I haven't said much as to what's been going on in life. Honestly, it's been SO busy lately with school, and right now, at the peak of my stress, I feel like maybe it can help me to share some of the silliness and the cuteness that I have experienced as a learning teacher, and also as a learning wife. :D
First things first:
The kids.
They're adorable!
These little second graders are seriously so cute--even when they're tattle telling on another student. I love helping them learn (though I'll admit that it's harder than it looks to actually teach them suffixes, to teach them about the American Revolution, etc.).
Just today, I came in and on the desk, left from yesterday, was a compliment from one of the kids who quite honestly gets on my nerves sometimes. His name is Jackson, and he's just the funniest kid sometimes, but other times, he's purposefully trying to be funny and it's at the wrong time. Basically, he's a little boy! :D But he wrote me a sweet little note saying, "I compliment Mrs. Peterson for being sweet."
My heart just melted! All day today, even when he was being boyish, I had to just think to myself, he told me I'm sweet, I can handle this. It was really a pretty funny thought process to have, like a mini battle in my mind.
A few other little things: today I attempted Power Teaching. For those of you who aren't aware of this method of teaching, here's a link with tons of great and FREE information:
http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/
On the website is a quote by Ben Franklin that I have had on my mind quite often since yesterday:
" Tell me and I forget, teach me and I will remember, involve me and I will learn."
Whole brain teaching (power teaching) just involves the kids in so many ways! I taught suffixes--spellings and meanings today, so much faster than I have in the last two weeks I've taught grammar. Much more effective and much more engaging.
I LOVE this idea! And the kids today loved it too! I asked the kids if they wanted me to keep doing it and they said yes! Since we're going on fall break starting tomorrow, I guess that means I get to reteach this all starting in a week. But that's teaching! Chris Biffle said that if you don't like repeating yourself, then don't go into teaching! Makes sense right?
Secondly, my lovely husband. :D
A few nights ago, when we went to sleep, Danny turned to me and said that I had stolen the covers a lot the night before. He told me, "If you try and steal my covers tonight, I'm gonna steal them back, and then I'm going to push you off the bed and yell, 'I'm the king of the bed!'" Cracked me up!
This same night, he had also run around the house, chasing our poor kitty with a pillow, telling him, "Run kitty run! Get your exercise!" The pathetic cat was yowling around the house, trying to escape, and failing miserably. I could hardly stop laughing!
I love my husband. :D
Now I just need to go laugh some more. Tomorrow is the start of Fall Break and I understand why teacher's look forward to breaks more than students! Time to NOT think about school for the rest of the night!
See ya!
