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What would it have been like to be a child in the early 1900’s? I suppose it might not have been an easy life, especially if you were a child of a farmer. But what if you were the child of a doctor, not just an ordinary doctor, but a famous doctor, who with his [...]
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What you see are rocks, right? Multiple sizes and colors. Some are just one color, others are speckled. Some are shiny and some are dull. It’s pea gravel, actually. It’s also used on playgrounds. Our playground to be specific.
Preschoolers see those little pebbles as treasure. They will spend their outside time digging through the gravel looking [...]
Filed under: children, observations, school, teaching | Tagged: children, observations, pea gravel, playground, preschool, rocks, teaching, treasures | 6 Comments »
This is what I will miss the most when summer break begins, the conversations my students have with each other. A couple of examples for your enjoyment:
Conversation #1:
Boy A: “Come look at my guns!”
This of course catches my attention, since we don’t allow gun play at preschool. (A topic for another day.) So when I [...]
Filed under: children, fun, funny, observations, school, teaching, things kids say | Tagged: biceps, children, classroom, conversations, funny, guns, preschool, teacher, things kids say | 4 Comments »
Today was our annual outdoor day at preschool. I could not have custom ordered a better day. The weather was so beautiful, it seemed to be a gift. A gift that was needed, wanted and definitely appreciated.
My students had a blast today! We had painting easels, water tub with boats, paint brushes and buckets of water [...]
Filed under: children, end of the year, fun, observations, school, teaching | Tagged: teacher, children, preschool, fun, outdoor activities, car wash, bubbles, tricycles | 5 Comments »
Today I bought a box of storebrand frozen fudge bars for my snacking pleasure. I must say they are delicious. As I was slurping one down I read the box, which is what I frequently do with the food that I prepare or eat. Under the bold heading of “12 Fudge Bars” it said “A Quiescently [...]
Filed under: Random, food, funny, observations | Tagged: dairy confection, definitions, frozen food, frozen fudge bars, fun with words, humor, quiescently, treats | 9 Comments »
I’m borrowing this love and hate theme from Reflecting for today.
Love: My friends who shared a coffee/tea date with me today. Thanks for the pick-me-up.
Hate: Having to color my own hair. However, in the name of saving money, I have done it.
Love: The gal at Cost Cutters who cut my hair. Thanks for listening.
Hate: The [...]
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Today I recognized a parent of a former student and called her by her name, and asked how her 2 older boys were by their names. She told me that I was amazing for having remembered all of that. I thanked her, of course, but as I walked away, I realized I should be thanking [...]
Filed under: Personal, Random, children, memories, names, observations, parents, school, teaching | Tagged: children, impressions, memory, names, Random, school, students, teaching, thoughts | 4 Comments »
How to eat a rainbow? This is a question I asked my preschoolers the other day because we are talking about, you guessed it, rainbows. We went through each color and my little friends told me about the fruits and vegetables that fit into each color.
For example: red for tomatoes, cherries, strawberries and peppers, orange for oranges, clementines and [...]
Filed under: children, food, funny, observations, school, teaching, things kids say | Tagged: children, food, humor, preschool, rainbow, teaching | 3 Comments »
Just some random things and thoughts that have occurred today.
1. I finished doing the classroom evaluation of all 38 students. Hooray! Now to finish the paperwork.
2. I had my first parent-teacher conference (due to schedule conflicts) today and it went amazingly well.
3. I woke up feeling healthy, even though strep throat and influenza are still working [...]
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That just might be the understatement of the year, according to a few people.
It is, however, a quote from one of my morning students. This student likes to tell me this frequently and usually ends the statement with the question “You know that?” Hmm, yeah, I probably know that, I teach preschool, don’t I?
Last Friday was Pancakes [...]
Filed under: children, crazy, observations, parents, school, things kids say | Tagged: teacher, children, observations, names, Pajamas, Pancakes | 2 Comments »
