Honestly, Joy.

Today we read one of my favorite stories. Then I gave my kids a figurative language scavenger hunt, and I turned it into a race. And oh, my, gosh, all I'm hearing is students shouting at one another: Help me find that simile! Is this a good enough hyperbole? Draw that plot chart! Where does the exposition end?

My teacher-heart is absolutely soaring. It's times like this that I truly, deeply, love what I do.