(3) A day in the life of Miss Chris

A half-hourly diary of my gruelling day as a

K-4 Reception teacher:

7:00m - 8:30: Free Play Time

Mr. Gray - my right hand man in the classroom.

7:30 - 8:00: Group time:

We take attendance by hanging all our fishies on the board...

We learn about the calendar, dates and seasons...

What we did over the weekend, or what fun plans are coming up...

...And any random thought that may pop into a 4 year old's mind...

We sing our memory verse...

And a fun action song or 2...

♪♫ "Hip-Hip-Hip-Hippopotomus..." ♪♫                         ♪♫" I've got a river of life..." ♪♫

We read a book or 2...

8:30 - 9:00, Activity Centers:

This week we're learning the letter E/e, the color yellow, the shape triangle, the number 2,Sorting, lef-to-right, top-to bottom, The story of Joseph, Eph 6;1 and "All About My Family"...

And today's gross motor skill developement?

Picking up colorful feathers with clothespins, of course!

9:00 - 9:15: Snack Time!

9:15 - 9:45: Recess!!!

Check out all the fun things we get to do...

Swinging on a rope in the "tree house"...

...or out over a 4 foot drop...

...sliding down poles...

...or giving a friend a push on the swings...

...or on the tire swing...

...or just hanging out with my best bud!

...Whew... That was exhausting!

(10:00 - 10:15) - Nap time

while Miss Chris reads "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. ...

10:30 - 11:00 - Time to draw a picture of "Who's in my family?"

11:00 - 11:30 - End of the day closing review...

Gather on the carpet to discuss the day...

...another action song or two...

.and Miss Chris's family tree

 11:30 - 12:00 - Time to pack up and move out...

Time to clean our desks, put up our chairs, gather our belongings and line up to get a sticker on our hand if we were good today.

Have a great night, see you tomorrow!!!

It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!

(Thank God that somebody is ME!!!!!)

Now is when the real work begins:

Cleaning up...
Setting up...
Lesson Plans...
Prepping tomorrows projects...
Prepping tomorrows supplies...
Writing communication notes to parents...
etc...
etc...
etc...

Thank you for dropping in on us today!!!

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