Coming off of Thanksgiving meal 2012, I feel my waistband a bit more as I am situated on my little kitchen chair in my blue jeans. I'm told that even the most modest plate with turkey and all of the trimmings completely blows all weight watcher points for the year. Maybe I didn't get that quite accurately, but you get the idea. Not that I'm on weight watchers currently. My diet begins tomorrow, but it's a customized version for my busy life style. I'm counting on complete success.
Bidding a temporary farewell to the first grade students on Wednesday seems like a long time ago. The day was a day of pumping out all kinds of work at their level, including a paper cup turkey decoration which could be used as their table centerpiece. There was a place on each "feather" to list an item or idea for which the student is thankful. My favorite, of course, was seeing "God" or "Jesus" and actually those Persons were pretty popular. Don't know if each student thought singularly or if the words made their way around the classroom, and they were snagged by the kids who didn't know what else to write.
In the first grade, crayons are the coloring utensil of choice. They do indeed break and then there is the peeling factor, but generally speaking, those things have stood the test of time. Enter me and my ideas. Noticing the students struggling with getting their crayons back into their respective boxes, torn cardboard, bottoms falling out, my mind bleeped over to how incredibly versatile sandwich baggies are. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the crayons could be in this see-through plastic showroom of sorts on each student's desk. The box is dark inside and finding the correct color can sometimes be frustrating. The baggie idea would solve this. So I began handing the baggies out and the students thought Christmas had arrived!
Yes, the idea was one of both form and function. The teacher thinks me a genius and barring the thought of a boy or girl poking through the bag, this will now be the foolproof tradition in this teacher's classroom. Not as splendid as the Thanksgiving holiday, not even close, but enjoyable nonetheless.
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