tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post5110923591619633145..comments2024-03-24T17:23:26.522-04:00Comments on Avoiding Atrophy: Sleep ConfidenceChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769320673829584188noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-49011443682924990202012-04-14T14:10:00.500-04:002012-04-14T14:10:00.500-04:00I had to do a 2 week integrated unit with the asse...I had to do a 2 week integrated unit with the assessment having to be "authentic" (rather than just like a test or something). Third grade is required to do a research project each year, and my teacher has them research from a list of American heroes. <br /><br />So my idea that I came up with was to have each group (most were working in partners) develop an interview presentation with one partner dressing up and portraying their hero, while the other one is the host/interviewer. I set it up big like it was an awards/TV show honoring the heroes. The front of the room was the "set" (I made some paper theatre curtains for the white board,we used a couple special "interview" chairs, and set out a bunch of carpet squares to make a rug). Then we also pushed all of the desks along the wall and just had the chairs set up in rows for the audience. <br /><br />Like I said most of the kids really enjoyed it; some of them really did a good job of getting into character. It was a lot of fun but also a lot of work...well worth it, though!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850955798785560213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-61078255603792405082012-04-13T15:58:00.247-04:002012-04-13T15:58:00.247-04:00Emma! Of course I remember that devotion. And yes,...Emma! Of course I remember that devotion. And yes, it was not a flop at all! I still get that song in my head, and you know what, every time I remember it, I remember that I've been created!<br /><br />I would love to hear what your school activity idea was. It's true. The best ideas either come in bed or in the bathroom. It's the strangest thing.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769320673829584188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-53686473060893430182012-04-12T20:48:52.323-04:002012-04-12T20:48:52.323-04:00Christy, I totally get this...if only we could all...Christy, I totally get this...if only we could all be a little more sleep confident! But for me too, it's right before bed. Do you remember that morning devo from a couple of summers ago with our little "I've been created, you've been created" ditty? That night that we planned, we all thought it was so great (probably because we were all so delirious!), and I remember waking up the next morning thinking, "What in the world are we doing?! This is either going to be amazing or be a huge flop." I'd like to think it was not a flop.<br /><br />This semester, I had a little burst of creative energy one night and came up with this fantastic activity for school. I got up and wrote it all down so I wouldn't forget it...or convince myself it was stupid. When I told my teacher my idea, I had to preface it with, "You know when you lay in bed late at night and have these crazy ideas? Well, this is one of them, so I don't know if it is really good or just crazy." Turns out she loved my idea, and we actually just finished it all up this week. My students had a blast with it too. <br /><br />I just wish I actually followed through like this more often; most of the time by the morning, I end up talking myself out of potentially great ideas!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850955798785560213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-39983811519156353102012-04-12T17:21:21.295-04:002012-04-12T17:21:21.295-04:00You might have to wait on that picture. Right now ...You might have to wait on that picture. Right now my bed-desk actually looks quite neat, because I just washed my sheets and had to find somewhere else to put my stuff (i.e., the floor).Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087095057111925740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-73583495112179955312012-04-12T17:16:14.396-04:002012-04-12T17:16:14.396-04:00Wow! I did not know this about you, Emily! Please ...Wow! I did not know this about you, Emily! Please take a picture because I have to know the extent of this chaos to decide if it's gross or not. As long as you don't surround yourself with old Band-Aids, I think you are fine.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769320673829584188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-5548640442080696212012-04-12T12:18:06.250-04:002012-04-12T12:18:06.250-04:00It doesn't necessarily happen in my sleep, but...It doesn't necessarily happen in my sleep, but it does happen.<br /><br />Thinking about it now, I can't entirely pinpoint what specific stars align to create the circumstances in which I experiences bouts of creative genius/insanity. I think it's a combination of being sleep deprived and having miscellaneous environmental factors that get my train of consciousness off track. <br /><br />But I know I sometimes get really excited about an idea I think is brilliantly hilarious- one that will probably make me famous- only to discover soon afterward that it might have been really stupid.<br /><br />I recently started writing ideas down in a little notebook, but I haven't looked back on them yet. Who knows what I'll discover??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425745378209229136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-86556671597404717582012-04-12T12:09:20.442-04:002012-04-12T12:09:20.442-04:00sleeping surronded by scissors? i hope for your sa...sleeping surronded by scissors? i hope for your sake they are the rounded safety scissors.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294675099299377239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-16266262803865176182012-04-12T10:33:05.634-04:002012-04-12T10:33:05.634-04:00I actually think of what seems like amazing topics...I actually think of what seems like amazing topics right before I fall asleep, then subsequently forget them. To remedy this, I've basically turned my bed into a desk. It's probably borderline gross, but I basically sleep surrounded by papers, recipes, books, scissors, and anything relevent to whatever I'm currently working on.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087095057111925740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-373668228809112362012-04-12T10:26:08.586-04:002012-04-12T10:26:08.586-04:00I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A POST FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE...I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A POST FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE SO LONG! So badly, in fact, that I immediantly scrolled down to the comments section and haven't even read it yet. I did, however, notice that you have the video of the uber-confident toddler. I try to wake up to her every morning.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087095057111925740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-32531255825470534952012-04-12T01:48:43.907-04:002012-04-12T01:48:43.907-04:00Gosh. He should have been Kitten Man, honestly.
E...Gosh. He should have been Kitten Man, honestly.<br /><br />Everything about YOU is great!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769320673829584188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-2721849866145757912012-04-12T01:46:12.076-04:002012-04-12T01:46:12.076-04:00I'm right there with you on the grizzly man on...I'm right there with you on the grizzly man one. He should have been fox man, and then he would still be with us today.<br /><br />Everything about this is great.Daniel O'Shoneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-2054250155417686132012-04-12T01:38:20.454-04:002012-04-12T01:38:20.454-04:00Does this happen to you too?!
I also love that w...Does this happen to you too?! <br /><br />I also love that we're friends!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769320673829584188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-1715219273548717992012-04-12T01:22:13.905-04:002012-04-12T01:22:13.905-04:00Love this. I was actually thinking a lot about thi...Love this. I was actually thinking a lot about this- or something really similar- earlier today. Crazy.<br /><br />I love that we're friends. Every day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425745378209229136noreply@blogger.com