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Each day during March, I am participating in the Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOLSC). All participants are writing about one moment, one part of their day, every day for thirty-one days. My slices will be primarily about teaching preschoolers. Check out the Two Writing Teachers website for lots more reflections on teaching. Thanks especially to Stacey, Tara, Anna, Beth, Dana, and Betsy for hosting this writing challenge.
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Our morning hello has doubled if not tripled in length in recent weeks as preschoolers change their names on the spot, mid-song, insisting, for example,
"I am not Julian, I am pajamas."
This new ritual came out of nowhere and is now a daily custom. They are confident, happy, and creative…and so, so funny, as they move and wiggle to their new names.
Let me introduce you to today's students (they will have all new names tomorrow) -
Apple juice
Running girl
Elsa
Olaf
Pizza
Racecar
Stripes
Bicycle
Beyblade
Orange shirt
Waaaa! Waaaa! Waaaa! (baby crying)
Spiderman
Spider shoes!
Simba
Transformer
Green shirt
Yogurt
Monster truck
Superdog
Firefighter
Shark
Dinosaur
Dinosaur truck shark!
Chicken nuggets
And do you get a new one, too?
ReplyDeleteLove this! It's so adorable! I can see this happening in my daughter's class. :)
ReplyDeleteLike Donna, I want to know what your new name will be.