Tell All Tuesday:Top Ten List

I'm linking up with My Day in K and Teach, Talk, Inspire for Tell all Tuesday!  Today we're working on our Top Ten Lists to share what teaching has taught us!  I've loved reading all the lists people have shared... what an inspiration.

Here is my top ten list!

 10. Kids are by nature happy: Kids are always happy.  They can and do find the good in everything and they enjoy whatever life throws their way.  I truly wish we as adults could embrace this a bit more!

9. Communication is key: Communication with parents, students, and colleagues is important for the world to keep turning.  When everyone knows what's going on and what's expected of them, things go so much smoother.

8. Some days you just have to wing it: Truth... some days, some lessons, some activities DO NOT go as planned and it's OK.  When this happens, embrace it, learn from it and move on.  Sometimes the best lessons/learning moments occur when we "wing it" and make the most of the situation.  

7. Laughter is needed: Laugh each day.  Some days I need to tell myself to not take things so seriously and to laugh! Laughter is the best medicine for anything.  

6. Kids notice everything: Yes they do!  The moment you forget to do something or change something they all let you know it.  It's a great thing because you have 20 little assistants ready to keep you in line. 

5. Over-planning does not exist in teacher world:  That's right, planning is the key to any successful teacher and well run classroom.  Even if the plans don't go as planned, it's important to have them!

4. Review directions before anyone moves:  This is so important and will prevent tons of headaches!

3.  Let it go... sometimes: Enough said.  

2.  Lunch and prep periods are not actually breaks: Any teacher knows we do not rest during the day. These "free" periods are actually used to grade papers, prep lessons, answer emails, and get things ready for the rest of the day!   

1.  Kids remember YOU: Kids remember their teacher. They don't remember the supplies they used in your class or the small gifts you give them.  They remember you and the connections you make with them throughout the year.  

Don't forget to check out My Day in K and Teach, Talk, Inspire to see other Top Ten Lists!