So much to tell, and not enough time to tell it before I fall asleep... I need to get on here and do a proper update at some point next week. Right now, Laura and I were trolling some of the memes from past entries, and decided to try this one just for jollies ( Read more... )

Hear an Italian Gondolier's Version of "It's a Small World"

I don't think I have to explain what those lines are.

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But... (as jeweledeyes will attest)
The words are different!
I really like the translation...

It's a world that makes you scared ( Read more... )

A friend pinned some cleaning tips on Pinterest. Being a homeowner who's SO CLOSE I CAN TASTE IT OMG very close to living in said home, I decided to read up on the Magic Eraser section to see if it was OK for painted walls ( Read more... )

I'm here to write down an idea I have for a math game before I forget it. Help me think of a clever name, guys!!

Fraction PizzaColor, label and cut out fraction pizza pieces ( Read more... )

It's likely we'll have Snow Day #8 tomorrow... NOBODY BELIEVES ME when I tell them that the teachers really aren't super enchanted with the idea of missing another day. My aunt disparagingly dismissed my protests this morning after church.

Such is the life, I suppose.

Anyway, Friday night's performance of Aladdin Jr. was fantastic. Our Iago ad- ( Read more... )

I literally jumped up and down and yelled - not at them, but for attention - during a lesson the other day.

I explain the crap out of everything, to the point where other teachers in my room comment on how patient I am fielding their 99 questions about everything ( Read more... )

Another Columbus Day, another celebration of Italian heritage! Dad was once again our parade chairman, and even though we didn't have I Giullari together to perform, it was still a great parade. As a matter of fact (after a rocky start), I enjoyed myself even more because I wasn't a gross, sweaty, tired mess from having danced in the heat. Instead ( Read more... )

I finished DRA testing a week early, woohoo! Now I can get into the good stuff with those kids. Guided reading and pinpointed instruction time. Epic instructional wins.

In case you couldn't tell, this is how I pump myself up for the extra planning and prep that involves. :-P

Anyway, one of my kids - let's call him Nugget, he's the tiniest kid in ( Read more... )

I spent the weekend in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA. What an experience ( Read more... )

You can't make it up ( Read more... )