Today was one of those days. You know those days. The kind of day where you just want to scream. So I have a co-teacher at my school. If you teach English in Korea, you have a co-teacher. Some co-teachers are wonderful. And some are not. My co-teacher is a wonderful person. But as a teacher? Not so much. She’s… Read More
This past week I have been introducing Christmas to my students. We read, It Is Christmas, my Christmas emergent reader, and sang the book as we read it. My students tend to read better when it’s put to music or rhythm. I wonder if that’s true for all ESL students. After we read the book, we also matched the Christmas… Read More
Well, it is officially fall in Korea! The leaves are changing and the weather is getting cooler. Bring out the winter gear, which by the way I never really need in Texas. I bought my first wool coat from a girl who had to move back home unexpectedly. I will also be purchasing my very first pair of winter boots… 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
Who knew that middle school boys would do anything for Fruit Loops? I had tried to think of something to motivate my students. Stickers weren’t working for most of them because they can’t see the sticker well. I had brought some Fruit Loops for a snack to keep at my desk…just for me. I hadn’t planned on giving any to… Read More
What? Karaoke in the classroom? You might be saying, “I don’t have a karaoke machine.” Just wait, my friends, just wait. I have been trying to find different ways to teach English to my visually impaired students. It needs to have music or rhythm to keep them entertained…and for me not to fall asleep in the boring textbook lessons. Look… 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)
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