I recently attended TBRI training as part of my continuing ed being a CASA volunteer. Within the first 15 minutes of the 7 hour training, I thought to myself, “Where has this knowledge been all my teacher-working-with-kid life?!”
TBRI, Trust-Based Relational Intervention, is geared towards looking at kids’ behaviors through a trauma lens. It was developed […]
I wanted to share this helpful post about supporting (new) moms in our lives.
How to Support the New Moms in Your Life
I know that my first months of being a mom were a blur and quite busy! The busy part hasn’t changed but I think I have the hang of it now (or more so […]
Hello everyone. Just wanted to share a good mommy friend’s blog. Check out The Healthy Holistic Housewife to read about more great mama and housewife experiences.
I always love articles that are thought provoking and cause me to reflect. Yes, there are tons of those.
This particular article resonated with me—not only to my teacher-side, but to my mommy-side as well. And really, it is relevant to anyone’s any-side, no matter your profession. The message is to take care of yourself because, if you […]
Needless to say, the weather around here has been wild lately. One day, sunshiny and beautiful, and the next four, dreary, freezing, and wet! These type of days make for a LONG day, for mommies and teachers!
No recess?! Those were two words the kids and the teachers dreaded hearing. That meant no opportunity for […]
Many of the fondest memories I have of my second graders relate to the read-alouds we shared. Books can take children on an adventure with the characters, transporting them to far-away lands (they’ve yet to visit) or exposing them to new creatures (they may not see anytime soon). And many books help children to recognize […]
While teaching reading in second grade, I used this "alphabet cheer" with my students who were struggling with the alphabetic principle. The alphabetic principle states that letters and combinations of letters are the symbols used to represent the speech sounds of a language based on systematic and predictable relationships between written letters, symbols, and spoken words. We would say this cheer while looking at a picture that represented each letter + sound.
The short answer: because of my super supportive, loving husband.
One day when our LO was super tiny and napping, he caught me typing away on the computer. He asked what I was doing and I said that I was replying to a good teacher friend who had some questions / wonderings about teaching reading to […]
