Tag: Randomness
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Yearly Calendar (Freebie)
Today I created a calendar for August 2021 to July 2022. The calendar also includes weekly views, so you can plan out the week. You will get a Google Drive folder with the yearly calendar and the weekly views. There is a sheet for each month of the year. In order to use the calendar, […]
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Our Life was Turned Upside Down
While I was at the dietician’s office on Monday, Oldest called me. He had been in an accident. Even though his car had been hit, he was okay just shaken up. He was getting ready to turn when a truck going straight through the light sped up. The driver of the truck clipped Oldest before […]
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Be Present (How to Build Rapport Part 1)
I just ended my 21st year of teaching special education. One of my skill sets is the ability to build rapport with my students. Over the years I have realized that rapport cannot be forced or bought. Some students will be receptive towards creating a bond with their teacher while others are more reserved. I […]
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I am Dayton Strong
The morning after Memorial Day, I’m outside chasing my dog at 4 o’clock in the morning. The sky is full of stars and the air is perfectly still. I breathed a sigh of relief because I made it through the holiday without any major incidents. Then the news comes in that morning about George Floyd […]
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Refreshing my Kitchen
In March, right before the self imposed quarantine, we made a decision to use some of my inheritance money from my mom to refresh our kitchen. Then the quarantine occurred and the idea was stalled. Early May, everything started to open up, so we went through our original plan of getting new appliances. I talked […]
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My Sacred Musical Artist / Happy
During the summer, I was introduced to a podcast called Harry Potter and the Sacred Text. They take the Harry Potter books and chapter by chapter they discuss it through different themes like empathy and white privilege. The podcast really makes you think. They also discuss the fact there is often a sacred text, songs, […]
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When August 1st comes . . .
The last few days of summer During my first few years of teaching, school didn’t begin until around Labor Day. In fact, when Youngest was born, I left the previous school year pregnant and came back to work with everyone else. (He was born less than 2 weeks after the end of the school year.) […]
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Memorial Day 2019 Tornado
Actually I should say tornadoes. Yesterday was a beautiful day. High 60’s/ low 70’s, cloud cover most of the day so it was not too hot.
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Random Thoughts
Welcome to the writer’s workshop day. I had to chose a topic to write about. I was little torn this week between a few of them. For example, I could write a blog post inspired by the word pair or something my child has said that made me smile. The third choice was to write […]
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Sometimes my students just make me just shake my head
Today was the first day back after spring break. It is also the day before our long and tedious testing period. So I took it “easy” with the students. I helped them with their review packet or I played an academic game with them.
Believe in the Magic Traci Diary 