"EMOTIONS"

I think you've heard enough about my emotions but, for an update, they are still a little unpredictable at times.
Instead I will talk about the emotions that were unleashed in my classroom today!
My teaching day today was witness to a range of different emotions amongst the seven and eight year olds in my classroom.
I saw tears of disappointment when one child realised she was beginning at the bottom of the ladder in a challenge game. These tears quickly turned to joy when she discovered that being at the bottom meant she could challenge first. So, she immediately challenged the person at the top and won! Overjoyed!
I saw stifled tears as another child couldn't handle being beaten in the same challenge game. This same child is one of the reasons I have decided to introduce a challenge game as I have several children who cannot handle losing! They need to build resilience!
I saw excitement and sheer pleasure as we sang Happy Birthday to one little boy and then did "The Birthday Slam" with him!
I saw wonder and amazement when we learned that some insects with compound eyes can see the same thing thousands of times.
I saw anger and defiance as a little boy refused to explain the reasons behind his third 'snapped' pencil in as many weeks. His eventual response was "It snapped when I sat on it!!" ...Well stop sitting on all of your pencils!!
I saw smiles of happiness as we read a Dr Seuss book and had a giggle together.
I saw the shrink of embarrassment as a little girl's dad came in to ask a question. It was a perfectly reasonable question but this particular child always seems to be embarrassed by the interest shown by her parents in her schooling.
Emotional day really!!