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Book Review: Entertaining an Elephant

December 7, 2012 by tchistorygal

Thank you and congratulations to Larry Otter, the 30th “LIKE” on my new Facebook page, GOLD STAR! Thanks to the many others that also pressed “LIKE” Many of you are teachers, and many more of you have children, grandchildren, or at some point in time are expecting to have them. A few months ago I went to a Common Core Conference, at which Dr. Bill McBride presented strategies to help teachers implement Common Core Standards. His presentation style was just as […]

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Categories: Blogging, Writing, Common Core, Books, Education, Fiction, Featured Blog • Tags: Education, Marsha Ingrao, featured blog, book review, William McBride, Entertaining an Elephant, instructional strategies, Common Core Standards for Language Arts, Sierra Foothill Garden

The End of Fall

December 6, 2012 by tchistorygal

Tulare County, approximately the size of Connecticut, has two climates. One is mountainous – the Sierra Nevada, home of the Sequoia National Park. The other, home of over 400,000 cows, is a temperate, farming-friendly valley. Four days ago as I drove towards the largest town, Visalia, I passed two grape vineyards, one with yellow leaves, and one with bright red. The sun was just breaking through the clouds. It had rained the day before, and everything sparkled like animated ornaments […]

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Categories: agriculture, California, Photography, plants, Tulare County • Tags: fall, grape leaves, Marsha Ingrao, photography, Tulare County

Book Review: The Everything Theory

December 4, 2012 by tchistorygal

Dianne Gray became my blogger friend four months and three weeks ago now, and we have rallied blogger chit-chat back and forth between our blogs. As I read her blog the other day, I learned about her book, The Everything Theory, Browsing the comments on the post, I decided that I definitely wanted to buy the book. So I headed over to Amazon, made a few clicks, and started reading, and finally put it down because I had to sleep […]

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Categories: academic vocabulary, Blogging, Books, Common Core, Education, Featured Blog, history-social science, science, Writing • Tags: book review, Common Core Standards, Daine Gray, fiction, history-social science, Marsha Ingrao, science, teaching

Sunday Post: Peaceful

December 3, 2012 by tchistorygal

I thought about the ocean, but sometimes it is NOT peaceful. I considered farm animals, but they make a LOT of noise. Then, I looked around for something at home where I feel most peaceful. Who should be peacefully resting in my folder, but Mama Kitty? Granted Kalev is NOT peaceful. Every morning she charges out to see Mama Kitty, her body twisting and writhing with excitement. Amazingly Mama Kitty just stands waiting for her morning kiss from Kalev. Scardy could do […]

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Categories: animals, Featured Blog, Photography, Sunday Post, Travel • Tags: animals, cats, dogs, Marsha Ingrao, Marsha Lee, Peaceful, photography, Richard Tulloch, sunday post

Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

December 1, 2012 by tchistorygal

As I reflect on my blogging experiment this first day of December, I realize that it has gone from experiment to addictive hobby. I am thankful to all of you for taking the time to visit my streaming thoughts started in April, 2012. While not breaking any records, this blog has attracted over 11,000 views, and 2,000 comments. I was awfully lonely the first couple of months, but on November 29th the site reached a high of 196 views. THANK […]

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Categories: Blogging, California, history-social science, parks, Tulare County, WP Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: blogging, history, Marsha Ingrao, Mooney Grove Park, Reflections, Tulare County, WP Photo Challenge

Sunday Post: Natural Resources

November 27, 2012 by tchistorygal

I’ve been hoping for a challenge in which I could post these photos of wind machines. Thanks Jake. Air is probably our most precious and abused natural resource in California Our EPA regulations for air quality are the most stringent in the United States. Yet, for all it’s poor quality from times and in places, air can still be harnessed and used to produce another clean energy – electricity. I read this morning on Pairodox Farm’s blog that my home […]

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Categories: California, California Desert, Featured Blog, mountains, Photography, Resources, Sunday Post, Travel • Tags: California desert, Jakesprinter, Marsha Ingrao, Marsha Lee, Pairadox Farm, San Gorgonio Pass, sunday post, wind farm, wind turbines

After school students visiting the Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Orange

November 26, 2012 by tchistorygal

Have you figured out how to read everybody’s blogs when you get the emails? I haven’t. They pile up, and then when I have time I start through them. I received mhdriver’s email alerting me to a new theme for December October 30- orange. It was past 10:00 p.m. I was sleepy. I knew I could do that quickly. Wrong. Finding predominantly orange pictures wasn’t as easy for me as it was for my friend, MHDriver. As much as I love […]

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Categories: Blogging, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Featured Blog, Photography • Tags: California State Railroad Museum, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Marsha Ingrao, Marsha Lee, MHdriver, photography, Pike Place Market

Are You There Blog? It’s Me, Writer.

November 24, 2012 by tchistorygal

Kristen Lamb, author of Are You There Blog? It’s Me, Writer., writes non-fiction in a folksy, easy to understand style. Read like good fiction, the pages of this how-to book practically turned themselves. Writers and bloggers can immediately apply her tips to improve their blog, Facebook and Twitter platforms. In spite of the fact Are You There Blog? It’s me, Writer. was easy to read I found myself highlighting, taking tons of notes, and rereading to make sure I didn’t miss […]

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Categories: Blogging, Education, Featured Blog, Writing • Tags: Are You There Blog? It's Me Writer, blogging, Common Core, Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, Facebook, Kristen Lamb, Marsha Ingrao, Marsha Lee, reading, Rommel, sophomore slump, Twitter, writing

Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful

November 24, 2012 by tchistorygal

This week’s photo challenge by WordPress, Thankful , conjures up pictures of food, family, friends, and material objects. Beyond our immediate circle of influence and interaction, our country, and the peace, liberty, and freedom it offers comprise some of the more esoteric gifts that make us thankful. Our lives are improved by people that serve us and do things that we can’t do for ourselves, so we are thankful for: business people, teachers, doctors, our service men and women, inventors, […]

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Categories: Experience, people, Photography, WP Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, holiday, Marsha Ingrao, Marsha Lee, photography, Thanksgiving, Weekly Photo Challenge Thankful, WordPress

The Space Needle still towers over Seattle skyscrapers to reign king.

Sunday Post: Architecture

November 23, 2012 by tchistorygal

If you haven’t been to http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/sunday-post-architecture/#comments , and you like photography, and you need ideas for a short posts, Jake is your guy. I love this because even as amateur photographers everyone usually has tons of pictures that sit unseen by anyone but a file folder. This is a reason to open up those dusty folders, and pick out our best work. Seattle came to its own during the 1962 Worlds Fair, and even today, 50 years later, the Space […]

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Categories: architecture, Photography, restaurants, Sunday Post, Washington State • Tags: aliens, Jakesprinter, Marsha Ingrao, Marsha Lee, photography, Seattle, Space Needle, Sunday Post: Architecture

Very Inspiring Blogger Awards

November 7, 2012 by tchistorygal

I love awards, and I have been saving them to enjoy on my birthday, which is today. So today I’m going to open my presents, last one first. Thanks to Sue Ann’s Balcony Yesterday I received The Inspiring Blog Award from Sue Ann’s Balcony. I also want to say thanks to Eunice at NutsforTreasure for nominating me November 24th for the same award. I am so honored that my blog is considered inspiring. The Very Inspiring Blogger Award Rules are: Display […]

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Categories: Awards • Tags: Marsha Ingrao, Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Mike and Marvin link what they see at the museum to their knowledge of history imagining how they would present the information to students.

Location, Location, Location Making the Most of Meetings

May 31, 2012 by tchistorygal

President Elect, Mike Lebsock, begins his term as San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies President on July 1, 2012. In preparation he meets with Vice-President Elect, Justin Paredes, current President, Marsha Ingrao, and Treasurer, Marvin Awbrey to ensure a smooth transition. Instead of meeting somewhere bland, the group of history buffs took a self-guided tour of Tulare County’s largest museums located in Mooney Grove Park.

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Categories: California, Experience, museum, Organizations, SJVCSS, Tulare County • Tags: Justin Paredes, Marsha Ingrao, Marvin Awbrey, Mike Lebsock, San Joaquin Valley, San Joaquin Valley Council, San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies, SJVCSS, social studies, Tulare County Museum

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Book Review: Entertaining an Elephant

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The End of Fall

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Sunday Post: Peaceful

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Sunday Post: Natural Resources

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Orange

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Are You There Blog? It’s Me, Writer.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful

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Sunday Post: Architecture

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Very Inspiring Blogger Awards

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