Back in Team Bond!!

I was a bit bummed that I missed out on being in Mrs. Bond's third grade class last year, as she was a 5th grade teacher.  I am so glad that she is back in 3rd grade, as I love observing all the fun things she does with her little kiddos.  As usual, the students were so excited to see me in their classroom.  I heard a lot of kids comparing me to their Elves on the Shelves at home.  They were wondering if I was a girl or a boy, as they couldn't see what outfit I was in.  (I was hiding inside a book spindle.) It was pretty neat, as there are branches of leaves that have cool words on them.  I bet Mrs. Bond taught something where they had to look up words.

From my point of view, I was also able to see a map of where the kids had Skyped or had Hang Outs with. I think it is cool that they are able to connect with people from other states.

In Math I was able to see the kids practice how to measure to the nearest half-inch. Some kids enjoyed measuring the Minecraft books.  I am glad to see that Minecraft is still something kids are interested in.  I love how creative kids can get while using it. I was not too happy with some of the kids that were trying to make me spin around and around on the spindle just for fun.  I mean, if they are looking for a book, that is fine, but these boys were just spinning it for fun.

It was amusing watching the kids get bundled up for recess.  One child said that they had to put 50 things on.  I didn't really see 50 things, but I am sure it felt that way.  Hopefully they stayed warm. 

One of the students wanted to know what it would be like to have me sit on the flagpole..so that is where I plopped down last night. So far today I have watched the kids measure their show lengths and create a line plot, and I enjoyed watching them write letters to their parents about the things they needed. I bet the parents will really like that!

That's all for now!

Etavonni, the Learning Elf