This year, I'm excited to announce that I'm teaching second grade. I am so beyond blessed to be teaching at the school God has led me to. My students are sweethearts, and I can honestly say that after my first day of teaching as a career, my heart is full.
Last night was practically sleepless. The nerves had definitely set in. I spent many moments just talking to God about everything that was on my mind concerning today. Where did the list end? Oh, it still hasn't. But God blessed. Just like He always does. He is so good.
So for the first day of adventures for the year, I can say we had a good day. I can only hope my students would say the same. The first week of school is really a bunch of procedures and routines. It's everything from what to do when you come in in the morning to what to do if you need a tissue to what to do in a fire drill. But if we did that all. day. long. the kids would go crazy. Psh. I'd go crazy. So we had to add some fun things in there.
Now, a lot of times, kids hate handwriting. Why? It's slow, monotonous, and cursive. It's difficult especially if you've never had it before. But the thing is...I love writing. I love handwriting. It's a lost art if you ask me. And you can tell a lot about a person based on how they write. I'm 100% convinced. But that's a side note. So adventure did we have to cultivate a love for handwriting? Lots and lots and lots of shaving cream. We wrote on our desks with shaving cream. It was on our hands. And on our faces. And on our clothes. And in our hair. But it was totally worth it. (P. S. - Moms, it's okay. Promise. No stained clothes.) I probably should have thought through the clean up a little better. But my sweet teacher's aide came to my rescue. At the end of the day, everything was clean. Even the air. Suffocating-ly clean. Hopefully that airs out by tomorrow morning, but if not, the memories are well worth it.
This is just one of many adventures for my travel themed classroom in this my first year of teaching. I can't wait to share the rest with you. Come along with us while we make these trips together.
