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 IHeartDrDorian |
My homeroom loves the candy idea you guys had!!! |
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Posts: 11019 (09/27/2009 2:53 PM) |
I came here at the beginning of the month asking what I can do for my homeroom on their birthdays - and someone had an idea about getting them candy. So I had
them all write down their favorite candy on the first day of school, and on their birthday I give them a normal size candy bar - not the mini size stuff. And
they love it! Their parents came in on back to school night all saying how excited their son/daughter is to have that candy on their birthday
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Posts: 1634 (09/27/2009 2:59 PM) |
You teach like first grade right? Because if a high school kid is getting excited over a full sized candy bar...
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Posts: 3087 (09/27/2009 3:04 PM) |
I think she teaches high schoolers. And don't knock it...I would have been excited to get one in high school
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Posts: 6040 (09/27/2009 3:05 PM) |
I would be happy to get a candy bar on my birthday now and I'm turning 21 in Nov.
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Posts: 3088 (09/27/2009 3:09 PM) |
what about for the people with summer birthdays?
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Posts: 11550 (09/27/2009 3:09 PM) |
RandomA1 wrote:I loathed my summer birthday because everyone got a little party on THEIR birthday, but I got nothing ever 
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Posts: 4237 (09/27/2009 3:10 PM) |
What do the summer birthdays get? Shafted?
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bluegrass60062 |
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Posts: 17356 (09/27/2009 3:10 PM) |
I think it's cool that you get your favorite kind. So you know your teacher was thinking about you outside of class for the few minutes it took to find and
buy the right candy bar.
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IHeartDrDorian |
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Posts: 11024 (09/27/2009 3:16 PM) |
No, I teach high school. In the school I work, we have our homeroom for 9 - 12 grade, so these are 9th graders right now.
The summer birthdays are going to get something - in June. I think that I'll dedicate a certain day to each instead of just lumping them together all at once. |
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Posts: 27602 (09/27/2009 3:16 PM)
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Dude, doesn't matter what the age is....candy is always an exciting thing. We were bribed with candy right up until we graduated HS and it always worked
wonders.
Hell, even now in college, when students give out food/chocolate/candy during lesson plan presentations, we all get overly excited.
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LuvBug |
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Posts: 6042 (09/27/2009 3:18 PM) |
A lot of college professors bribe students with candy.
We're conditioned early on so they have to keep it going.
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Posts: 17358 (09/27/2009 3:24 PM) |
our summer birthdays got celebrated on our half birthdays.
though with a birthday on June 9, whoever picked me had trouble deciding if it was okay to wait until June. I liked the year they did my twin's on December 9 and mine in June. 2 bdays! 
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Dana278 |
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Posts: 74412 (09/27/2009 3:26 PM) Most Generous JJBer '07 |
What about the girls who are on a diet?!
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IHeartDrDorian |
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Posts: 11027 (09/27/2009 3:28 PM) |
hmmm the half birthday idea is kind of cute
Well they could have picked sour patch kids or something - those aren't fatty |
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Posts: 15578 (09/27/2009 3:36 PM) |
Mistress Darcy wrote:Me, too. At the beginning of every school year the teacher would say that she'd do something for the summer birthday people so they wouldn't be left out. Not one teacher ever did anything. I still haven't gotten over it.
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Posts: 3461 (09/27/2009 3:38 PM) |
My birthday always fell on Spring Break
 , so make sure to account for
kids whose birthdays fall on weekends or holidays too!
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MeParley |
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Posts: 15579 (09/27/2009 3:41 PM) |
Dana278 wrote:How sexist. Boys can be on diets, too. |
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Sleepn |
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Posts: 18566 (09/27/2009 3:51 PM) Most Mysterious '08 |
high schoolers act as excited about birthdays & treats as small students. sometimes even more overboard. lol
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Posts: 2157 (09/27/2009 3:54 PM) |
Wow. You're lucky you can give away the candy. In my district we'd never be allowed to give away candy. We have this healthy food policy that has taken
away the teacher's ability to use food as prizes/rewards in school.
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Rockstar51Fifty |
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Posts: 4363 (09/27/2009 4:01 PM) |
Awww.
Yeah, I never had parties either..my birthday is at the end of July. |
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Posts: 2809 (09/27/2009 4:04 PM) |
proudhebrew23 wrote: I agree! Sometimes my Special Ed instructor (I'm a ECE/Gen Special Ed major) will bring snickers bars for the whole class when he knows we've been having a rough week. Plus we have him after math and he knows we need it. I always make sure when I'm doing a lesson plan presentation to bring some sort of food- we love it! If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - I brought in cookies, The Giving Tree - apples, Halloween Equivalent Fraction bingo - candy corn as the pieces, etc. Our class ranges in from early 20's to late 40's so I really don't think age and food is an issue. |
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