ALL ABOARD…Teaching Our Students about Polar Express     Christmas is coming!!! Yeayyyyy!!    It is time to close up the first have of the school year with winter celebrations ..read more

    Winter is here! And with it, all of its celebrations!! This season is truly magical!! And what makes it so? All the wonderful cultural celebrations and customs that ..read more

 Teaching Our Students About Thanksgiving Day   As we approach the month November, we start to get excited about all the celebrations that come ahead. This month we’ve got, THANKSGIVING ..read more

 Teaching Our Students about Veterans’ Day     This week we celebrate Veterans’ Day! This one is very close to my heart, as I come from a military family myself. Veterans ..read more

Every four years the people of the United States go through an Election Process sin order to choose officials they believe are a good for particular government positions with the purpose of ..read more

 ALL ABOARD…Teaching Our Students about Polar Express     Christmas is coming!!! Yeayyyyy!!    It is time to close up the first have of the school year with winter celebrations. My favorite thing to do with my kiddos during the last couple of days before our Winter break is to do all sorts of “Polar Express” activities.   I love having the opportunity to have my kids dress up in pajamas and come to class excited about a fun yet learning experience.    Things to do: Entering the classroom with a Golden Polar Express Ticket!!! I printed mine in color ..read more

    Winter is here! And with it, all of its celebrations!! This season is truly magical!! And what makes it so? All the wonderful cultural celebrations and customs that happened during this magnificent family and community time!  Celebrate something over the winter season: whether I tis Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, the Chinese New Year, Diwali, or others. Each of these wonderful celebrations re special and include clothing, symbols, rituals, festivities, feists, parades, or any particular activities that take place during specific times.   This is somet ..read more

 Teaching Our Students About Thanksgiving Day   As we approach the month November, we start to get excited about all the celebrations that come ahead. This month we’ve got, THANKSGIVING!!!   I get really excited around this time because it means that Christmas is coming!!! Yeayyyyy!!    I don’t know about you, but I love to celebrate with my kiddos!! I start planning activities and things for us to learn and do during these special occasions!   This time around, besides our “class potluck”, which as we all know we need to keep limited to individually ..read more

 Teaching Our Students about Veterans' Day     This week we celebrate Veterans’ Day! This one is very close to my heart, as I come from a military family myself. Veterans’ are the ones who make the biggest sacrifices in order for every civilian to be safe. They put themselves on the line of fire while fighting for our freedoms and security.    It is important for our students to understand the importance of celebrating and thanking veterans all across the country. They can learn about it from videos (Brainpop Jr. is always a good choice, and there is al ..read more

Every four years the people of the United States go through an Election Process sin order to choose officials they believe are a good for particular government positions with the purpose of serving the people at their best.    This process is both a right and a responsibility of every adult citizen in the country. Our young citizens, our students must learn about this process: what it is, what it is for, and how it works.   I will be teaching my students what the elections process is. We will discuss important vocabulary. We will identify the symbols represented by ..read more