January 10, 2024

I paid a dime for this tattoo! #dailyelementarymusings #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 9, 2024

At one of my schools, I got new classes. I taught half the school first semester, and now I have the other half. I had a class of 16 second graders. I was calling roll and when I called out her name, this little girl didn’t say ‘here’, she said, ‘Oh my God! Nobody has ever said my name right the first time!” Then, with a tear in her eye (seriously), she said, “Thank you.” I said, “You’re Welcome.” I’ll tell you, I have the same type of reaction when my name is pronounced correctly. Those of us with *different names know this feeling all too well. We notice and feel seen when it’s pronounced correctly. Here’s to hoping I say it correctly next week. #dailyelementarymusings #spaceheater #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 5, 2024

A filler lesson with kindergartners today made me want to turn it into a unit for them! Which I’ve done with this book, but for fourth graders… #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 4, 2024

Kindergartners are freaking hilarious. We started our Elephant & Piggie Journey today. We were talking about Personality Traits/ Characteristics that they have that are similar to Gerald or Piggie. These are some of the answers: *In case you can’t decipher my box light penmanship… Gerald Bro is mean Crazy Mad (x2) Sad (x3) Scared Upset Fussy Sus Sharing Planner Lonely Tired Exhausted Piggie Sharing Play with brother Caring Kind Exciting Helpful Playing Curious Checking in #dailyelementarymusings #spaceheater #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 3, 2024

Today was the first day of our voice unit. These second graders are playing “Greetings your Majesty” speaking slowly, loudly, and clearly all while disguising their voices in hopes to trick our Royalty. It was a success, and these kiddos have very funny disguises/characters for their voices. #dailyelementarymusings #spaceheater #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

December 14, 2023

That is Power Penguin. He helps give kiddos “power” to stand up in front of people and present. Today he was giving power to this cute first-grader who was telling us a story about cracking his head open. #dailyelementarymusings #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

December 12, 2023

Today was a Gerald and Piggie Day for Kindergartners. ‘I Like Slop’ was the book we were working with. This is Gerald after - ever so kindly - trying Piggie’s slop! #dailyelementarymusings #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive