Does Anyone Like This?

I hate filling glue bottles. Like, hhhhhaaaaatttttttteeee it.  Makes me stumble around the room and whine about how much I hate it.  And I really like mundane things mostly (like I enjoy doing laundry, I'd not even mind doing other families laundry, I find it soothing). But I really don't like filling glue bottles.  I've learned to do it while I have students in the room, working on things that don't require much of my attention.  Because if I leave it for plan time or before or after school I flat-out won't do it.  I'll hang art work or email parents or plan for next week, and the glue bottles will stay empty. I filled some today because there's been lots-o-complain' that the glue bottles are [for the most part] empty.  So while first grade was working on cutting and gluing feathers on their owls, I filled the glue bottles you see in the photo. And put them back in the glue bin:

I keep the glue bottles separate from the table caddies.  When I didn't, glue always spilled out making molded crayon blobs.  Also I have some students who like to peel glue off the plastic of the glue bin because lets face it, it's fun to do.  So satisfying!  The glue pictured + 20 some odd bottles (which were in use by first grade) is how much I keep in my classroom at all times because we glue so often and bottles are always clogged or empty or whatever.  This just seems to be the number of bottles that works the best for me. There's also the small fact that I like a bin full of glue bottles, no half-empty green glue bin to look at (it would drive the OCD part of me nuts).

I felt all good about myself that I filled those bottles with very minimal complaining today, and left for the weekend with these sort of hands:

That's a sign of a creative day, friends! Art teachin', there's nothing better!