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Tag Archives: Teaching
Long Days
Oops. Apparently almost a month has gone by. As you know, I have been remote teaching my amazing, wonderful class of cheerful third graders. It is a lot of work and makes for long days on a computer. My typical … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher, The Virus
Tagged COVID-19, In person learning, Life, Pets, Remote teaching, Teaching, Third Grade
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Remote Teaching
It has been a verrrrrryyyy long two weeks. I have behind me one week of four half days and one full week of online teaching. I teach third grade. My take-aways from these two weeks are: Doing what is best … Continue reading
Happy as a…
pig with a pinwheel. One of Cody’s teachers had an activity today that required the students to pick a gif that they felt represented how they felt about going back to school. Cody picked this one. It makes me so … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher
Tagged Gifs, Humor, Kids, Life, Parenting, Remote learning, School, Teaching
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I’ve Got Your Back
Every morning, Husband and I take our dogs for a two + mile walk. For the last several months there has been a major construction project underway in our neighborhood that has caused us to have to modify our route. … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged cats, Construction, Dogs, Humor, Kindness, Life, Pets, School, Teaching, Virtual Learning, Walking the dog
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Dining by Rapid Automatic Gunfire
There are many reasons I am looking forward to the school year starting back up, even if it will be done remotely. I am excited for Cody to start high school. I am glad Carter got his first choices of … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, The Virus
Tagged cats, Fortnite, Humor, Kids, NPR, Parenting, Pets, School, Teaching, Video Games
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Order
Order. In our classroom (I say “our” because it is both mine and my students’) there is an order and a calm that comes with knowing. In the first week of school, my students and I discuss why we are … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher, The Virus
Tagged Bitmoji, Bitmoji Classroom, COVID-19, Life, School, Stress, Teaching, Virtual Learning
23 Comments
Wood Grain Paths
What do you see when you look at this? I used to just see a hard wood floor, one that typically needs cleaning. A hard wood floor that I try my best to keep dry when both two footed and … Continue reading
Making the News and Reopening Schools
When the state that you live in makes the national news, especially in these times, you can be pretty confident that it is not a good thing. This along with a virtual town hall hosted by my school district’s superintendent … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher, The Virus
Tagged Anxiety, Arizona, Baby Yoda, Back to School, COVID-19, Kids, Parenting, Schools, Teaching
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Not a Mermaid
Last Saturday Ellie, our neighbor came over. Her twin’s dance class started up again and the class only allows one parent and no siblings to go, in order to keep the number of people small. We have been allowing the … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet
Tagged Catwad, Fractions, Friends, Humor, Learning, not a mermaid, Parenting, Reading, Teaching, The things kids say, Winnie the Pooh
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Unexpected Moments in Teaching Remotely
Working from home as a third grade teacher can lead to some unexpected moments.
Posted in Being a Teacher, The Virus
Tagged mustache on a stick, Remote learning, Remote teaching, Teaching, Third Grade, Working from home
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