October 31, 2023

#dailyelementarymusings #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

October 30, 2023

The scene: Kindergarteners walking into my classroom. I was standing right inside the door welcoming them. Kindergarten girl (very loudly): I’m gonna be Batman for Halloween and I’m going to save the world! She then proceeded to run around the room striking Batman poses. #dailyelementarymusings #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

October 27, 2023

The scene: me standing at my door welcoming kindergarteners to Drama… K: Oooh! You look like a fairy princess🧚‍♂️ that lives in the woods!! Oh, the conversations that were had as soon as the compliment slipped off of her lips and that we seemed to KEEP coming back to throughout the entire 45 minute lesson. The blue thing is what is on the mushrooms 🍄 that you sit on The mushrooms 🍄 are the forest of mushrooms 🍄 Your earrings are the lighty things that are around you 👻 Your boots 🥾 are the blue roots You should get in pose of a Fairy Princess 🧚‍♀️ I did get in a Fairy Princess 🧚 pose but sadly, I wasn’t recording this lesson…but it did happen. Also, I feel awkward about these bathroom pics🤷🏼‍♀️. #dailyelementarymusings #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

October 26, 2023

Today in my first-grade class, we were talking about movies that have candles in them. There are actually a lot! One of the little girls shouted out Encanto! Then suddenly, the entire class started chanting LOU-I-SA, LOU-I-SA, LOU-I-SA over and over again, all while “kissing their biceps”. I still don’t know what in the world happened, but it was freaking hilarious. And since it was so random and so cute, I just let it happen for like one whole minute. #dailyelementarymusings #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

October 25, 2023

Today in my first-grade class, we were talking about movies that have candles in them. There are actually a lot! One of the little girls shouted out Encanto! Then suddenly, the entire class started chanting LOU-I-SA, LOU-I-SA, LOU-I-SA over and over again, all while “kissing their biceps”. I still don’t know what in the world happened, but it was freaking hilarious. And since it was so random and so cute, I just let it happen for like one whole minute. #dailyelementarymusings #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

October 24, 2023

These candles though!! This fourth-grade class is always open - to not only doing what I ask - but, going the extra mile, thinking outside of the box, and blowing me away! #dailyelementarymusings #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

October 23, 2023

Tired eyes, but cute earrings! The scene: 18 first graders sitting in Actor’s Neutral on their stars, me, in front of the class. We had just finished our Rules & Tools. 1st grader: Ms. Karlyn, you have lifters on like me! Me: (not sure if I heard correctly) Lifters? 1G: yeah, the shoes that make you taller! Me: Oh! I guess you’re right. They probably add an inch or two to my height. Different FG: they do! You’re huge! All I can see in you is a Titan. Me: a Titan huh? Well, That's cool...I guess.