“O” Day…
Otherwise known as Observation Day…
A day that makes teachers scurry in anticipation of the powers-that-be coming into our classrooms to watch us work our magic.
It’s a stressful time as teachers, old and new, scramble to plan WOW-inducing lesson plans.
We prep our classrooms and prep our students (or bribe them with brownies)…
All in the hopes that our administrators will witness magical moments when students create their own knowledge.
Today was my “O” Day.
I had been out on Friday, so I went into my classroom on Saturday and Sunday to prep.
I thought, typed, thought some more, and typed some more.
I grabbed my station baskets, stuffed clear sleeves with instructions, and left my classroom looking like this…
Before I closed the door, though, I had made sample foldables, so my students would understand the instructions in their stations…
When I left on Sunday, I wasn’t nervous.
My lesson was going to focus on vocabulary.
I heart vocabulary very much.
I LIVE for it.
Just ask my friend and mentor, Barbara, who won’t play Words With Friends with me because, though she accuses me of cheating, she really knows that I know my words.
How did my day go?
Well, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow.
I’m pooped, and there’s a fiery NASCAR race on TV.
I’ll tell you the rest of the story mañana .
Oh, that’s Spanish for “tomorrow.”
Eat your heart out, Barb!
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Can’t wait to hear the positive feedback you received!
It never pays to play Words with Friends with vocab. nerds!!! 🙂 P.S. I knew what manana meant!!!! You would have used that on WWF even though it’s spanish – cheater! lol