tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post7279725178689343136..comments2024-03-29T01:22:45.705-05:00Comments on Ordinary Time: First day of schoolthecurrysevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932092243753160814noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-70693156642517896752012-09-15T18:44:14.863-05:002012-09-15T18:44:14.863-05:00Chuckling at surviving the first day of school bec...Chuckling at surviving the first day of school because we just completed the second week and I'm not sure we're out of survival mode yet.<br /><br />And a puppy? Are you serious? Do you not know that getting a puppy is just like having a two-year-old who desperately needs training?? lolShonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310547848215492736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-90864899257021789372012-09-11T16:35:05.442-05:002012-09-11T16:35:05.442-05:00I should add that I implemented this popcicle stic...I should add that I implemented this popcicle stick thing on Day 3 after getting very uptight about the repeated interuptions and yelling out of questions.<br />Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536705718768334766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-91223343878541737082012-09-11T16:33:06.616-05:002012-09-11T16:33:06.616-05:00We had our first day of school last week and it wa...We had our first day of school last week and it was about like yours. I loved what you said about how patience is a skill <br />God must think you still need to practice. I have been feeling the exact same way. <br /><br />I just wanted to share something that has helped us quite a bit. I gave each child three popcicle sticks with a letter Q at the top and their initials below. Each child has their own color of sticks. If they have a question, they must bring me a stick and quietly hand it to me without talking. Then when I am finished with who ever I am helping, I will go answer the question of any child who has given me a stick. I gave them each three sticks so if they lose one or two, they still have one to give me. They keep them in their own work bin. This has helped my patience a lot because I will not answer questions without a stick and they can potentially lose their media time if they repeatedly yell out questions. These sticks are for the morning when everyone is working on their own math, writing, spelling, etc. During history, science, etc. we work together as a family so questions sticks aren't needed. There is nothing more annoying to me then having children yelling out questions while I am explaining something to another child.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536705718768334766noreply@blogger.com