Ruth Ayres invites us the celebrate each week. Click over to her site Discover. Play. Build. to read more celebrations.
After more than a week of testing, my students and I needed to relax and make art. Rather than plopping in a movie like many of my colleagues, I decided we should make a complete mess with gel printing. They loved it! I celebrate messiness today.
My hands were printed along with the paper.
May is a stressful time, but one of the lights of the month is Teacher Appreciation Week. I think I gained 5 pounds eating all the goodies in the lounge. Wonderful meals and amazing desserts! I celebrate the weeklong lighthearted laughter in the lounge.
To celebrate our year of writing, my students and I are making repurposed books. I’ve written about them on this blog a few times: here and here.
My students are enjoying collecting their favorite pieces of writing in a “real” book.
A page of Emily’s book: A poem about A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord.
Reflections on the Teche 