Today, there were quite a few kids out because of our district UIL meet and I didn't want to continue in The Watsons Go to Birmingham without them. So today was a day to JUST read for the entire period. We hadn't done it in so long, that I was worried people would be off task or playing around--especially since it's Friday. I'm not sure WHY I thought that--as soon as they got settled in their desired spots, a wonderful calm just kind of descended on the room as one by one, each of us got picked up and carried away to wherever our books wanted to take us.
I sat at my desk, reading my own book, and when I looked up, I couldn't help smiling at seeing Joseph's facial expression as he listened to The Watsons and followed along in his book. He was absent yesterday--so today, he had to get caught up. Then my eyes traveled around the room and and I felt like the Grinch at the end of the movie when his heart swells with love.
Angelica and Alexandrea were sitting side by side. Alexandrea was on her Kindle, listening to music while she read, while Angelica sat next to her, captivated by Cirque du Freak. To their left was Ethan, lost in his story collection--I can't remember the title, but there's a picture of a toilet on the front of it. :) As my eyes traveled around the room, I saw each kid, in a different place in the room--and all of them were oblivious to me--and each other. I took as many photos as I could without moving from my desk because I didn't want to disturb them. For the last few, I had to walk around the room a little. Not ONE person noticed I was taking pictures--and NONE of the pictures are "faked." This is literally what went on for almost an hour today.
Have I mentioned how much I love teaching sixth grade Reading? Yeah, I know...people probably get sick of hearing me say it. Oh well, I do--and I'm not afraid to say it!
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