Hi everyone.
This is Patricia.
Patricia really enjoyed spring break.

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Why did no one tell me that Ursula K. LeGuin wrote a book about cats?!

When Science and Lord of the Rings collide… you get a comic About the process of eutrophication in the Tathnan Duin (Willow River) complete with a Council of Elrond and (another!) Eucatastrophic Gwaihir moment.

The kids are all right

Of course I got a Héra Funko Pop who do you think I am?

Uh oh.
My Greek Mythology obsession is returning… have y’all heard about Epic the Musical?? Apparently it’s huge on TikTok (then again I’m not up on the latest trends so what do I know) open.spotify.com/playlist/3Hv...

My heart is full! We started our Middle Earth Madness Book Club today. The kids were curious, asked questions, examined maps, and pored over these books. We’re going to have a great time together, I just know it! #teachingmagic

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Santa got me a really nice candle warmer for Christmas and it’s PERFECT

Exhibit A

Can you guess which of my students is a Hunger Games fan? For more on Fantasy Maps, visit teachingwithmagic.blog or tune in to your podcast feed and listen to the episode “I Wisely Started With A Map”.

Our 8th graders have been researching environmental sustainability in Science. One project was to create a fictional sustainable village based on a real life biome. Which biomes would provide a sustaining environment for humans to thrive? Where would people get clean water? Grow crops?

My student 3-D printed a Dragon for art class today.

Meet Toothless Charlie Biscuit the 53rd.

For their final project, my students created their own fantasy maps to demonstrate their knowledge of topography, and representing key data. They needed to include a trade route, natural resources, and ways that their society would thrive independently. Some chose to paint, others chose tech

Alpacas were not on my bingo card for the year, but okay!

This past September, I started my geography unit by taking my kids outside to draw campus maps, highlighting familiar landmarks. This multisensory approach helped them connect with new concepts. To learn more, check out my conversation with Dr. Stentor Danielson at https://buff.ly/4i3oBQQ.