"I make the moves up as I go.... I'm lightning on my feet." Taylor Swift I relate to those song lyrics on a deep level, especially in teaching. Sometimes, the lesson doesn't go as planned and I need a spur of the moment idea. Sometimes, my principal walks in for an unscheduled observation and I… Continue reading Flying By The Seat Of My Pants
Tag: Stories
Days Off
The day after conferences is a day off at our school. This is what makes conferences bearable for me. I know that I only teach four days and get a Friday off. How do I spend these days off you ask? Doing absolutely nothing. Since it is after conferences, I don't feel like I have… Continue reading Days Off
Memories Of My Grandpa
Today we went to the cemetery to put flowers on the graves of my aunt, grandpa, grandma, and my aunt and uncle that died as babies. While we were there, I thought of the fun I had with my Grandpa. I want to share some of the memories I had with him. My grandma and… Continue reading Memories Of My Grandpa
Making Babies
My class has a new obsession as of today. They like to fold their jackets into "babies." They looked like a swaddled baby, kinda. It isn't a big deal, why fight something they enjoy. It has been a great management tool too. "If you aren't quite, the baby has to go away." "Make sure you're… Continue reading Making Babies
Girl Drama
I have a class that is majority girls. 16 girls and 9 boys. The drama this year has been CRAZY!! I swear every time I turn around, there is another problem that has arose between two of my girls. They are best friends and then out of nowhere they are sobbing over something one of… Continue reading Girl Drama
One Of Those Days
The day after daylight savings should be a national holiday. Especially for teachers. My goodness, those kids were crazy. They did not want to listen or stay on task. My normally good class was terrible! Next year, let's petition to not have school today. I can't handle it!
Life Lessons That Fail
We are working on informative writing using text evidence. Reminder: I teach second grade. We read a story about penguins and were going to write what we learned about penguins. My class is known for copying text exactly from the text. Word for word. I told them about Plagiarism and that is was illegal. I told… Continue reading Life Lessons That Fail
The Posters Continue
-sigh- If you haven't checked out this post, read it before reading this one. This post is a continuation of the previous post. Recap: Last year I had a child post another teachers class mission statement ALL over my classroom. Everywhere. I found multiple copies cleaning my room at the end of the year. A… Continue reading The Posters Continue
Field Trip Time
We went on a field trip on Wednesday to a local children's museum. The kid's had a blast, of course. But a field trip is not as fun when you are a teacher. Don't get me wrong, I had fun. I am just EXHAUSTED! The museum had a jungle gym obstacle course area. There was… Continue reading Field Trip Time
It’s Kind of a Funny Story…
This story takes the cake for the, now that I'm looking back on it, the funniest moment that happened this year. It definitely was NOT funny in the moment. One of my kiddos REALLY wanted to be in another teacher's class. She made sure to tell me this often. She wanted to be in his… Continue reading It’s Kind of a Funny Story…
Confessions of a Real Teacher 