One of the things I love most about my job as a teacher is the fact that I have many opportunities to incorporate my personal interests and passions into classroom instruction. Storytelling, art, and music have added spice to the learning lives of all my students, past and present. However, my greatest love--dance--had not been so easy to incorporate until I began teaching at Fairburn. I never expected my training in classical ballet and tap dance would ever come in handy as a teacher, but lo and behold, it's been indispensable these last two years. The spring dance performance at Fairburn this year will be Friday morning, May 23, and the 2nd graders will be performing a joyous dance set to the music of Shakira ("Waka Waka"). The children have been rehearsing nearly every day for the last three weeks on the playground. We love our choreography. Mrs. Chen, Ms. Lessner, and I compiled the dance steps after sifting through a few choice YouTube videos. Here is one of my personal favorites: I hope I am not knocking on wood when I say that rehearsals have been going quite smoothly. The children are focused, intent on learning the choreography, and taking our corrections well. It's so much fun, I can't help but join in with them and share in the joy of dance.
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I have never been a fan of practical jokes or April Fool's Day. Fortunately for me and the class, aside from starting a striking art project (blog post coming soon), April 1 was quite uneventful (hear my sigh of relief!). However, I found myself slightly tempted to try one or two of these kid-friendly pranks I found on the site, Growing A Jeweled Rose. These are fun and funny without being mean-spirited. Save these nifty ideas for next year.
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