Long ago, in the olden days of yore, in January, I posted about a liar-pants issue in my classroom (here and here). Yesterday the same events started to unfold and ended a little differently. I thought you might be interested as you dither on and on about if she learned her lesson or not…* Phone-Borrower…
I’ve mentioned before that I use the television show NCIS for inspiration–especially my name and my classroom rules (current list here). One time I mentioned “calling a campfire,” but I didn’t really explain it. I will ‘splain. There is too much, I will sum up… There is a character on NCIS named Dinozzo. At one…
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…
One of my little lambs does not know how to ask for attention–from anyone. To get attention from his peers he has done any number of the following (singularly or in combination): throwing pencils tearing up paper and sprinkling on their head tearing up paper and throwing it at them clapping loudly each time they…
It turns out I have a super power I didn’t know about. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I knew I was good at it, but I think I’ve crossed into the boundaries of “super” lately. I have managed to procrastinate to a level that amazes even me. This, my caped wonders, is why you have…
One of my sweet-niks will sometimes say “based on a true story” after an announcement, or a story, or something funny. It cracks me up. He does it in a kind of announcer voice, and his timing is perfect. I will finish a free lecture (I think I keep telling you I’ll explain the free…
Wear The Cape 