Alex plus one! ...almost :)

So, nobody is adding amazing teaching things on this (as we all should since we're all applying our amazing new skills right?:) so I'm just going to add me! :) I am not teaching, actually, right now I am a temporary receptionist at a tax firm. This was the perfect job because I'll stop working when I'm 7 months pregnant and that will be plenty! Well, the reason I'm not teaching is pretty obvious, so I thought I'd show off my big gut and let you all know how I'm doing! Besides this kid (he's a boy) eating my ribs all the time recently, it's been a pretty nice pregnancy, as far as pregnancies go! So here's a run through of myweeks! (for those who don't know, a pregnancy lasts 40 weeks)

4 weeks........19 weeks......24 weeks......28 weeks (this is now)

Yes, I look a little funny in the last picture, I didn't take a very good one, so that's what you get! :) I try to wear the same shirt to get a good idea of the change, but I'll be honest with you , 24 weeks looks bigger than 28! (I had a little growth spurt!:) But in the last two pictures you can see me sporting my new haircut! Fun!

So what is everyone else up to?? I want to see pictures of you and your adorable rooms at school, or whatever you are up to!

Thanks again Megan for setting up this blog!! :)

Wacky Wasps!

Hey everyone! I am loving teaching despite all of the stress and work. I have a funny story for you. The other day a wasp followed one of my students in from recess. My kids went crazy over it. They paid a lot more attention to it than to me. Finally I decided that I would use the wasp to my advantage. We have been talking about alliterations so I had my students help me list as many "w" words as we could think of. I then had them write stories about wasps in which they had to include at least 10 other "w" words. It taught me that when unexpected things happen in your classroom you just have to try to turn them into teaching moments. Hope that you are all enjoying teaching and your students! Love, Megan