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As I said ‘Goodbye’ to my sprouts today, I got lots of hugs and one friend even asked his mom to bring him back to the classroom to see me one more time. Sigh. There is so much I am thankful for this year and truly feel as if my cup runneth over. I am Read More...
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My new school’s PTA does Popcorn Fridays to raise money. Kids bring in 25 cents and get a bag of popcorn for snack. Now I have lots of kids in my room that I knew, for whatever reason, wouldn’t be able to bring in a quarter. A little guy came up to me Read More...
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Well I’m mostly done. I jetted in this morning for a couple of hours to do some last minute setup tasks and came to the conclusion that I will truly never be ‘done’ so I came home and decided to try and enjoy the long weekend before we hit the ground Read More...
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When I started teaching kindergarten, I was amazed at how affectionate my sprouts were. Some more than others, but it was rare to find a child who didn’t want to hug me at least some of the time. As that first year progressed and we learned more, the Read More...
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I’ve written about it here and here… there is something about the platypus and this story and the ensuing plaidypus that is just magical. I copied this pattern from another kindergarten teacher (who no doubt copied it from someone else…) so I can’t really Read More...
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This week we are reading Plaidypus Lost (really, an amazing book) and making our stuffed platypus animals… so sweet, it’s really one of my favorite activities we do all year. I burned myself with the hot glue gun a few times, but it was totally worth Read More...
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Oh how I love getting email from readers… here’s one recently sent: Hi there! I am a first year education student and I too am planning on teaching in a younger year classroom (anywhere from k-5) and am wondering whether you found that being a male in Read More...
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With conferences behind me and time to reflect, I can’t help but think of one resounding common theme across all my conferences… ‘How is my child doing… socially?’ Yes, with all the push on academics, discussions of the national Common Core, and everyone Read More...
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So, if I go into my classroom tomorrow to start getting ready, does that mean summer is officially over? Ugh. My classroom was tiled this summer, so everything was gutting and placed in the hallway and is in a large pile in the center of the room right Read More...
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Yesterday was our kindergarten graduation. Always a bittersweet day, here some highlights. There's not much cuter than new dresses and new dress shirts on kindergartners. Practicing our songs in the morning, a certain kindergarten teacher had a mini panic Read More...
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Ah the internet (or World Wide Web as the local newsman calls it...). I'm never surprised at the amazing networking opportunities it provides. I get tweets and emails weekly from teachers, students, and parents. Usually they are kind comments and questions. Read More...
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Last week, as we were standing in line for the bus, some of the sprouts were talking about their parents coming along on our field trip to the beach the next day. Evelyn, whose mom was not joining us, was feeling left out. “I wish my Mom could come on Read More...
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Last week on our field trip to the beach, I had a really nice conversation with Sarah’s mother about her. You see, when the Sarah started kindergarten last year, she was one of the youngest sprouts and, although I’d seemingly forgotten, she couldn’t write Read More...
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Today we took a field trip to a local wildlife rescue park. They take in wild animals and take care of them. Most are hurt or injured and wouldn’t survive on their own. They have some amazing animals and was a wonderful way to celebrate our animal unit. Read More...
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We all know the drill. The sprouts with the highest academic and behavior needs get the higher percentage of our attention… day in and day out. Is it fair? Absolutely not. Unfortunately, it’s just the way the cookie crumbles and there’s not much you can Read More...
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