So...what have I been doing? NOT thinking about work....
In the time that I have been off-track (being on C track means that I have a break from Thanksgiving through New Years), I have been BUSY! Most of my busy-ness has not been work related!
Here are some of the things that I did while I was on vacation...
1) I did complete my trade days assignment. I got to work in a special education kindergarten classroom...and I LOVED every minute of it! Maybe it was knowing that some of these kiddos would be mine next year...or that we got to do crafts all week...but we had a GREAT time! One of my favorite projects...
These snowmen were SO cute...and worked on so many skills! They had to write their name, choose their snowman's accessories, and some worked on cutting. One of the best parts of these activities is the ability to individualize the work that they do. One of the students in this class is blind...so his snowman words a little different. He is working on braille, so we had to build his name using braille (the letters were only for the teachers).
2) The day after I finished my trade days assignment, my family and I headed to Minnesota to celebrate the holidays with family. It was crazy busy! We stayed for 10 days, and we fit in so much in those 10 days that we sometimes feel we need a vacation from our vacation. On this vacation, we introduced the Elf on the Shelf for my 5 and 7 year old boys. THEY LOVED HIM! We actually have TWO elves--Cliff and Ben! We decided to do two elves because we split the time between the grandmas....and since you cannot touch your elf (a rule my 7 year old took very seriously), we needed 2 elves.
Why did I discuss the Elf on the Shelf here?? I am really thinking about introducing the Elf on the Shelf to my classroom when I switch calendars (within the next 2 years!) My elf will be used in the classroom to introduce our daily art project, cooking activity or other FUN event for the day...because I can tell you...I am SCARED when my class goes modified traditional...
3) We baked cookies...well we decorated cookies and cake pops for Christmas...here are the CUTE cake pops that I did...after everyone went to bed...
4) Finally...my favorite gift...I got an EYE-FI connector for my camera...if you haven't seen/heard of it...it is very COOL!
I hope that everyone has had a wonderful holiday season so far!
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