1. I always wanted to be a lawyer - until I started studying to be one.
2. I like to swing on school swings.
3. I am learning to use Adobe Illustrator - so look for some graphic improvements?
4. My husband and I sing together all the time.
5. I have short feet. (I love shoes.)
6. I have a dog themed classroom, I was afraid of dogs most of my life but we had one dog and I loved him.
7. I love making slideshows of my students - each week.
8. I have a place for everything and nearly everything out of place. Organized but messy.
9. I bring an unsweet iced tea with extra ice in a styrofoam cup from McDonald's to school every day.
10. I really like fabrics. I use them a lot in my classroom.
11. I love musical theater!!
Now to answer Linda's questions:
1. What grade do you teach? Kindergarten. Full Day Inclusive.
2. What do you enjoy about your grade level? What do you find to be frustrating?
I love the students at this age, so eager and curious. I love teaching kids to READ and do MATH. Every student truly believes that he/she is an artist, scientist, musician, etc. I say it - they believe it! I get frustrated when others have unrealistic expectations for kindergarteners. As my husband says repeatedly "They're five!"
3. What is an average class size for your school? I think it is going down this year but 26 - 28?
I have had 26 - 27 the last few years but should only have 22 this year (fingers crossed) .
4. How late do you stay at school once the students have left? Well, I stay from 1 - 3 hours and almost always spend a few hours on the computer at home each night. Don't ask about the weekends.
5. If you weren't a teacher, what would you like to do?
Realistically: Graphic Designer Fantasy: Broadway Star
6. Does your classroom have a theme? My classroom has a DOG theme with some RAINBOW thrown in for organizing.
7. Do you have a Teachers pay Teachers store? Yes.
8. What prompted you to start a blog? I'm going to look back at my first post and see:) I like technology and I love sharing ideas so I thought I'd give it a try.
9. What do you like to do that is not school related? Do anything with my granddaughter, perform in theater, talk to husband and friends, explore Chicago, . . .
10. What would you do with $1,000,000? Let my husband retire with a big party for all our friends.
11. What are you going to do once you are finished with this posting? Listen to some more of my Illustrator lessons or eat cinnamon toast.
Here are some new blogs to check out for some different ideas and viewpoints. You'll also might get to read their answers to my questions below.
poultneytania.blogspot.com
Kinder Owls
the constant kindergartener.
Kinder Karla
maggies kinder corner
t is for teacher
The rules of the award:
So here is the scoop about this award: The rules for receiving the award are as follows:
- Link back to the original nominator's website
- You must post 11 random things about yourself
- Answer the questions the nominator set for you
- Create 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate
- Nominate 5 - 11 blogs (with less than 200 followers) and link them in your post
Okay bloggers from above, here are the questions for you to answer and post on your blog.
1. Do you entertain friends with kindergarten (or other school kid) stories? Got a quick one to share?
2. What do you usually have for lunch at school?
3. Does your school district include high school?
4. How often and for how long do your students have recess?
5. Do you take a vacation at spring break? If you do where is your favorite place to go?
6. When do your students start school this year?
7. When do you go back to the school to start setting up your classroom? How long does it take?
8. What is your favorite theme or unit during the school year?
9. What do you remember about your kindergarten teacher?
10. What was your favorite subject in high school?
11. What do you like blogging about most?
Phew, I hope I did this right.
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