In this chapter we met Bianca’s future step-mom. Novices can do a great job making predictions about her based on prior knowledge! We used va a to list some things we would expect her to do because all wicked step-mothers do them in stories! Now that we had met all the major players we did… Continue reading Bianca Nieves y los 7 Toritos chapter 3!
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Bianca Nieves y los 7 Toritos chapter 3!
In this chapter we met Bianca’s future step-mom. Novices can do a great job making predictions about her based on prior knowledge! We used va a to list some things we would expect her to do because all wicked step-mothers do them in stories! Now that we had met all the major players we did… Continue reading Bianca Nieves y los 7 Toritos chapter 3!
Bullfighting with Bianca Nieves chapters 1&2
On Monday we read the story El Toro Ferdinando and yesterday we watched the dubbed Disney short Ferdinand. We followed the video with chapter 1 of the novel Bianca Nieves y los 7 Toritos in which we meet her bull Ferdinando! We made some predictions about the novel based on what we saw when we… Continue reading Bullfighting with Bianca Nieves chapters 1&2
Oh em gee, guys! BLOOKET!!
I love Kahoot, Quizlet, Gimkit, Quizizz… they all have their own little thing that makes them special. Kahoot is just a quick game, Quizlet live is fun for the class, Gimkit has so many special modes and is based so much on strategy, Quizizz lets me include some reflective pieces… did I need ONE MORE… Continue reading Oh em gee, guys! BLOOKET!!
Off to a GREAT start!
It’s never perfect but this year is about as good as it gets! I finally have an afternoon prep! (I’m a morning person so I like getting a lot done before lunch and having a minute to collect myself after!) Our program is in a growing phase! Three years ago we had 17 in a… Continue reading Off to a GREAT start!
My Readers
La hija del sastre Bianca Nieves y los 7 toritos La Calaca Alegre Vector 48 horas Bananas
I want to write a novel, where do I start?
I have to be honest, I didn’t know how to write a novel when I wrote La hija del sastre. I was finishing my Master’s degree and had taken a class on the Spanish Civil War. I wanted to bring what I had learned into my classroom so I designed a UbD (Understanding by Design-backward… Continue reading I want to write a novel, where do I start?
The good, the bad, and the wonderful: 2017
Sr. Wooly caught this image of me just before break in December… Oh wait, that’s a video screenshot… but still, that’s how I felt! It was time for a break! 2017 was a great year… but don’t forget, as you return to work looking ahead to 2018, that even an overall great year can… Continue reading The good, the bad, and the wonderful: 2017
Interacting with the Authors
I loved creative writing when I was in high school. I wrote stories about everything! What I never imagined was that I’d use that love in my teaching career! In 2010 I was taking a class (for my Master’s program) about the Spanish Civil War. It was so engaging and I wondered how I could… Continue reading Interacting with the Authors
The “G Word”
When I left the textbook behind, I struggled a little. I am not going to lie. This idea that we DON’T need to follow a prescribed curriculum… that we DON’T have to teach isolated thematic units… was so foreign to me that I didn’t know exactly how to handle myself with all that freedom. I… Continue reading The “G Word”
