I LOVE Pinterest. I really do. I get a little pin happy sometimes…which results in a lot of boards and a lot of pins. The teaching boards I followed were overwhelming all the other boards, and it was making me a little crazy. So… I did it. I got a separate account in Pinterest, just for all my teaching pins…. Read More
Bad news. My Mac book is in the hospital. And I feel absolutely sick about it. I was sitting at my desk yesterday when one of my students came up and startled me. It caused me to spill my water bottle onto my track pad, which made it start acting wonky and wackadoo. So I found a place here in… Read More
I am so excited that I just can’t hide it! I have been working on totally redoing my blog (the name, the theme, and basically the whole caboodle). I’m also working on creating a Pinterest account and Instagram account to go with it. Does anyone else have separate accounts? I can’t wait to debut it! Don’t worry. We will have… Read More
I am linking up with Farley from Oh’ Boy 4th Grade for the amazing February Currently. I just love reading everyone’s currently. Don’t you? Listening: I am catching up on all my favorite TV shows from when I was on vacation. I am watching Bones right now. I LOVE LOVE LOVE murder mystery shows. CSI, Bones, Criminal Minds….I love them all. Loving:… 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
Here are a couple of highlights from my trip to Thailand… Here is Wat Pho and the big reclining Buddha. The Grand Palace. So….much….gold…. Getting a fish foot spa “massage”. The fish nibble the dry skin off your feet. Yes, it really tickles. And these fish were HUNGRY! Hanging out with all the protestors The huge monitor lizard in the… Read More
I am currently on winter vacation in Thailand. I know. It’s a hard life. Teachers back in the states got their two weeks during Christmas, but I had to work. I brought my laptop with me so I wouldn’t have thousands of pictures to upload when I got home. I’m a little bit obsessed with taking pictures. I will be… Read More
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
TGIF!! It’s Friday, so it’s time to link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for the weekly Five for Friday. Can I get a big woo-hoo? WOO-HOO!!!! Here are my five random things from this week: So who knows what song this is? If you guessed “As Long As You Love Me” by the Backstreet Boys, you are the winner! My… Read More
Back in Texas, I volunteered at my local animal shelter. I had learned about photography and even took pictures on the side for a bit. I thought if the dogs at the shelter had good pictures, then maybe more people would adopt. The shelter loved the idea. So I went to the training class and started going up to the… 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)
