Keeping Up

I was studying the nimbleness of raccoons for the next Super Piggy book, when I found the cutest video on raccoons! By the way, an opening line that I am sadly not going to be able to open with, reads like this: It was the raccoons who started it this time.   Not by digging holes into the attics the way everyone originally thought they'd do, but by conducting a kind of neighborhood watch.   You know, the kind where they watch to see when you leave so they can empty out your place. Anyway, I came across this video, and it's just too adorable.  Enjoy!

Good point, right? If you have to invent all of your own material, you'll end up sacrificing one of the more important tools of being able to reach a child: time and patience .   That's why Teachers Pay Teachers is such an incredible find!  It's not about teachers earning a little extra for the work they put into inventing their particular wheel (although a teacher deserves a this padding to make up for the Economic inequality) .  It's really about reaching your students  using tools they can relate to.  They love the new Dark City books? Chances are, another teacher had that same brilliant idea and already developed the lesson plan.  for a few bucks you can buy it and use it over and over again.  And bam! you're a child's teaching hero!  I have known about this site for a year now, and my first great find was an escape room package for $12.  Seriously!  If you're a teacher, whether it's in a public setting or in a homesch...

I have no idea why, but I am still surprised when I see proof that animals have a sense of adventure that is remarkably similar to ours.  Watch this cute video and let your heart melt with happiness. See you next week!