Last Thursday and Friday I had the day off because it was fall break. Oh my goodness gracious. They were two of the best/most productive/energetic days that I have had in ages. I felt like my happy go-get-er normal human self!
And then yesterday happened.
And school started back up.
And I got hit with a wall of bricks.
Where did all my energy go? I found myself wondering. Why am I suddenly being drawn to eat five pounds of chocolate a day when last week I was fine with going eight hours without food and then still not being that hungry? What happened to me??!?!!
Well. 84 hormone-driven kids happened to me. That's all.
The contrast between that wonderful weekend and the past two days have made me realize how extremely mentally exhausting it is to be a teacher. It's HARD! And if I'm gonna' keep making it, I need to slow down a bit and rest, not because I'm doing anything wrong or because my body's exhausted, but because my mind is.
Anyway. Rant for the evening: check.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Origami Jumping Frog!!!!
Origami Jumping
Frog
Today we are going to learn how to make an origami jumping
frog from paper. Watch how a plain piece of paper can come alive. All you need
is a piece of paper cut into a square (so you may need scissors to cut the
paper if you want). We recommend a square that is 8.5" by 8.5".
1.
Lay your paper flat on the table
2.
Fold paper in half so 2 opposite corners are on
top of one another 
3.
Copy with other 2 corners (the creases should
make a X) 
4.
Fold straight edge to opposite edge 
5.
Unfold to make a square again
6.
You should have 2 triangles with the tips
touching in the middle of the paper, each should have a creased line running
down the middle 
7.
Join the long sides of the 2 triangles so the
bases of the triangles are touching each other
8.
View the picture; on side 1, fold corner A so it
is exactly on top of corner B
9.
Repeat with other corner on the left of side 1 
10. Turn
paper over so the longest edge is facing you and with the point facing away
11. View
the picture; take side A and align on top of center line marked by the letter B
12. Repeat
on left side of triangle so side 2 is mirrored
14. Bring
point A to point B
15. Insert
point A into the pocket as shown in the picture 
16. Repeat
with other side
17. To
make the Frog arms:
i.
With side 1 facing up, fold corner A toward the
general direction of corner B at approximately a 45 degree angle (see picture
for reference) 
ii.
Fold arm back on itself 2 times like an
accordion (see picture) 
iii.
Repeat on opposite arm
18. Lay the
frog on its back so the arms are facing up and head facing away from you
19. Take
bottom of paper and fold up approximately 1/2-3/4 inch 
20. Fold
A back half way towards its original position in an accordion style (see
picture)
Congratulations!!! You have your very own jumping frog! 
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