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I have a ‘Free Hugs’ t-shirt and wore it to school a few weeks ago. I didn’t think much of it. My class loved it and over this last week, a few of them have been asking me to wear it again. Yesterday, one little boy came out and just said, “Mr. ______, Read More...
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Two random items from my day. I thought about writing two posts, but decided to give you a two-fer. For Christmas, Santa brought me this cool little bracelet called an UP. You wear it twenty-four hours a day and it tracks how much you move and sleep. Read More...
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Oh Eric – he always makes me smile and laugh everyday. This afternoon, while assessing him on letter sounds, when I showed him the ‘A’, I was expecting him to say, ‘/A/, /A/, Apple’ as that’s the picture on the chart we use. Instead, when he saw the ‘A’, Read More...
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Each morning, my entire school eats breakfast together. Each classroom sits together and dines. It’s something my principal spearheaded last year (before my arrival) to curb absenteeism. After just one year of offering free breakfast to every child, it Read More...
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One of the things I love most about teaching kindergarten is the spontaneous nature of five-year-olds… and, well, me. My brain works at a speed so fast, sometimes thoughts pass me by without ever truly garnering the attention they deserve. Every once Read More...
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As I prepare to start my new job so many emotions are swirling. While I’m so excited about my new school (really the folks there have been so amazingly welcoming), it’s bittersweet because I’ll be leaving some very dear friends. One of my closest, dearest, Read More...
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This is the most ridiculous story I’ve ever written. I’m almost embarrassed at how silly it is… almost. Lucky for you, it takes an awful lot to ridicule me into sumbission. This week we learned all about beavers. They really are fascinating animals. I Read More...
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I’ve written about David’s infatuation with food before. The kids just loves to eat. When he’s not eating, he’s usually talking about food he’s eaten, will eat, or wants to eat. Today at snack time, David had a banana. As I walked around his table, he Read More...
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No, I haven’t resorted to putting collars on my students. Today after Art, kids came in handing me this and that. They often give me pictures, notes, and crafts from Art, but today, Randy handed me a thin black strip of paper taped together. There was Read More...
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Each year I’m amazed how many kids in my class love Star Wars. As a child, my brother and I were totally ensconced in the Star Wars universe and I have to admit, even as an adult, I still watch the movies and have more than a few t-shirts with R2D2 on Read More...
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This is our last week before Spring Break… it’s never easy when vacation looms, but this week is extra hard for me… two of my favorite ladies are going to be heading out for maternity leave. I know, I know, bringing babies into the world is serious business, Read More...
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Today, after reading No More Yawning, a story about a little girl who refuses to goto bed, we all shared some of our bedtime rituals for falling asleep. Here’s some of what was shared: “I just close my eyes and fall asleep!” “My body just goes to sleep.” Read More...
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Today at recess, there were no kids on the swings. A substitute teacher noticed this and commented, “It’s to bad they’re not enjoying the swings.” “Watch this,” I said as I walked over to the swings. I sat down and began swinging with gusto. Within seconds Read More...
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David is a rotund little fellow who simply adores food. I’ve never met a kindergartner who loves food as much as David. He talks about being hungry and eating all the time. He even writes about food. To be clear, he isn’t malnourished in any way… quite Read More...
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Unless you teach in Hawaii (and maybe some of you are lucky enough that you do!), chances are, some sort of inclement weather prevents your sprouts from going outside for recess from time to time… some of us have it all – rain, wind, snow, freezing temperatures, Read More...
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