tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post2055791691020627747..comments2024-02-12T03:41:55.470-05:00Comments on Littlest Learners / Clutter-Free Classroom Blog: There Should Be a StipendClutter-Free Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11121652586389900769noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-10355055615291080662011-06-09T20:49:51.926-04:002011-06-09T20:49:51.926-04:00UGH we do MEALWORMS. Disgusting!!! And they turn i...UGH we do MEALWORMS. Disgusting!!! And they turn into these nasty little beetles. Hate them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-27002975605983570652011-06-02T21:34:47.589-04:002011-06-02T21:34:47.589-04:00Umm Google Bess Beetle...between that and the gian...Umm Google Bess Beetle...between that and the giant millipedes I am scarred for life :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-43963319241701972722011-06-01T19:03:03.640-04:002011-06-01T19:03:03.640-04:00I feel bad for our 2nd grade teachers, they must c...I feel bad for our 2nd grade teachers, they must cover the life cycle meal worms in their classrooms. You cannot pay me enough to handle those things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-32280080833046401502011-06-01T11:52:39.188-04:002011-06-01T11:52:39.188-04:00P.S thanks everyone else for your stories too!P.S thanks everyone else for your stories too!bakingteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692306189968747649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-3026214948238604032011-06-01T11:51:57.646-04:002011-06-01T11:51:57.646-04:00Sadly no live ones for me (apart from a cat that k...Sadly no live ones for me (apart from a cat that keeps invading the classroom when our door is open) but I just had to say thank you, I really needed that smile your blog put in my face!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-9397604695288178322011-06-01T00:24:31.197-04:002011-06-01T00:24:31.197-04:00Oh, my! Sometimes they don't pay us enough! Th...Oh, my! Sometimes they don't pay us enough! That will be a memory your little ones will remember for a long time! You're lucky someone wasn't taping it or you would probably be on youtube tonight!elizabeth.parcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798091158660444444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-31060916726392075852011-05-31T23:12:48.414-04:002011-05-31T23:12:48.414-04:00I'm pretty sure you are supposed to boil these...I'm pretty sure you are supposed to boil these guys in a biiiig pot with corn, potatoes, and crab boil... But to each his own. :) I've never heard of using crawfish in the classroom- sounds fun!<br /><br />This year my biggest adventure was a 2 1/2 inch wolf spider a student brought (with permission) in a glass mason jar. I stuck the document camera down in the jar and magnified him up onto our screen. ...Not a pretty site, but we did get to really observe him up close!<br />Hatching Rhode Island Red chicks was also an adventure, and probably the singlehanded most memorable event for the students.<br /><a href="http://www.teachinghappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Teaching Happily Ever After</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153617634727706508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-58884446179862369212011-05-31T23:08:53.323-04:002011-05-31T23:08:53.323-04:00You must have the same science kit as I do... Need...You must have the same science kit as I do... Needless to say I have not done that unit for the past 2 years. So my first year of teaching. I was brave and kept them in my room. I had a girl who had just moved in from New Orleans and she was the crayfish rangler I didn't touch them at all. My second year my teaching partner got moved to 4th and so when the box came i told my student go get mrs. h. Here she comes with the tongs that we used the previous year to move the crayfish. As she was moving them from the box to their bucket she DROPPED a crayfish on to my FOOT (and I was only wearing flip flops!!! Needless to say I screams shrieked and ran across the room and jumped on the desk... That was my last year with crayfish.... Also my kids laughed at me for the rest of the year.. Oh and our crayfish did not live to go home with students...<br /><br />Then I had a hedgehog, which was pretty cool until she peed on me.. which was not fun oh and it was parent teacher conference day so here i was in a nice black pants with a tshirt from the closet!!!Miss Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065999048166715482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-74595098502588044792011-05-31T22:25:22.857-04:002011-05-31T22:25:22.857-04:00Yuck! In our second grade, we do ladybugs. They ar...Yuck! In our second grade, we do ladybugs. They are so easy and non-threatening.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13405769783665930214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-48001248303190403032011-05-31T22:22:50.536-04:002011-05-31T22:22:50.536-04:00LOL LOL LOL
Ok, so I had crayfish in my classroom ...LOL LOL LOL<br />Ok, so I had crayfish in my classroom for science for the past 5 years. The last two of which were the only years of those 5 that I was brave enough to get close enough to pick one up. They really can pinch, and they really will pinch. If you place something near the pinchers, I used a skinny, wooden coffee stir stick, the cray will pinch that and will be less likely to pinch you! So that was in 2nd grade. This year I was moved to first grade, and now we have hermit crabs. Not as threatening as the crays, but whoa do they smell bad! Love your blog!<br />Tanya<br /><br /><b><a href="http://firstgradeisfantabulous.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> First Grade is Fantabulous!</a></b>Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804448250072218226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-51606103437076529262011-05-31T21:54:49.211-04:002011-05-31T21:54:49.211-04:00My first year, I had a student bring in acorns bec...My first year, I had a student bring in acorns because we were studying trees. I had heard there were worms in some sometimes but I inspected them and they seemed fine. Well... as I start grabbing and giving each student one...a worm popped out at me and I screamed bloody murder and threw it down! The kids were laughing their heads off and a couple teachers stopped by because they thought I saw a snake or a mouse. That was definitely one of the students "favorite" memories for their memory book!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775958854169141890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-54993128468953510122011-05-31T21:11:26.511-04:002011-05-31T21:11:26.511-04:00oh my! I think I would have done the same! We are ...oh my! I think I would have done the same! We are working on our ecocolumns. So far, so good. We have cute little snails, pretty little mosquito fish. But the crickets come on Friday and I am LESS than thrilled!! <br />Kristen<br /><i><b><a href="http://ladybugsteacherfiles.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ladybug's Teacher Files</a></b></i>Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502794638519071800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-66913143845688017502011-05-31T20:59:17.741-04:002011-05-31T20:59:17.741-04:00I have to say I got a little chuckle as I read. I...I have to say I got a little chuckle as I read. I've had an iguana, 2 hamsters, and a snake when I taught 4th grade. In 4th grade we taught animals. I had the cops come due to a double homicide, yes I have to admit that the snake got out and got the hamsters. It wasn't funny for a while cause we couldn't find the snake for at least 30 minutes.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958111980639439931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68404339854355196.post-4755234838846890792011-05-31T20:56:24.670-04:002011-05-31T20:56:24.670-04:00I feel your pain......even if I do have to say tha...I feel your pain......even if I do have to say that I had a little chuckle with you not at you of course. <br />I taught 4th grade and had two hamsters and 1 snake. Needless to say I had a double homicide, because the snake decided to get out of his aquarium. I had the cops come and everything. We eventually found the snake and I got two hamsters to replace the ones eaten as a snack. The snake also went home with its owner after a few more weeks. I've even had an iguana.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958111980639439931noreply@blogger.com