• La Vida Loca: Celebrating Hispanic American Heritage Month

    So I was reading a poem with my students about a poet’s crazy aunt – how she did her own thing, how she didn’t let others’ opinions of her stop her from being herself, how the speaker didn’t like her at first, but changed his perspective of his zany aunt,… Listen ⇢

  • THANK YOU MA’AM [SHOWING APPRECIATION]

    So I was walking into a store and a young man held the door for me. “Thank you, sir” I said, as I walked in. I was left a few minutes on the dryer at the laundromat the other day. “Thank you so much,” I told the lady who offered… Listen ⇢

  • THE FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE

    [new students in high school] Yes, Indeed! August is around the corner and schools everywhere (well, away from those districts that open after Labor Day in the USA), will be teeming with eager minds, flustered spirits, nervous laughter, gracious smiles, and roving hearts. Students will flock back to the buildings… Listen ⇢

  • LET’S HAVE A STANDING DISCUSSION PARTY!

    Originally posted on The Angry Teacher: So I’m sure you all have had a classroom mixture of the talkers, the class clowns, the quiet ones (usually in the back), the shy ones, the ones who always have the correct answers, the ones who always answer but are rarely correct. 😁… Listen ⇢

  • LET’S HAVE A STANDING DISCUSSION PARTY!

    So I’m sure you all have had a classroom mixture of the talkers, the class clowns, the quiet ones (usually in the back), the shy ones, the ones who always have the correct answers, the ones who always answer but are rarely correct. 😁 I’ve had those problems all my… Listen ⇢

  • LITTLE READERS

    Originally posted on The Angry Teacher: Fostering a love for Reading…Early She’s laughing. I’m laughing. Her dad’s laughing. We’re all laughing. It’s summer and I go up to my brother and his family annually to release, relax, relate…and especially after this hectic school year, it is warranted. My niece, Annie,… Listen ⇢

  • LITTLE READERS

    She’s laughing. I’m laughing. Her dad’s laughing. We’re all laughing. It’s summer and I go up to my brother and his family annually to release, relax, relate…and especially after this hectic school year, it is warranted. My niece, Annie, reads everything. Since she was younger, we have instilled in her… Listen ⇢

  • My TpT Summer Plans

    So I have to scream out loud that “It is FINALLY Summer Vacation!” If you are a teacher, I’m sure you can understand the sentiment. I mean to say that we’ve had ups and downs this year would be an understatement. We’ve had school lockdowns, COVID flare-ups, mass fights and… Listen ⇢

  • SALE! SALE! SALE!

    Originally posted on The Angry Teacher: The Angry Teacher Store on TeacherspayTeachers.com is having a TEACHER’S APPRECIATION WEEK SALE! Stock up on items you need for the end of the year, summer, and beyond! Get bargains now! May 3rd and 4th. It’ll be GREAT! Listen ⇢

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