What's your New Year's resolution??

New Years Resolution

So I figured I should share my resolutions with you all so that I will be more likely to hold myself responsible and actualy follow through with them.  **So please help make sure that I do!!**

Of course I have the repeat resolutions to continue to work out (more than I have been!) and eat healthy.  A new resolution and maybe the mose important is to make more time for me, and alone time at school doesn't count!  I love my job but it has been consuming me the past 6 months.  Going to work early, leaving late, gym, dinner, and school work until I go to bed has got to stop.  My resolution is to find the balance between work, myself, and most of all Rob <3 & my family.

The last, but not least, resolution I've made **is this too many to follow through on?!** is to actually keep up with my blog.  I am constantly taking pictures and documenting all of the amazing things I've been doing with my students this school year and have yet to post a SINGLE thing to my blog.  Oh my gosh, am I a slacker or what?!  I guess that goes back to making time for ME. 

Anyways.... Check back to see what we've been doing in Room 113.   I hope you can find something that will work for your classroom and a little inspiration from one teacher to another. 

Happy New Year, everyone!

-Miss Schott



Teacher Talk

Teacher Talk

Do you ever feel like your "Teacher Talk" spills over into your home life? Maybe you hear yourself saying things to your husband...or even your own kids or friends...that you don't even realize you're saying?? Mr. Spouse has caught me uttering a few of these phrases around the house and he's quick to remind me to "leave the teacher talk at school". I just can't seem to turn it off!! HA!!! Here's a little sneak peek into what a typical day "sounds" like for me {both at school AND home :)}...

"Turn your voice off."

"I'll be happy to start when you can show me you're ready!"

"Awesome blossom!!"

"Pin a rose on your nose!!"

"Can you sit criss-cross honeysauce for me!?"

"That's the right answer to different question :)"

"I just wanna put you in my pocket and take you home with me!" OR "I wanna put you in my pocket and sit you on my shelf :)"

"You are such a love!"

"Thanks, lovebug/darlin'/precious/sweetness"

"That's adorbs."

"Zip it, lock it, put it in your pocket."

"You get what you get and you don't throw a fit!"

"Now let's try to do that WITHOUT complaining :)"

"Get inside my hug! I don't want you to miss out on the love!!" {To get us in a straight line}

"We can do hard stuff!!"

"Pat yourself on the back :)"

"Bravo! ladies & gentlemen! That's some Oscar Worthy behavior/work/listening/etc. right there!!"

"Heavens to Bootsie!!"

"You are such a little smartie!"

"Thanks for filling my bucket"

"Oh, I'm so sad. That's such a bummer."

"Don't be tardy for the party!!"

"You rock the house."

"Love you to the moon and back!"

Teacher Brain

I think I finally have it.

THE TEACHER BRAIN

I know I have it, because I can't sleep.

It never lets me sleep.

I lay in bed at night, wide awake, thinking of things for my class.

Thinking of new ideas for art projects, phonics games, math...

I know that it is a blessing and a curse.

But I need my sleep!

I am so tired.

Does it ever go away?