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Category Archives: Kids Say
that final sound is kinda important
From Sarah over on Confessions. Last week, I was reading aloud The Stubborn Pumpkin to my first graders. In the story, a farmer tries to pull a stubborn pumpkin off the vine. He enlists the help of many people and … Continue reading
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When Kids are blunt
From Sarah over on Confessions. More than anyone, kids tell it like it is.Are you sporting a big angry zit today? You can be sure one of your students will ask you what “that big red thing” is on your … Continue reading
Where do boogers go?
From Sarah over on Confessions. When our communication specialist picked up my little group of kindergartners from their general ed. classroom last week, there was a bit of drama.”Ms. H!! Ms. H!!”, little ‘Julie’ cried. “Maria wiped her burger on my leg!!”When … Continue reading
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And then I raided my chocolate stash
From Sarah over on Confessions. We were starting our personal narratives project by writing a list of important people in our lives. I modeled for my first graders on chart paper, and then supervised as my four students got to … Continue reading
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read my lips, not my face
From Sarah over on Confessions. I have an over-sensitive first grader named “Adam.”He has a lot of issues going on at home, so it’s easy for me to be compassionate rather than short tempered when he starts talking in his … Continue reading
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spending that kindergarten paycheck
From Sarah over on Confessions. If you’re one of the five kindergarteners that sees me for Language Arts, you are always aiming for more happy faces than sad faces.Each child has a laminated 3×5 card on their desk with two … Continue reading
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stay or go?
From Sarah over on Confessions. That is the age old question if you’re a teacher who’s feeling sick: Do I stay home and get some rest so I can recover from this? Or do I go in to work anyway?viaAs … Continue reading
No tomorrow
From Sarah over on Confessions. Yesterday (Thursday) was the last day of school for the kids. (The teachers will be back today to clean out our rooms and such).It was Picnic Day, which is really like Field Day but with … Continue reading
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No tomorrow
From Sarah over on Confessions. Yesterday (Thursday) was the last day of school for the kids. (The teachers will be back today to clean out our rooms and such).It was Picnic Day, which is really like Field Day but with … Continue reading
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No tomorrow
From Sarah over on Confessions. Yesterday (Thursday) was the last day of school for the kids. (The teachers will be back today to clean out our rooms and such).It was Picnic Day, which is really like Field Day but with … Continue reading
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