Teaching til Heaven

We find ourselves in a good groove these days in first grade... a student asked me today if I was going to teach for the rest of my life, to which I responded emphatically "Yes!"
She asked, "Even when you die?"
I said, "Well, actually, I think when I die, I'm just going to want to spend time with Jesus."
Another student chimed in, "Well, what if when we all died and we're in heaven together, you could be our teacher!"

Needless to say, I am overwhelmed with love for these sweet children every day. Teaching goes by extremely fast, and I know that this is directly related to how blessed I am in this classroom. 

I write today because I just had to share some of the read alouds that we have recently embarked upon. If you have an elementary child, you could check any of these books out at your local library, and they would thoroughly enjoy them!

First, we read Mirette on the Highwire by Emily Arnold McCully. This is a wonderful book that emphasizes the lesson of perserverance. My students hung onto every word.

Today we looked at Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback. This book has some pretty amazing illustrations. The illustrator crafted each page piece by piece. I just discovered this book this week, and it is already a favorite of mine. The moral of the story is quite fabulous as well!

Recently we had a guest reader introduce us to Stellaluna by Janell Cannon. This is a beautiful story about a bat. It looses its identity for a little bit and gets confused. This story had them laughing and intrigued.

Happy Reading!