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Skylar L. Primm
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Former geologist, current teacher leader in Wisconsin. Working to cultivate students’ power, nurture their joy, and celebrate their humanity. 🧡🌱
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I’ve been using WeCroak (wecroak.com) to help keep me grounded in the present moment since it launched in 2017. Sometimes, the quotes it sends me are so timely as to feel a bit eerie. (h/t to the great @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social for writing this one in the first place)
White text against a very dark blue background, reading: The world we are part of now is difficult to accept, unimaginably difficult. I don't know if I accept everything even now. I don't know how l can. But acceptance moves past denial, and maybe there's defiance in that, too. Jeff Vandermeer
February 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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I’m sitting and working on my computer at Dallas/Fort Worth airport. A stranger gets up to go, but taps the @transpainter.bsky.social sticker on my laptop and says, “I’m an ally, and you are loved, too,” before walking away.

There is still so much good in this world. Let’s keep fighting for it. 🧡
A sticker displaying the words “You Are Loved” against an artistic version of the forward pride flag
January 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Cold weather doesn’t have to freeze students out of outdoor learning. 🥶 Check out my new post for The Art of Teaching for some ideas to make the most of the wintry weather much of the U.S. is experiencing this week! #EduSky #OutdoorEd
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A blurred photo background with a white textbox layered on top reading Practical Tips for Teaching & Learning Outside in Winter By Skylar Primm, Educator
January 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Next week, I'm looking forward to joining FIELD Edventures and Mackenzie Druskins from the Wisconsin DNR to talk about how I use Snapshot Wisconsin in environmental education. 📸🦌 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
A flier for an online event featuring photos of two people in circles. Text reads: Schoolyard Explorations Snapshot Wisconsin January 30 4:00-5:00 CT Learn how to bring Snapshot Wisconsin in your classroom! Skylar Primm, Koshkonong Trails Educator Mackenzie Druskins, Snapshot Wisconsin Volunteer Coordinator Hosted by FIELD Edventures
January 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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And yes, I did just make a slide to introduce it to my students this week. I used my favorite options from searching for High, Low, and Buffalo on emojiton.com, but swapped in the Bison, mostly because I know it will prompt heated discussion. 😆
A slide with three colorful boxes next to one another. From left to right, the first is yellow and reads "High 🎈 Success", the second is aqua and reads "Low 🪣 Challenge", and the third is orange and reads "Buffalo 🦬 Random".
December 1, 2024 at 7:46 PM
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Marvin sends #Caturday blessings to those who celebrate.
A black cat lying on the back of a sofa, looking off to the left of the frame with wide eyes
November 30, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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New reason to keep on truckin' just dropped. (X-Men #7, by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman) #MagnetoWasRight
A panel from a comic book. On the left is Cyclops, wearing ruby quartz sunglasses, with stubble on his face and a dour expression. On the right is Magneto, wearing his trademark helmet. Between them are speech balloons from Magneto reading: "But the WORLD doesn't wait for us to ASK before it inflicts horrors upon us. All WE can do is SPITE it by SURVIVING, or DIE. What will it be, CYCLOPS?"
November 25, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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…Happy Bob, a Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar that students stumbled across! When it rains (caterpillars), it pours (caterpillars).
A close-up photo of a giant leopard moth caterpillar, curled up in a person’s hand. The caterpillar is spiky and black.
November 22, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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IMPORTANT LORE DROP! Sad Bob now has a companion, Angry Bob. (Angry Bob has a longer black stripe on his hind end, though I didn’t capture it very well here.) Angry Bob was accidentally scooped up with some detritus yesterday when students were setting up a habitat for…
A close-up photo of a woolly bear caterpillar inside a plastic enclosure. The caterpillar is climbing on sticks and plant stems.
November 22, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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My students found a woolly bear caterpillar in the classroom this morning and immediately brought it to me because they know I love these lil’ guys. They named it Sad Bob, which is kinda-sorta made up of my students’ initials. ALL GLORY TO SAD BOB! 🐛
A macro photo of a black and brown woolly bear caterpillar. The caterpillar is crawling on a gray sweater. A macro photo of a black and brown woolly bear caterpillar. The caterpillar is crawling on a person’s hand.
November 20, 2024 at 1:28 AM