The ABC’s of teaching
A is for always, there is always something to do.
B is for boys, oh, can they make a science class interesting
C is for class, of course
D is for demands, so many demands
E is for everyone, let’s try to include everyone
F is for forgiveness, we all make mistakes
G is for golly gee, I tried
H is for happiness, what we all want
I is for integrity
J is for jumping through hoops
K is for kindness, choose kindness
L is for labels – on books and cubbies, not people
M is for many, the many things we do
N is for noticing what goes on with every student
O is for an opportunity to succeed for all
P is for politeness, never to be forgotten
Q is for quiet when the story gets oh-so-sad
R is for rest ,everybody needs plenty
S is for studying, can I teach them how?
T is for teacher, I always wanted to be one
U is for universal, some rules apply to all
V is for verb, we all know what that can do
W is for welcome, all welcome here
X is for extra special care
Y is for you, you are important
Z is for zero, I don’t want to see that anywhere!