teaching

Kim’s Kindergarten Room

December 30, 2010

Last week I shared that I would be featuring teaching ideas here on The Pilot’s Wife.  I posted these pictures at The Inspired Teacher last August, but I’ll share them again here.A friend of mine, Kim, teaches kindergarten in my hometown and she sent me some pictures of her classroom!Here’s an overview:ABC Center:Reading Center: Love [...]

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Why I Chose Teaching

September 30, 2010

More questions!Okay, Melodee asked: What made you decide to become a teacher?So many decisions have a myriad of reasons don’t they? I’ve always enjoyed working with children and worked babysitting and at summer camps throughout high school and college, but I actually started college as a nursing major!My mom is a nurse, and I’m still [...]

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Big News:: New Job!!

August 5, 2010

I’m very excited to tell you that I’ve accepted a position teaching 3rd grade at a local public school (same district I worked in last year) and school starts two weeks from tomorrow. Eeeek!So that explains my absence from the ole blog a little bit. You know, besides leaving my computer in a hotel last [...]

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Educational Resources

August 2, 2010

A sweet new teacher emailed me a few weeks ago asking about my favorite websites and resources for teaching, and I realized I’ve never shared them here.While I use these resources mainly for teaching, I think those of you with kids at home will be able to use these sites as well! Favorite Sites for [...]

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Teachers are Miracle Workers

July 1, 2010

Today was that last day of my summer master’s course (yay!). So in honor of that I thought I’d share a video that my professor shared in class:Taylor Mali is so funny and inspirational at the same time. Enjoy!

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Teacher Website

June 23, 2010

This post is for my fellow teachers out there. (Or anyone looking for a cheap, easy way to make a website/blog combo).I’ve used both Blogger (for this site) and WordPress (for Simple Living Media) and although they are both great programs, they didn’t work well for creating a class website because they only have the [...]

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Teacher Gift Ideas

April 16, 2010

Kelly is talking about teacher gifts today, and since I am a teacher after all, I decided to throw in my two cents.First, I want to start with a few things teachers don’t want:1) Teacher themed knick knacks.2) Coffee mugs. (Unless filled with a Starbucks gift card and/or candy)Trust me on this.A few things I [...]

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The Doughnut Song

December 15, 2009

My current job is different than any other I’ve had teaching in that I move around to different classrooms instead of having my own.I pop in to all the rooms for a few minutes at a time, or sometimes I substitute if we get desperate. I really enjoy getting to know all of the …

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Just a Little Busy

August 18, 2009

Is it possible for your head to explode from stress? No?This week is going to be a doozie! I’m starting back to work, Miles is starting day care, and we’re working frantically to get the house move-in ready by this weekend. Oh, and we’re currently living an hour away from our jobs and new …

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Back to School: A Teacher’s Perspective

August 5, 2009

Now that I have a job in education, it puts me in a “Back to School” mood.Since I won’t have a classroom of mine own this year (and thus no parents to get mad at me for writing this post) I thought I’d share with you what your child’s teacher might not share, but WILL [...]

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