skeleton

i had a life-sized skeleton hanging in the front of the room for our unit on the skeletal system. emily walked in and said loudly, "oh my gosh, miss a, i LOVE your body! it is awesome!" forgetting that the skeleton was behind me, i was flattered that she noticed i'd been working out.

invertebrates

the students were trying to name kinds of invertebrates and had already successfully guessed insects and arachnids, but were stumped by crustaceans. i gave a clue, "some examples are crabs, crayfish, lobsters, and shrimp" sommer's hand shot up and she triumphantly announced, "seafood!"