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Contemplations of a Future Teacher: June 2009
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Contemplations of a Future Teacher. Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. Author Unknown. Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Day Seven Surprised Me. I don’t regret having this day at the private school at all, I think I really needed that different perspective, but as far as the rest of my hours, I’m anxious to go back to my crazy and chaotic classroom! Posted by Ms. K. I must admit that de...
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everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: Secret talents?
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Everyone knows when I have a bad hair day. Stories and thoughts of a first grade teacher. I have unshakable faith in children. They always. Show me the way. ♥. Friday, August 10, 2012. When I try something new, I sometimes wonder: "Is this my secret talent? As it turns out, presenting to adults is not. My secret talent. Alas. I don't mean that I lack skills in teaching adults, but rather that I was not instantly and immediately a Master of All Skill. In fact, I'm not even bad. To me In fact, I got so foc...
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everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: reading aloud...
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Everyone knows when I have a bad hair day. Stories and thoughts of a first grade teacher. I have unshakable faith in children. They always. Show me the way. ♥. Monday, November 23, 2009. On Friday I cried in front of my class. But I can't just go reading any book willy-nilly to my students. Before I can read aloud a book where I'm probably going to get teary for a moment, I have to know that:. 1 the kids will be okay with seeing me tear up. (They worry.). 2 our class is in a place where we can. By the ti...
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everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: our community...
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Everyone knows when I have a bad hair day. Stories and thoughts of a first grade teacher. I have unshakable faith in children. They always. Show me the way. ♥. Sunday, January 2, 2011. Recently I was talking with my brother about coming to visit my classroom. He tries to visit at least once per year and gets a kick out of meeting the six year olds (they often have lovely questions for him). He said, “Let me know when a good time is and I’ll try to figure it out.”. We’re now a community. I think when I to...
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everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: bystander behavior...
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Everyone knows when I have a bad hair day. Stories and thoughts of a first grade teacher. I have unshakable faith in children. They always. Show me the way. ♥. Sunday, October 21, 2012. Last weekend, I had an experience that I was so happy to witness. But before I recount it, let me give a little history:. I've been reading an extraordinary new book by Caltha Crowe, called How to Bullyproof Your Classroom. It is very much on my mind these days. One of the boys called another's name, then tossed a basketb...
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everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: wishes for writing
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Everyone knows when I have a bad hair day. Stories and thoughts of a first grade teacher. I have unshakable faith in children. They always. Show me the way. ♥. Tuesday, June 1, 2010. In Small Moments: Personal Narrative Writing. Lucy Calkins writes this:. You will have read through your children's work and, in your mind, you'll have a long list of wishes for your kids. You'll wish they'd. Write more focused narratives. Write more in addition to drawing. Use their time wisely. But Lucy Calkins is right on.
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everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: adapting and balancing projects...
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Everyone knows when I have a bad hair day. Stories and thoughts of a first grade teacher. I have unshakable faith in children. They always. Show me the way. ♥. Monday, February 21, 2011. Adapting and balancing projects. I have an ongoing struggle that I imagine a lot of teachers face: how do I teach the curriculum the state tells me I need to teach, but make sure I'm doing it in an age appropriate way? This is a project that developed out of one of those premade projects in resources like The Mailbox.
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everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: pushing through...
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Everyone knows when I have a bad hair day. Stories and thoughts of a first grade teacher. I have unshakable faith in children. They always. Show me the way. ♥. Tuesday, January 11, 2011. I've told this story over and over again. In fact, some of my colleagues have heard this story numerous times (and three of them heard it again. Today when we were at a workshop). So, if you are one of my colleagues, I apologize in advance. Being careful and safe when you put things away. The Big Books are organized ...
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everyone knows when I have a bad hair day...: six weeks in...
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Everyone knows when I have a bad hair day. Stories and thoughts of a first grade teacher. I have unshakable faith in children. They always. Show me the way. ♥. Tuesday, October 19, 2010. One of my very favorite things as a teacher happened yesterday. Rather than a class of a different people in the same room. The moment when I know who they are and I love them for all their little foibles and idiosyncrasies and I imagine all of the amazing things they are going to learn (and teach me! Followers = ♥.
