute, potentially cuddly and full of facts. So much learning takes place in my class during our Penguin theme. And what inevitably happens, year after year, is […]