Today was my last day of school. I can’t believe it. I’ve been in Korea for one year. I fly home tomorrow. Tomorrow I will get to hug my friends and family and love on my dogs. Tomorrow I get to have REAL Tex-Mex. Tomorrow I step back onto American soil. There have been really challenging days at my school… Read More
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
Last week was final exams at my school. Final exams are a BIG deal. One of my high school students was even crying earlier in the week because she was so nervous. I didn’t have any classes Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday except for reading the final exam to two of my students. You might be wondering what my school lunch… Read More
I am linking up with Farley at Oh’ Boy Fourth Grade for her December Currently. This is my very first link, and I am super stoked! Most of these are pretty self-explanatory except maybe Winter Camp plans. In Korea, you have Winter Camp during the long winter break. In Korea, the school year is from March to December, and there… 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
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
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
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