Protected: Yeah Write #36: Tilt (#flashfiction)
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Yeah Write #35: Line-Up (#flashfiction)
Batting for you today: Psychologist, Speech Therapist, Neurologist, and Charlie — an exciting match-up against The Stroke’s prominent player Aphasia. Tanya listened to the audio; thankful tears welled. Unable to … Continue reading
Protected: What’s Up Doc #16: The Right Time To Ask — #NYCMidnight SSC Round 2 GR4
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What’s Up Doc #15: Why Fates? Why? — #NYCMidnight SSC Round 2 GR4
If hell exists, I am sure one of them is the Ring of RomCom. Open marriage? No problem, I can work with that. A scultpor? Okay. Not sure how I’m … Continue reading
Yeah Write #34: Velvet (#haiku #amwritingpoetry)
Pocks mark the green moss; Bark rended from the trees hangs where a young buck rubbed.
Yeah Write #33: Ginny-Come-Lately (#flashfiction)
Not again. I’m cursed. How am I running behind? Oh, yeah, get up an hour early, dress, groom, and wear my coffee. “You’re late again Ms. Lately,” they’ll jeer. I … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc #14: The Results Are In — Mindful Things — #NYCMidnight SSC Round 1 GR10
Last night, I waited until 12:05 am for the contest announcements and then went to bed. What was I doing? I told myself to go to bed and … Continue reading
Writes and Wrongs #11: Subtraction Without Borrowing – Partial Differences (Negatives and Positives)
I hated math in school. It gave me a lot of stress and anxiety. Dear Mrs. Morris (my first grade teacher) wrote on one of my official assessments that I … Continue reading
Writes and Wrongs #10: Subtraction Without Borrowing – The Nines Plus 1 (Number Sense)
My mother-in-law wanted my husband to hang up a picture. When she couldn’t find the hammer she brought a ping-pong paddle. We all laughed. After a time searching, she produced … Continue reading
Writes and Wrongs #9: New Math Reassurance for the Parents 2 (Number Sense)
Mr. McNamarra was my seventh grade pre-Algebra teacher. On the first day of class he went to the blackboard and wrote “3” with white chalk. He asked us … Continue reading
Mad Craft #9: DIY Digit Manipulatives with Counting Angles
Are you cheap thrifty like moi? Want math manipulatives, but can’t bring yourself to spend your bottle-return money on teaching cards you may only use for a few months? Can’t … Continue reading
Writes and Wrongs #8: New Math Reassurance For the Parents (Why We Need Hows and Whys)
Let’s face it. If you are reading this, you are probably old. That’s not a bad thing. We are experienced and wise in the ways of the world. Experience is … Continue reading
Writes and Wrongs #7: Subtraction (Regrouping / Decomposition / Borrowing) For the Parents
I am not a math genius. I am quite average in skill. I know this series started with writing, but I figured why not share some basic math skills. … Continue reading
That’s Totally Random #19: Stupid Common Core Memes and Videos (Part 2)
I guess this video got under my skin more than usual (see part 1), so I decided to explain why it is important to be able to understand why this … Continue reading
That’s Totally Random #18: Stupid Common Core Memes and Videos (A Rant)
I am so sick of these common core memes and videos. Watch it: Common Core Video The person in the video is actually demonstrating a simple concept. Basic number sense. … Continue reading
Yeah Write #31: Seasons Lament (#Haiku #amwritingpoetry)
I so long await for the splashing springtime rain then lament the wet.
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