It amuses me to imagine that the students who are always asking to clean-up are the ones with the messiest rooms at home. I picture their moms being shocked to find out that they like to wash brushes...
Ahhh... Spring...When the flowers bloom, the trees bud, and the rain washes the winter blues away. When the birds chirp, the squirrels scurry, and the bunnies frolic on the dew kissed, early morning ...
"Whats a rubber?" the innocent (or so I thought) first grade girl inquired."What?" I asked back, while my inner panic alarms began to sound."A rubber. Whats a rubber? Aaron* wants...
I recently jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon. "Recently" being within the last few months or so. Some of you probably follow me, and if you do, youve probably noticed not much pinning happeni...
Please forgive me as this is quite off-topic, and not at all funny, but it is so monumental in my life that I felt I needed to share it. To make it a little more fun for you, Ill pop in some baby pic...
Dear First Grade Student(s): I get it. Its the end of the day. Its unseasonably hot. The art room feels (and smells) like the inside of a 6th graders sweaty sneaker. Yo...
A quick back story for you... Over the summer I lost my classroom because our school population grew. The principal very well could have tossed me a cart and said, "Have at it," but instead s...
Report cards went home recently. I always get nervous when report cards go home for the second quarter because I know there will be at least one email sent my way and at least two or three students p...
I feel a bit like Woody Allen right now, winning an award and failing to show up to accept it or thank those who made it happen (thats a Golden Globes reference right there, and not a very good one)....
Oh, geez. Where do I begin?Today I was out and about with Mr. ATHG and Baby ATHG (I was getting my hair cut for the first time in almost two years, if you must know) when I received an email notifica...
Yes, this question was asked of me the other day. I was conversing with my daycare provider about my job, and we got on the topic of bus duty and my lack of planning/prep time and she was genuinely s...
As the cold weather approaches, you know, in the back of your mind, theyre coming. In the warmer months you managed to have forgotten about them, but now as the air is chilling, the noses are running...
I dont know if youve noticed yet, but I made those site changes that I promised. Im not 100% satisfied with it yet as there are still a lot of things Id like to tweak (for example, font size, the app...
On the first day of pre-Christmas, my art students gave to meAn overflowing clogged sink. On the second day of pre-Christmas,my art students gave to meTwo puking kids,And an overflo...
Im not sure how this happened; Ive never seen it happen before, but this pretty much says it all about how my day went. Of course, it could have been worse. I could have been the poor man I saw get h...
Have you seen this yet?Edublog Nominations by The Teaching Palette.
A long, long time ago (nearly two years!) I created this lil ole blog. I just kind of threw it together as a place to vent and gather my thoughts, with no real concern to its appearance. At the time,...
Just because I like my job, does that mean its not a real job?Just because I have fun at my job, does that mean it isnt real work?Just because I teach kids to paint and use clay, does that mean I don...
For two weeks now Ive been hearing this phrase repeated to me over and over again, "Itll get easier." But you know what, it hasnt. It hasnt gotten any easier leaving my little girl with someo...
What color are my pants?Co-worker: A beautiful chocolate brown.Hmmm...6th grade student: Brown-ish, purple-ish.Okay...Other 6th grade student: Brown.Uh-huh...Mr. ATHG: Whatre you ...
When I was in school, the most dreaded questions in math, in my opinion, were the word problems. I hated them. I didnt get them. They frustrated me and I often had a hard time comprehending them. I t...
Today I stopped in at my school to connect with my long-term sub. It amazes me that I head back to work next week. Has it really been eight weeks already? *Sigh* It has. As much as it pains me to lea...
Art and science often go hand-in-hand, so why not wear a lab coat when creating and experimenting ? Recessionista says:"I use a lab coat for my apron. :)"Thanks for playing ...
Kathy makes her own aprons. Heres one of the aprons shes made. Kathy says:"I wore this one last week when I introduced my western art theme."Thanks for playing along, Kathy!Heres h...
A couple posts back I ranted about mediocre (okay, lousy) maternity leave and having to return to work. I want to take a minute to thank everyone who commented and showed so much support an...
Our first apron feature was submitted by Katie Morris, author of the blog Adventures of an Art Teacher. Check out those brush (hand?) strokes!Heres what Katie ...
When Sweet A was a little less than two weeks old, Mr. ATHG and I met with a lactation consultant to assess our breastfeeding situation and needs (something I highly recommend any new mom who intends...
To commemorate the birth of our first born, Mr. Art Teacher decided he wanted to brew his own beer. He timed if perfectly, and the brew was ready to be shared when our Sweet A finally decided to join...
Our beautiful baby girl was born on 8/24, amidst the drama of earthquakes, aftershocks and hurricanes. A healthy 7lbs. 7oz. and 21 1/4 inches long, Baby ATHG has brought a love and joy into our lives...
Yesterday I had a surprisingly busy day. It was Mr. Art Teachers birthday and we hadnt planned anything since we werent sure if we would be home or at the hospital for it. Since we ended up being hom...
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