Weaving

It's interesting to do weaving projects with 5-6th graders. Some kids take to it like spiders while others struggle and bang their heads on their desks (Actually, one boy did that... he wouldn't stop banging his head under his desk because he was so frustrated by his thread).

I think the kids who have everything come easily to them academically sometimes struggle with weaving since they have to listen to instructions carefully. I know that's the case with this head-banger. He often ignores the instructions because he thinks he knows how to do it, and then he's stumped when it's time to actually do the work.

My kiddos drove me up the wall today, though it wasn't too bad until the end of the day/after school. There's another home basketball game tonight, so I had a ton of wild and crazy kids hanging out in my room. Everyone was gossiping and talking lovey-dovey stuff (which is outlawed in Miss H's room). They worked for a while, but then Friday got to them and they were out of control. Thankfully the game starts soon, so they can burn off their energy.

We had to have a conversation about memory work... 80% of the class did not say all of their memory work by the time the bell rang this morning. Uggh! So we came up with a plan, I typed up a note, and we sent it home today. From now on, if you don't get your memory said by the bell on Friday, the highest grade you can get is an 80% if you say it by lunchtime. If you say it by the end of the day it's 70%, and if it's on Monday, it's 60%. Hopefully that lights a fire under them to study more.