stories about balls...
Okay. *snicker* I just had to share:
Today during Word Study, we were focusing on the "ar" sound. We had a whole pile of words and we were sorting them into three categories: ar (like 'star'), short a (like cat), and oddball. For example, "part" would fit under "ar", and "fast" would fit under "short a", but "calendar" would go under "oddball" because the "ar" actually makes the "er" sound. Make sense?
So, we were sorting, and discussing, and it was very cool. The children were very interested in "oddball" words, and we only ended up with two of them. At the end, one of the children said,
"Ms. Finnigan! Look, there are only two oddballs! And we have twelve just regular balls!"
The other kids nodded excitedly.
I'll admit that I had to stifle my initial reaction (sort of a snort, laugh, and guffaw) and made a sound something like: "snurrrrmght"
Ahhh, the joys of teaching first grade...
We have twelve regular balls!!!
Why do I feel like this is going to make me laugh for the next few days?
Today during Word Study, we were focusing on the "ar" sound. We had a whole pile of words and we were sorting them into three categories: ar (like 'star'), short a (like cat), and oddball. For example, "part" would fit under "ar", and "fast" would fit under "short a", but "calendar" would go under "oddball" because the "ar" actually makes the "er" sound. Make sense?
So, we were sorting, and discussing, and it was very cool. The children were very interested in "oddball" words, and we only ended up with two of them. At the end, one of the children said,
"Ms. Finnigan! Look, there are only two oddballs! And we have twelve just regular balls!"
The other kids nodded excitedly.
I'll admit that I had to stifle my initial reaction (sort of a snort, laugh, and guffaw) and made a sound something like: "snurrrrmght"
Ahhh, the joys of teaching first grade...
We have twelve regular balls!!!
Why do I feel like this is going to make me laugh for the next few days?
