Name Our Class Pet!
I’d been thinking about getting a fish for our classroom, and this week our Fishbowl Activity to discuss reading conferences was the perfect opportunity to introduce our new little beta! Throughout the week, students submitted names they liked and I’ve narrowed it down to the final few here in this poll. Please cast your vote […]
Reflective Teaching ~ Catch-up!
Well, it’s been a busy week and one that was resoundingly successful. There were a few hiccups here and there, but overall I think that things started off very well! I’m finding that much of what I’ve been working on is very reflective indeed, I’m just not always able to get myself posting it […]
Reflective Teaching ~ Day 3
The prompt for today is: Discuss one “observation” area that you would like to improve on for your teacher evaluation. I feel like I am always striving to improve some aspect of my teaching style, classroom management, lesson delivery and so forth. Though this feels a little bigger than the one or two formal […]
Reflective Teaching ~ Days 1 and 2
As I return to the classroom after my one-year sabbatical, I’m both excited and apprehensive – much like my students. There is so much I really enjoy about teaching and by far the best is forming relationships with these amazing young people. In the face of greater content and more rigorous academic demands, sometimes […]
Friends and Flowers ~ SOLSC ~ 27/31
Today, I shared smiles and sweet kisses, curled my hair and felt the warmth of friendship and flowers despite the click of sleet that splattered across the deck that longs for summer’s sun. An clear day on the calendar was my gift and an evening at home was yet another blessing. As I celebrate the […]
Finished ~ SOLSC ~ 26/31
Just before climbing into a much-needed shower tonight, I put the finishing touches on yet another furniture makeover project. In the past few weeks I have painted our unusable fireplace, four dining room chairs, a sideboard, a small tabletop lazy Susan, and now, an old sewing table I rescued from the side of the road […]
Connections ~ SOLSC ~ 25/31
In November, my daughter was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata, and since then I have heard it mentioned, referenced and met advocates more than ever before. It’s like when we were facing infertility nine years ago, and suddenly I was surrounded by pregnant people in every movie theater or grocery store, and comforted by similar stories […]
Fun and Friends ~ SOLSC ~ 23/31
My name is Amanda, and I’m a recovering Groupon addict. Around the holidays, I spent far too many wee hours searching anything and everything for great ideas and experiences we could do with the kids, but when I made the impulse purchase on the lift tickets and rental equipment, I was actually thinking it’d […]
Hands ~ SOLSC ~ 22/31
For two weeks, my manicured nails have flashed their redness as I swipe a stray hair from my face or wipe a tear from a tiny eye. My typical plain hands have been temporarily transformed. And yet, the increasing gap of non-color prompted me to call for an appointment earlier this week…unfortunately, our schedules […]
Inspiration List ~ SOLSC ~ 21/31
The lack of goodbye as kids bolt out of the car and run into school with their friend. The sun slicing the sky and warming my face as we drive. The crowds. The driving around in search of a simple parking spot. Watching how amazing the student cheering section was at the semi-final game! When […]
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