Admittedly, I fell off of my routine for posting daily. I ended up getting pretty sick the second half of my Spring Break. As it comes to an end tonight, I figured I would get back into the spirit of school by looking for a short, sweet, light-hearted post from my drafts: Towards the end… Continue reading big mistake
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what they will remember
As I've been writing these posts about all of my experiences as a teacher and interactions with my students, I stopped and paused to reflect on what I remember of my teachers. Immediately, I go back to my fourth grade year. I don't remember a ton from that year - mostly certain smells, colors, and… Continue reading what they will remember
the silent game
This was a very challenging week with my students. I love them dearly and have great relationships with them, which I think in turn has made them feel very safe to be themselves in my classroom. Of course, this is the goal. However, sometimes I feel students can get too comfortable and forgot to treat… Continue reading the silent game
“you wouldn’t look good like that”
Today, my students had a "good" day. I put that in quotations because it was a good day for them and what works for us as a classroom community. Someone else might enter my classroom and say it was a "bad" day. Despite their good day, they were more chatty than normal. And, not just… Continue reading “you wouldn’t look good like that”
love always, caitlin 