Count Down

WOW. I am the worst blogger ever! Did you know that school is a lot of work? I've written approximately a million lessons plans since last we spoke. Highlights of teaching Jefferson fourth graders math have included:

The day we were making bar graphs and we went to label the y-axis "number (#) of kids" and one fourth grader says, "You mean like a hashtag?" And I had to admit, "yes, kinda like a hash tag."

The day I reluctantly came in with a lesson about partial quotient division that I thought was going to be way too hard, but they all loved the challenge and ate it up. They all become partial quotient division experts. Sweet.

The Monday I came in and asked about everyone's weekend and when I transitioned into my lesson and one shy kid goes, "Wait, Ms. Anderson, you didn't tell us about your weekend." (In a genuinely nice way, not a get-out-of-math-for-5-more-minutes way.)



So, other than lesson planning and other homework, I've been doing almost nothing. Although, I started watching Lost on Netflix and I'm already into the fourth season. I'm watching it at an embarrassingly fast pace.

Hey! Look at this dragon I made with a ton of kindergarteners from North Woods International School in LaCrosse! (And YES, it was my own lesson. Dang, I'm getting good.)

I like your sweet paper plate scales, Dragon.

I'm getting really excited to go home for Easter this next week. Friday classes are canceled, and because Winona public schools aren't open on Thursday I don't have to tutor my reading kids. I think that means I need to come home on Wednesday and skip my Thursday classes. I never skip classes... I deserve this. Right?

Last thing I have to tell you: I have this app on my phone where I put in all my countdowns. Here's the latest.

4 days until I come home for Easter
8 days until Easter
20 days until this semester's classes end
28 days until I come home for the summer
29 days until mother's day
35 days until uncle Dale's birthday
36 days until my favorite boyfriend Dan graduates college