I haven't been the most avid of bloggers thus far -- it was a crazy year this year adjusting to changes at my school and ultimately getting a job at another elementary school here in town. I'm excited to be staying with first grade for another year but also feeling a bit overwhelmed. The first six weeks or so of last year passed by in a blur! Luckily, I had an amazing co-teacher who helped keep my head floating above water!
As I get ready to back to school soon (kiddos arrive August 1 -- how crazy?!), I'm revamping some of the files I used a lot and making some new resources. Check out my TPT store to see what's new!
Monday, July 8, 2013
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Ch ch ch changes
So I am horribly, horribly overdue for a posting. But here we go.
I've spent the last few years teaching 4th grade and had started making my own materials for that grade. Over the summer, I switched to a combined 1/2 classroom -- totally new ballgame! Since I have to differentiate quite a bit to meet all my kiddos needs, I've been checking out a lot of blogs. Woowee -- I wasn't sure I was really an elementary school teacher at heart in upper grades so it's definitely been a challenge.
I've spent the last few years teaching 4th grade and had started making my own materials for that grade. Over the summer, I switched to a combined 1/2 classroom -- totally new ballgame! Since I have to differentiate quite a bit to meet all my kiddos needs, I've been checking out a lot of blogs. Woowee -- I wasn't sure I was really an elementary school teacher at heart in upper grades so it's definitely been a challenge.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Fairly exciting start to Fairly Elementary!
I finally did it!
I've been reading teacher blogs for the last 3 months or so, a few weeks into the start of my second year of teaching. I work in a high-poverty, inner-city elementary school that is trying actively to diversify our student population as a magnet school with a hands-on, project-based curriculum.
Hands-on? Projects? My first year, the idea was completely overwhelming. I got started on reading centers only partway through the year and never even got a chance to attempt math stations. Coming into teaching, I had originally thought I would end up in middle school and the idea of making all these materials seemed overwhelming. I also had an aversion to comic sans and, silly me, associated elementary materials with that font.
My enthusiasm for teaching has skyrocketed with some of the things I've found on teacher's blogs these past few months! It's amazing how much more respect kids will give materials when they look neat, attractive, and organized! It gave me the umph I needed to update some of the materials that I'd made. I recently started my own store on TPT and had my very first sale today!
Here's to a new adventure in blogging!
I've been reading teacher blogs for the last 3 months or so, a few weeks into the start of my second year of teaching. I work in a high-poverty, inner-city elementary school that is trying actively to diversify our student population as a magnet school with a hands-on, project-based curriculum.
Hands-on? Projects? My first year, the idea was completely overwhelming. I got started on reading centers only partway through the year and never even got a chance to attempt math stations. Coming into teaching, I had originally thought I would end up in middle school and the idea of making all these materials seemed overwhelming. I also had an aversion to comic sans and, silly me, associated elementary materials with that font.
My enthusiasm for teaching has skyrocketed with some of the things I've found on teacher's blogs these past few months! It's amazing how much more respect kids will give materials when they look neat, attractive, and organized! It gave me the umph I needed to update some of the materials that I'd made. I recently started my own store on TPT and had my very first sale today!
Here's to a new adventure in blogging!
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