Around the School
This place smells faintly of crayons and mystery glue.
What is the art room?
“Is that a good choice?”
What is a teacher redirection?
The daily disappearance of this causes mild chaos.
What is a pencil?
The beverage that fuels the building.
What is ALL caffeine?
A serious argument about whose turn it is to hold the door.
What is a class jobs?
The only place where trinkets mysteriously multiply.
What is the Lost and Found
“I’ll wait.”
What is classroom management?
The mysterious item students claim they turned in.
What is homework?
The email chain that never end.
What is reply-all?
Crying because someone “looked at me.
What is emotional regulation?
Where 'just a quick copy' turns into a 12-minute conversation.
What is the copy room?
“Voices at a zero.”
What is quiet work time?
The thing that leaks in backpacks weekly.
What is a water bottle?
The meeting that runs 12 minutes long.
What is any meeting?
A heartfelt apology written entirely in purple crayon.
What is restorative practices?
Where you go for ice packs, band-aids, and dramatic storytelling.
What is the office?
“Show me you’re ready.”
What is an attention signal?
The thing no one can ever find during dismissal.
What is a coat?
The magical day when students leave early.
What is short day?
A full class meeting about how to use the “special” chair.
What is flexible seating?
The loudest place in the building that isn’t a fire drill.
What is the cafeteria?
“If you can hear me, clap once.”
What is call and repeat?
The thing that spreads faster than curriculum pacing.
What is hot goss?
The month when teachers question all life choices.
What is February?
A complete schedule derailment because someone found a cool stick at recess.
What is unexpected show-and-tell?