To Sense and Be Me and You in the World

Rhett's Challenges

  1. To know myself and my family
  2. To be A to Z with others (family, students, strangers, friends )
  3. To work on health (heart, mind, guts)
  4. To express and reflect on my thoughts
  5. To curate, learn, and from interesting people
  6. To plan, build and grow Burton's School

A is For:

A is For:

  • Authentic
  • Apologetic
  • Attentive
  • Articulate

authentic

Jaymen
  • Hello.
  • I am Jaymen.
  • I am me. 
  • I like being me.

Blocks: I made a cat. Actually, I am making a star, but I see a cat. 

 

attentive

Rohnan
  • Hello. I’m Rohnan
  • A diamond.
  • I can make a diamond. 
  • I need this. I need this. 
  • Tada. I can make a diamond.
  • This is for you.

Song: A diamond. A diamond. Can you make diamond.

 

B is For:

B is For:

  • Bold
  • Benevolent
  • Brilliant
  • Balanced

brave

Climbing Up The Ladder
  • It is scary climbing up high.
  • I climbed up the ladder. 
  • I was scared, but brave.
  • I climbed out on the ledge.
  • I was scared, but brave.
  • I couldn’t jump off.
  • I was too scared.

bold

Climbing the Wall
  • I am a monkey.
  • I can climb up.
  • I can climb up in 1 minute.
  • I can jump down.
  • I am brave.

C is For:

C is For:

  • curious
  • careless
  • calm
  • capable
  • coachable
  • consistent

curious

A Wooden Dock
  • How does it move?
  • How does it sway?
  • Will it sink?
  • Let’s walk on it.

careful

Between the Rails
  • Don’t fall down.
  • Be careful.
  • I’m careful.
  • I won’t fall.

D is For:

D is For:

  • dynamic
  • dependable
  • deceitful

drawn to

Drawn to the Water
  • Jaymen and Rohnan were drawn to the water’s edge.
  • They were drawn to the water by the sound of waves and the water between their toes. 

discovery

Footprints in the Sand
  • My foot is sinking into the sand.
  • The sand is between your toes.
  • Rohnan is discovering the tickling sensation of sand on hi feet.
  • Rohnan is discovering how to make footprints on the beach.

E is For:

E is For:

  • energetic
  • emotionally balanced
  • empathetic
  • experimental

empathetic

Spinning Around
  • not too fast
  • not too slow
  • playing with your brother at a speed he enjoys
  • then boom, throw in some speed
  • be a bad brother

energetic

Move to the Music
  • Hear the music.
  • Feel the music.
  • Move to the music.
  • Dance to the music.

F is For:

F is For:

  • friendly
  • forgiving
  • fun

friendly

Scrabble Jr
  • Friends play with with friends who are friendly
  • My boys and their cousins are playing Scrabble Jr. on a Saturday morning.
  • Be Friendly.

fun

Jumping is Fun
  • Smiling
  • Smiles don’t lie
  • Jaymen is having fun jumping.
  • Rohnan is having fun.
  • Jaymen and Rohnan are having fun jumping on the trampoline.

 

G is For:

G is For:

  • general
  • gentle
  • generous

Gawky

Playing Ping Pong
  • A ball.
  • A ping pong ball.
  • Hit it. Boing.
  • Oh no! It comes back.
  • How do I react?
  • Be gawky.

Goofy

Goofing around in the Snow
  • Snow.
  • Lots of snow.
  • Soft and white.
  • Lay down.
  • Roll around.
  • Smile and laugh.
  • Be goofy.

H is For:

H is For:

  • happy
  • hungry
  • helpful
  • humble

Helpful

A Helping Back
  • Jaymen is carrying Rohnan up the hill.
  • Jaymen is helpful, but Rohnan should be walking up himself.
  • Carrying things is helpful for building stronger leg muscles.

 

Hungry

Watermelon
  • I’ve got watermelon.
  • I’ve got a big piece of watermelon.
  • I am going to eat this big piece of watermelon all by myself.

I is For:

I is For:

  • inquisitive
  • intersting
  • intentional

Injured

About the Picture
  • Walking.
  • ouch!
  • I hurt my toe.
  • The next day.
  • I can’t walk.
  • Get an x ray.
  • I broke (fractured) my baby toe.
  • Not I have a cast (gibbs).
  • Cool, but not cool.
  • Be injured.

 

Inspired by

Riding My Bike
  • I can’t ride a bike.
  • I am scared. 
  • It isn’t fun.
  • But Dad rides a bike.
  • And Jaymen rides a bike.
  • Can I do it?
  • I can do it too!
  • Be inspired by

 

J is For:

J is For:

  • judged
  •  

Jovial

A Happy Song
  • Walking in the forest.
  • Look! A song!
  • A song on a big rock
  • I know this song.
  • I can sing this song.
  • I am happy when I sing.
  • Be jovial.

to use judgement 

Jumping Here to There
  • Two chairs.
  • One here. One there.
  • Can I jump from here to there?
  • Am I scared?
  • No, I am not. I know I can do it.
  • 3,2,1 Jump
  • I did it.
  • I can judge the space between.

K is For:

K is For:

  • known
  • knowledgeable

Known For

Certificates
  • A certificate.
  • It is my first teaching certificate.
  • It is a TKT certificate.
  • Should I get my TESOL certificate?

Knowable about

Brown Bear
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear
  • What do you see?
  • I see a red bird looking at me.

L is For:

L is For:

  • lovable
  • longing

Lovable

I'm lovely
  • A snack up my nose.
  • Another snack up my nose.
  • I am a pig.
  • I am a lovely pig.

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N is For:

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O is For:

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P is For:

P is For:

  • patient
  • present

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Q is For:

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R is For:

R is For:

  • respectful
  • random
  • resourceful
  • responsibile

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S is For:

S is For:

  • skillful
  • specialized 
  • strong
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T is For:

T is For:

  • trusted for
  • truthful
  • thorough

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U is For:

U is For:

  • unique
  • unknown

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V is For:

V is For:

  • valued
  • visible
  • vulgur

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W is For:

W is For:

  • Watchful
  • Weary
  • Weird

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XYZ is For:

XYZ is For:

  • yielding
  • zealous

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