Worth 1,000 Words...

Some of the things I write about are activities we've done, what the children said, how they reacted, etc. Sometimes I am able to describe things pretty well with words, but sometimes it would be better to have a single picture.


I have debated about posting pictures, since I don't want to have anything that is identifiable on the Internet... but still wanted to share some of what makes my kids so awesome... I have picked some things that I feel I can share without causing problems. So...

Here's some pictures of things I have mentioned before. Hope you enjoy!

This is the tree I have told you about. Isn't it cute?

Here's a close up of the star. It stays on the tree now, but it can't be lit, since the cord is way too short. Since it was too heavy for the little tree, I had to use 4 pipe cleaners to get it to stay.

Here's a closer look at the bald patches... this is a huge stripe down the middle. Apparently, you just can't trust 12-year-olds when it comes to decorating. (the tree has a matching stripe in the back).

Remember the projects I had the kids start just before Thanksgiving? This is one from a couple of years ago.

I'm not sure if I have mentioned this, but this is a great activity that I have the kids do with new vocabulary words... it's called a mnemonic. They draw a picture that demonstrates the meaning of the word, but has to incorporate the word as the picture. (It takes them a bit of time to understand me, but then they love it). This one is the word intricate.

Here's another one... incognito.

This is a sign I have on my cabinet... I ask them to get stuff out of it for me (or if they need scissors or something) and it's called the "Listen and Silent" cabinet. I don't even want to know how many times I've said that.

I have had something called the "Wall of Shame" for the past couple of years... the kids find errors in the printed world, like grammar, spelling, and they bring it in, and we post it, with their name on it, the finding date. They then get extra credit. They find tons of stuff. Our textbooks, popular novels, the newspaper, local advertising, and even greeting cards have been put on the wall this year. (I remember a teacher when I was in school doing this same thing... it's such a good idea, as it teaches the children to be analytical readers.

This is a close up of one of the items on the wall of shame. Pretty amazing, right? I can't believe it was sold this way. (It's a teacher Valentine's card!)

Well, that concludes our little tour for today... I will perhaps be posting other pictures periodically of things the children have done, made, or maybe some of the posters in my room... exciting things like that.