2 weeks off!
Just a little excited over here. Just a little.
Sometimes, as a teacher, you just need this time to catch up on the giant pile of grading that needs to be done re-group & put things in perspective.
I am off for a little mid-west, family visit, then to the desert for some R&R.
Then, a week at home filled with, DISNEYLAND, DISNEYLAND, and maybe a little beach time. It's hard to go away on vacation when you live where most people vacation. Sort 'ups the ante' for expectations. I can't even try to go for a beachy vay-cay (unless it's Hawaii).
When we get back we are starting a lit study on The Velveteen Rabbit. Insert mixed emotions here, here, and here.
It's a 1st Grade tradition at my school. One that I don't LOVE. And with this class, I'm having a hard time believing I'm going to get them into it. 14 boys, remember, 14 full-of-energy, 'spirited' BOYS. 5 girls.
So, I've taken my 6 week lit study and paired it down to 2!
Have you ever read the Velveteen Rabbit? It's HARD people. It's HARD. I totally see the value in it, BUT, there are so many amazing books out there that would encourage my peanuts to read over the summer and see that reading is a joy. Which is why I'm teaching it super-duper fast. Then, we're on to a Magic Tree House book. We are doing Vacation Under the Volcano.
BTW, have you seen Ms. Winston's website? She is a super amazing teacher with tons a free resources! You know, I love to make my own stuff, but when you find something as amazing as this, why re-invent the wheel?!
I will post some Velveteen Rabbit stuff as soon as I finish it (re-vamping my unit to squeeze into 2 weeks take a LOT of work!).
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