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Details and Distractions

It doesn't take much to distract some of my students.

Can you see what distracted them yesterday?

It's a spider that was hanging from the ceiling and my students saw it across the room and were mesmerized.  Unfortunately, it looks more like a blur when I snapped the photo (it's just to the left of the j words) because it started to climb before it was removed from the room.

Never a dull moment!

In the morning...

A while ago, I moved away from giving the kids a worksheet in the morning to complete.  Some days I give them something, but most days, I just let this happen...

New Food

I love trying new foods and I love seeing kids learn they actually like them.

The red peppers were a hit!

Argh!!! - Late but worth it...

September 19 is National Talk Like a Pirate Day.

What do you do when you have a student who's obsessed with pirates?  Celebrate it!

These two boys had so many pirate clothing items that they shared with others.

Group work

I had to capture the class as they were sharing ideas for a game we were playing.  One group began a huddle and it caught on...

In Charge

I love putting kids in charge of the room.  They take care of moving pictures, organizing the library and drawers, and lately, taking care of checking out books.

I didn't think anything of it when I handed the kids my phone to take and delete photos. 

Notice the selfie...

Thank you

Two big words. 

They were said by this boy who got a quick lesson in character profiles after school. (He wanted to draw his characters at home.)  

Why would I say no to that?

Amazing lesson today

Don't give up!!!

He wasn't sure he'd make it through but he kept going and finished the book.