by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
The day is just beginning. I push the screen door open and step out onto my back porch to empty the trash. But instead I set the paper trash bag down and pause to take in the moment. The air is chilly and damp and full of the smell of mossy woods, and I breathe it in...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal, In My Classroom, Literacy |
SOL25 #0718 Grasshopper Yesterday, I paused when I spied a tiny grasshopper sitting so still on the handle of my garden hoe that I was turning over for safety reasons. He was beautiful. He was so translucent in the morning sunlight. So delicate. I dared not touch him....
by Alice Nine | In My Classroom, Literacy |
She wrote: “I’m considering homeschooling my soon to be kindergartner and have no idea how to do so.” I responded . . . Welcome to the homeschooling journey! You can do it. You may feel inadequate. You may wonder what to do, and then you’ll...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
This morning, I read the account of Paul’s shipwreck. {It is good to read again familiar stories of God’s deliverance. My heart is always encouraged.} After reading the account, I used a writing/study strategy from my classroom: I wrote a short version...
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