Groovy Educator

I am linking up with  Doodle Bugs Teaching  and the 3 AM Teacher for the Five for Friday.   1.  We had our AR coke and popcorn party yesterday!  My school is big into Accelerated Reader (AR).  Basically the children read books, take a short online quiz, and earn points.  Most books are worth half a point.  The first grade goal for each student is to earn 30 points to get on the Wall of Fame (in the main hallway).  The classes have goals to earn different parties.   Our class earned 225 points so far so we got the Coke and Popcorn party. It still amazes me to see eighteen kids hyped up on caffeine.  They were as sweet as can be but my oh my! 2.  In my quest to get healthy, I weighed in again this week and have hit the 25 pound mark.  It doesn't seem like much since I have a long way to go.  BUT when I think about how my daughter weighs about that amount, I realize it is something to be proud of. 3.  W...

I am linking up with  Doodle Bugs Teaching  for the Five for Friday.   1.  This is my first Five for Friday and I think it is the first time I am joining a linky party.  What fun! 2.  It's been a wacky week here in Florida.  We had Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) and Valentine's Day in the same week!  The kids were wonderful though.  I am so proud of my little angels.  They worked hard even with all the exciting activities. 3.  Today we did a fun activity on George Washington since Monday is President's Day (and we have no school-teacher work day).  I split my kids into three groups.  One team member was the scribe.  The kids decided who was the scribe with minimal guidance.  Those who wanted the job did one round of rock, paper, scissors and the scribe was chosen.   Each group had to write down at least three things that they knew about George Washington (before we went over any information).  Aft...