Today is Monday. Most Monday’s are quite busy in my first
grade classroom. However, today was a
bit busier than usual.
Why you ask?
It may have had something to do with any or all
of the following: We are celebrating
“March is Reading Month” with various activities, including visits from mystery
readers like, The Cat in the Hat. We are reading and voting on our favorite
books like Amazing Grace and Chester.
We are also rehearsing Michael’s
Cat, our readers’ theater play, so we can read it with our first grade
friends in Iowa during a Google Hangout (which is similar to Skype) later in
the week. During our busy day we solved
lots of problems and one mystery.
These are snippets of our busy
day:
“When is the Cat in the Hat
Coming?”
“What time is the Cat in the
Hat Coming?”
“Why isn’t the Cat in the Hat
Coming today?”
“It said on the calendar that
the Cat in the Hat is coming today!”
Teacher:
“The Cat in the Hat is coming
on Wednesday.”
“He’s going to some
classrooms today and he’s coming to our room on Wednesday.”
“He couldn’t go to all the
classrooms today so some classes have to wait until Wednesday.”
First Graders:
“I can’t see myself on the
Smart Board.”
“Where am I? I can’t see myself!”
Teacher:
“It’s not important for you
to see yourself, it’s important for the other class to see you.”
“Make sure you are facing the
camera.”
First Graders:
“Amazing Grace only got 4 votes and Chester got 16 votes.”
Teacher:
“It’s o.k. If one book got 16 votes and the
other book only got 4 votes.”
“Other classes will be
reading and voting on the same books and we’ll add our votes to theirs.”
First Graders:
“I can’t find the cap to my
marker.”
“Where is my eraser?”
Teacher:
“Check under you foot, I see
a cap over there.”
“Look behind you, I bet
that’s your eraser.”
First Grader:
“I put my backpack on the floor
in the meeting area and now it’s gone.”
“I think someone took it!”
Teacher:
“Did you look everywhere?”
“Let’s take another look.”
“Is that it, over there, by the trash
can?”
MYSTERY SOLVED…
I wonder what mysteries we'll solve tomorrow? Stay tuned!
I teach Young 5's. I admire you being able to remember all the conversations!
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes and the songs too. I drive my daughter crazy when I sing songs because I can't get them out of my head:)
DeleteYour first graders don't sound so different from my sixth grader! Glad the mystery was solved.
ReplyDeleteTara,
DeleteThat is so funny. It just goes to show that kids will be kids. Thanks for stopping by.
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ReplyDeleteThis is priceless....and to think we actually teach them something besides solving all their mysteries!
ReplyDeleteI know, right? We just solve it and move on. There is never a boring day:)
DeleteI laughed out loud as I read this post-you captured the essence of first grade:)
ReplyDeleteI love first graders. They help you to appreciate the small things in life. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteWhat a great idea to capture
ReplyDeleteInitially, I wasn't sure of the best way to capture it so I'm glad it works. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteYup sounds just like my Firsties! You gotta love them! I heard all the kid parts in their high excited voices that I know so well.
ReplyDeleteFirst graders are a lot of fun. They tend to love school and they get very excited about simplest things. It's a great age to teach.
DeleteIt was fun to read your slice! Oh the big mysteries of first grade - it's exhausting but so much fun!
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