Search results matching tags 'classroom management' and 'silly'

My favorites.

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:26:42 GMT

As I setup my new room, two new items I’ve found on Pinterest have become my favorite new ‘things’ in my room. First, my door. When I saw this online (you can get the file from Teacher’s Pet - I’m not sure the link is still working) I knew I had to have this for my [...]

Questions.

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:38:18 GMT

Oh how I love a good email from a reader. This one really hit home for me as I’m writing and editing the story of my first year in kindergarten and remember these feelings well. Let me start with the email and then my reply will follow. I’m writing to get your opinion and experience [...]

Adventure!

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:51:37 GMT

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, and falling frogs from the sky. When kindergartners [...]

Tunnel Tag.

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:31:35 GMT

Two days of rain. Two days of inside recess. One of those days with no special. I’m convinced Mother Nature is a cruel, evil, spiteful lady… Of course, with no recess and no place to take the class, by the end of the day Friday, things were looking grim. To be clear, in our class [...]

Stairs.

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:24:52 GMT

I work at a large school. It’s two floors. The first floor houses all of the kindergarten and first grades and the second floor is home to all second and third graders. For the kindergartners, the upstairs is like the forbidden wing of the castle in Beauty in the Beast… do NOT enter! Well as [...]

Real.

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:41:32 GMT

Time to get real people. Kindergarten is hard. If I didn’t think I would get laughed off the island, I would like propose that kindergarten teachers should get an extra stipend for hazard pay. I know, I know, we choose to teach kindergarten. And while I do love it more than anything (really, I do, [...]

Puppets.

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:19:12 GMT

I love me some puppets. For whatever reason, they transfix the kids and I just love making them come to life. With the rowdy group of boys this year, puppets are helping tame the wild beasts during important listening times. My first friend, Eddie the Eagle (yes, I named him) has a critical role. When [...]

Brains.

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:38:04 GMT

Oh, I love the innocence of kindergartners. On the first day, when you tell them how excited mom and dad will be to see their picture and one of them shouts out, “No, my dad’s in jail!” you just have to smile. Yesterday, after asking a question and calling on a little girl (really, they [...]

Breathe.

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:19:20 GMT

Day three and things are getting better… slowly. I seriously forget how challenging the first few days (weeks, months?) can be. So many of my new friends have no pre-school or daycare experience and they truly have landed on a new planet. Everyday brings improvements and weekends bring an opportunity to catch up on sleep! [...]

Day One.

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:18:23 GMT

Day One. Captain’s Log entry. Stardate 65167.5 (9.1.2011). The natives are strange. Somehow, this year, there is a disproportionate amount of males. The males of the species known as ‘kindergartners’ are usually less developed than their female counterparts. Working with my co-pilot, together we have twenty males. Twenty. Being a male myself I understand where [...]