Category: #teacherlife
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Which comes first, Christmas 🎄 or Thanksgiving 🦃? Well, it depends: Where are you from?
Every year, around the the beginning of November, right after Halloween, I get “the itch.” The itch to start to play my favorite canciones navideñas (Christmas songs). I slowly start to play my favorite parranda songs, along with other classics such as “Mi Burrito Sabanero.” By mid-November, my daughter and I are dancing in the…
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*Freebie*: Peardeck Enabled Slideshow on Ser & Pronouns
Recently, I was on Facebook and I saw a post asking for help: did anyone have a Peardeck slideshow on ser & pronouns? Ironically, I just taught that lesson that day! I posted a response saying that if anyone wanted a copy of my slideshow, they were more than welcome to email me. The response…
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Introducing: Día de acción de gracias digital notebook/webquest (NO PREP!)
How many of you are looking forward to a #reset over Thanksgiving break? 🙋♀️It may not look like how our holidays have traditionally looked, but boy, could we use the break! 😴 In the days leading up to a break, it can often be confusing as to what to teach: you don’t want to introduce…
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How to create a simple Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Bitmoji Classroom
¡Hola mi gente linda! I wanted a share a video (also embedded below) with you that I made walking through how to make a simple Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Bitmoji Classroom. Now, you might be thinking, “Why on Earth would I do that? Do you even know how busy I am??” Why…
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Need material for asynchronous learning? Check out this free option here!
Last week was my first week of online teaching for the Fall and it went relatively well! I only had two hiccups: My daughter suddenly got sick one morning and I had to call out. Luckily, it was on an “even” day, so the students did the “odd” day schoolwork which was already posted online.…
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My Favorite Teacher Planner Accessories: All the Things You’ll Want to Get Your Hands on So You Can Start Planning!
This year I made the decision to not only create a teacher planner from scratch for myself but also to share it with the world. It has been an interesting journey–mostly joyous–as I get to share my talents, skills, and passion with others. Depending on when you are reading this, the planner may or may…
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My Teacher Office Glam Up + Special Surprise 👀
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Setting Up Your Digital Classroom Community: In 3 Easy Steps
How do you create a sense of digital classroom community? In a brick and mortar environment, you might not have given too much thought to this topic. According to The Chronicle, “When you teach in person, you do a lot of things to help students feel welcome. You greet students. Smile. Make eye contact.” We…
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My Favorite Resources for Distance Learning
What does one do with seemingly indefinite time off and no immediate plans for instruction for kids? Well, you go into planning mode. I’ve been lurking on all my favorite teaching websites, hoarding ideas, and preparing them to share with my followers and eventually, my students. Hopefully, you will find them useful. A link to…
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Self Care: It’s Good for Your Soul
How do you self care? This is a question I ask everyone around me. Check out this post & videos to see how I self care. This is part of a video series under the same name.
