How was your week? Besides the fact that my students didn’t get outdoor recess for 3 days because of the rain (and there was a full moon), it was a pretty great week. I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs to share about it. Head on over and check out what everyone’s week looked like! Let’s get it started! I used to have… Read More
You might be thinking…. What is desk-warming? In Korea, English teachers often have to desk-warm on student holidays. The regular teachers don’t usually have to be at school, but the GETs (Guest English Teacher) do. The janitor and a couple of the office staff might be there. And you. I have had desk-warming 3 days this week. On Monday, it… Read More
Being a teacher, I recently created an ABC list for Korea on my blog about living in Korea. I’ve been living here now 3 months, and I still can’t believe it. Check it out at Elephant Hat. How is fall going for you? Can you believe it’s almost Thanksgiving? I’ve been teaching my students about fall and Thanksgiving words. I take… Read More
I sing a lot in my classes. It doesn’t matter if I am teaching English to blind students or 5th grade math in Texas. I sing and dance…making up songs and actions for the songs to help my students remember and understand what they are learning. My students this year need to use tactile as much as possible since they… 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
I am working on getting more products into my Teachers Pay Teachers store. In the beginning, it takes a while to figure out your groove. I’m hoping and praying it gets easier! Here are 3 products that I just uploaded. They are all “Say Something” sentence stems. I used these every day in my classroom, in every subject. After modeling… 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)
