There are days when I wonder if perhaps a large part of my brain froze when I turned ten! I’m certainly wiser in my old age, yet I can’t pass up a corny riddle to save my soul. Perhaps this is why I believe riddles to be valuable teaching tools. For example, when you share…
humor in the classroom
From the Mouths of Teachers
Kiddos say the funniest things, it’s true. But so do teachers! A teaching buddy of mine never planned on having to ask “Where are your pants?” but did just that when a youngster emerged from the restroom bottomless. I never expected to accidentally attach a teacher’s name to a missing hamster: “Please don’t step on Mr….
HA!
It’s April Fools’ Day, so on this wacky day, I salute teachers who have a fabulous, if slightly crazy, sense of humor. Mr. Lowrey, my fifth-grade teacher, is a perfect example of the quote to the left. Now that man was funny! I don’t necessarily remember exactly what he said or did to make me…