Dewey's Treehouse

Crayons came in from the back porch (it was gray and windy out there) and said, "I'm on a gallant ship. Like in Little Tim. And y...

This recipe is what we had for dessert tonight. (Mr. Fixit and the Apprentice had to hurry because they were on their way to the Apprentic...

...we will go up to a Cute Rodent and maybe someone will comment on my posts. Anyway, I've been a bit bored with the internet lately. Ne...

A new quiz to do if you're bored. Made up exclusively by me. What was the best ___ you ever had? 1. Pasta/spaghetti? Fettucini Alfredo f...

(Thanks to HomeSchoolBuzz for pointing this out.) The second of two columns on homeschooling by Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko (of the Radio Free Sch...

Well, that sounds better than Hungarian Leftover Roast Casserole. The Deputy Headmistress was looking for recipes for leftover roast beef, ...

We realise that there is an act of knowing to be performed; that no one can know without this act, that it must be self-performed, that it i...

1. One book that changed your life: Better than School , by Nancy Wallace. For the Children's Sake gave us a method, but Nancy Wallace...

I clipped a recipe for Swiss Cashew Tossed Salad from a Taste of Home magazine somebody gave me; and the exact same recipe (no credit given ...

Crayons: This is a very fun day. Mama Squirrel: Uh huh? Crayons: I have nothing to do but sit back, relax, and read books. (This said whi...

(These really did come out of the mouths of kids we know--I didn't see them on the back of a church bulletin.) When we were singing hymn...

The most fun a Mama Squirrel can have: one particular downtown thrift shop that has an ever-changing back corner full of books, mostly for ...

(To please those at the Beehive ) Serendipity (from Dictionary.com): The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. Like an extra ...

Someone found our Treehouse by searching for "squirrel reading." Well, Dewey (like the rest of us) is often found with a book (wh...

Someone found our blog by searching for "do squirrels like hot chili powder?" Dewey says: "Only with refried beans and some ...

Tim Fredrick's ELA Teaching Blog has an excellent post about classroom teachers who are hung up on teaching to standards (or feel they...

Another post from Karen Edmisten , who's been following Amyable's CM postings . Karen notes, "For example, when we read about...

Well, I had my voice lessons yesterday...the teacher is quite nice and I had fun. She told me I had to bring two things next week: 1) A blan...

There are times when it's very nice to have the Internet handy--to be able to search quickly for something you really need to know, like...

1. Met Coffeemamma and three of the Blue Castle progeny in the park, along with another Ambleside Online mamma and her family. It was so n...