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Snow Day! Recap #2



1) I would have preferred a video with Billy Collins actually reading his poem.  I ♥ Billy Collins.
2) This year, for the first time (literally), I actually like my honors class.
3) I am not a story teller, so "recap" is difficult.
4) Although we are supposed to get snow on Sunday, it is not going to cause a snow day.

Today's research went better because I made a Custom Google Search for the students.  In fact, my last class of the day (honors) didn't really need any assistance.  As I sat reading the news from my Google Reader, I announced that Monday was going to be a snow day.

"No school on Monday, snow day!" I announced with enthusiasm.

"Really?" a couple of students questioned and turned while most kept working.  I shook my head no, but most were too busy working to notice.

"Really?" some of the others began turning around questioning.

"No.  Of course we aren't having a snow day," I mentioned as I talked about what a great job I had because I was paid to play with them.

"Can't you make a snow day?" one young man questioned.  Ahhh, if this were only true.  Now I had the entire class off task thinking about the wonderful idea of a snow day on Monday.  "You could make snow with a snow machine," he continued.

"I don't have a snow machine."

"The ski hills do."

"OK.  I"ll steal a snow machine and make a snow day.  Get back to work."

"You'll need more than one."

"I don't have a truck.  I guess if I'm stealing snow machines, I can steal a truck."  Officially most students are no longer taking notes.  When the principal walks through, we share our idea.  At first I claim it as my own, but M reminds me that I need to cite my source since it wasn't my idea.  I give him credit and explain that I am prepared to make Monday a snow day.  My guess is I absolutely wowed my principal with today's lesson.

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LH said…
I love sidebars like this.

I hope you get a ton of snow.
8:55 AM
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