Happy Friday and welcome to the latest edition of Five Minute Friday‘s link-up. Each week bloggers around the world use the same prompt to inspire short pieces that they spent five minutes crafting. For years, this community of writers has been a great inspiration to me and supported my blog and business. I love showingContinue reading “Carry: Five Minute Friday”
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Conclude: Five Minute Friday
I’m jumping on this week’s prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. This is a weekly link up where writers share thoughts on a common word. As we conclude another semester at school I have a few thoughts: 1.Teachers are some of the most adaptable humans. Scratch that, students are the most adaptable humans. WhetherContinue reading “Conclude: Five Minute Friday”
Valentine Recap
Valentine’s Day has come and gone. It was a very festive time in our house. But in the midst of the busy schedule and endless to-do list we made time to appreciate the people in our lives that mean the most to us. Here’s a look at 3 events that we participated in last week.Continue reading “Valentine Recap”
Holiday Pen Pals and a Letter Writing Challenge
The art of letter writing may one day be obsolete. With the changing tides of technology it is becoming increasingly rare to sit down with a pen and paper to craft a message for someone else. I love the ease with which communication is achieved via emails and social media, but there is something specialContinue reading “Holiday Pen Pals and a Letter Writing Challenge”
Spirit Week Outfits
Last week was Spirit Week at the high school where I teach. My goal was to participate (as I always do) without spending ANY money on my outfits. It was so much fun to coordinate with the themes chosen by the Student Council. Below is a look at what I came up with each day.Continue reading “Spirit Week Outfits”
Anniversary: Five Minute Friday
Five Minute Friday is a weekly link-up where a community of bloggers crafts a post based on a common topic. This week the topic is Anniversary. To check out the rest of the community and their posts click here. Now on to my five minutes of uninterrupted, unedited writing: Next week I will begin my eighthContinue reading “Anniversary: Five Minute Friday”
Teachers Pay Teachers?
Writing effective lesson plans is time consuming. Making learning at the high school level fun and engaging for students requires even more. This year I’ve been focusing on student engagement and getting my students more involved in both the English and History courses that I teach. It’s taken more time than usual, but myContinue reading “Teachers Pay Teachers?”
Dressing and Educating: Days 105-109
Day 105: January 30, 2017 Today I amped up my grammar instruction. We moved from identifying subjects and predicates (an intermediate skill) to defining phrases and clauses. We took things beyond simple identification and discussed how subjects and predicates interact within sentence structure. In Honors World History we outlined the pre-war alliances and the failedContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 105-109”
Dressing and Educating: Days 96-99
Day 96: January 17.2017 After a long weekend of celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day I decided to take a pause in my usual curriculum to honor the man and the movement behind the holiday. In English class today we analyzed the famous “I Have a Dream” speech and my students were asked to writeContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 96-99”
Dressing and Educating: Days 84-86
Day 84: December 19, 2016 I hit the home stretch toward Christmas break today. In English, we reviewed for our big test with a friendly game of Review Basketball. We recently finished the seventh chapter of Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis and so their test prior to Christmas Vacation is over theContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 84-86”
The Ameri Brit Mom 