Their eyes are glued to me, all their mouths are closed, and there is a hush in the room as I thunder and yell away. Kim's class to the left and Megan's class across the hall are away at their specials, so they miss these daily tirades. Lori's class closes their door firmly to keep out the noise. Chad and Kyle, though they are further down the hall-way, also have their doors closed.
This is my favorite part of the school day. Reading to my students.
Our current read-aloud is Matilda by Roald Dahl, hence the daily tirades as I attempt to convey Miss. Trunchbull. When I read to my students, I am reminded of the power of the written word. Holding a child's attention is never easy, but the power of the words can captivate them for those few precious moments.
Then those few precious moments are gone, and we are on to the next part of a day. I know they look forward to those twenty minutes as much as I do.
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