The Move!
This picture was taken earlier this week to convince me that I had made lots of progress on my move. Well progress I have made and now my pile is twice this big....in the top box I have my clown costume from Jr. High and my point ballet slippers.... But really,...
The blessings of conversation in the midst of transition
I am feeling blessed today. I got to have WONDERFUL and meaningful conversation! Today I got to help my 5th graders celebration their promotion into 6th grade. It was a lovely ceremony and one of the best since I've been at this school. The day was a little...
Composing Rhythms in 2nd grade
Like everyone else, I'm in the last few days of school. My students last day is June 5th and we have a workday on June 6th. One of my chores is to get my computers in order. As part of that chore, I found these pictures taken earlier this year (sometime in...
Scratch recording students on the cheap without a lot of fuss.
Wildcat's Roar Necessity is the mother of invention and in preparation for our annual round of standardized tests, I wanted to record my students as they chanted a rap that I wrote for them last year. Last year because of time I had no choice but to circulate a...