"Take 5"

This year in the library, I decided to try a different approach to starting storytime with every class that comes into the library. I wanted the students to learn to calm themselves dow and feel that the library is a safe place to come and find a welcomed quiteness. So I have them all "Take 5" after coming in: 5 deep breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth. At first I thought they wouldn't want to participate and evn make fun of the whole idea, but now they remind me, if I'm still caught putting books away from the previous class. I have found that most of us don't make the time to do something as simple as mindful breathing. It is changing me. A month after school started, I had a dr's appointment and my BP was the lowest since the accident. I attribute that to the fact that I get to "take 5" atleast 7 times a day.I am also calmer and able to deal with the everydayness of dealing with elwmentary schoolers every day.

Make-out, Munchie, Buckhead(?!) Monday

I needed to find some motivation to get out of bed on a Monday morning, so I came ou with "Make-out Monday" and thought that I'd ask my ex to see if she was up for it. What did I have to loose? My CHAMPION Kiddos vetoed that really quickly, so I made them come up with an alternative, which was "Munchie Monday." we now have a standing lunch or dinner date every Monday and it is the best. I love spoiling them weekly. They were a bit slow to come up with this CHAMPION Idea, so while they were still coming up with it, I started to wear a bucket on my head every Monday to help remind the students that come to library, "To change the world one bucked at a time in 2023." his goes along with my "comer el tarro(google this if you want to know what this means in English)"book that was recommended to me by my CHAMPION FAV Daughter, Abbers: 'Have You Filled A Bucket Today?' My "buckethead" Mondays lasted a few months, until I bought a custom bucket-hat with "Fill A Bucket Today" printed on it. That's replaced my actuall bucket. The kids love it and so do I. Take that Monday mornings.