Life Long Learner

August. When I make my mega to do list at the beginning of August I am always overwhelmed. School things begin to creep on to my list, and the carefree summer day countdown begins. So, last Monday, instead of being responsible and crossing things off our list we decided to spend the entire day having fun. (Oh, and did I mention we had a showing from 3:30-4:30, so I wasn't going to let the kids touch the house after breakfast anyway?) We climbed in the car by 8:45 and headed to the doctor's office to have my arm checked for TB. The kids both held my hand and told me to be brave, just like I do when they go to the doctors. (Routine test for my new job!!!! I will be working at a Middle School this year!!!) Then, we drove over the Walt Whitman Bridge towards the Philadelphia Zoo. We parked at the zoo, did sunscreen and set out for a day of fun with our friend Emily and her 39 week pregnant Momma. We checked out the monkeys, then it was snack time. After snack we saw the crocodile

Last week I took a course on Experiential Education and Facilitation. It was a fantastic week where I learned many new games and activities to do in the classroom with my students. I created a list of activities that I wanted to share on my blog. I will be adding to this list throughout the year. Please let me know if you have anything to add! Activity Purpose KeyPunch – using ABCs Teambuild; have students work as a group to accomplish a common goal Moonbounce Hit ball around circle; discuss how to get better; parts of speech, vocab words, part of a story, prefixes/suffixes Balloon Train Communication, lead from behind, interdependence, “my success depends on your success” Name Animal most like you Write it in journal/partner/circle Name Weather condition most like Write it in journal/partner/circle Name Instrument most like you Write it in journal/partner/circle