Strep Throat... Spreading Like Wildfire!

The Triumph:  Today was another day without my cooperating teacher.  She came down with strep throat, which has been making its way through the Kindergarten students and teachers.  The triumph wasn't in her absence but in the fact that I was able to successfully plan out the flow of the day and execute that plan successfully!  AND without really using any technology.  We didn't use youtube for our movement (we did "The Bunny Hop") or the whiteboard for modeled writing.  However, there were only 7 students there today!

The Struggle:  It's hard seeing students come to school when they don't feel good.  One of my seven today came to school sick.  He went right to the office when he got to school, complaining of ear ache and sore throat.  He came to the classroom, did his math review and then went to nap at the back of the classroom for the entire morning.  He ate lunch and then came back to nap some more.  Poor kid!  His mom couldn't get him until after lunch because of her work schedule and I just feel bad that he has to come to school despite feeling ill.

The Ludicrousness:  The second grade student who often spends his afternoons in our classroom came in today.  There was a neatly folded table cloth out on our train table, he walked in and whipped it open (after I had just neatly folded it!)  I looked at him and said "What are you doing?!"  He just looked at me and smiled, so I told him he had to fold it up before he could play with the trains.  He then crumpled it up, and shoved it under the train table.  I bet he does the exact same thing at home!  When I told him that didn't count as folding, he just smiled again, but together he and I were able to fold the tablecloth up even neater than before.  And he did a great job listening to instructions!!