January 31, 2024

I have a new sixth grade bestie, and I’m pretty excited about it! When her class was lined up waiting for their teacher she started asking me about musicals. She was pretty excited that she finally found someone who she could talk to about them and she was shocked at how many of her favorites (all of them, but one) I had actually seen, and even more excited when she and I started singing songs together. After school, she gifted me her artwork. I freaking love it. IYKYK Now, off to listen to Ride the Cyclone, one I’m sadly not familiar with, but is her favorite. #dailyelementarymusings #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 31, 2024

This actually happened Monday (January 29), and it’s for yesterday (January 30). While I was acting like I was a pig; rolling around, crawling on all fours, eating my slop, and snorting…my pants split. This happened a few times while at NLJH, but this is the first time while teaching with Granite. I don’t *think anyone noticed, my shirt was long enough to cover it. Anyway, since I’ve STRUGGLED posting the screen shots (Instagram REALLY sucks for posting pics), I’m just gonna go about this a different way…. I texted my family pictures of my split pants… then an amazing thread happened. They were trying to determine how I took the pictures of my ass. Here are the pictures. The post-it’s are Aaron’s artwork. The college ruled paper is Teague’s artwork, combined with his science mind. The red butt is my split pants. Piper and Taryn were also in the thread. #dailyelementarymusings#secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 29, 2024

Piper gave this game to me for Christmas. I have been using it as a filler lesson with Kindergartners, First and Second graders, because my schedule between the two schools is a little wonky. But! Drama Teachers! I highly recommend, it so simple, and the littles have been eating it up. AND! I do it with them if they’re struggling and they think I’m the funniest teacher ever - like when I snort like a pig, or hoot like an owl, etc… #dailyelementarymusings #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 26, 2024

Today is the 100th day of school. Some teachers and students dressed up like 100 year olds. Apparently it’s okay that I didn’t, because I already look 100 years old👵🏻🤷🏼‍♀️. #dailyelementarymusings #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 25, 2024

I just want you to take a second and appreciate the middle names of these twins…both names suit them. Especially today while playing What’s That You’re Doing. #dailyelementarymusings #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 24, 2024

After six incredibly difficult classes, I was super nervous for my fifth graders to come in (they are NOT easy…not even a little), after a rough start (no surprise), we played MY version of Two Truths And A Lie. Two Lies and a Truth Three students are all telling a story about the same thing. Each student writes the “title” of their story and their name on a piece of paper: “How I almost got kidnapped” “How a chihuahua ate my slice of pizza” “That time I cracked my head open” “When I stabbed my brother with a fork” “When I got stitches on my butt” Etc… I call three kiddos up, I say, “We are gonna hear the story about __________________________ .” Then, the storytelling begins. After all three are finished telling their story, we vote for the Truth Teller. This school has some pretty incredible liars! I mean storytellers. I had some really good laughs. #sorrynoactualfootagetoday #dailyelementarymusings #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive

January 23, 2024

Introduction to Pantomime with 2nd graders When they realized what Pantomime was, they were excited to be in an imaginary box like Mr. Mime from Pokémon. I SO wish I could show you their faces because their expressions are comic gold. #dailyelementarymusings #secondsemester #itsagoodyear #focusonthepositive