Wednesday, July 14, 2010
My First Marathon
My first marathon took place at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It was the coldest day of the year; 16 degrees out as I stood on the starting line. My body was numb and freezing the whole entire race, but I did awesome and was only 20 minutes off from being a Boston qualifier. From that day forward, I knew I wanted to run marathons for the rest of my life.
Running Motivational Video
Since I am a runner and run marathons in my spare time, I figured I should post a blog with an inspirational video about running. Maybe even you will become a runner?
Words of Wisdom From Marilyn Monroe
"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
"When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them."
"We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets."
"You never know what life is like, until you have lived it."
"This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about."
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Dr. Seuss Quotes
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own.And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.”
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!"
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
Mithing Tooth by Kenn Nesbitt
“Mithing Tooth ”
Poetry Theater
A poem in two voices
Adapted from the poem by Kenn Nesbitt in The Aliens Have Landed!, published by Meadowbrook Press.
Summary: A child has lost a front tooth, making it difficult to pronounce some words. The child gets frustrated when Mom misunderstands everything the child says.
Presentation Suggestions: Have the students read or perform the poem in front of the class. Have the students act out the different lines while they read them.
Props: A black piece of construction paper cut to cover the front tooth of the student playing the child (giving the appearance of a missing tooth) would be a great prop, but if paper is not available the poem can be performed without it.
Delivery: The lines of the poem need to be read with poetic rhythm. For more information on poetic rhythm and how to perform poetry in classroom, please read the Performing Poetry section under the Teacher's Resources.
Characters:Child Mom
Mithing Tooth
Child:
I’m having trouble thpeaking
thinthe I lotht my middle tooth.
Jutht yethterday my tooth wath fine—
today it wiggled loothe.
At firtht I thought it thilly
when my tooth fell out today,
but no one theemth to underthtand
a thingle word I thay.
I athked my mom to clothe the door.
She thaid,
Mom:
That would be rude.The door does not like wearing clothes;it’s happy in the nude.
Child:
I thaid a mouthe wath in my roomand she should come and thee.
She thaid,
Mom:
Your mouth is on your face;it’s right where it should be.
Child:
I wonder if you underthtand
the thircumthtanthe I’m in.
I told her I wath feeling thick.
She thaid,
Mom:
You’re looking thin
Child:
At latht she thaw how mad I wath
and thought I might thtop breathing.
She laughed and thaid she didn’t mean it—
She wath only teething.
Food Fight by: Ken Nesbitt
Food Fight
We’d never seen the teachers
in a state of such distress.The principal was yelling
that the lunchroom was a mess.
It started off so innocent
when someone threw a bun,
but all the other kids decided
they should join the fun.
It instantly turned into
an enormous lunchroom feud,
as students started hurling
all their halfway-eaten food.
A glob went whizzing through the air,
impacting on the wall.
Another chunk went sailing out
the doorway to the hall.
The food was splattered everywhere—
the ceilings, walls, and doors.
A sloppy, gloppy mess was on
the tables and the floors.
And so our good custodian
ran out to grab his mop.
It took him half the afternoon
to clean up all the slop.
The teachers even used some words
we’re not supposed to mention.
And that’s how all the kids and teachers
wound up in detention.
-Ken Nesbitt
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