Wherever You Go in the World . . .

Make Healthy Choices!!!

#mrsbroamhats #redribbonweek2018 #lifeisajourney

One in a Melon

You are ONE in a MELON!  Take good care of you!  We celebrate Red Ribbon Week to remind ourselves about the healthy choices we can make to be strong and live a quality life.  Thanks for wearing RED, eating a RED snack, and being RED-y to live healthily! #mrsbroamhats #redribbonweek2018

Be Frank

The truth is best served with MORE sugar and LESS pepper! #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamREADS #powerofwords

Dictionary Day 2018

"Mrs. Broam, can I borrow a hat?  I want to dress up like you in the Dictionary Parade!"  I'm honored and humbled to be considered an illustration of the word influential, "power to produce effects on actions and opinions of others."  

I've also enjoyed the honor to represent optimistic: "someone who thinks on the bright side of things"

and

empathetic: "someone who is understanding"

Third Graders, your vivid vocabulary fills my bucket. Thank you so, so very much.💙💚💛💜

BOO on Thursday

Some folks liked to feel scared this time of year . . . some folks don't.  ALL Feelings are OK, even when they don't feel okay . . . When you are scared and don't like it, talk to someone about it!  Maybe you could take a deep breath, go for a walk, or think about a happier moment~find a way to move the feeling so that (1) nobody gets hurt and (2) nothing gets broken. #mrsbroamhats #ALLfeelingsareOK

Watch D.O.G.S. on Thursday

BATTY on Wednesday

Watch D.O.G.S. on Wednesday

Squirrels Look for Nuts

Mrs. Broam looks for BOOKS (about squirrels)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFgN05nEwfI

#mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamREADS

Mrs. Broam is a NUT!

That's probably not NEW news . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd3pWB2NC-w

How are you feeling today?!  **ALL Feelings are OK**

#mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamSINGS

Picture Day

"You never know how you look until you get your picture took!" #mrsbroamhats #smileson

Watch D.O.G.S. on Friday

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson's Room on the Broom is a great story of sharing and collaborating for the good of community!  When we pool our gifts, we all "iggety, ziggety zaggety, ZOOM!" #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamREADS #mrsbroamMOVES

Watch D.O.G.S. on Thursday

Spooky Spiders!

CREEPIN' it REAL on Wednesday!🕷

#mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamMOVES

Watch D.O.G.S. Orientation Night

We welcomed new Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) tonight!!!  Next orientations will be Thursday, November 15 @ 6:30 and Tuesday, January 15 @ 6:30.

Know a book worth BARKING about this season?  Check out Dav Pilkey's The Hallow-Wiener!

#mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamREADS

S-t-r-e-t-c-h Your Pumpkin Smile

Shake Your Bones

and READ about dem too!!

#mrsbroamhats

Jack, Boredom, Beanstalks, and BOOKS!

When you experience boredom, don't look for beanstalks . . . Look for BOOKS!!!

https://youtu.be/AxllHAjwX40

Whooo! Whooo!

An owl twist for Monday!  Perch on your toes in a crouch.  Reach your hands toward your elbows behind your back.  Look over your shoulder and take 3-5 breaths.  Twist and look over the opposite shoulder too!  Did you know owls can rotate their necks 270 degrees?  Their bodies are specially designed to power their brains and eyes with a blood-pooling system when the neck movement cuts off circulation!  Whooo! Whooo! Knew?? #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamMOVES

FLYday on FriYAY!

We practiced Breathing Wings on Friday!

#mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamBREATHES

More Relaxed By the Dozen

We learned our final three strategies for relaxing today!  Now we know a DOZEN Strategies for Calm and Relaxation!! 💙💚💛💜😍💕💙💚💛💜😍💕

We pretended to be a tortoise . . . 

and sphinx!

We rotated through breathing stations:

Breathing Wings

Hoberman Sphere Breathing

Swim, Duckie, Swim

Ferris Wheel Breath

If you want to check out additional breathing practices, click here: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/breathing

We honored three yogis as we celebrated the end of our first month together! 

When the going gets TOUGH, the TOUGH get BREATHING!  #Namaste

Power of Words

What you think about, you bring about.  The thoughts you think, the words you speak, the tone and way in which you deliver them have power.  Today I'm thinking about the strength of positivity.  "Namaste" is a Sanskrit word that means the part of me that is special and unique honors and appreciates the part of you that is special and unique, and, together, we can make the world a better place.

Here's a song I learned to share this idea:
"Namaste is what we say to the good in you from the good in me.
Say 'Namaste,' everyday, and the world will live in harmony." 🌍

My shirt today says, "Gnomaste"~I'm thinking that's great way for a short lady to share a TALL THOUGHT on Thursday!💕
#mrsbroamhats

Breathe to Bloom on Wednesday

We are practicing many ways to take a deep breath in 2nd Grade this week.  Breathing helps you work in your "downstairs brain" (the prefrontal cortex or "wise leader").  This is the part of the brain used to make wise decisions. Breathing helps your body calm.  It soothes the nervous system, calming jangly nerves.  Breathing helps your whole self work in a more efficient and quality way!  If you "breathe like a flower," open the fingers wide on the inhale, spreading the petals of the flower blossom, and then gently close the fist on the exhale. Want to know more creative ways to breathe?  Check out Mrs. Broam's online breathing toolbox:  https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/breathing #mrsbroamhats #takeadeepbreath

Coook-EEEEEE

Cookie Monster teaches us about self-control! He taught first graders how to be a good listener:

Monkey Mind Monday

A monkey mind is when you have a lot of chatter in your brain, and it's hard to think . . .

What can you do?

First, take a seat.  Feel your bum on the chair.  Place your feet flat on the ground.  Sit up tall.  Take off your glasses, if you wear them.

Bring your thumbs together.

Then close the hands so palms are touching.

Rub your hands together to create heat.

Then loosely cover your eyes with your hands and cradle your noggin!

Take some deep breaths, and calm your monkey mind on Monday!

Thank you, Cassie Stephens of Teacherin' in Tennessee, for sharing your good ideas online so I can share with others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKpNaVaP84&list=LLiaze_-7Mlz6aBSFU0Vg4sw !!