This and That

              When I was ten years old, I would stay at my grandma's house after school. I remember those days when I would be in her musty-smelling living room setting up my makeshift classroom. I'd set up a desk and a chair for my students. Who were my students? Why of course, my "primas". My cousins would listen to me lecture or we would make up plays that we could perform. Well, I was also the drama teacher. Now that I think about it maybe I should have entered the Theater as a profession. I don't think so.  I was always teaching something. The thrill has never left.       Even to this day, if I have to prepare for my elementary students, I start looking through Teacher Pay Teachers, YouTube, or Pinterest for ideas. I'll be surfing for hours to see how I can present a lesson or make an experiment happen.       Thirty-five years of teaching have passed and I still get a high when planning a lesson. Th...

A Hoarder's Confession View my sincere confession to the world how I hoard classroom materials. Is it just me? Share how you tend to hoard stuff too with all of us teachers. You are NOT alone. 

Sometimes it isn't possible to go outside your classroom to teach, so why not bring it indoors. Children love viewing nature up close. Touching a feather, a rock or a shell can really arouse questions and get them thinking. Here is an easy tip for you to bring nature into your classroom.  Share how you bring nature into your classroom in the comments below.