I took a look at my calendar at after getting back from Spring Break last week and holy cow! There are only 8 weeks left until this school year is over!
This year is my 3rd year teaching and my 2nd year with my own classroom. Last year I was sad to leave my students and school because they were my first class. They were adorable little 1st graders, how could I not love them? They hung on every word I said, showered me with hugs, and made me laugh all day long. I was scared that my new "big" 4th graders wouldn't like me-- that I wouldn't enjoy my new school. I couldn't have been more wrong.
I can't pinpoint exactly when it happened, but before I knew it my new and "big" 4th graders became mine. They became my "kids." When you're a teacher (I'm sure many teachers feel the same way I do) that's what happens. It is no longer "my students" it's "my kids." I got myself into trouble one time talking with someone and said "my kids"and she said "Oh! How many do you have?" Uh...Yikes! "No! I said, I don't have children, I meant my students." (Gotta be careful with that one before people get excited. ha!)
Now I have just 8 weeks left with "my kids" and I'm already starting to get all emotional about it! This year has flown by and I wouldn't trade my "big" 4th graders for the world. So here are just a few little snippets, projects, and smiles from this year so far.
Stomach Acid! Fun! I threw some croutons, cereal, chips, and lemon juice into a ziplock bag. Let the kids shake it around for a few minutes and you've got a stomach acid experiment!
The kids had to find common household objects that would normally get thrown away and find a creative way to reuse it!
Sorting past, present, and future tense verbs.
Hold it Up! I read sentences and the kids had to determine whether it was past, present, or future tense by holding up their cards. (We spent a lot of time on this topic!)
Making volcanoes! Because 4th grade isn't complete until you do them.
A little bit of fraction action. We learned how to make unit fraction parts (3rds, 4ths, 5th, etc.) then they got to make a picture with their cut outs!
I love this goofy, smart, loving, and energetic bunch. God knows how much I needed them this year.
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