there is a new game being played our classroom. time bomb. timers are frequently used to time progress monitoring test or simply motivate kids to beat the clock.
but alex thinks differently.
after i had asked everyone to take a seat at the table, alex continued to wander around the room. i observed him as he opened the cabinet door and messed with the contents inside. little did i know what he was up to. after class dismissed i walked over to the cabinet which alex was in. he had taken a timer, set it for 10 minutes and hid it under a bundle of math manipulatives. quite sneaky if i might say so myself.
insert miss conlee's creativity. i replaced the stationed time bomb with his pencil box which holds all of his classroom necessities. i then gently reset and placed the time bomb under alex's text books and folders in his cubby.
after recess alex arrived to class for spelling. he muttered something rather suggestive such as, 'wow, i wonder what i might find in this cabinet over here.' as the door opened, alex found his pencil box.
out of an act of confusion, i shrugged off how strange it seemed and continued on with the lesson. nearly three minutes passed by when suddenly a beeping time bomb exploded. IN alex's cubby. the class was an uproar as one student shouted, 'you got joked on by the teacher!'
miss conlee got the last laugh on that time bomb.
and now the timers live happily ever after in my desk and make an appearance only when needed.
2 comments:
i couldnt be anymore impressed.
you got joked on by the teacher.
showed him what was up.
teach him not to dip out on the teacher ever again.
mad props for your teacher skills. i only wish i could have been hiding under the table to see the whole thing played out.
hahaha!
way 2 go buddy!
u have fantastic teacher stories...those kids will remember u for the rest of their lives... way to make an impact buddy. so great!
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