Our Christmas break begins next week. As any experienced teacher knows, this week before break can be a bit trying! The kids are so excited, the weather is always iffy, our schedule is disrupted by the holiday program... none of these make or exceptionally well behaved students.
But despite the difficulties of this week, I do always enjoy it. There is something wonderful about pulling out my "winter holidays" file and rediscovering the magic that children see in this time of the year. No matter how often I do the lessons, I always enjoy watching the kids use logic to figure out what order Santa's reindeer fly in and use math to figure out how to build the perfect snowman during the snowman construction lesson.
I have been teaching long enough now that I am beginning to lose track of how many times I have stood in the back of the gym holding unwanted hoodies or jackets, and watched a group of students preform. Inevitably, I flash big goofy grins at them in an effort to get them to smile. Every year we go though the exact same process, but every year it is special.
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