I do this all the time. There is a whole subreddit dedicated to jigsaw puzzles. It's quite a common practice.
I'm pretty sure the kitchen set in my classroom is older than me and still hanging on. 😂 That's an amazing deal!
I believe that can be a sign of autism (from my limited teacher training). I've had two students with asd that loved to climb things in the classroom to experience the jump off. Fun for them not for me lol.
I think they both just really enjoy writing and probably don't give a damn about legacy at this point.
I feel like Man's Search for Meaning gets recommended more because it does not go into as much detail as Night. Night did not hold anything back.
I tend to jump into nonfiction after reading books that hit me hard. I try to link the topic to the book if I can.
John Steinbeck's articles that he wrote during his research period was published as The Harvest Gypsies: On the road to the Grapes of Wrath.
Also one of the benefits of teaching. We have multiple breaks built into our year. Never having to worry about working the major holidays is amazing. (I worked retail for about 10 years. That time is hell on earth!) I truly wish more people had the equivalent of a summer break.
I would say Winnie-the-Pooh is spot on with how nonsensical young children can be. (I teach Kindergarten).
I found my Mom's copy of Helter Skelter and read it very young. Honestly just sparked a passion for true crime and that was it.
We have state standards that tell us what to teach. That technically is our curriculum. Districts provide us with resources to help us meet those goals. Having standards is essential, that doesn't bother me. I wish the federal government would fund us more.
Also I've had God come up in my kindergarten class and I've never told them to stop. I treat it like everything they talk about. We did an Odyssey retelling and some of my students swore up and down it was Jesus. Just used that as a jumping off point for using picture clues to help figure out setting (clothing, sandals, long beards, etc).
I'm wondering if you could put contact paper over it to prevent it from peeling more. Might be a finicky process. There are tutorials on Youtube.
If it's a classic that I do want to know all the references or the language is very outdated I will buy an Oxford Worlds Classic version. They do have explanatory notes that don't spoil the plot. You just have to save the introduction until you're finished.
I know it's probably a nightmare for you at this point but man it looks like a dream lol. Can I ask what he did for a living?
I teach kindergarten and still mask too. They are way too to germy and there is constantly something going through the building.
I showed my kindergarteners a picture of me in my halloween costume when I was five. First question was: "Wait, do you have a mom?" 🤣
It's most similar to crash course or generation genius. They have lessons and activities for most standards K-5 I believe. They also have fun mini lessons for common questions kids ask.
Mystery Science should have their free trial going on still. I love using their mini lessons. (How is ice cream made? How do bees make honey? Are unicorns real?, etc). The kids love them!
GoNoodle has a mix of breathing/self/movement videos.
Vooks for online stories.
We're going to be friends. It is a White Stripes song but I use the Jack Johnson version.
It's more mellow than upbeat.
That's as detailed as I need to be at my district. We use planbook and it makes it super easy. The standards I can just hit a checkbox and they attach.
One of my kindergarteners this year couldn't sit still or focus. Mom signed him up for soccer and he is soo much better.
"Please, accommodate your students and don't fight them and their families on providing accommodations."
In my experience it's more common for families to refuse accommodations in fear of a "special ed" label.
I've had that before but since it's not attached and flush with the bottom the pieces migrate underneath.
Infinite Text! She reads what she is interested in rather than what's popular. Surprisingly rare on youtube. Very niche subjects at times.
Book youtubers recommendations?
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