I have been working on creating some more emergent readers. Mine are a tad bit different from other ones in that you don’t just read them….you SING them! Since my students are blind or visually impaired, they really respond well to music. Each page is sung to “Where is Thumbkin?” I don’t know about you, but now I have that… Read More
It’s Friday! It’s time to do a happy dance! I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs for the weekly linky party. Let’s get it started! So I now have a new favorite spot in my neighborhood. I found it by accident, and I absolutely love it. Here are some pictures to show you why… Can you see why it’s my favorite spot? Makes… Read More
Well Friday came and went and oops! I totally forgot Five for Friday. In my defense, I did have a busy day and evening. So I hope you don’t mind that this one is on Saturday. Let’s get it started! This week was a fantabulous week. I have now been in Korea for 8 months. I can hardly believe it…. Read More
One of my absolute favorite clip art artists is having a celebration since she just reached 10,000 followers. I can’t even imagine having 10,000 followers. I’m still trying to get to 100 followers! Krista at The Creative Chalkboard is freakin’ AH-MAY-ZING. Yeah, I know I spelled that wrong, but I wanted you to get the full effect. I wish I had an… Read More
This week was one eventful week. I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching to tell you about it. On Saturday, I decided to venture the city on my own and visit the Cherry Blossom Festival at Chungnam University. I ended up meeting a new friend from Louisiana and running into several “old” friends who are fellow EPIK teachers. We hung out for… Read More
Howdy from Korea!! It’s Friday, and that means….drum roll please…..Five for Friday with Doodle Bugs! Let’s get started, shall we? I’m having a little contest on my Facebook page. I just created Think and Share for Reading, which are topic cards designed for a reading chart in your classroom. They promote dialogue, discussion, and critical thinking. All you have to do… Read More
Whoa! It’s April! It’s officially spring time in Korea, and the weather is absolutely gorgeous. I am linking up with Farley for her awesome Currently. Check out what I’m up to today. I’m SO glad I like CSI because that is the one show I can watch every day in Korea. Gotta love all those reruns! They love crime shows here…. Read More
I have been working on some new emergent readers this week. My emergent readers are a little bit different than others you might find out there. Since I teach visually impaired students, I incorporate a lot of music into my teaching. With my emergent readers, I made it to where each page is sung to the tune of “Where Is… Read More
It’s Friday….which means it’s time for Five for Friday with Doodle Bugs! Let’s get it started! My job is to teach English to my students. Some of them know NO English, some of them are blind, and some of them have intellectual disabilities. And I often have a mixture in each class. The textbook doesn’t work since it’s way too hard… Read More
Howdy! I am linking up with Jessica at Joy in the Journey for her new weekly linky party. I love anything that helps me look at my faith in a new way or lets me share my faith with others. That’s why I’m so excited to join this linky party! Thank you so much Jessica for getting this started!! A couple of… 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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