"i'm not old enough for this"

vignettes from the life of a first grade teacher

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Book Choices

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In kindergarten, we're learning how to choose books we like. A lot of girls want to find books about princesses. Others want to learn ab...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Surprises from the kindergarten set

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Most of the time, the kindergarteners I know are pretty typical. They cry when someone steals their crayon; they need help tying their shoes...
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Monday, November 30, 2009

If You Like It, You Better...

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I often seen one of my little ones on the subway in the morning. She's in kindergarten and has speech disabilities. She's a little h...
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Visual

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As you might expect, there are a lot of pictures in kindergarten and first grade. Especially when the kids can't read yet. So I spend a ...
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

When I grow up, I wanna be...

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Every class gets to pick a "star of the week." The star gets to do all sorts of things: wear a special ribbon, hand out papers, st...
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Peacocks

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Let's face it: things got busy. Opening a charter school takes brain energy, and why post if there's nothing to note? But today, the...
Thursday, October 1, 2009

Binary

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One first grader is new to schooling this year, so she's working hard to learn what's what. In her writing journal recently, she...
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