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WOW this must be the year because I am also planning a retirement party for my mom who has been teaching for 30 years and kindergarten has been her primary grade -PLEASE SHARE ANY IDEAS!!!!!!
Glenn-"Silas will you be my best friend forever?" Silas-"No,I'll be until the Ice Age" :)
I found one on line a couple of years ago called "Turkey Takes a Stand" and had my students perform it. It is very cute and funny. It is not about the meaning of Thanksgiving, however, it is from the turkey's perspective. The parents really liked it and the kids had a lot of fun doing it.
Our teachers perform for our K-5 Elementary students each year before Christmas Break. We don't mind "acting the fool." We have done this variety show for 12 years now and are running out of ideas. Does anyone have a cute or funny idea for a song, skit, etc.?
by Ken Mylott
Jan 6, 2009
Ken Mylott's Amazing Psychic Predictions About Education For 2009
Once again, it's time for me to look into my crystal ball and see what the future holds for education in the coming year. Please keep in mind that my past predictions have been proven to be "99% accurate" whenever they came true.
1) In a startling discovery later ...See MoreKen Mylott's Amazing Psychic Predictions About Education For 2009
Once again, it's time for me to look into my crystal ball and see what the future holds for education in the coming year. Please keep in mind that my past predictions have been proven to be "99% accurate" whenever they came true.
1) In a startling discovery later this year, a major scientific study will conclude that there is a "significant" correlation between academic success in high school and regular school attendance, doing homework, studying, and parental involvement in a teenager's life. "And I thought that my kid was failing because his teachers didn't like him since he got those tattoos and face piercings," one parent exclaimed in shock when she heard the study results.
2) A school district somewhere in the United States will announce that none of the tax money that was set aside for the school system has "disappeared, been misplaced, or mismanaged. "That's right," the district supervisor will state, "every penny of tax money that was supposed to go to educating our students actually ended up doing so. We think it's a miracle."
3) A teacher's union will refuse to defend the cause of an incompetent teacher. "Usually, we go to bat for every teacher who pays their dues but this one was so dreadful that even we couldn't do it with a clear conscience," the union spokesperson will explain. "I'm in a twelve step program and if I went along with this, it would have eaten me up so badly that my sobriety would have been at risk."
3) In a sudden and massive reversal of cultural tastes, teenagers all across the USA will decide that they have had enough of gangster rap music and stop buying it, putting all of the singers out of business. "We just got tired of it. Now we're all trying to live productive, positive, law abiding lives and take our education seriously. We have no interest in negative, anti-social messages; that is so old fashioned. We're all into setting goals and working toward them now," one teenager in a poodle skirt will explain. There will be an explosion in sales of music by the Carpenters, ABBA, and Pat Boone.
4) In a surprising move, an individual without any management, leadership, communication or people skills will be appointed to become the administrator of a public school in the United States. Teachers at the school will be bewildered by this appointment. "We're so used to having intelligent, inspiring, highly competent, and articulate people in administration that we're all thrown by this and aren't quite sure how we are supposed to respond," one faculty member will confess in an interview. "Some of us are still clinging to the hope that this is some sort of sick practical joke and that we'll get a real administrator soon," another teacher added.
5) In order to combat the childhood obesity epidemic, schools across the nation will shut down their cafeterias and eliminate lunch recess. "Most of these kids get enough calories at breakfast alone to feed the entire Chinese Army," one school nutritionist will explain. "Fasting all day at school will be good for them." In addition, all school water fountains will be shut off in order to cut down on the need for bathroom passes. Vacant school cafeterias will be leased out to Starbucks Coffee so that teachers will finally be able to get a decent cup of coffee at school.
6) The President of the United States will be wildly praised by educators when he signs a bill providing an additional 50 million dollars in funding for each and every school in the nation. Later this year, it will be quietly revealed that the bill will be funded by subjecting teacher salaries to an 80% tax hike.
This is copyrighted material 2009 by Ken Mylott. You may freely pass it along by email or use it in an in-school publication. For other uses, contact me.
by Louisiannie cross-posting KimKca
Jan 18, 2009
In kindergarten this week, we have been talking about winter. Monday, I read the kids a non-fiction book about animals in winter and introduced the kids to vocabulary like "hibernation," "migration," and "burrow."
There is a place in the book that shows a woodchuck's burrow. The kids were very interested in the tunnels, bathroom chamber, a...See MoreIn kindergarten this week, we have been talking about winter. Monday, I read the kids a non-fiction book about animals in winter and introduced the kids to vocabulary like "hibernation," "migration," and "burrow."
There is a place in the book that shows a woodchuck's burrow. The kids were very interested in the tunnels, bathroom chamber, and sleeping chamber. We discussed how many burrowing animals will have more than one entrance to fool predators. After discussing the book, we did a "directed drawing" of a woodchuck's burrow. We labeled parts and then some of the kids asked if they could color the drawings.
I reminded the children that this was a "science" drawing, so accuracy in color is important. The kids decided that brown was probably going to be the predominant color, since the picture of the burrow was under a winter landscape. Some children put green on a few trees and colored the hibernating woodchuck with tan and brown colored pencils.
I walked around the room, giving feedback. I stopped short when I saw McKenna, one of my most competent students and a very good listener, using a pink crayon inside the woodchuck's sleeping chamber. She was carefully coloring the outline of the chamber.
"McKenna," I said, "what's this? Is the sleeping chamber PINK?"
McKenna looked up and me and smiled.
"No. It's brown. And has grass."
"Well... what is the pink crayon for?" I asked.
She continued coloring and replied, "Wallpaper."
:-)K
Our school principal is retiring and I'd like to find a top ten list on either why principals retire or things he'll do while retired. I've seen the teacher's list, but I'm looking for something pricipal specific. Can anyone help?
Thanks!
What creature is an expert in algebra, history, geometry, literature, and trig.
You'll find the answer and other humorous and educational stuff at the Gnarly Gnews link.
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