The plague has finally left my body, so I got to go to Princess’ classroom yesterday for a couple hours to pick up some extra germs from the petri dish that is otherwise known as a First Grade classroom. Things I learned . . .
- First grade is not for learning to read, do basic math, and write your letters really nicely.
- First grade IS for learning to read really big words, do some pretty advanced math, and write complete sentences with proper spacing, capitalization, punctuation, and expanded thoughts with compound sentences.
- Even the most anti-learning 6 year old will do their work if it’s someone else’s mom helping them instead of a teacher.
- Tanner has an iguana.
- Being able to type without even looking at the computer - AT ALL - is a very cool skill.
- Leaving the classroom to walk to the printer with an adult is the next best thing to recess.
- Paris has sunglasses that clip on to her glasses.
- Half the kids are called by names other than their given name.
- Doing your homework in pen is a very very bad thing.
- James loses his glasses every 5 minutes.
- Parents have gotten way too creative trying to spell their kids’ names. Bob is not spelled BAULQUB.
- Andris loves to eat at Pei Wei with his Grandpa.
- It will always take Ella at LEAST 2 minutes to ask a question - no matter what that question is.
- Princess gets to kiss her brain every day in class.
- 1st grade teachers are STILL some of the most patient people I have ever met!
- Our kids ARE learning! I have no idea who these people are that are saying our kids do not learn enough in school. I think they’ve all forgotten what kids are all about. After spending hours in each of my kids’ classrooms volunteering the past few years, I’m stunned at the level of learning they’re doing for their respective grades.
THANK YOU TEACHERS!!!
God bless teachers!
Sue