Teaching snipit of the day: We read a book about fall leaves from the viewpoint of Winnie the Pooh. While it was not a literary thrill by any means (quite boring unfortunately, but then, I didn't pick it did I?) it did result in an interesting debate on whether it's better to leave all of the fall leaves scattered about the lawn, or to rake them into neat little piles. Rabbit wanted piles, Tigger wanted to jump into them, and I sided with Winnie the Pooh, who thought it was much more lovely to just look at them scattered here and there. Well, I lost the class debate. Apparently most of my Grade 1's thought it best to rake the leaves into piles. Who knew? At least it looks like I'm winning in my backyard!
On a more painful note, I have a bit of a headache tonight, and I'm really hoping I'm not heading in my dear Dad's "headache-following-almost-every-schoolday" footsteps! At least it's not a migraine or anything, just minor so far.
For some more thought-provoking reading, head over to my sister's blog. Her latest post is simply inspiring.
http://www.pieprincess.blogspot.com