I was today years old when I learned this trick. Wow.

When I begin to feel overwhelmed teaching I think about... -Students laughing and having fun! -A student all of a sudden “get it.” -Funny class conversations. -When I see a kid smile because they know they did a great job. Have a great week and know you make a difference!

Jamming out with “Hulkifying” sentences. A grammar event. Collaborating to take an extremely boring sentence and beef it up with adjectives and adverbs. Sharing our efforts on Google Jamboard

Kids got a multiplicative comparison and brainstormed “math stories” to match.

Using background and new knowledge about Veterans Day to help guide our learning of the branches of our military. Teaching hat passes to the kids. Breakout rooms are open and each group is going to teach us about their branch. Thank you to all of our servicemen and women.

Huge thanks to Mr. Morey, a great friend and fellow Norwalk teacher for taking time out of his day to sign into my class and talk about his time in the Air Force. Capped it off with a salute to our birthday boy Ian. You gave them a lasting experience!

1st virtual field trip of the yr w Nearpod. Went to Egypt. Got back in time for 🥪. Wore 🧢, sunglasses, and scarves to guard against that harsh sun and camel spit. Explored the Sphinx and Great Pyramid VR style. Hung out in a tomb. 📝 our names in hieroglyphics. Typical Friday

New favorite shirt! #Mandalorian #dadlife

Always connecting and tracking new knowledge and new questions in our independent reading books.

Another successful virtual field trip, this time to Plymouth, MA. Took a VR tour of the pilgrim’s landing site. Toured the Mayflower replica. Investigated tons of indigenous and colonial artifacts, including the Mayflower Compact. Tons of fun!

Sharing artifacts from my trip to Pearl Harbor today, on the 79th anniversary. Listened to the FDR speech. Finished “I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor” and wrote book reviews. This week we’ll read about the event’s causes and effects. #PearlHarborRemembranceDay

After reading about Pearl Harbor from both fiction and nonfiction angles, today we (virtually) explore the site and memorials. We’ll also tour the USS Missouri and check out the site of WW2’s end. Oh, and you can’t go to Hawaii w/o exploring a volcano. Kilauea here we come! 🌋

We have Tangy Tuesdays, Wordy Wednesdays, and now THANKFUL THURSDAYS! Starting this week, I will teach as many virtual, student classes as possible. You and your students are invited to join us as as I teach the topics requested most. We appreciate you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The virtual manipulatives I used will be available to teachers & students next week. Free for the rest of the school year at the least! The virtual teaching tools I used are part of our TangMath.com subscription website. We host 2 demos each week if you're interested.

Learning about influential figures this month in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth . Today we studied Jesse Owens. Learned about his 26 foot long jump record. Measured that distance across the classroom. Moved desks. Tried to beat it. None came close. All had fun.

If you watched the Mars landing today, the voice you heard was Swati Mohan. She immigrated to the US from India at age 1, was inspired by Star Trek at 9, then earned a B.S from Cornell in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and an M.S. and Ph.D from MIT in aeronautics.

Today we travel back in time. Happy #MarioDay

Gotta shout out one of my peeps and neighbor from across the hall Ms Santalucia. Her class came up with a collaborative poem. Each kid came up with two lines. Such an awesome community building activity.

#Thanos #miniaturepainting