Standing Up for Yourself

We have been working on being assertive and standing up for ourselves as our next social skill.  We read the book Shubert and his Big Voice.  Shubert shows how he learns to stand up assertively, effectively, and respectfully to bullies.  Each child must learn to use his or her BIG voice (stern and serious voice) in tough situations.

Some examples:
On the playground- If someone is clogging the slide, one needs to use a stern voice and tell them "I do not like it when you clog the slide!  I feel scared when you do that!"

In the classroom- If someone is not letting you play, you need to say "I do not like it when you do not let me play and I feel sad!"  If someone is bothering you, you need to say "I do not like it when you ___.  Please stop!"

In the lunch room- If someone is showing chewed food in their mouth, one needs to use a stern voice and tell them "I do not want to see food in your mouth!  That is disgusting."

Fun with the GreenScreen!

Check out our flying video that we completed to go along with the big book Dan the Flying Man.  If only we could actually take a field trip to these places!
 

Thank You For Your Support at the Book Fair!!

Teachers received almost $100 to spend on books for the classroom!  This was better than Christmas and sharing the books with the class was even more FUN!!!  It looked like a book tornado had gone through, and each student picked out some just right books to read!

A Peek at Our Week!

Creating with Osmo!

I am thrilled to announce one of my DonorsChoose projects has been funded!  An anonymous donor donated two Osmos to our classroom.  This new program for the iPad allows students to collaborate and use creative thinking to solve challenging puzzles.  We have learned that sometimes we have to get it wrong to get it right!

Visit www.playosmo.com to learn more!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Ask your child how the liked "green eggs and ham"!  I tricked them today!!