Several of my students are learning their ABCs. We do all kinds of activities to practice them. We put together ABC puzzles (which I got from the dollar store here). We sing songs (of course we sing songs), and we act out our ABCs. I have never taught kindergarten or students with moderate to severe learning disabilities, so this has… Read More
I started my Halloween unit yesterday. Halloween is not celebrated in Korea, and I wanted to show them what it is all about. I found some great songs on YouTube, including this one: We watched the first two stanzas of the song, and then we created some of our own. We had a lot of fun with this song. I… Read More
Since my students are visually impaired, they need as much tactile learning as possible. I’ve never had to think about this before, but I am enjoying the challenge. I went to a big stationery store last week here in Daejeon and found these colorful balls. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with them, but I knew I… Read More
God definitely me in a spot to get me out of my comfort zone here in Korea by teaching at a blind school. I have 8 different classes. For the elementary level, I have 4 classes, and I only see them once a week. For the middle and high school level, I have 4 classes, and I see them 2-3… Read More
Check out what my friend just shared with me! It’s a great website that has activities from Kinder through 5th grade. I can’t wait to try some of these in my classroom next week after Chuseok! Chuseok is the Korean Thanksgiving, and it is THE biggest holiday in Korea. Bigger than Christmas. I actually have the whole week off this… Read More
The big question is….”Where have I been?” Why haven’t I posted in several months? Well, I have a good reason. A really good reason. I resigned from my teaching job in Texas to follow a dream I’ve had for the past 10 years. I am teaching English in Daejeon, Korea. I have wanted to teach overseas for a long time,… Read More
![As teachers we know that vocabulary is pivotal in students’ success. When I was growing up, our vocabulary activities consisted of looking up definitions in the dictionary and copying them down on notebook paper. Do you think I truly understood those vocabulary words? Not. One. Bit. In order to truly understand vocabulary words and what […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/97/e8/f5/97e8f54812d68c0d8c084b04391b3255.jpg)
![Have you ever heard of choice boards? I LOVE using choice boards in the classroom. I use them in math, reading, language arts, science, social studies, etc. They work in ANY subject and with ANY topic. Here are my top ten reasons to love choice boards! Students love to be able to make choices in […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b9/24/a5/b924a5282fc6478ab0c9293eb5797602.jpg)
