I've never been one to slow down when I'm sick, although today I really longed for a nap.  So many of us (students and teachers alike) are suffering from the seasonal cold: scratchy throat, coughing, and just general blah.  But despite feeling so low, I was buoyed by a number of interactions with children in the class.

One older girl asked me to teach her about the number base system.  It had been a while since I had worked with the materials to teach this concept of converting from base 10 to other systems, and visa versa, so it was nice to delve back into the work.  And it was even nicer to see this student become so engrossed.

One of our younger and one of our older students teamed up to work on creating a timeline of U.S. Presidents.  Another student learned about models of molecules for the first time and was smitten.  A girl who had been learning about world religions finished her poster about religious symbols and then learned about percentages of people who ascribe to different religions.  Someone else focused on types of pronouns, while a number of students worked on letters to pen pals.

Even these few highlights were enough to help me through the morning.  Perhaps some cough drops can help me through the afternoon!