Ally’s Blog.Tumblr (3.0; @myfirstsodabread)http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstiz8v4xf1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 36:  Best Day to be an Art Teacher!</p> <p>The day before Halloween.  Need I say more?</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237550278http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237550278Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:33:08 -0500<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstixcai6r1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 35: I can see you in the mirror!</p> <p>Started self-portraits with a first grade class today.  I had to cut the demo short because they were all making faces in the mirror behind my back.  It was cute, but at the same time ridiculous.  I could see them doing it!  Then they were shocked when I called them out on it!  Maybe it didn’t connect that even though they could only see the back of my head, they were still looking into the same mirror I was, therefore I could see them too.</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237549203http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237549203Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:32:00 -0500<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstis8bpK61qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 34: Project Completion!</p> <p>The one project I have been able to finish with 303 has had little to no pedagogical value.  Sigh.  At least it is a step in the right direction.</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237546553http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237546553Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:28:00 -0500<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstigb563A1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 33: I love Elmer!</p> <p>I have discovered <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_the_Patchwork_Elephant">Elmer</a>.  I am doing a project in K inspired by Elmer, and so far so good.</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237540375http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237540375Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:21:47 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstibo5DKK1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 32: No more A-R-T means no more art!</p> <p>A new classroom management strategy.  When the kids are too loud and don’t quiet down when I ask, I erase a letter.  Once all the letters are gone, we clean up early.  They HATE it when this happens!  But it is working!</p> <p>Also, a Pre K girl discovered what happens when you mix glue and liquid starch.  The look on her face was amazing.</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237537972http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237537972Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:19:00 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksti74uk9s1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 31: Grading…</p> <p>Not sure if I am doing it right.</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237535592http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237535592Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:16:16 -0500<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksti5lY4P31qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 30: What happened to that mural?</p> <p>So we were supposed to have a big mural painted in our small playground, but because of one thing or the other it never happened.  So I tried to work it out that I would paint the mural with some kids from the school.  But that never happened, for one reason or another and now it is too cold.</p> <p>I had wanted to do Mural Making for my enrichment cluster, but decided to teach a CTT class.  So now I am working with a Special Ed teacher doing a cluster called The Great Green Art Experience.</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237534728http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237534728Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:15:21 -0500<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksti0pinCc1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 29: Surprisingly Uneventful</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237532115http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237532115Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:12:25 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksthzct3zM1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Year One Day 28: 5 minutes, and I’m 88</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237531320http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237531320Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:11:36 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GA8z7f7a2Pk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GA8z7f7a2Pk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://succeedblog.org/post/236137224/dance-party-starting-succeed">succeedblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dance Party Starting Succeed</p> </blockquote>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237008568http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/237008568Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:11:01 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksggiknWwi1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me and Kenny as Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker.</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/230209299http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/230209299Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:11:08 -0500<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kscm7aDHxQ1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/228295681http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/228295681Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:23:36 -0400<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksclaz1w3G1qz9ppvo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of the best costumes in K today.  I had so much fun with the kids today.  They were all so cute!!</p> <p>Best day to be an Art Teacher!</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/228281734http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/228281734Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:04:00 -0400<p>Me: Excuse me, are you in line?</p> <p>Old Lady: <i>That’s </i>the line?!</p> <p>Me: Yes.</p> <p>Old Lady: I don’t want to stand on line!</p> <p>Me: …</p> <p>Old Lady (to the manager): Can I just pay? I don’t want to stand on line.</p> <p>Manager: No.</p> <p>Old Lady: But I don’t want to stand on line.</p> <p>Manager: You have to wait on line like everyone else.</p> <p>Old Lady (as she stands on line): I shouldn’t have to wait on this line.</p> <p>This sounds strikingly familiar to the kinds of conversations I sometimes have with my Kindergarten students.</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/227291938http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/227291938Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:04 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks90yq6qNw1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A drawing of me by one of my PreK cuties!</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/226363853http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/226363853Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:52:10 -0400<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2009/10/many_many_more_pumpkins.html">More Pumpkins - Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Blog</a>: <p><a href="http://benjaminste.in/post/225026858/more-pumpkins-wait-wait-dont-tell-me-blog">benjaminstein</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Check out our <a href="http://benjaminste.in/post/224457318/nprs-wait-wait-dont-tell-me-radio-show-is">Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me Pumpkin Carving Party</a> on the <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2009/10/many_many_more_pumpkins.html">official NPR blog</a>.  Oct-o-lantern got the top billing.  Huge!</p> </blockquote> <p>WOOT!!</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/225217783http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/225217783Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:45:17 -0400<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks3bxkYBgn1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Al Frankenstein pumpkin</p>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/223137283http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/223137283Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:03:24 -0400<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks39acfhX91qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/223088200http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/223088200Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:06:16 -0400<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks38xnvy3i1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/223081547http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/223081547Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:58:39 -0400<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks36a4flez1qz9ppvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/223035087http://myfirstsodabread.tumblr.com/post/223035087Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:01:21 -0400