That's Just Ducky

Have you ever heard a phrase that would actually be quite silly if taken literally?  I want you to tell the truth now; don't pull my leg!

Studying language is so much more than learning nouns and verbs.  When our turns of phrases are learned, it makes language so much more interesting and fun - it's a real hoot!

This week is my last week of teaching fully in the classroom; next week I begin to phase out and let my cooperating teacher take over again.   Because the school year is wrapping up, it is also nearing the end of the time for "Word Journeys," a word study and spelling time for students.  This program has students organizing words by spelling patterns, which has been shown to be much more effective for students to learn to spell words correctly than just "memorizing" them.  The more connections we can make in our learning of words, the better we can remember how to spell them and how to spell other words that fall into the same patterns!

On a slightly different note, this morning I had my second duck sighting here at school.  I had to take a crack at getting its cute mug!  Lucky for me, I carry my camera!  I hope you have a day that is just ducky too!