Keeping Up With Kirbys

There never seems to be enough time to teach coins and financial literacy in the classroom.  I'm not sure about your kids but my kids seem to struggle with actually adding the coins.  They just needed some motivation......and a job.  We started this fun lesson with a job fair.   I introduced the jobs that they could apply for and then allowed them time to walk around discuss what they were interested in.   Once they decided on jobs that they wanted they filled out an application. Then it was my turn to go through the applications and decide on who to hire for the job.   I LOVED going through these and reading why I should hire them for the job. They were so motivated and excited to start working and earning their money. I created a pay schedule for the week and it made my teacher heart happy when they showed up more excited each day saying "it's nickel day" or "I'm so excited that it's dime day". Oh an

There is ONE. MORE. WEEK.  Just ONE. MORE. WEEK.  Jenna laughed when I told her that teachers always know if there is a full moon based on the way kids act...she didn't believe me BUT if you're a teacher you know exactly what I'm talking about.   Not only was it a full moon but I had the privilege of taking my kids to an indoor swimming pool to teach them pool safety and how to swim.   That sounds fun, you say...  Oh it's an adventure...let me share it with you. First, you must REMIND, REMIND, REMIND kids each day to bring their swim clothes.  Now get them dressed out to swim and onto the bus.  You must remember that no matter who they sit by on the bus someone is going to get upset and call someone else a "juicebag". --You're going to have to be mature and not laugh because by the looks on their face being called a "juice bag" is 10x worse than being called a "douche bag".  You're also going to need to discuss