Relevance?

Ok, so here's the deal with this blog. Right now, it's mostly me getting my thoughts out without any kind of specific purpose. Once I start student teaching, this blog will be much MUCH more relevant to teaching. I will post my experiences, what is working and what is not working for me in the classroom, reflections, and as many freebies as I can snag from my classroom. I will probably update only twice a week when I am student teaching, and even that may be a stretch. We'll just have to see.

So, if you're reading my blog before student teaching, thank you! I will try to make it as interesting and relevant as possible, featuring good teaching websites and posting as many of my worksheet/organizer creations as I possibly can. Tomorrow I will post the teacher brochure, so that is something you can all look forward to having! Here is a sneak peak of that:

 

Tomorrow, you'll get the actual template and my recommendations for it. 

In other news, I have been looking into a lot of classroom themes. It does seem overwhelming to try to do a theme, doesn't it? I was thinking about doing a goldfish theme the other day, but then I realized that I may have troubles getting my hands on so much goldfish stuff for the classroom (jungle, forest, campfire, western, and owl themes are what seems popular right now). So I decided, which is subject to change, that I will stick with a color theme of orange, light blue, and white. I think that should be easy enough to do. It just scares me a little because of the amount of commitment needed to stay true to it all year. Oh well! 

Has anyone else thought up a fun theme for their classroom someday?

Happy Friday! 26 more days!

Happy [Freebie] Friday!!


I can't believe that in only one and a half months (roughly), I'll be student teaching. My journey thus far has been so long and often very very difficult. That's a story for another time, but for the first time in my life I actually feel kind of proud of myself for what I have accomplished, having overcome so much. It's not easy for me to say that. I have the worst self-esteem on the planet, so this is a huge leap for me.

Anyways, there's that. And here's this!

This is the brochure I promised everyone. Marty told me the color scheme is completely hideous, which is fine - I want you guys to personalize it as much as possible! So change the colors, the text, move things around if you want - make it your own if you decide to use it! If you need help formatting or anything like that, shoot me an email and let me know - I'm always happy to help you guys!! Here is what mine looks like, if you are interested:

In regards to what it is good for, I recommend using it in addition to your resume. I can't say for sure it will get you hired and I can't say for sure all principles will like it. But I know that many teachers are using brochures in conjuncture with their resume and are getting hired for it. My APS teacher I tutored for, the one who told me about this idea and sent me her brochure for inspiration,  told me that the only reason she got her Kindergarten teaching job was because she had a brochure attached to her resume. It really made her stand out from the crowd and helped them to remember her when making their decisions. I can only hope we have the same luck. We are all awesome and deserve the best jobs!

 That's all for now. I have to go apply for graduation. Wish me luck!