Megan is in Kindergarten and loves books. Every night we read two stories to her and she is starting to recognize words- which is very exciting. We have been focusing a lot on Sight Words and CVC words and it was getting to a point where she wanted to read
As the new school year begins and you meet your new class of students, are you concerned of personality clashes? We have all had the experience of a personality clash, whether it be with a parent, colleague or student. It’s tough… putting 25 individual students into a class with
This has been on my mind for a while now. It is something that I think does not come naturally to everyone, and is therefore overlooked by many. It applies to not only teachers, but parents too. I’ll be honest with you and admit that my ‘light-bulb’ moment only happened
Would you wear these t-shirts? I probably would… I found it here. Get it here. This one comes from here. I found this here. You can find it here. Hehe, I definitely need one of these. My non-teacher friends can’t believe that I would arrange and organize other people’s children
Adam is loving puzzles at the moment! Once he starts, he wants to build all our age appropriate puzzles and even digs into Megan’s box, which is not a good idea yet as her pieces are tiny and she would not be happy if he manages to lose a piece
Do you have a child who is Pre-K and you desperately want to give them the edge at school by doing some ‘prep’ work at home with them? Maybe you have no idea where to start… Adam is now nearly 3 and we spend a lot of time doing ‘educational’
I love summer…the beach, the sun , the kids! I have been sifting through Pinterest to try and find some activities for my children to do during the vacation. I have a 2-year old and a 6-year old and wanted to find activities appropriate for both of them to do
You are not going to believe this…but, this is the first time I hear about Shark week! Fortunately I joined Jenny from Luckeyfrog’s Lilypad for this wonderful Blog Hop, all in aim of Shark Week. Grab a cup of coffee and relax, while moving from one Blog to the next
Today we mixed up a batch of play dough, well actually two! (There’s nothing more relaxing than playing with play dough!) I used my No-Cook Recipe and it went super quick and lasts for a good few months if stored in an air-tight container – although we use it a
How often has your child/student been able to identify the dot-to-dot pattern on a page before actually connecting the dots? This activity is great for fine motor but so not great for developing creativity! My version of dot-to-dot can be used with children right up to 6th grade and helps
I am an online teacher, passionate about creating fun and engaging activities for ESL students. I live in South Africa with my husband, two children and a handful of pets.
