Goodbye, June! :(

Well, June is officially over…
I got a few things done but not nearly as much as I had planned. I got my blog going and uploaded 3 lessons on TpT & Teacher’s Notebook. I’ve even got some followers and lessons sold with positive feedback!
Here is a great lesson to start out the school year. One of the 1st TEKS (if you live in Texas), is to teach or review Latin and Greek root words and affixes (prefixes and suffixes). This fun BINGO game Power Point can be used to do either! My kids loved it this past year. It is a keeper!


Enjoy your weekend, and Happy Teaching!

Hot, Hot, Hot!

Well, it’s officially hot! It’s too hot to go outside and too boring to stay indoors! If I didn’t have kids in the house needing my constant attention, I could really get going on uploading some fun lessons to share. I’ll do my best to do so in the little free time I have.
So far, I have a folklore lesson with a fable with vocab. words, activities, graphic organizers, etc., a Bingo Power Point to teach or review roots and affixes, and a collection of creative book report ideas. I’ll see what else I have in my vault of lessons & get another out ASAP!
I need to get in my classroom and start organizing & decorating!
Ideas? Suggestions? Things to share?
Thanks!

Click on the link below to find this lesson on TpT!

Folklore Lesson:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Folklore-Lesson

TGIF!

Here’s one of the lessons I just posted on TpT and Teacher’s Notebook: Click on the link below the picture to go directly to my store to check it out! Let me know what you think!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Report-Ideas

Exciting Things!

Exciting things are happening!
1) I am compiling resources and creating lessons.
2) I was trained this week on how to give constructive criticism to my intern next year.
I’m very excited about all the possibilities next year holds! I believe having to analyze someone else’s lessons and performance, will, in turn, help me think about the lesson cycle and how I teach. I hope it will ultimately make me a better teacher!
I’ve uploaded 3 lessons on TpT and Teacher’s Notebook.
Check ‘em out!
Thanks & Happy Teaching!

Hump Day!

Today was refreshing. It made me excited for next year and reaffirmed for me that I’m in the right field. I’m excited about having an intern and watching them grow and learn. I’ve reached the point where I’m comfortable letting someone else “steer the ship”, and I know we’ll both learn from each other. Having to evaluate lessons (and the teaching cycle in general), will make me be a better teacher, too!
I added another lesson about folklore. Check it out!

Summer?!

'Have my first lesson posted on TpT! Check it out! I think most teachers can use it, and they will really like all the ideas in it!


Today through Thursday, I have to get up bright & early. I have TxBess training. :/ I guess they’re going to prepare us for how to give feedback constructively to our interns next year (instead of saying, “that was a great lesson” everytime). ha!
I’ll let you know how my day went tomorrow…

I Heart Middle School

I am a 5th grade ELAR teacher in Waco, TX. I have taught 5th-12th grade, and I've decided to start a blog to share my lesson ideas, photos, videos and more with fellow teachers and parents.


I'm hoping I can help new teachers, inspire veteran teachers with new ideas, and have fun networking with others!