Ms. Amanda

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[teachandthecity]

We have been going outside more and social distancing.

I’ve spent the weekend doing things to keep me sane and taking a break from tpt. We had a small bbq for my husbands birthday. It was nice to see people even from a distance.

And my baby loves being outside so much. He is a whole different baby. He’s quiet and just looks around, plays in the grass, and looks up at the trees.

We bought a picnic blanket and live walking distance to a park. So, we just take a walk and sit there for hours by ourself. It has really helped with my sanity. But, walking with a mask is the WORST. I am sure people are going to suffocate if we have to wear them through the summer. 😷

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An analogy for life. (photos via thecrookedstep)

You’re thinking “is he really going to spend the whole book worrying?” and then it hits you

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Fuck. I didn’t get it until the comment

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Someone rolled over !!! He rolled over two days ago too. This might be it! 🤞🏽we will have a roller this weekend.

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Like come one !!! Kinda wish I would’ve don’t this one I’m doing now with skin color outline instead of black... CRAP !!

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Also I’m having a lot of fun making things. I’m scared to do bodies because I’m not an artist I but I’m attempting one right now. I’m hoping it comes out decent.

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Also another side note/midnight thought

My teacher IG is so weird to me. Like i want to post teaching stuff but I’m not teaching right now. So I want to post tpt stuff but I also don’t want to over promote. Then I want to post normal stuff. But nobody really responds/interacts. I hate it. Most people follow because they are coaches and they ant a follow back . It’s annoying . But I am trying to stick through.

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&& update on my little guy, he’s still not rolling over (while he’s awake).

He started sleeping on his side two months ago I think. Then, (idk when) we decided it was time to move him to his room because he would wake up a lot just for momma and I was exhausted. In his crib he started waking up screaming because he rolled over and his legs were getting caught in the bars.

One night he rolled over on his belly and his leg got stuck right at the thigh. His little chunky thigh was caught good. So, I had to buy a mesh border (sue me) and put him back in our room until the border came. Now he’s teething so he’s still in our room (weeks after getting caught and the border coming). I don’t want to move him back because when he wakes up I can easily soothe him while staying in bed. He could also be using me to fall asleep again. 🤷🏻‍♀️ i just don’t want to be in and out of bed all night.

We tried to sleep train but that’s another story.

The point is, he rolls over. Just not often or on purpose. He can be on his tummy for a half an hour (and more if we alternate his positions.) he doesn’t seem interested to roll over and toys don’t motivate him to roll.

No rush he will figure it out.

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I spent dayssss working on a resource and yesterday I felt so accomplished. BUT I went to check out the competition and realized 1. I need to do more 2. I need to do less lol like I legit recorded myself reading directions and people don’t do that. So today I took a break ... but tomorrow I will add more to it.

I am bummed I doesnt two days ! Two days working with my husband and baby to give me hoursssss or free time...just to realize I’m not done. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’m making boom cards and I’ll spare you the boring details just know !!!! If I hike my price up it’s because I wasn’t holding my baby as much for two days.

I am just happy that I found motivation to create things again. And sorta miss real work.

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A little self promo, but $30 on TPT can go a long way... so if you’re in need, follow my ig and check the caption for rules.

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mood for the past two weeks

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Me continuing to make irrelevant text posts on tumblr like any of y’all care in the slightest bit

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How we greet friends now

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I’ve created a monster, sleep training is hard.

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So I’m out of a job ... until further notice

What is going on ........ where is the rewind button lol

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Stay safe, friends!

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[calystarose]

Because treating people fairly often means treating them differently.

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This is something that I teach my students during the first week of school and they understand it. Eight year olds can understand this and all it costs is a box of band-aids.

I have each students pretend they got hurt and need a band-aid. Children love band-aids. I ask the first one where they are hurt. If he says his finger, I put the band-aid on his finger. Then I ask the second one where they are hurt. No matter what that child says, I put the band-aid on their finger exactly like the first child. I keep doing that through the whole class. No matter where they say their pretend injury is, I do the same thing I did with the first one.

After they all have band-aids in the same spot, I ask if that actually helped any of them other than the first child. I say, “Well, I helped all of you the same! You all have one band-aid!” And they’ll try to get me to understand that they were hurt somewhere else. I act like I’m just now understanding it. Then I explain, “There might be moments this year where some of you get different things because you need them differently, just like you needed a band-aid in a different spot.” 

If at any time any of my students ask why one student has a different assignment, or gets taken out of the class for a subject, or gets another teacher to come in and help them throughout the year, I remind my students of the band-aids they got at the start of the school year and they stop complaining. That’s why eight year olds can understand equity.