...I am still learning in Kindergarten!

This morning while at school I received a phone call from my mom.  She shared with me that my Grandma had passed away.  It came as a shock because even though she was 88 years old, and even though she had been in the hospital just weeks before and now home, in my mind she was doing great.  My mom assured me she was in a better place and she is where she wants to be.  It made me angry to hear this as I feel I missed saying goodbye, and what about Grandpa who is now without Grandma?   In my sadness of the news and right before recess (the students were quietly at centres) I called my husband and shared with him the news.  I told him how she is now happy in heaven exactly where she wanted to be, that she went peacefully...saying the words that were told to me, but not sure I believed them.  Just saying what would sound "right". After I hung up the phone, I went to a table to help a student with a worksheet he had questions on.  He looked up at me an...

Another installment of "what I want to be when I grow up" in the Kindergarten class.    Then we had a visit from a real life NURSE!  She showed us her stethoscope; she weighed us and talked about the things she does for a job. visit from a nurse.

what does mommy or daddy do for a job? Well, it's that time again in Kindergarten where I have all the students bring in something that their mommy and/or daddy does for a job.  Without fail I get a chuckle as they try to describe something they seem to know little about.  I love their perspective on what their parents do during the day.  Here are a few of the comments said.  You will see that mommies and daddies do a lot of "STUFF".  See if you can tell what the parent's "job" is :) - daddy buys money to get money.  He uses the money to buy furniture and stuff. - mommy designs stuff on the computer.  She designs towels and stuff. - my daddy puts labels on buckets at work during quiet time. - mommy makes picture books for a job...nothing else.  (showed a shutterfly family photo book) - my mommy cleans dishes and does laundry.  She doesn't do bending much. - my dad works, he fixes roofs.  When he is done the owners gi...

they're so little ;) today I took the Kindergarten class to the gym for some phys ed.  They absolutely love the gym and today I decided to teach them a new game.  I knew the badminton nets were set up so I took out the junior racquets and birdies and tried (yes tried) to teach them to hit the birdie with the racquet.  Well, it did not go well and so we played a balancing game with our racquets instead.  They balanced the birdie on their racquet while walking across the gym.  They loved it.  As I was cheering on one of the students I turned around and saw one of the students doing something that was not expected.  I then proceeded to say to said student,  "please, stop licking the badminton racquet." There are numerous times in my classroom when I say phrases that make me stop and think "that is not something I would say everyday...or ever again for that matter".  Keeps me on my toes, makes my days brighter and full of laughter, and re...

pinned from pinterest Last weekend of summer before I get back into routine of teaching.  Am I excited?  I would say excited like going on a roller coaster...not sure what the next turn will look like or feel like, but I am buckled in and ready for the ride. In prep for my "ride" I have been researching new ideas, reading up on my old ideas, de-cluttering things I have had in my "classroom files" for YEARS!  So one of the sites I have been thoroughly enjoying this summer for new and fresh ideas is  pinterest .  I love pinterest (...you can follow me here ) well, haven't found anyone who doesn't like it.  While perusing the site I saw a neat pin idea with rocks.  The pin was for a guest book idea where you have a bowl of rocks out and have your guests write their name on one and you have them out on display.  So cute. So before I tell you what I did...let's rewind a bit and find out how my teaching all started shall we? I have alway...

Every year around this time I teach the students about community helpers.  We talk about how God has a plan for our lives and that we can use what we do (our job) when we are older to serve him.  At the end of the two-three weeks of teaching this I ask them what they want to be when they grow up.  It never fails, each year the answers make me smile.  This class was no exception.  Enjoy :)