This post was written in June, 2006 and since Vacation Bible School season is fast upon us I thought I would re-run it. Go back in time wit...

This post first appeared here at History Is Elementary in May,2007 . Enjoy! Look at my title. Balloon. Bomb. Separated each word means some...

This morning I noticed on Facebook (yes, Elementaryhistoryteacher has a profile, but it's under an assumed name) several of my former st...

This article first appeared here in March, 2006 . I write the following sentence on the board: Millard Fillmore was a know nothing. I ask st...

This post first appeared here in November, 2006 Is it possible to love someone through another’s memory? To love and admire someone you neve...

This post originally ran in May, 2008 . I thought it was appropriate to re-run it today….. Ah, testing is over….Spring has sprung….and the f...

This post first appeared here at History Is Elementary in November, 2006 as a tribute to my Uncle Robert West for Veteran’s Day. His war st...

I keep several little reminders of my past on my desk at school. I have three small clay bowls I made in elementary school that at one time...

These days everyone’s family tree is a little confusing due to the increase in divorce, remarriages, and cohabitation. I wouldn’t want to be...

Lesson Planning 101 teaches that students must be engaged in the lesson for learning to take place. Charlotte Danielson of the Educational T...

This post first ran in January, 2006 on my seventh day of blogging. I guess I thought it very important to establish early on just why hist...

The following post first appeared here at History Is Elementary in September, 2006 and is titled A Typical Day . This particular post was pi...

Augusta, Georgia is front and center this week as the golf infamous and elite arrive to play the much heralded course at August National. Pr...

This is a true story I wrote in 2006 ……while it deals with my memories about the death of my great-grandmother, it is also a humorous story ...