the best opening line ever
makes this my absolute favorite ode to mom
from a child in my class this year.
happy mother’s day to all
—
“being a mom has made me really tired and so happy.”
-tina fey
May9
Category Archives: children
May6
why fly?
why oh why does our paper fly?
we’ll try over and over and over again
until we find out why.
—
“learning never exhausts the mind.”
-leonardo da vinci
Apr29
with passion.
going all in.
—
“do it with passion or not at all.”
– Rosa Nouchette Carey- British writer
Apr12
ideas.
when you want to change the color of your shoes
but don’t have a job
to make the money to buy them
and no one will hire you
just because you are a 4-year-old
even though you have a lot of energy
you find your own way to get those turquoise shoes.
—
“a busy mind is full of thoughts, a blissful mind is full of ideas.”
– amit kalantri, author
Mar12
in bud.
flower and child
both in bud
soon to blossom.
—
“so much is in bud.”
-denise levertov
Mar4
beautiful story.
sometimes we all need a little break
time and space to sit and ponder.
—
“silence is a beautiful story.”
-kulpreet yadav
Feb25
dinos in snow.
today we took the dinos
out of their safety zone and into the snow
they went
in the playhouse
down the slide
in the hollow log
in the sandbox
climbed up
jumped down
made footprints and snow angels
roamed on dinosaur island
played tag
went to a party
loved the snow
they all had a such a good time and were worn out.
“my son’s always showing me pictures of dinosaurs and asking me what their names are.
i don’t know, so i make stuff up:
that, son is a thesaurus.”
-craig ferguson
Feb23
common ground.
my class has recently become enamored with a giant box of dinos
they play with them every day
create wildly imaginative scenarios
ask questions about real dinos
reassure me that the ones in our room are not real
one day when playing, a child asked
“would they wear masks if they were alive now?”
another jumped up to say
“never, ever, ever, ever, try to put a mask on a t-rex!!!!”
and an instant class book was born
what a brilliant title
others jumped in to offer reasons why you shouldn’t try to mask one
brainstorming was in full swing
some became illustrators
it is a fascinating and funny work in progress.
dinos may have left the earth forever, but books will never die.
—
“stories are the common ground that allow people to connect, despite all our defenses and all our differences.”
-kate forsyth
Feb19
candyland.
the heat is on and a candyland championship game is in play
my absolute favorite game and the competition is tough
there is no crying in candyland.
—
“life is like candyland, there are many paths to take,
sometimes you run into lord licorice, but the end will always take you to the candy castle.”
-jack barakat
