Sweet Birthday Wishes

Every time one of my students has a birthday, they get to sit on my special chair while we sing them a birthday song. Then the special birthday boy or girl can call on three people to ask questions about their birthday.

Last week, a sweet boy in my class celebrated his birthday. He called on one of the girls who asked, "What would you like for your birthday?"

I thought he would answer like most of my other students have: "A PSP." "A laptop." "A cell phone."

What did this boy say when asked what he wished for most?

A simple answer -

"A birthday cake."

Commemorating the Olympics in Miss Hortin's Class

I LOVE THE OLYMPICS!!!

... and I especially love the Winter Olympic Games.

We learned a lot about the Vancouver Winter Games in my class. For homework, my kids brought in newspaper articles about the Olympics. If they didn't have access to newspapers, they could draw a picture of the Olympics and write a sentence to describe what was happening in the picture.
We tallied the gold, silver, and bronze medals earned by the United States.

We also kept a count of the medals earned by a few other countries.

After the Olympics were over, we made a class pictograph about the United States' gold, silver, and bronze medals.

Not too shabby for a teacher with a broken leg, huh? :)

Book Fair!

Book fairs are the silver linings of late nights at work for SEPs. This week at the book fair, I found some wonderful books that I thought I'd share.

I'm a big fan of picture books about American History. Plus, this one is really funny.

This one had me laughing out loud in the middle of the library.

I love the rhyming in this one.

I'm a sucker for any book about the library. The illustrations in this one are beautiful.