Bright shoes and beaded earrings were this weeks teacher outfit trends! Screaming during transitions and trying to make viral youtube videos in the lunchroom were this weeks behavior trends… I’m starting to think if someone wanted to create a teacher reality t.v show, following my day around might be worth it.
Another belief I’m developing is the only thing I can control in my school day is what I wear and my emotions… so… Here is me trying to gain control in my school world with my winter teacher outfit roundup #7.
WAIT, 7? Can winter be almost over… please? 🙂
MONDAY D E T A I L S
Top: TJ Maxx – Similar | Jeans: Gap (size 24 r) | Shoes: Target – Similar (size 7.5) | Earrings: Stella & Dot – Similar
Reality TV Teacher Moment of the Day: It was the first day back to school and I had a clear case of Jet Lag. All day, I was calling pencils markers and mixing up names. On one of my students check-in/check-outs I wrote Happy Thursday instead of Happy Monday.
During our writing group, I asked my students to collaborate on a question that they would be able to generate evidence for, to support their claim. After a brief 30 second discussion, the four who very rarely are in agreeance, agreed: Did Mrs. Boston’s head (brain) get smaller in Europe?
Sweet.
This topic is actually going to create the engagement I need for them to generalize what a claim is.
Long and fun story short:
… looks like I forgot to write the word antonym, too…
TUESDAY D E T A I L S
Top: Target – A New Day – Similar | Jean Jacket: Target (size xs) | Jeans: Nordstrom Rack (size 24) | Shoes: Old Navy (size 7.5) | Watch: Similar | Bracelets: Target – Similar
Reality TV Teacher Moment of the Day: One of my little stars decided to take the jet lag pressure off of me by taking his creativity to a whole new level. Has anyone else received a phone call that one of your students is singing and dancing on tables in the middle of the lunchroom? It was my first time.
When I had walked in, his show was already over, but the play by play was rich in content.
Let’s just say he tried to orchestrate an entire lunchroom dance off in which he designated certain roles to other students in an attempt to become YouTube famous with a viral video.
When me and my assistant principal were laying down the law and natural consequences he was having a really hard time understanding why… because our school would be youtube famous and our lunch lady would have a fan club…
WEDNESDAY D E T A I L S
Top: TJ Maxx – Similar | Jeans: Nordstrom (size 24) | Shoes: Target – Similar & Similar | Earrings: Target
Reality TV Teacher Moment of the Day: On Wednesdays, our entire fifth grade splits into 5 different groups to receive tiered instruction. I have half general education kiddos and half of my students with IEPs. I was trying to build their understanding of fractions and decided having them each create 3 would you rather questions, counting out entire WHOLE, and then playing would you rather would be the best way to create an understanding of fractions. 5 students for eating spaghetti made in the toilet/11 total students and 6 students for having an elephant trunk as a nose/11 total students… sweet!
Of course, being the most loved teacher in the world, one of my little gems stands up and leads the following would you rather question:
“Would you rather shave Mrs. Boston’s head, braid her hair, and glue it on her face as a mustache?” (As he gestured a goatee)
OR
“Would you rather turn Mrs. Boston into a voodoo doll and make her have meetings every single day? I can do some things to make her have meetings every day…”
Thanks… guys…
THURSDAY D E T A I L S
Top: Target – Similar | Jeans: Nordstrom | Shoes: Target – Similar & Similar | Earrings: Stella & Dot | Necklace: Target
Reality TV Teacher Moment of the Day: My second grade writing group and I have been focusing on subject, predicates, and verbs. We were making a list of verbs when all of a sudden my district special education supervisor walks in. Instantly one of my students whispers, “stranger danger!” and hops off his chair and hides under his desk… the other stares and says, “OH NO!” … then … they look at each other and start shouting “POOP!”… This continued for 30 minutes… I used about 20 different strategies and was able to get them focused, some what, to meet one of the objectives… Oh… When trying to play spelling ball, one of my students said, “LET’S SPELL DONALD TRUMP!!! P O O P”… “Thank you for making a suggestion and providing a verb for something that all humans do…” Hopefully she got that one down in the notes 😉
FRIDAY D E T A I L S
Top: Old Navy (size 24r) | Cami: Target (size xs) | Jeans: Nordstrom Rack – Similar | Shoes: Old Navy (size 7.5) | Bracelet: Stella & Dot | Earrings: Stella & Dot
Reality TV Teacher Moment of the Day: 2:30, unannounced fire drill. I have a student who has siginificant sensory needs and anxiety. Every day he asks me if there is a fire drill. every. single. day. Yesterday, “Nope!” Well…
2:30 when the alarms start blaring, my fight or flight kicked in, and off I can to the portables. During my sprint, I realized I had a running partner, my paraeducator, who said our student wasn’t in his classroom. She took the field, I went back into the school. I ran around our entire two story school in about 50 seconds. Sprinted back out and was running across the field when I saw my para through up two thumbs up. Talk about relief.
I ran over to my student and said, “Hey buddy. How are you feeling?” He said, “You told me there wasn’t a fire drill today. There was. I knew you weren’t important. No one tells you anything” and he smiled. Then I smiled. We have camera around the school and I’m tempted to ask to ask if I can watch the footage of my run HA.
So… in a world where I have absolutely no control, I can control my outfits.
What was our reality TV Teacher Moment of the Day?
Can’t wait to hear!
