Welcome to the
Zoo life!
Where
does a blog even begin? We are about mid
mark of the summer and despite my greatest efforts to put a pause on my
“teacher brain” about school, I have utterly failed and instead, decided to
take on a “new project.” I may be
drinking the “summer Kool-Aid bliss,” but I enjoying writing so I thought this
would be a perfect opportunity. So why
is this blog called Elementary Zookeeper?
Well, have you walked into an elementary school before? It is one of the
most orchestrated, controlled chaos zones.
Ever thought about how a “Children’s crossing” sign is similar to any
other animal crossing sign on the road? Just a thought : ) Elementary schools
are full of fun, learning, excitement, and energy. Despite teachers and
students following schedules coordinated to a fine science there is nonetheless
those wonderful “teacher moments” or spontaneous and unpredictable forms of elementary
pandemonium. Not every day are students calm, sitting swans, yes, oh yes, there
are those days when students may act like wild monkeys at feeding time, but as
a zookeeper, I mean a teacher, I love each day. So what is this blog about?
From classroom tips, and suggestions, to tricks for surviving the everyday teacher
life….it’s really a zoo of thoughts you see. I invite you to join me as I share stories,
strategies, lessons, and links from my zoo life to yours.
