Before this week started, I went to Barnes and Noble to look for a few books I wanted to read to the kids. I was so excited when I walked into the clearance section, because one of my favorite books from school was on sale for only $6 - Amelia Bedelia. Its funny, and a great book to see if they are comprehending the story. If you're not familiar, Amelia Bedelia is a maid who is extremely literal. For example, when the home owners left her a list and one of the items read "Dust the Furniture", Amelia Bedelia put dust all over the furniture. When it said "draw the drapes" she took out a piece of paper and drew the drapes. So, its a very silly book but it also gives so many opportunities for me to say "now, why on earth would she do that? What do you think she should have done instead?" I ended up reading that book to them on Tuesday morning. They absolutely loved it, and I noticed that when they came back from the library later that day, many of them had checked out Amelia Bedelia books =)
Most of you know I have a tattoo on my foot - 4 flowers that represent my mom, dad, brother, and me. I made sure it was okay for it to show, especially since I cannot wear tennis shoes. Today was the first day one of the kids noticed it. It was when most of the class had gone down for their bathroom break, so there were four students talking to me. The first one asked, "Why do you have a tattoo?" So, I told them basically because I wanted it, and then explained what it meant. I was shocked when another girl said, and I quote, "Do you get to tell the tattoo artist exactly what you want and where you want it?" hahaha... It was so cute, but I couldn't believe she actually knew the term "tattoo artist". I guess I shouldn't be so surprised with all of the tattoo shop shows on TV though. I was very careful about what I said to them, and made it seem like it wasn't that exciting, because I didn't want them all running home at 8 years old asking for tattoos! They seemed to fluff it off though. One girl even told me "My mom got a tattoo once. My dad was maaad at her." It was definitely an interesting conversation!
After lunch on Tuesday, I did a math lesson with the students using M&M's. They are having a hard time understanding fact families, so I was hoping that if they were able to visualize it they would understand it better. They knew all day long that I had a special math activity planned, and they were dying to know what it was. They couldn't have been more excited when I gave them each a cup of M&M's. I was shocked at how well behaved they were throughout the lesson. They listened, they were understanding, and when I told them to finish the rest of the problems on their own, I saw some of them actively using the candy to help solve the problems. It was wonderful!
Another post to come for Wednesday!
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