Miss EB and I did some major teacher shopping today, especially in the sale section of TAPS... One of my favorite purchases was a bulletin board set for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I can't wait to read that aloud to my class. Probably sometime next month.
My year-long theme, I think, is going to be "fruits." On the first day, every student will decorate a piece of (paper) fruit and put it on our "basket" bulletin board. The name? "Season's Best Learners." Yeah, EB and I amuse ourselves at our cleverness. :) I'm not sure if I'm going to continue to use the theme for bathroom passes, behavior charts, or what... Anyhow, every month, we'll focus on a different fruit in the realms of writing, reading, math, and science through learning centers as a side treat so we can become experts on our fruits.
Having fruit as my theme also just gives me an excuse to bring in (healthy) food for the kids (which reminds me to do my next soapbox moment on my latest conviction: child obesity-- we already struggle enough as adults with our weights; it's our responsibility to start kids off right in the first place!). I'm already going to be bringing in cupcakes or cookies for their birthdays. (No, no hypocrisy here! I make the treats healthy/low-fat AND yummy! Talk to my toughest food critic, C. haha ... hint: applesauce.)
Because I'm an organizational dork, I did a major upload of all the new books EB gave me and the ones I've bought... LibraryThing is a teacher's best friend (yeah, it's obvious I really love Magic School Bus). I'm now up to 329 children's books... I need at least 400 to have a "decent" classroom library, according to the "experts." Sometime this week, I'm hitting up B&N though; I need to get "First Day of School" read-alouds.
Miss EB and I had fun doing some pre-planning and getting down some details about our themes, etc. Ask her to do the "shoulder wiggle." I laughed so hard at its context and her expertise (it felt so good to laugh like that).
Yikes, it's getting late, and I STILL need a haircut after a month of saying I need one. I hope tomorrow will be the day. A teacher wants to look her best. :)
- Miss Chelsea
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Hehehehe...I hadn't laughed like that in a LONG time...the "I can't breathe!!" kind! :)
Hope you got your haircut and that everything are going absolutely fabulous for you!!
Hey, I still have some books for you. I wanted to pass them off to someone like Glenn Jewell in case you were at his wedding, but then I didn't see him where I thought I was going to. So, long story short, where should I send stuff? Facebook-message if you want.
-Kellie
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