Ok. So today during our reading circle I was calling on different students to answer questions about the book/ read out loud. Well two of my little darlings decide to start giggling, messing with each other, etc. So in usual teacher mode I would abruptly stop this behavior by either saying something, passing a knowing glance or snapping my finger quietly so to not distract the poor student who was trying to share his insight into our weekly story. Well all of these normal reactions seemed to fly out of my head and instead I whistled at them......I NEVER whistle except at my dog, Kricket. Plus...I stink at whistling! I'm really bad at it!! All of the kids froze and whipped their heads around to look at me with an expression that said "did she seriously just whistle???" Well I got really cracked up because I could hardly believe I did it and we all got a good laugh out of it. I may use it again though...really got their attention:) Here is a picture of Kricket...the love of my life..
