Hats

Hats Of A Teacher


A teacher wears many hats in their career. The first hat worn is in college when they are going through teacher training. That is the hat of a student. You sit in your classes taking copious notes and absorbing all that you can in hopes that it will make you the best possible teacher you can be.  Some of the things you agree with some of them  you do not. There are all those classes on theory, behavior, classroom management, math, language arts which are all well and good. Having sat through all of them myself I found myself wondering just how much these professors remembered what it was like in an actual classroom. I was in teacher training long before blogs were invented, long before Facebook and all that is social media was around. As I look back I think very few of my professors in college really understood what it was like to be in a classroom anymore. I remember my classmates saying something at the time but I didn't pay too  much attention as I was busy doing all the work that went with being in the program. Now though I look back and think they were probably right. The reality of the classroom is much different than what you learn about in college. Do programs really prepare their students to be teachers? I think some do and I think some don't.

To  be continued...

Planners

For the past two years I have used the planner from Erin Condren

It is a great planner. The first year I bought it was a splurge for me. The next year I'd been given a planner as a gift after I'd already made a decision to try another planner.. It is much like the one pictured above. The only thing I would change on it would be more pocket folders.

This year I am planning on getting an Anchor Planner from C. Jayne Teach

I gifted a good friend of mine with the one I purchased before getting the afore mentioned gift one and she loved it. I'm excited to share this with others. And best of all the binder comes in colors! I'm all about color. As I've already said I can't wait for this to go on sale.

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One Word...that's all it takes. I recently read the book One Word by Debbie Macomber which is a great read. Then I started noticing a lot of people choosing a word for the year. I've been pondering and pondering for a few days what MY one would could be. I kept hearing the word determined. I am more than ready to say good bye to 2014. It has been a year of continued development of my strength following my double knee surgery in 2013, being able to actually walk around the classroom while teaching I am no longer tied to a chair. Today while checking Instagram I saw what @aclassroomfullofsmiles had this awesome thing going. #oneword2015

 What this word means for me:
1. I am determined to get fit and healthier.
2. I am determined to blog more.
3. I am determined to eventually open a TPT shop
4. I am determined to get money healthier.


Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and the best ever 2015 you can have.

I got out of school on June 13th. It was a rather bittersweet ending. I came to really love the class I had not only because it was a smaller class than the previous year but also because they were a truly great group of kids.  I managed to get my room closed up in record time then spent three days at an annual Leadership Conference that I've attended the past four or five years.

Then came the marathon cleaning in preparation for some new furniture at home, furniture arrived and now it's a marathon to determine where everything will go. While doing all of this I have of course been thinking about school and what I want to do next year.

And if that wasn't enough I created another blog or two to play around with. They are both geared to third grade though the information I plan to share there could be used anywhere.

More to come as the summer progresses.

Head on over.... A lot great bloggers are participating!!!

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My Classroom

I have been working on reorganizing my classroom and will be posting some pictures soon. Guess I should add a section here for that. Be on the look out for classroom pictures and organization tips I've picked up over the years.

One of my goals this year is to really get going on blogging.  With so many blogs out there for teachers it hasn't been easy to come up with a focus. I named the blog primarymeltingpot because there are so many things that are thrown at us and so many strategies we have to incorporate that it came to me the same applies to the blog.

With that being said one of my many inspirations for beginning to blog and share my ideas is Charity Preston from The Organized Classroom. She has so many ideas and is always sharing relevant information and finding new ways to help teachers. One thing I've learned is to blog you have to be organized and she has the tools to help you.  Check out this post for how to be an organized blogger. Thank you, Charity for always answering my endless questions and being an inspiration.

It's a give away

Literacy and Laughter is having a great giveaway for an Erin Condren gift certificate. Head on over and enter and while you are there check out her terrific blog.

Up Late & The Holiday

I am up way to late for my liking. Unfortunately I will just have to deal with it. With this being a short week I am thankful for such terrific group of kids who work hard and are eager to learn. They are thrilled we are learning multiplication now and are working hard on their Gratitude Journal and all the Thanksgiving themed skills practice we are doing. Here's hope I can get some sleep.

A big shout out to Christi for my fabulous design! I love it. We have a mirror site that you can find at http://primarymeltingpot.net/

Welcome

This blog has been created as a helper and tool for teachers everywhere. It is based on the experiences of those who will be contributing to the site. It is currently in the beginning stages of growth so please bear with us as we get up and running.

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