Laura Gilchrist:
119/365 Little...stitches. #edugood. My comfy socks on a cold April 29 in KC.
Laura Gilchrist:
118/365 Stars #edugood 6th hr kids lookin good... And ready to head home with the leftover #flowers #lillies (thank you, HyVee!) after the crazy Flowers are Rated R lesson. :)
Laura Gilchrist:
117/365 Tell a Story #edugood Boxelder flowers/seeds (samaras) on left. Pin Oak tiny leaf on the right. Leaves = site of photosynthesis. Flowers = site of reproduction for plant (seeds/babies). :). Not one of my 6th gr's knew the purpose/parts of flowers
Laura Gilchrist:
116/365 Twisted #edugood I twisted my way into the crabapple tree for a vision of ethereal pinkness!
Laura Gilchrist:
115/365 Chilly #edugood Mango Mochi! (Japanese Ice cream) DELICIOUS.
Laura Gilchrist:
114/365 Workplace (TYCTWD) #edugood Creating...with string! Witches Broom!
Laura Gilchrist:
113/365 Repurpose...a boat serves as a sushi platter! Yum! #edugood
Laura Gilchrist:
112/365 Mother Earth (Earth Day) #edugood New birds coming through/to the yard this week: Chimney Swifts (They're baack!), White-throated Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrows, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, House Wrens!
Laura Gilchrist:
111/365 Recycle #edugood I REcycle these jeans weekly in three places...on me, in the washer, and in the dryer. :)
Laura Gilchrist:
110/365 Hunt #edugood American Robin on the hunt for worms!
Laura Gilchrist:
109/365 Flavor....delicious cake served up from our district to all teachers! #edugood
Laura Gilchrist:
108/365 Juggling #edugood Selfie w/ glasses....at Unity Temple on the Plaza w/ high school bff Lindsey. We were determined to SEE/read the small print so we had to juggle our glasses on and then off; looking up (distance) and down (blessed magnification!)
Laura Gilchrist:
107/365 High Five #edugood One of my Ss in action, making a call about Food Recycling. His action team wants to implement food recycling at our school. They believe we are sending unnecessary waste to our landfills. THIS WAS THE CALL THAT STARTED IT ALL!!
Laura Gilchrist:
106/365 Determination #edugood
Laura Gilchrist:
105/365 Taxing #edugood "You won this round. I will pee in the house next round." Throwback pic in honor of Wrigley leaving us to run free in heaven with his buddy Ringo! Wrigley made the last 13 years so special. Losing him is losing family. #LOVEYOU
Laura Gilchrist:
104/365 Games #edugood Who can determine the id of the mystery object in the field far, far away. RUNNING because they can. Running is a freeing/powerful activity for kids. Fun, too.
Laura Gilchrist:
103/365 Mail #edugood You can use write the address on a letter and put it in the mail or you can type it into MAPS so you can GET THERE, like I did for #PTchat live on April 16 w/ Joe Mazza!
Laura Gilchrist:
102/365 Morning Light #edugood Our last selfie together. Rest in peace, my dear Wrigley. 14 years of love and laughs will remain in our hearts the rest of our days on earth...and beyond. Painted in #Waterlogue #pug
Laura Gilchrist:
101/365 Fresh #edugood Our doggies are FRESH with undivided love for us every single minute and day! Tico and Wrigley. Chihuahua and Pug. Best friends.
Laura Gilchrist:
100/365 Spotlight #edugood This bird just landed above us. What is it? Binoculars up! The connection made from seeing this one bird who landed boldly above us on a sunny April morning is a connection they will remember. Without bins it's a bird blob
Laura Gilchrist:
Kids Birding. Middle School after "Bird Academy with Mrs. Gilchrist"
Laura Gilchrist:
98/365 Zoo animal -- Wild Turkey #edugood Ok, not a common zoo animal, but it is found at zoos! Here is one in Parkville, MO in Kansas City area.
Laura Gilchrist:
97/365 Metric Measurement #edugood These floorboards remind me of rulers; metric rulers, of course!
Laura Gilchrist:
96/365 Pastel #edugood College shelving....family and friends!
Laura Gilchrist:
95/365 Messy #edugood Bird Academy 101 w/Mrs. G. Tables on their sides and kids on the floor, 'cause why not?!
Laura Gilchrist:
94/365 Hobby #edugood Springtime means time to brush up on warblers AND shorebirds.
Laura Gilchrist:
93/365 Whimsical #edugood Allaboutbirds.org Great website for people of all ages to learn birds. Love seeing and hearing birds all about my classroom (on ipads!) :)
Laura Gilchrist:
And they all traversed the land bridge to cross the ravine. :) Of course! They loved the outdoors. It was like their minds took off into imagination and connectedness with nature....in flight. Like a kite.
Laura Gilchrist:
There's a HOUSE SPARROW sitting in the letters! "cheep cheep" <-- that's what House Sparrows actually say. :)
Laura Gilchrist:
90/365 Symbol #edugood Symbols representing the real birds we'll find outside with our ears and eyes/binoculars. :)
