Five things I
learned in kindergarten this week
1. In Haiti, the first day of school never starts on time. Ever.
2.
Getting straw mats for my classroom was
the best thing I could have possibly done.
Joining my students on the mat – instead of in a chair – was the second
best.
3.
Coloring is NOT an incentive for my students. You would think I had asked them to sit in
silence with their heads down by the way they reacted.
(This was try #2...24 hours after their initial reaction!)
4.
Starting a new school year means I have to start training a new group of kids that vigorously tapping my arm and shoving their papers in my face are NOT
appropriate ways to get my attention.
5.
Between the itchy straw mat and the rough concrete floor…and the fact that I
don’t have a teacher’s chair…my knees are going to have a rough year!
Five of our
favorite things
1.
Centers
2.
Magnetic games
3.
Play-doh
4.
Whole Brain Learning
For
all you Whole Brain teachers out there, yes, it
is possible to do WBT in a non-traditional classroom. Class-yes, hands and eyes, mirror, scoreboard
game (give me an oh yeah!), the five
rules…we do it all!
5.
New friends
Five photos to
make your heart melt
1.
Kids Falling in love with books.
2.
Johannah’s back-to-school smile
3
Ederly (middle)’s Yeah, I’m in kindergarten. That’s what’s up face.
4.
The attempted thumbs-up picture
5.
Kids just being kids
Beautiful :D
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