(4/4)
At least he had the good sense to look abashed. 😂 They're so lucky that by this time of the year I love them to pieces, 'cause I'm ready to chuck them over to 5th grade already.
#talesfrom4thgrade #iteach4th
(2/2)
I said, "You want to talk rough winters!" and then lost the next half hour to an impromptu tour through kid-appropriate books about the Donner Party. They loved it, I had 100% engagement, and I regret nothing.
#talesfrom4thgrade #iteach4th
One of my amazing colleagues had her 5th graders make bookmarks for staff members or fellow students, and I was handed these by some former students this afternoon. My heart is SO full. 😍
#talesfrom4thgrade #iteach4th #whyiteach
(3/3)
"It's too bad it's National Squirrel Appreciation Day. I bet a lot of squirrels lived in that tree." He pivoted again and walked back to his seat, as if he didn't just leave me devastated over squirrels I've never even met.
#wontsomebodythinkofthesquirrels #talesfrom4thgrade #iteach4th
There is nothing that really prepares you to get an email from the lunch supervisor that begins, "Hi, 4th graders were unable to handle having full size bananas today."
I just ... I'm so very tired. #talesfrom4thgrade
I answered a question about morphology while IG stared at me raptly.
Feeling a bit smug with how engaging I am, I asked, "Does that make it a little clearer?"
"What? Oh, yeah. So, did you know one of your eyes is green and the other one is blue?"
*sighs in tired* #talesfrom4thgrade
