Two things.
And then I need to get out of here to go to bible study.
Okay, so the Quietest Pencil Sharpener in the World arrived.
People, get it. GET IT. I am over the moon about it. My upper grade helpers can sharpen pencils while I am teaching. In mid-sentence. Even if I’m whispering which I never am, but even if I was, they could. And the pencils are SHARP. My helpers were very intrigued and impressed. It might have been my demonstration and the “Wait! There’s more!” statement, but either way, they love it as much as me.
Now, my only pencil problem is that SOMEONE keeps breaking the ends off the pencils. Yes, that whole silver part that holds in the eraser. That whole thing.
GRRRRRRRRR.
And sometimes, if this certain SOMEONE can’t get the whole thing to snap off, they squish it flat. Squash.
GRRRRRRRRR.
I do not understand the sheer disrespect for the pencils that I purchased with my own money were donated by families in my classroom. And I can’t find the culprit no matter how many times I tell my kids to POLICE EACH OTHER, ALREADY! Let’s throw him in the slammer!
Shake head.
This class is too sweet and I can’t find a rat anywhere.
So even though I have the Pencil Dispenser coupled with the Quietest Pencil Sharpener in the World, I still have a pencil problem.
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Moving on.
I introduced verbs today.
I didn’t teach it like I did last year. Nope. I got a hair up my nose and changed things a bit.
Maybe I’ve been under the whole morning work file a rock, but I found a really cool verb rap on You Tube.
Look:
You don’t have to watch the whole thing right now, but let me tell you — hook, line, and sinker, this song is stuck in my head. Fo-sho!
My kids ate it up. Play it again, play it again, they screamed.
I played it again. You know, keeping my crown of Best Teacher Ever and all that.
It was fabs. Apparently, this is the sequel to the Nouns Rap.
Sequel? There’s a Nouns Rap?
I must have it.
After we clapped, jumped, and shook, we used my picture cards to name the verb.
kimcollatos says
I used that song last year and my kids STILL remember the verbs and nouns lol ๐
Stephanie says
You're nicer than me. On account of I have yet to share my lean green pencil sharpening machine with my students. I think I need one for them and one for me!!
โค -Stephanie
Falling Into First
Jill says
Hey, I have a pencil decapitator also, at least I know who it is and we have had a "do this again and . . " good luck with that. Thanks for the tip on the video.
Jill
Kelly says
My pencil decapitator moved on to 2nd grade this year. I never did figure out which one it was.
I have used that song for the last couple of years. The first year I used it, I guess some of the kids didn't fully understand. I had them using magazines looking for nouns person, place and thing and a verb an action word. I looked at one of my top students and he had cut out a bunch of words and glued them under verb. I asked him about it, he said, "A verb is a word." OOPS!!!
Kelly @ I'm Not Your Grandpa, I'm Your Teacher
Diana says
love it!! Have you seen Sweet Brown on youtube?? Oh my word – It is so so funny! This sweet lady is being interviewed because her apartment complex is on fire and she thought someone was a barbacuin. Then she said, 'lawd Jesus, it's a far!" She ran for her life. Didn't grab no shoes or nothin Jesus. She RAN for her life. Then the smoke got her, she got bronchitis. AINT NOBODY GOT TIME FO DAT!
Holly says
How can you watch that out laughing – tears streaming down your face?!?!?!
Holly
Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade
The Kinder Garden says
My kids LOVE the verb rap along with every single other video from that site… havefunteaching.com! They are genius! My kids beg me to play the letter videos and they have just recently started putting sight word videos on there too. ๐
Ms. Lopez says
Sorry you are not able to achieve the trifecta of pencil bliss. It's always something (or someone), isn't it!
Kathy
Coloring Outside The Lines
Patty Rutenbar says
Love. It. That is so awesome… My kids will love it when I show them tomorrow. We have been using your noun, verb, and adjective carspds all week and it is really helping my second graders… Especially my lowest ones who are reading at kindergarten level. I'm going to have to check out that noun video too.
Patty
2ndinline.blogspot.com
Miss Kindergarten says
Toot toot is right!! Why have we not made youtube videos yet?!??!
Katie Knight says
Toot toot ah beep beep ! You rock. We all know it, and we don't mind hearing you say it! Keep it real in the hood, Tiny!
Kimberly Santana says
Love it! Have you tried writing names on pencils? A sharpie works well. I can quickly figure out who's using their pencil as a snack when I collect them each day to sharpen. My biggest offender likes to chew- it's gross so names are a must for me. I don't want his germies in the hands of other little people. YUCK-O!
Kimberly
The Learning Tree
Melissa says
Haha, great minds think alike! I just posted about this pencil sharpener. I agree, it's a must-have! Need to check out that verb rap later.
Don't Let The Teacher Stay Up Late
Jessica says
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this video! Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to show my second graders!
Jessica
Learn, Play & Have Fun
ttervoort says
I'm glad your sharpener arrived! It's the little things that make our days a little brighter when we're feeling down…lol…or help you find your happy place…turn the handle…turn, turn, turn…
I will definitely check out the video…have a great Friday!
Lori says
I just checked out both the verb and noun vidoes- I love them! Thanks for sharing.
Jessica Ehlinger says
I love it! We've been youtube-ing short o video's this week, singing and dancing to the short o sound. So fun!
Laura M. says
I would love one of those pencil sharpeners, but unfortunately they do not ship to Canada. We moved to a new elementary with in our K-12 school and we don't have pencil sharpeners at all, it really sucks.
KinderKapers says
Toot Toot!! You rock…going all Common Core. Lots of rigor in their thinking and your teaching!! I am heading over to check out the video. Thanks to Kinder Garden for suggesting they have letter videos (now I don't have to wait for spring to use verbs with my kinders).
Terri Izatt
KinderKapers
Beth says
I solved my pencil problem by writing the names on tape and then putting them on the pencils like a flag. Each child got two pencils. We had a pencil check at the end of the day. The children thought it was a contest. I also use only Ticonderogo pencils. They don't break. Good luck!
Michelle says
I have tried to show you tube at school and cannot because it's blocked and I have wanted to save the videos but of course, cannot.
How did you show it to your class? ๐
Andrea says
I showed my students this verb video. They L O V E it! Maybe they will remember what a verb is. Thanks for sharing it.
Dusty says
Good luck on finding the culprit! I'll have to check out the video and use it ASAP!