The first was in PE. For the first part of my day (45 minutes) I get to follow two 6th grade special education kids that need a little extra help. One has Down's Syndrome and the other is Mentally Retarded. These first 45 minutes are when they go to "Specials" like Music, Computers, Art, PE, and Library. Thursday is PE day and always a lot of fun. Not only do I get to work with my special kids, but I get to watch the other members of the class be accepting, gentle, and kind to the two with special needs. Anyway, today was Physical Fitness Test day where the kids had to run between two lines back and forth to a set time that got faster and faster every set of 10 lengths. The PE teacher asked me to help our two special kids by running with them. So here I am, in between my kiddos sprinting along the lengths to each side, being silly and goofy, while laughing and hollering, "Let's go....faster!" and such as we went. I sure got my exercise with them!
Then in 6th grade Language Arts I get to wander around the whole class while keeping alert to two kids with learning disabilities who might need extra help. Today they were doing something called "Teen Biz" which is a reading comprehension program where kids go onto a website, read emails, read articles and respond to questions, and can email responses back. One other part of the website is the ability to email classmates just for fun and their teacher encourages this activity for when they're done with their article. So today the kids were emailing riddles back and forth to each other. Here are a few:
How many 3-cent stamps are in a dozen?
You throw away the outside and eat the inside, and eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
What is green when you buy it, red when you eat it, and black when you throw it away?
I know the answer to the first two but still haven't gotten the third one. So let me know when you do!
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The first two are pretty obvious. The third is difficult. The closest I can get to it is a watermelon. But maybe I will keep thinking about it.
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Yes! you're right on the third one. I asked my student and she told me the answer. Looks like you're smarter than a 6th grader!
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