Learn how to have a sustainable and beautiful landscape in South Florida, Visit the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods (FYN) blog: http://greenyardsmiami,blogspot.com Thank You Barbara McAdam Includes: videos (soil moisture sensor an FYN), helpful tips for your yard ans a calendar of upcoming events. Miami-Dade County Extension is a division of …

ADOPT – A – PET Thank you to: Ms. Lisa DePriest and Sparky DePrist Visit: www.humanesocietymiami.org Tel: 305-696-0800 16101 West Dixie Hightway, North Miami Beach, FL 33160

At one time or another you may have asked yourself, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Career Day is an important tool for students to learn about a variety of careers and establishing goals.Career Day encourages students to begin thinking about what career they may chose …

This video was created as a final Capstone project by a University of Miami Graduate Student ( Tatiana Palma-Teacher at Tropical Elementary School) in collaboration with South Miami Sr. High School.  It explores the topic of Early Literacy in multiple settings and presents teacher and parent interviews including perspectives on …

Jonathan London is the author of many children’s books, though it’s the “Froggy” series that is his main claim to fame… The Froggy books are essentially pretty dumb, but there’s a goofy quality about them that’s likely to recommend it to small children. In this story, Froggy spends all his …

Travel to the Stars-READ! Lee County Reading Council -26th Annual Conference This year the Theme for Lee County Reading Council Annual Conference was “Travel to the Stars-READ.” They offered four sessions of speakers throughout the day. The sessions included many local teachers and National presenters with a variety of subjects and …

SWAT (Science with a Twist) at Tropical Elementary School – October 20, 2011 The S.W.A.T. initiative, knows as Science with a Twist is an interactive learning program where students and parents come together to participate in a variety of hands-on-math and science activities. As students and parents rotate throughout several …

Stop Drop and Roll The students understood the safety procedures in case of fire, and they were very involved in their roles. They wanted to perform their part in the play in their best way possible. You can see in the pictures how much fun they were having, and how …