I'm going to miss them! ♥

Motivational Techniques

I made these reward coupons at the beginning to control their conduct and reinforce good behavior. You can download a free copy here: Download

First week of practice, to remember my students' names.

Star Track that measured the students if they raised their hands to answer, spoke English, remained in their seats, did homework, followed instructions, and worked quietly.

I made this but took the idea from Pinterest. It was to control the students voice level.

My First wall Display that fell like 78 times.

Classroom decorations

Our cooperating teacher Gina already had a Christmas tree. Between all three we decorated it. My mom was the one to help me wrap the boxes. Students were so curious to know why was inside, but they were actually empty. 

This is one of my favorites! The fireplace. This was made bye, Jailene and Luis. Luis was the one to do that awesome fire and woods in the middle.

Me and jailene made this from an idea from Pinterest. Super cute!☺

Someone gave me these posters with the book donations they have me. I thought it was perfect to put up in the classroom walls and promote the core dispositions, mainly leadership, diversity and social transformation. 

PT's

Practice Teachers- from left to right: me, Jailene and Luis. These people made Practice teaching way more easier. I'm glad I got to share this experience with you guys and I know you'll be and are,  awesome teachers! Thank you for everything!

Thanksgiving week

Thankful Turkey Activity in Class

In class, every student had te chance to say why they were thankful for. Each time they said something, I'd write it on the board. When we had about 16 reasons, I gave them a turkey worksheet where try had to write down 6 reasons why they were thankful, then cut the turkey and paste the feathers. As homework, students had to share their turkey with someone in their family they love and appreciate and are thankful for. 

3rd grade Christmas mash-up party slideshow video

As a closing activity befor we left our practice center, we threw a little party for our students. Since me and Jailene give third grade, we decided to unite both groups in order to have the party. We both pitched in for snacks and drinks. We also put Christmas music and the students went wild singing to the national children's anthem, Let It Go from the movie Frozen. 

Children's literature (UPRH)

Curricular Maps

Curricular Maps K-12

Decoration of the classroom door by me and Jailene

Home made name tags for my third graders

I decided to make name tags for my students.

Number 1- So I can learn their names. 

Number 2- Make something special for them. 

 As you can see I like individuality and thought seeing them all with the same one would be boring, so I made many styles and themes for the students to choose from.

Content Standards

Circular Letters

Circular Letter 08-2013-2014

Circular Letter 13-2013-2014

Ted Talk with Rita Pierson

I saw this video and thought, I wanna be just like her! 

Published on May 3, 2013

Rita Pierson , a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, " They do not pay me to love children." Her response: "Children do not learn from people they do not like. A poignant call to urge educators to believe in their students and to truly connect with them on a personal and human level.

How To Get Parents On Your Side

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How To Get Parents On Your Side

By Michael Linsin

If dissatisfied, parents can be a source of great stress.

They can question your methods.

They can challenge your decisions.

They can complain, make demands, and waste your precious time.

Which is why it’s critical that you get them on your side, critical that they like you and trust you and support your program.

There are many strategies you can use to encourage their loyalty—including having a fair and consistent approach to classroom management, a professional but friendly personal style, and a clear, non-judgmental way of communicating.

These are important, to be sure. But there is one thing you can do that will secure not only their support, but also their enthusiastic endorsement. It’s so powerful, in fact, that it outperforms all other strategies combined.

It’s fast. It’s simple. It’s reliable. Even among parents whose reputations . . . ahem . . . precede them.

It doesn’t entail any extra work. You don’t have to try to be someone you’re not or change one thing about your program. You don’t even need to have met any of your parents.

So what is this miracle strategy?

You make sure your students have a great first day—as well as first week and first month—of school. You make sure they rush home to share what an cool experience they’re having in your classroom and how stoked they are for the rest of the school year.

In the end, this is what parents want. They want their child inspired. They want their child excited about school. They want their child encouraged and motivated and engaged in the most important activity of their young life.

Because they know that when their child is happy, they learn. They grow socially and academically. They take another step closer to independence.

Of course, in many, many classrooms this isn’t the case. Parents find themselves wringing their hands during the first days of a new school year. They pace and worry and brace for tears and disappointment and a gloomy report.

They prepare themselves to give a pep-talk, to put things into perspective, to guide, encourage and remind that it’s only for a year. They steel themselves for the unpleasant possibility that they’ll have to voice their concerns to the teacher, or even the principal.

So when their child leaps into their car smiling from ear to ear and offering a glowing review of their first day or first week, they exhale a summer’s worth of tension.

They’re relieved. They’re thrilled. They’re at peace. So much so that they’re quick to share their satisfaction with other parents. They’re quick to offer their compliments of you to your principal. They’re quick to sing your praises.

And your reputation spreads.

So instead of having parents in your ear, waiting for you after school, and emailing you in the middle of the night, they merely smile and wave.

They sign up to volunteer in your classroom. They ask what they can do to help you.

Because when their child is happy, they’re happy too.

Core Standards

http://www.de.gobierno.pr/files/estandares/Estandares_de_ingles_2014.pdf

Evidence of teaching

Teacher work sample (TWS)