Blackberries, cookies and banana bread, YouTube singles, and spin the bottle - a 6th grade party makes, explained the most nurturing 6th grader I've ever met.
Spin the bottle? The first and last time I played that, it was at a 6th grade party on Long Island, NY in a dark basement. Now it was to be played in school in broad daylight!
When my homeroom proposed this element I was skeptical, but open, as the Class Nurturer thought it was a great idea, too. I soon joined in, as hugs were exchanged for kisses, a lighted room for a dark room, a pair of scissors for a bottle and raucous laughter in place of silent sustained reading. As the bell rang, one student exclaimed to me, "that was the best 19 minutes of SSR, we have ever had. Thanks!"
As I watched this quirky class eagerly hug each other or me, in turn, without arguing or insults, I realized how far we had come as a community. And I am grateful.
Spin the bottle? The first and last time I played that, it was at a 6th grade party on Long Island, NY in a dark basement. Now it was to be played in school in broad daylight!
When my homeroom proposed this element I was skeptical, but open, as the Class Nurturer thought it was a great idea, too. I soon joined in, as hugs were exchanged for kisses, a lighted room for a dark room, a pair of scissors for a bottle and raucous laughter in place of silent sustained reading. As the bell rang, one student exclaimed to me, "that was the best 19 minutes of SSR, we have ever had. Thanks!"
As I watched this quirky class eagerly hug each other or me, in turn, without arguing or insults, I realized how far we had come as a community. And I am grateful.
