This one should go without saying and yet, it still needs to be said. Pick up after your dog!!! As you may remember, I love dogs and I spend a lot of time walking them. In the many miles that I cover each week, I sadly come across piles left by dog owners who haven’t…
Stuff You Should Know is part of my regular podcast playlist. One recent episode caught my eye, moving it to top priority. Emu Wars. That’s right. I said Emu Wars. You want to know more, don’t you? I sure did! What were the Emu Wars? Technically, the Emu War wasn’t actually a war. It was…
It’s Day 2 of the 20 Days of Me series and today is all about animals! Specifically, I am supposed to post a picture of my animals. But first – did you miss Day 1? Click here to read Day 1 – 5 Fun Facts About Me. All caught up now? Okay then let’s…
I don’t know about you but I definitely have a love-hate relationship with squirrels. On one hand, totally cute and entertaining to watch. On the other hand, prone to stealing tomatoes from my garden and causing power outages by chewing wires. There are two sides to every story though so let’s hear from the squirrel……
It has been 10 months since I started writing here at Behind Every Day and I have published 65 posts since then. As I near the end of the calendar year, my mind turns to year-in-review mode and I thought it might be fun to look back and see which 5 of the 65 were…
I like to teach my kids at school about Veterans Day. It’s a bit tricky because they are so young. How much do you tell a 5 year old about the military in a way that emphasizes the importance without scaring them? I’m always looking for books that can tell about Veterans Day in an…
How long do dinosaurs live? Do carnivores live longer than herbivores? If being a herbivore (vegetarian) makes you live longer, then why didn’t the carnivores switch or become omnivores? Do omnivores live longer than either of the others? This all started with a simple off-hand question from one of my students last spring –…
As a prime mosquito buffet target, I spend most of the summer scratching my itchy bites. I am not a fan of those annoying pests and would not be sad if they suddenly disappeared from the earth. At dinner the other night we were talking about mosquitos and wondering – What are they good for? …
The Super Shark Encyclopedia was a patient in my class’ book hospital the other day. As I was flipping through the book, looking for pages to tape (and looking for a distraction from the endless noise of free play – blocks falling, cars rolling, dinosaurs roaring – Calgon, take me away!), I came across the…
(WARNING: There are close-up pictures of ants in this post. If that’s a problem, you might want to skip this one.) (Also, be sure to read the “Steps to Add Ants” below – it’s my favorite part!) I love ant farms and I’m not sure why. I had one once as a kid but no…
This is the story that caught my attention… Every 20 minutes, from dawn to dark, the babies need food. That means catching hundreds of fruit flies a day, freezing them, crushing them with mortar and pestle, and mixing the mush with special nectar supplemented with vitamins, enzymes, and oils in precise combination. The mixture spoils…