Ahhh...the joy of teaching kindergarteners! Many of my friends have had the nerve to say to me..."Anna, how do you do it? I could never teach little kids." or a snide comment like.... "If I were to teach school, I would teach high school. If they are younger than 10, it is really babysitting!" YES, I have had people say these exact words to me! I had to let their words slide right off my back. They have no idea how gratifying it is to be a teacher. Yes, it does matter where you teach, the school, the faculty, but it is the JOY of teaching little children, to me, that is so rewarding. (sigh)
Last week, my students listened to a book titled "Hide Clyde" . It was a cute little story about a chameleon that is trapped in a house and changes from room to room until he makes his escape back home. I brought in non-fiction information about chameleons, the internet, and a few science books. They were really interested in these reptiles and their amazing ability to camouflage.
In the middle of the same week we celebrated the 100th day of school! As I put a big 100 on our calendar math board, I told them that 100 was a three digit number and in school they would learn more about numbers. In high school they would work with numbers like thousands, millions, and billions, maybe trillions. A little girl raised her hand. "and chameleons?" she asked. We all burst out laughing! Ahhh...another joyful moment to post on the blog! Love it!
