Happy 4th of July

Card of the Day – 5 of Cups – Thursday, July 4, 2019 — Tarot by Cecelia

https://www.youtube.com/embed/fXLLH7LAMnc? And yet another card urging you to hold it together during Eclipse season. Yesterday, with the 9 of Swords it was all about the mental anguish, while today’s 5 of Cups has you all emotional over the shoulda, coulda, wouldas, that leave one languishing over failures and disappointments of all types, but especially now, relationships.… … Continue reading Card of the Day – 5 of Cups – Thursday, July 4, 2019 — Tarot by Cecelia

July 4th 2019, Independence Day

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

The Star-Spangled Banner

A Teacher's Reflections

This is a repost,
one of my favorite songs and books, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Happy Birthday, America.

Bringing our National Anthem to Life

Few books have the power to move young students and make a difference; this one does. Whenever I sing our National Anthem with children, I pull out my well-loved and very worn book, The Star-Spangled Banner by Peter Spier. Every page is a full color illustration of the words to the song.

This book makes my heart race! Every single time I read or sing the book, children are drawn in. There is wonder, and there are more questions, and inevitably a crowd of children begin pushing in to see and hear, and to learn.