Best Day of School Ever!

That's quite a statement, isn't it?  I think so.  I've had good school days and bad school days, both as a student and teacher, but how could I pinpoint ONE best day of school EVER?

On Friday one of my students said, "Miss Brown, I think this is the best day of school EVER."  Well, great!  I thought.  I quickly reminded her that, amidst all of the fun activities of the day, we WERE still learning.  She was ok with that. :)

Friday morning began with a school assembly in the gym.  Then, after a short math lesson, we had some non-fiction book report presentations.  One student had written a hilarious play about skunks, while the other had her parents bring their German Shepherd to teach us about dog training.  It's not every day that we have a pet visit our classroom!

The rest of the morning was spent in the staff kitchen for our science lesson.  It was fun to have a change of scenery while reading about igneous rocks in the textbook.  Then, we created edible igneous rock rice krispy treats!  Igneous rock is formed when hot molten rock (like the warm marshmallow and rice krispy mixture) pours out of a volcano and cools on the ground.  We mixed chocolates and raisins into our rice krispy treats to represent the other rocks around the volcano that get hardened into the igneous rock.  Mmm yummy!

In the afternoon, the students had recess, lunch, and German class.  Back in my classroom, we finished student presentations and then watched a VeggieTales film to conclude our week-long study of Gideon.  My roommate, Brittany, surprised the students by making popcorn and joining us for the movie afternoon.  (It's great that my students love Brittany, too!)

Although my main goal isn't to entertain the students, it's fun to see their expressions of excitement in the learning process.  It wouldn't be all that bad if there were another "best day of school EVER" before the end of the year.