Teacher Life

There is no better way to introduce

Lord of the Flies

than by destroying your classroom

before the students arrive

and telling them they have been

stranded on a desert island 

and must work together to get the

classroom back in order!

They love it and they work well

together (usually!) to get things in order...

I love my 10th graders:)

Then each class gets to destroy the room for

the next class...I think they like that even better;)

Some class take getting the class

into groups and finishing the project

so seriously!  

The best part for me are the LOOKS
when the students get to class!!!!!!

I also love letting students who are

artistic draw out chapters from 

the books we are reading.  

I'm ALWAYS trying to include everyone

and reach everyone and all of their

unique learning styles.....

My students are so talented:)

And this....well, this is #truth:

For my "actors"...I love letting them

play out the roles of characters that

we are reading.  

The students love this!  All it takes

is a couple of them to be into it and 

the rest will follow:)

Then there are those students

who are just one of a kind...

Willie.  He brought a conch to class

for Lord of the Flies.  

This kid.  Love him.  

TeacherLife is draining at times but

so, so very rewarding...especially doing

it with people you love who have the same

mission and love as you do.