6 year old teachers...

"Wait, your kids know what schema means? Do they know any other big words?"

"Well...funny you should ask..."

And that's how it all began....having my kids teach the 10th grade English class that is. I had no idea that a little bit of sharing would provoke our principal to ask if they could share with the big kids! Once I told them, they were so excited that they just ran with it. With preparation of only one reading class, my kids excitedly brainstormed what to say, made posters to help teach, planned questions to "quiz" them at the end, and then made bookmarks to help them remember what they learned! I was so impressed with them! Here are a few of their materials...wish I could post the pictures of them actually presenting it.

The "Plan"

Here are the bookmarks that they so thoughtfully decorated for them.

And of course the posters. The first one is representing stamina with a marathon runner making it all the way to the end of the race.

And "Schema-man"....love it.

It was so precious to hear their sigh of proud relief at the end..."Phew! I was so nervous!" (as they are clutching their little throats). Drama queens at six...but boy, were they adorable!

Moving snapshots....

"Look at that! Quick, grab the camera!"...one of the most common (frantic) quotes on our van rides to school. The only problem is that by the time I fumble through the bottom of my bag and turn my camera on, the moment has passed by. Luckily I was able to snag a few interesting sights on our seemingly "normal" ride into work.

The street "sweeper" a.k.a "dust cloud maker". Those brooms attached to the back are the literal brooms that the human street sweepers use...killing six birds with one stone...

It's hard to see, but there is a truck carrying a tree twice it's size. It's almost as big as the tree at the Rockefeller center during christmas time!And then there are the "hospitalized trees"...all injected with some sort of I.V. All of the trees on this one strip have tubes connected to them with little bags hanging. It's quite the sight.These next two are a bit blurry, but for obvious reasons...both of us are moving! While we have never been stopped by goats, we sure do see a lot of them in traffic alongside of us :).

Now I always sit on the bus with camera in hand ;)