Saturday, May 10, 2014

Mary, Lisa, Jennifer, Emily, Madison, Sophia

Check out these great graphics, featuring over six decades of the most popular girls'  names by state in the United States. I have many questions:
1. What emerges in society to make a name popular? 2. Is it an advantage or disadvantage to have a popular name? 3. What causes the popularity of one name to fade and another to emerge? 4. Are some names always in the top ten? 





If you want to see the full graphic, click here:
http://jezebel.com/map-sixty-years-of-the-most-popular-names-for-girls-s-1443501909

Crimson and Clover with the Basement Dogs


My friends are way too cool for school!

Where the Wild Things Are

Here is fantastic artwork by some of the younger children that I work with. I love these!