Recently I had to institute the offsides rule in my classroom. Granted, I don’t fully comprehend the rule, and, as I am wont to do, I have adjusted it to meet my needs. Life is so much easier when you can make things mean what you want them to mean. My lamby-pie that seeks attention…
In the midst of talking to the class about something vitally important (to me), I hear a low-level ruckus. I look up, see the cause of the ruckus, pause, ponder, and say… “So… Kiddo A… Whatcha doin’ in the trashcan, buddy?” He looked up, shrugged, and went back to his desk. Goal Progress: 4/20
In honor of Mother’s Day (today is Mother’s Day in Mexico, so I am NOT late), and the birthdays of two amazing mother-figures, I would like to dedicate this post to my Mama and my Aunt J. It’s true, I may have been born sassy. Without the proper care and role-modeling though, I would never…
[This is for you SIL–since you waited so ahem… patiently.] For the last two years I have read aloud from the book Savvy by Ingrid Law. I first bought the book because the cover is beautiful, and I’m a sucker for good packaging. If I were an artist, I would totally paint like this. The…
We did it! We finished all of the things we were working on! We are not certain we were entirely successful, and we won’t know for sure-sure until October on some of it, but we are done. And yes, we are using the royal “we.” This is what happens when we work too hard and…
Wear The Cape 