I didn't feel well today, physically. I thought it would go away and I could get on with my day but it didn't go away and my day kept going. I decided after lunch I could take it a bit easy. I didn't have to race around and do writing conferences. What if I sat at one table and did some discussions here and kidwatching from a far. I did just that. We were finishing up some short pieces in hopes of cleaning out our writing folders and to start a new unit later this week. Sometimes it's necessary to stop and watch, with no true agenda. I saw children with writing stamina. I saw children with writing plans. I saw children thinking about making the writing easier for the writer to read. I saw children using their manners. I saw children using their new resources for spelling sight words and lowercase letter formation. I am grateful the students were able to apply all they've learned so I could take it easy.
Now, I need to take it easy and get myself in bed in hopes tomorrow is better.
Sometimes it is nice to have an opportunity to just watch for a bit.
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Cathy
I hope you're much better when you wake up, Mandy. There seems to be so little time to just sit and watch, & look at the wonderful things you saw when you did. A little feeling bad turned out to be feeling good! Thanks for the reminder to sit still once in a while.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I hope you're feeling better! Second, those moments where we stop to breathe and really take a look at our classrooms and all the learning going on are powerful indeed. So glad you had that opportunity!
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