…living, learning, and loving it!
Posted in learning & teaching on Aug 31st, 2010
Another video choice that my students make when they earn a free activity choice is to watch an animated version of a favorite story. Some of our favorites include:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Mixed Up Chameleon
The Very Quiet Cricket
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Where The Wild Things Are
Look up a favorite of your books [...]
Posted in learning & teaching on Aug 21st, 2010
I LOVE the hugs smiles on my four first graders faces! These are cropped from the full pictures that were taken of them on the first day of school (which also explains why the photos are grainy – a very small part of the picture).
Posted in learning & teaching on Aug 19th, 2010
A little bit funny and a lot a bit true!
After being interviewed by the school administration, the eager teaching prospect said:
“Let me see if I’ve got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, and fill their every waking moment with a love for learning. And I’m supposed to [...]
Posted in learning & teaching on Aug 17th, 2010
As I come into my second year of teaching I want to document more of the small moments. This job would be a miserable one if not for the ability to see little progress, to rejoice in small changes, and to celebrate all the little things that make it wonderful.
I have read about people [...]
Posted in learning & teaching on Aug 9th, 2010
This weekend our wonderful friends who helped us set up my first classroom came and helped us set up my new classroom. Out early childhood center combined with the elementary school for the 2010 school year; this meant a new school and a new classroom. I love the set up in my new classroom! There [...]