Reclaiming My Blog
I feel that I have been neglecting my blog, but there has been so much going on. I hope to stop using that excuse one day, but for now, it still stands. So, today, February 18, 2008, I reclaim my duty to blog on a regular basis...well, at least three times a week. I don't even know if anyone reads this anymore, so I may be writing for myself.
I am entering my sixth week of teaching the toddlers. Can you believe it's been that long already? I apologize that I haven't been here to write some of my funny classroom stories like I'd promised, but I intend to make it up to you all. All in all, I LOVE it! Between dancing around, feedings, diapers and pull-ups, wiping runny noses, readings, eating the fake food they cook for me in the kitchen area, playing, and trying to complete art activities while trying to stop them from putting sand, paint, clay, and crayons in their mouths, the day goes by extremely fast. When I sat back and took a look, I realized that I only have 2 hours with them everyday for activities. Morning meeting begins at 9:30 am. By 10:00 am, we have to stop whatever we're doing to have morning snack. They eat lunch at 11:30 am, which wraps up the day since they nap after they eat. With children that young, we have to let them sleep as long as they'd like and can't wake them, so most of them wake up between 2:30 pm and 2:45 pm. As they get up, they have afternoon snack and go to the bathroom. Once we finish all that, it's already 3:15 pm, and school is over, although most of them stay for aftercare. I leave at 3:30 pm...and that's my day.
Funny story from last week:
I have this thing I do with the kids that they LOVE. I stretch my legs out in front of me and at least four of them get on my "train". I bounce them up and down (serious leg work out) and sing two songs that I made up. After weeks of this, they've caught on to the songs and now sing them with me. When I'm done, I shout "All off", and the children get up. On this particular day, Toddler A sat in the front of the "train". As I shouted, "All off", Toddler B crawled over to Toddler A and hit her on her head. Now, Toddler B has started this new hitting trend in the class, not to be mean, but I believe he's beginning to understand cause and effect and uses hitting to experiment with this scientific theory. So, when Toddler A got hit, she began to cry (well, she began to make noise...not a tear in sight). So, I asked Toddler A to come to me and tell me what happened (mind you, I witnessed the entire thing). Toddler A then put her hand to her chest and stated VERY CLEARLY, "Mis Nees, he pinched my nipple." I KID YOU NOT!
If you were entertained by that one, I have many more...stay tuned.
I am entering my sixth week of teaching the toddlers. Can you believe it's been that long already? I apologize that I haven't been here to write some of my funny classroom stories like I'd promised, but I intend to make it up to you all. All in all, I LOVE it! Between dancing around, feedings, diapers and pull-ups, wiping runny noses, readings, eating the fake food they cook for me in the kitchen area, playing, and trying to complete art activities while trying to stop them from putting sand, paint, clay, and crayons in their mouths, the day goes by extremely fast. When I sat back and took a look, I realized that I only have 2 hours with them everyday for activities. Morning meeting begins at 9:30 am. By 10:00 am, we have to stop whatever we're doing to have morning snack. They eat lunch at 11:30 am, which wraps up the day since they nap after they eat. With children that young, we have to let them sleep as long as they'd like and can't wake them, so most of them wake up between 2:30 pm and 2:45 pm. As they get up, they have afternoon snack and go to the bathroom. Once we finish all that, it's already 3:15 pm, and school is over, although most of them stay for aftercare. I leave at 3:30 pm...and that's my day.
Funny story from last week:
I have this thing I do with the kids that they LOVE. I stretch my legs out in front of me and at least four of them get on my "train". I bounce them up and down (serious leg work out) and sing two songs that I made up. After weeks of this, they've caught on to the songs and now sing them with me. When I'm done, I shout "All off", and the children get up. On this particular day, Toddler A sat in the front of the "train". As I shouted, "All off", Toddler B crawled over to Toddler A and hit her on her head. Now, Toddler B has started this new hitting trend in the class, not to be mean, but I believe he's beginning to understand cause and effect and uses hitting to experiment with this scientific theory. So, when Toddler A got hit, she began to cry (well, she began to make noise...not a tear in sight). So, I asked Toddler A to come to me and tell me what happened (mind you, I witnessed the entire thing). Toddler A then put her hand to her chest and stated VERY CLEARLY, "Mis Nees, he pinched my nipple." I KID YOU NOT!
If you were entertained by that one, I have many more...stay tuned.
posted by Madeehah @ 4:36 PM
2 Comments:
welcome back!
I've got a video of idriss i need to load for your personal entertainment.
stay tuned
WB!! LOL @ HE pinched my nipple?!?!? Do you know what those are at that age!
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