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So here goes....

4:40-Alarm goes off.  I meet my teacher work-out buddies at the YMCA at 5:00.  It is more therapy than working out.  We laugh, we cry, we cuss but after a session we are always ready to tackle our day (2 Kindergarten teachers and a special education teacher). 

6:00-Shower, coffee, and internet surfing, 

7:00-Peel the kiddos out of bed, feed them and get them dressed.

7:30-Say good-bye to hubby and J and finished getting ready, my hair is usually close to dry by now. 

8:00-Walk across the street to school with M.  (You read that right!)  Time to make sure that C's picture schedule is accurate. 

8:15-Bell rings and kinders sprint down the hall to my classroom.  I say, "Good morning let's try that again."  Kids come in and journal

8:35- Morning meeting and pledge

8:45- Begin whole group reading lesson out of Houghton Mifflin Journeys

9:15-  Begin small group literacy rotations.  Four groups, four rotations.  

10:15-  RECESS!

10:45- Math mini lesson followed by some guided math 

11:15-  Lunch/recess!

12:00-  Read to Self/  C has ipad time if he has earned  4 tokens (behavior modification), the ipod touch gets rotated amongst the other students.

12:30-  To the computer lab for math work on Johnnie's math page or Writer's Workshop or Science or Social Studies or a craft this is the time where I squeeze everything else in. 

1:00- Handwriting without Tears

1:15- Recess!! 

1:45- Snack time and we turn on Go Diego Go if D has earned it (behavior modification)

2:00- Special classes/Plan time!! 

3:00-Kids get ready to go home and leave. 

3:15-  I teach after school math academy for students that are not at grade level.

5:00- Pick up kids from daycare, cook or grab supper out of supper box to head to dance, piano or church.  



7:00-Bathtime

8:00-Start Bedtime routines

9:00-Get ready for the next day
 
9:30-Go to bed myself

My life is sort of crazy but it works for us.  I really want to add Zumba class on Thursdays at 7:30 but I'm hesitant to add one more thing to my schedule, however I know I would love it!!!!  What do you think I should do????









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  1. UnknownJanuary 15, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    OMG! you are so dedicated to exercise, you can see on my day tht I turn my alarm off instead of getting up to exercise!

    I enjoyed reading about your day, Im your newest follower!

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  2. AmandaJanuary 15, 2012 at 1:00 PM

    I love it! It is my stress relief. Without it I think I would need therapy or anxiety meds. lol You think I'd be skinny.....but I'm not. :)

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  3. KristinJanuary 15, 2012 at 1:45 PM

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  4. KristinJanuary 15, 2012 at 1:48 PM

    Ooops. I copied the wrong link back to my blog. Let's try this again!
    You are super dedicated to exercising. Way to go! Try Zumba and if it doesn't work for your schedule, skip it. :)
    A Teeny Tiny Teacher

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  5. AmandaJanuary 15, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    Except I'd have to pay for a month in advance! What to do, what to do????

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  6. Katie @ Miss Klohn's ClassroomJanuary 15, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    You do have a busy day! I wish I could walk to work too!

    Thanks for linking up!
    Miss Klohn
    Adventures of a 6th Grade Teacher

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  7. Miss KindergartenJanuary 15, 2012 at 11:34 PM

    How in the world do you wake up at 4:40!?!? I would never go to sleep! haah!

    Hadar
    Miss Kindergarten
    My Fabulous Finds

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  8. AmandaJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:01 AM

    It is called peer pressure!! And for the record I don't do that every day. We scope out 2 or 3 days that we can all make it and you don't want to leave your friends hanging at the y! :)

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:16 PM

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