Word of the Day #118: Aestivate

I didn’t post all summer.  Maybe I should start calling this the “infrequent word of the day”. Anyway, now that school is back in I’m back. One of my favorite words is estivate, also spelled aestivate. To estivate is to sleep during the summer...

Diagramming Direct Objects

If you have ever worked your way through the Henle Latin series, by Robert Henle, you know the author asks students to diagram sentences. The series was published around seventy years ago.  Back then, kids new how to diagram.  Schools still taught the skill.  These...

How to Set and Hit Your Goals: Free Webinar

On Monday, July 8, 2024, I am offering a free webinar on setting and hitting goals.  Actually, I am starting a series of webinars.  We will meet every Monday morning in July of 2024 This is a free webinar organized by Compass Classroom.  Feel free to join.  Here is...