Words on the wall
Kevin needed a desk in his upstairs office.
Our school room had three desks. It only seemed right to send one of those upstairs.
Moving that desk out naturally meant that I needed to rearrange the space to accommodate the change.
That, plus the acquisition of a long slim book shelf for $20 from a second hand shop. Also, this little treasure of a box for even less.
And, also, the obvious fact that I love a change was enough to propel me forward.
In moving the desk and locating the only wall long enough for the new bookshelf I realized I had to move my giant magnetic board. I put it in a more teachable location and purchased some magnetic words. Secretly, or not so secretly, I’ve always wanted these letters.
I decided to be a little quiet about the letters. No grand announcement, “Hey everybody, come look at the cool educational and fun words that I just purchased to subtly inspire you to love words and to have fun naturally with poetry. What do you think?”
I avoided saying any of that. Clever and mature, right?
But it has been just as I hoped it would be actually.
For a day or two, no one noticed or touched them really. But them I spied a little of this –
and now are enjoying ludicrous poems that are cracking us up.
These magnets have the synonyms on the backs of the words, which is a little novelty I appreciate. (Yes, I bought them at Amazon. And you can too!)
I find myself standing there sorting and pushing words together and cracking myself up too.
A solid school room addition I’d say.
2 Comments
kmb21177
i have a set of these on my refrigerator. they go un-noticed for awhile and then suddenly i find myself spending much time pushing words together and cracking myself up. : )
lacey35
Yes – these sort of things do come and go!