Good Morning Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers! As a teacher it is hard to find books that’s boys enjoy reading. That’s why I’m happy to collaborate with these two up and coming Authors; Mr Dana Calhoun and Mr John Yates. Both books will be for intermediate grade level students and both will be out by June 15! I’m totally excited!
Good Morning Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers! It is a rainy Friday here in Kentucky! Most people hate the rain, but I love it! The rain is used to till to soil and make it ready to grow things. That’s how I see the “rain” in my life. Most people envision rain as bad things that happen in life. That may be the case but if you see every experience as an opportunity to learn and grow, you can take joy in the rain! Sing in the rain! Dance in the rain! Grow from the rain!
Singing in The Rain by Kyri Demby
The rain in my life is falling hard, yet I still have a song.
The winds are blowing while lightening flashes, my voice is even more strong.
I’m singing in the rain
Through al the hurt and pain
There’s so much to gain
The knowledge from lessons remain
I’m singing in the rain
Dancing in the rain
Twirling in the rain
Jumping in the rain
The rain falls harder and yet in sing on
The thunder claps loud, my voice is even more strong
I find joy in the rain
Peace in the rain
Happiness in the rain
The rain comes down
To til the soil
Break up fallow ground
Water the seeds
And saves us from toil
Toil is hard hard work
The work digging in the ground
Searching our hearts to
Turn our lives around
Searching our minds to
Fine our strength
Fixing our eyes to
See things that were so evident
I can see clearly even in the rain
I see all the growing that will come from my pain
So I can take joy and keep on singing in the rain.
Daily Affirmations: Today is a Happy Day! I am loving myself . I’m glad to be alive. I sing and rejoice in the rain. My life is amazing. Everyone I come in contact with is for me. I am healthy, wealthy, whole, and complete. ALL IS WELL IN MY CLASSROOM. ALL IS WELL IN MY SCHOOL. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD. ALL IS WELL AND I AM SAFE. #IBlessMyWorldWithLove
Good Morning Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers! It’s a wonderful thing when you can learn to be you and be you unapologetically! It feels good! All the parts that make up you; the good, the bad, the ugly, and everything between. Love yourself for who you are. The best time we could spend during our COVID-19 staying at home, is the time we spend getting to know ourselves. Take a few minutes a day and just sit and think about what you think about! You have to know who you are before you can really be who you are!
Daily Affirmations: Today is a Magnificent day! I am glad to be alive. I am unapologetically me. I love myself. I move with joy and ease. I am healthy, wealthy, whole, and complete. ALL IS WELL IN MY CLASSROOM. ALL IS WELL IN MY SCHOOL. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD. ALL IS WELL AND I AM SAFE. #IBlessMyWorldWithLove
Good Morning Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers! Many times, I look outside myself to get someone else’s input on things happening in my life. “There has to be a reason that I don’t have a the money I want, the husband I want, the house I want”. So I talk others and ask them, “what’s wrong with me?” So then I take their advice, and then feel further away from what I want. Until it feels like I can’t trust myself anymore. After a few times of asking others what they think I should do and them stirring me in the way that they think but might not be right for me, I had to stop myself.
Kyri! Trust your own feelings. You do know what’s best for you. Just saying this helped me to lead my life in the way that I wanted to. I don’t have to base my life on the thoughts of other. I could trust myself. And that’s okay!
Daily Affirmations: Today is an Awesome day. I choose to feel good about myself. I love and approve of myself. I trust myself with myself. I am healthy, wealthy, whole, and complete. ALL IS WELL IN MY CLASSROOM. ALL IS WELL IN MY SCHOOL. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD. ALL IS WELL AND I AM SAFE. #IBlessMyWorldWithLove
This is the song that was given to me in my time of great lost. I pray it helps you move forward with joy like it helped me.
Today is a transformational day. I love myself enough to get up and move about. I move with joy and ease. It’s already getting better. I love and approve of myself. I am healthy, wealthy, whole, and complete. ALL IS WELL IN MY CLASSROOM. ALL IS WELL IN MY SCHOOL. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD. ALL IS WELL AND I AM SAFE. #IBlessMyWorldWithLove
Hello Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers! I haven’t posted in a while. Since there is no school, I’ve been stuck in the house. It started out very depressing but after a few days and some of my principal friends contacting me, I found some passion again. I started doing “ Music In Pajamas”
My Passion is ignited once again!
Daily Affirmations: Today is an Amazing Day. I feel good about myself. I love to feel the sun on my face. My passion is ignited. I love and approve of myself. I am healthy, wealthy, whole, and complete. ALL IS WELL IN MY CLASSROOM. ALL IS WELL IN MY SCHOOL. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD. ALL IS WELL AND I AM SAFE. #IBlessMyWorldWithLove
While our kids are out of school.
Let’s take the time to discuss behavior expectations and making right choices! This will help you!
Good Morning Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers! We’ve been talking about letting go of our “pet peeves”. Which really just something we use as a means to control others and an excuse to get angry. So this week we’re learning some steps to let them go. As teachers, we really have to work hard to release our peeves. But it makes the difference in classroom full of peace or a classroom full or anger. You choose. Anger begets more anger!
Step 3: Ignore The “pet peeve” behavior. What we give our attention to, is what comes to us on a continuous basis. Therefore it is a good choice to ignore the behavior that makes you the angriest. Through my 17+ years of teaching experience, I’ve noticed that once children realize they can get under your skin, they will seemingly do it more and more. So years ago when learned this trick, it did wonders in my classroom. “ Now I must say I’m still not all the way there. I can ignore about 70%, the other 30% . . . Get ready to meet the angry 😡 Mr. Demby”. The point is, I’m still working on it.
1. Stop focusing on the person doing the wrong thing. Don’t even acknowledge them or they’re behavior.
2. Think of ways to focus on the right behaviors. Don’t even say, “I like the way . . . Is sitting” or something like that. Just totally start talking to your students about the lesson or a current event.
3. Breathe as you will need it. Because as you ignore, the behavior will probably become more intense in order to get your attention. Turn on a video or have the children read a book, if you need to step away.
4. Make the right choice to stay the course. Don’t give in to the old angry you. Stay cool 😎, calm, and collected!
Try this relaxation video. https://youtu.be/m1q93OOdj5E
Daily Affirmations: Today is a Wonderful day! I am at peace. My happiness is bubbling over from within. I have so many reasons to rejoice. I love and approve of myself this very moment. I release all of my pet peeves. I am healthy, wealthy,whole, and complete. ALL IS WELL IN MY CLASSROOM. ALL IS WELL IN MY SCHOOL. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD. ALL IS WELL AND I AM SAFE. #IBlessMyWorldWithLove
Good Morning Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers! I’m going to continue talking about these “pet peeves” that rule our beliefs and behaviors. As a teacher, we have to learn to let it go. The classroom is the place for mistakes and learning. Through those mistakes we find teachable moments. That’s true teaching, when every experience turns into an opportunity to learn and grow! That’s the type of teacher I aspire to be.
Step 2: Stop yourself. When we are learning to release the peeves, you are going have internal battles. The old you will be begging to come out. “ Let me yell at them, they’ll get right!” While the new you is saying, “ Let’s give them room for mistakes and learning.” Personally, sometimes the old me wins out. In those times I have to stop myself before the situation escalates any further. Teachers many times it’s us that escalate the students not the other way around. You can almost see the life drain from the children when they are yelled at. So only you can stop yourself.
1. Stop in mid-sentence if you have to
2. Think of a way help the children understand that this is something you’re wrestling with
3. Breathe in and breathe out. Give yourself time to calm down. Put on a short video or story for the kids to watch, while you calm yourself
4. Make the right choice to use every moment as a teachable moment for you and the students. Don’t escalate a small mistake into a big blowup.
Everyone has to be able to Stop, Think, and Breathe and Make the Right Choice for themselves.
Daily Affirmations: Today is a Totally Terrific day. I choose to move forward with joy and ease. I live in a safe a secure world. It is safe to let the people around me make and learn from their mistakes. I release the need to control their lives. I love and approve of myself exactly as I am right now. I am healthy, wealthy, whole, and complete. ALL IS WELL IN MY CLASSROOM. ALL IS WELL IN MY SCHOOL. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD. ALL IS WELL AND I AM SAFE. #IBlessMyWorldWithLove
Good Morning Most Awesome and Wonderful World Changers. I believe I’ve said this more than once, but as a teacher; you really can’t have “pet peeves”. That one thing that you just cannot tolerate will end up in your classroom every time. Most time it will show up in several students. It is a common fact that people in our lives are mirrors of ourselves. The people we like, exhibit the characteristics that we like about ourselves. The people we do not like, exhibit the characteristics that we do not like about ourselves. So this week we will focus on how to start releasing our pet peeves.
Step 1: Teach and Reteach When certain behaviors show up in your classroom, in order to not see it again; I stop whatever I’m doing and show the students what I expect. It’s best to do this when you’re not angry 😤. Doing this will save you from a great deal of days where you constantly focus on behavior.
1. Stop whatever you’re doing.
2. Think of ways to teach and Reteach the correct behaviors
3. Take a breath and don’t let the learner’s mistakes make you so angry that you can no longer teach.
4. Make the right choice by realizing that your pet peeve is totally your preference. Your way is not always the right way. You have no right to try and control others. Your job is to let them know of the others ways they can handle certain situations and be there to lead them as they choose.
Every person has to Stop, Think, and Breathe and Make the Right Choice for themselves.
Daily Affirmations: Today is an Awesome day. I choose to feel good about myself. I release the need to control others. I instead choose to love and approve of every part of myself. I am beautifully and wonderfully made. I am healthy, wealthy, whole, and complete. ALL IS WELL IN MY CLASSROOM. ALL IS WELL IN MY SCHOOL. ALL IS WELL IN MY WORLD. ALL IS WELL AND I AM SAFE. #IBlessMyWorldWithLove
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