Well...so it begins! I have thought about blogging for quite a while now, but always put it off. Between beginning teaching, planning a wedding, having a baby, as well as all the other wonderful things that come along with life, I never thought I had time. Well things have settled down and I am thinking, "Hey...why not give it a shot?"
I love teaching and I feel so fortunate to get to go to work each day and perform a job that I am so passionate about! Life in Kindergarten really is good.
Over the past few years, I have used others' blogs and more than anything, Teachers Pay Teachers. Our county had no true curriculum for the past two years and it made life so difficult. In the years before we were required to use a curriculum that rhymes with "Save the Day". o_O
I really enjoyed the freedom of the past two years, however the resources we were given for reading were a joke and I felt like there was so much "stuff" that I was leaving out. Yes, I had the standards, but it was so overwhelming planning every single activity from scratch, I was ready to pull my hair out.
I have also incorporated a lot of Whole Brain Teaching after being fortunate enough to have been able to attend the huge summer conference in Louisiana a couple of years back. This summer a co-worker and I were sent to Copper Mountain, Colorado for the three day Love and Logic Summer Conference as well. These are things that I truly believe in, have seen in action, and experienced many successes.
All in all, I've discovered that I have a knack for making things look cute, but more importantly useful. I can't wait to share with you things I have created, inspire you (as well as get inspiration from you) and I look forward to some great discussions about Love and Logic, Whole Brain Teaching, as well as things you also find useful and do in your own classroom!
Here goes nothing!
