Some Monday nuggets for ya…
Five years ago (#sol25 Day 13/31)
Oh, yeah - I totally forgot. 😷
Despite it all… (#sol25 Day 12/31)
“Yes, and…”
Tuesday acrostic whining (#sol25 Day 11/31)
What does Tuesday stand for today?
What did I expect?!(#sol25 Day 10/31)
Try again tomorrow.
What’s that school called? (Day 3/31)
Wait, what?!
Counting ‘em down (#sol24 Day 23/31)
Before fleeing away into our Spring Break, our class started a favorite tradition last week: The Book Bracket! This will be our third (I think?!) year of doing a book bracket with our first and second graders and it’s a total highlight of the year. All we had to do last week was hang up... Continue Reading →
A veritable who’s who of stars! (#sol24 Day 21/31)
We got to cast our scene today for the school’s spring musical. This is one of my favorite things to do with my teaching team. We get to read the script for our scene, reread it another two or three times to make sure we can actually picture the thing (because it’s a totally original... Continue Reading →
Cognitive overload (#sol24 Day 19/31)
People (you know, people out there in the big ol' world) talk about cognitive load. Have you heard this recently? The cognitive load conversation being the thoughts and realizations about the amount of usable information we can actually hold in our short-term memory at one time? Well. In my opinion, the intentional cognitive load of... Continue Reading →
Low expectations for the WIN! (#sol24 Day 18/31)
I grew up reading collections of Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. You, too? Weren't they just the best? Like this one, for example: This particular strip became more and more pertinent to me as I gradually realized that today was the kind of day that, in order for me to actually make it through, just... Continue Reading →
Writing and Laughing 