Taking the Common Core standards outside.
The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is kicking off a series of children’s art classes that are aligned with California’s visual arts standards. The focus of the first series of classes is “the many shades of fruits and vegetables,” using children’s picture books as resources. Core Art for Kids, described as “an introduction to California […]
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There’s nothing like a long walk to kick off a new semester at school and shake the holiday off. We jumped at the chance to join Fleet Feet for a four-mile fun run (which we walked) even though it meant an end to our leisurely days sleeping in. Fleet Feet, our go-to store for running […]
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Just the week before last I wrote about a food preservation curriculum the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom is creating. Last weekend my daughter and I ran into women from the University of California Master Food Preserver Program at the Elk Grove Pumpkin Festival. I haven’t thought about preserving food this much since […]
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We ran into Chef Ray L. Duey at the Multicultural Festival in Elk GrovGrove, California this past weekend and spent several minutes at the Kaiser-Permanente booth mesmerized by his artwork with fruits and vegetables. Chef Ray, of Lodi, Calif., has won awards for his work, been to the White House, and competed on the Food Network. […]
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One of the most exciting things about coming home from summer vacation in our neighborhood was turning the corner to find our renovated park finally open and herds of kids using it. This park is truly a neighborhood park in every sense of the word since the neighborhood met with parks staff to plan it […]
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