Any Questions?

After teaching a phonics lesson to a kindergarten class and going over a worksheet they were to do at their desks, I automatically asked if anyone had any questions. Immediately, four hands popped up. This is what I got:

"What do horses eat?"

"Did you know its my birthday in June?"

"What are you going to be for Halloween?"

"Do you know how much five plus five is?"

Lesson: When asking a group of kindergartners if they have any questions, be prepared for anything!

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The funniest joke...

So, the other day my six year old neighbor comes up to me and wants to tell me a joke...

me: Okay, go ahead.

him: Why did the egg sit on the counter?

me: umm, idonno. why?

him: Because it wanted to crack!

me: uhhhh... (i know kids jokes aren't ever really funny but this was so weird that all i could do was smile and give him a confused stare.)

him: after about 30 sec... Well, sometimes yokes don't make sense!

me: HahahHHHHahhhahahahahahahaHAhah!

His comedic timing was spot-on!

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Halloween Time!

Here are some pictures of my room all spooked out :)

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In my Opinion

One shouldn't use certain things as a punishment. Some of these things include reading, writing, and physical exercise. I'm also not limiting this to the classroom. I believe that the types of punishments where a child must write standards, read silently, run a lap, or do push ups are counter-productive to their development.

As teachers, we spend our entire lives trying to get our students not only to read and write but to LOVE reading and writing. We want them to WANT to read books and write stories. However, by using these as punishment, they begin to believe that theses tasks are boring, monotonous, and a punishment (go figure). The same goes with physical exercise... we want kids to learn to LOVE exercise, to enjoy the feeling of physical exertion. But when we tell them to "go do a lap" and are surprised when they are in fifth grade and despise PE. C'mon people, I'm just asking for a little common sense!

*sigh*

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One Disadvantage to Catholic Schools

One thing I remember from being in Catholic school was free dress day. Those wondrous and magical days in which we were allowed to shed those HORRIBLE plaid uniforms and show off the clothes we never got to wear. These days were usually reserved as a reward of some kind and they were received as such.

Although I was always suuuper excited to show off my "weekend clothes" to my friends, there was also a sense of anxiety. "WHAT SHOULD I WEAR???!!!" Haha

Uniforms are convenient, easy, and create a sense of equality among students. One thing they do not do is create any kind of fashion sense whatsoever.

This past week, due to the excessive heat, our school has had free dress. During these past three days, I have noticed that there is no saving the majority of my students from the fashion police. Choosing your favorite articles of clothing is fantastic. Pairing stripes with polka-dots...not so much. While it's endearing to see students walking around with orange shorts and pink tops, I don't think they are quite up to par with their public-school counterparts. Albeit, they get to practice dressing themselves everyday, but still...

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Yummy!!!

And so... the treats begin...