HELLO, FEBRUARY!

There is a lot to love (and hate) about the month of February…

My February loves:

  1. We have made it through the darkest 10 weeks of the year.
  2. Those who live in cold zones are getting a surprise snow day now and then.
  3. We’re in that calm part of the year that is usually free from field trips and major disruptions.
  4. Any warm day we have is just the first of many to come, not the LAST of many.
  5. March music madness is on the horizon, so I can start playing the songs as students come into class to get their ear ready to hear them in the competition. (I do this MMM. From SpanishPlans.org.)

My February hates:

  1. Why is it so cold?!?
  2. Why is it dark at 6pm? And can I go to bed now?
  3. Spring Break is a long way off.
  4. Planning can get SO tedious with 14 weeks left of school.
  5. Wait, WHAT? There are only 14 weeks left of school!? I have so much to do! I need to test for Seal of Biliteracy! I need to induct a new class of Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica awardees….

Anything sound familiar? It seems like every time I start to think the year will never end, I realize it is going to end really soon and I need to be more intentional in my planning!!

In Spanish 2, I need to finish a reader, do some more units, and read one more reader. In Spanish 3, I need to finish a reader, do a technology unit, test for seal of biliteracy, do some more units, and read one more reader. In Spanish 4… where we have only THIRTEEN more weeks, I need to finish a reader, do another unit, re-test for seal of biliteracy, do some more units, do a free-choice reader project. I don’t have enough tiiiiiiiiiiime. How is May so close and yet so far??

If you’d like to get your hands on some of the resources I use, TPT is having their annual two day February sale starting Tuesday, February 7. Everything at Somewhere to Share will be on sale for 20% off, get an extra 5% off with code FEBSALE23!

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