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A New Age of Exploration!

Posted on April 3, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As we are traveling up the West Coast, it has been a new "Age of Exploration" for me! I had no idea when we planned this little adventure that I would see such diversity and experience so many different landscapes...Read More

Life Lessons

Posted on March 31, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

I was a child of the 70s and a teen of the 80s. Valley talk was the trend, even in my southern Ohio suburb. We learned that "totally" was an exclamation, and that "Grody to the maximum!" was a complete...Read More

The Beauty of Our Nation

Posted on March 28, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As we travel the United States, we are in awe at the beauty and majesty of our nation. So far, we have traveled from home in Central Kentucky to Southeast Pennsylvania to Central Florida, across the South from Florida to...Read More

Life Lessons: The Real World

Posted on March 6, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Students ask us every day, "What does this have to do with my life?" "Why do I have to learn this?" "What good will this ever do me?" In the classroom, I was always quick to respond the simple truth,...Read More

It’s the End of February!

Posted on February 24, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

The month is almost over, and if you have forgotten, it was the month for so many celebrations! We celebrated our presidents and we've celebrated Black History. Or did we? So many of us, all across the country, including the...Read More

The Importance of Geography

Posted on February 21, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As we travel the United States, I am more and more amazed at how little I know about my own nation's Geography. I thought I knew it all, but there is still so much to learn. Yet, in many districts...Read More

A Walking Tour? What is that?

Posted on February 18, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Back in the good ole days of teaching, we were able to pack up our students and take them, with assistance and funding from parents and our district, to museums, historical sites, and even cemeteries if we could show there...Read More

Why Should We Study Individual Presidents?

Posted on February 15, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

As a first year teacher, many years ago, I was given the task of teaching Government to freshmen. There are so many challenges in that task, but for me, one that stood out was teaching about the executive office. I...Read More

Ten New Year Classroom Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Forget about those personal resolutions; we all know how they end up! Instead, transform your classroom into one that is fun-filled, engaging, and fully-devoted to meeting state and national standards to start off the new year! But most importantly, work...Read More

Using Movies in the Classroom

Posted on November 16, 2013July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

We've all known those teachers who did nothing but show movies (or university basketball games) as their daily lessons. We look down on those teachers, shaking our heads, and asking how they get away with being such a drain on...Read More