Are we there yet?

How many weeks until Spring Break? I feel like my kids (when they were younger) when we went on trips asking the infamous question, "Are we there yet?", "How many more miles?"

I love my kids and I love teaching, however, I must admit that my body is a little exhausted, no, extremely exhausted these days. I know I am not the only one who feels this way. I was amused during some planning when my colleague could not finish her sentences without yawning!

To all of those exhausted teachers, I hope you are planning to get some rest during the upcoming Spring Break. Every teacher deserves some time for rest and rejuvenation. I think my students are feeling a little weary themselves.

Spring fever has arrived and we all need a few moments to rest and soak in the beautiful sunshine. Enjoy!

One of those days

I must share about "one of those days". I was beginning to wonder if we would get anything accomplished related to learning. I knew the students were excited with the new scenery, therefore, I decided to go with the "force."

While students worked in small groups to investigate concepts about fractions, I pulled the blinds completely up so they could soak in the white blanket falling outside. It actually proved to be productive. The students were engaged with their activity and they actually learned something today. Needless to say, I am exhausted tonight after dealing with all of that energy displayed in my room today. I guess it would be accurate to say, it was "one of those days!"