I’m imploring everyone to read this marvelous post from Jennie, especially if you have young children stuck at home!
It happened quickly. Schools closed for two weeks. Teachers went in on Friday to do a deep cleaning, from surfaces to toys, even markers and the cover of every book. Over the weekend the closings of public places skyrocketed. On Monday schools were mandated to close for three weeks.
As a teacher, I need to reach out to children and teach. But how? There is little for them to do outside of home. And then it struck me.
I can read to them online!
Surely there was a way to do that. I had read aloud the book The Poet’s Dog on my blog. Maybe YouTube would work for the children? I watched a tutorial on how to set this up. On one hand my heart was pounding with excitement, and on the other hand I was filled with terror. This non-techy person was on the end of the 10…
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Kim, I just visited Jennie’s blog and left a comment.
She is an amazing teacher!
Glad you shared her post!
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She’s everything right about the teaching profession!
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Thank you, Margie.
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Jennie is wonderful, and so are you. Bloggers rock, and help! ♡´・ᴗ・`♡
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Thank you, Cindy!
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Thank you so much Cindy!🤗
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Everything Jennie does is for the betterment of her students. As a retired teacher, I love everything that she does. She should be a mentor teacher.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Pete.
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I absolutely agree Pete!
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jennie is a wonder
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😍
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She is indeed!
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Lovely reblog, she’ll be missing her little children so a great way to keep in touch with them.
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I do miss them! Thank you.
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I agree Fraggle.
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Good reblog, Kim. Jennie never fails to nail it! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Many thanks, Pete.
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Thanks Pete. She’s such an inspiration!
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Thank you for sharing this, Kim. It’s an honor to be here.
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How could I not Jennie? As Beth said, you’re a wonder!🤗
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Awww… 😍
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