Reason #10

This week, I'm taking a break from metacognition in the math workshop to celebrate the start of school. Even though I don't begin school until after Labor Day, this week is filled with trainings and classroom set up.  I am a third generation teacher.  I can remember sitting in my grandma's 4th grade classroom as a kindergartner, waiting for the big kids to come in after the bell rang so we could play hangman on the chalkboard.  I spent countless hours waiting for my mom to be finished with checking papers or "running dittos."  I learned how to be a teacher from these two ladies.  My grandma made books come alive for me and countless other children.  My mom transformed her classroom in an ocean, a rainforest, the Sonoran Desert, and on and on and on. These memories are especially poignant to me.  My grandma passed away three years ago after suffering from Alzheimer's Disease for 20+ years.  Now, my mom, with whom I used to sniff crayons and fondle post-its every fall, has the same disease.  So in honor of my two teacher heroines, I will be blogging my top ten reasons that I love teaching for the next ten days! There will be a surprise at the end of each blog post, so be sure to stay tuned every day.  So without further ado, let's get started!

 

Top Ten Reasons I Love Teaching

 

 

 



#10 Reason I Love Teaching: IMAGINATION!  I was that kid in class who was either talking a blue streak to her neighbor or I was in my own little world, writing stories in my mind.  I love teaching because I get to see kids’ imaginations at work EVERY DAY and that is a way cool thing to observe.   In fact, one of my favorite things to do is help students imagine themselves in a different way…not unlike what my personal trainer does for me at the gym.  Seriously, if you can see it, you can be it! 

 

 



 To celebrate going back to school, I’m running a MYSTERY SALE in my store at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Wild-Child-Designs/  .   As I count down the top ten reasons I love teaching, a different item in my store will be on sale each day. Make sure to visit it to find the MYSTERY SALE ITEM!