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I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I’ve been filling in my basic knowledge of Chinese history using some questionable methods. I was serious when I said in an earlier post that I had absolutely NO background on Chinese history. I never covered anything regarding China in my World Studies class in 10th grade, which … Continue reading “Learning and Unlearning China's History”
I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I’ve been filling in my basic knowledge of Chinese history using some questionable methods. I was serious when I said in an earlier post that I had absolutely NO background on Chinese history. I never covered anything regarding China in my World Studies class in 10th grade, which … Continue reading “Learning and Unlearning China’s History”
I received word this morning that I’ve been chosen as one of three teachers to participate in the Cultural Exploration of Greater China program!!! I couldn’t be more delighted! I will probably be speaking in exclamation points all day! I am so grateful to the folks with the CE foundation, who took great care in … Continue reading “China!”
IT’S TIME TO GET ROCKING WITH A LITERATURE-BASED MATH SITUATION!!! Woooooo!!! Our unofficial-but-kind-of-official district math module recommends starting the year off with understanding multiplying by 0, 1, 2, 5, and 10. It aligns with an Engage NY module and a Georgia module, but I wanted to start our unit off with a problem-based activity to … Continue reading “Brush of the Gods Math Lesson Plan”
I’m deeply in love with Genie Wishes, Elisabeth Dahl‘s debut MG novel. Read my review here. I liked the wallpaper stripes, so much so that it inspired my most recent manicure. My cuticles look terrible, but that’s because I’m not a nail blogger and I’m too lazy to clean up after I’m done painting my … Continue reading “Bookish Nails: GENIE WISHES”
Awwwwwww yes. All I ever do is drink beverages while I read. Thanks to David Etkin at {Eat the Book} for hosting. Here’s what we’ve got today: I was fortunate enough to receive an Aeroccino from Toby for Christmas this year, which means that I no longer have to douse my espresso shots with a … Continue reading “ThirstDay 01/03/13”
Every Monday, I highlight a book from our school bookroom along with lesson plan suggestions. I hope you find this useful, and please leave a comment with any suggestions or additions! Er-lang and the Suns, Retold by Tony Guo and Euphine Cheung Er-lang and the Suns: A Tale from China is a text from the … Continue reading “Book of the Week: Er-lang and the Suns”
I’ve had a copy of Byrd Baylor‘s If You are a Hunter of Fossils in my teacher tote bag for months, waiting for me to write CAFE lessons for it. It was originally a text included in kindergarten Kinderroots kits, but when we switched from Success for All, the books were introduced to general teacher … Continue reading “How old is too old?”
I JUST opened the document that contained my class list! NOW I can FINALLY start making my home visits! So far I have 22 of you who I need to visit, and I think I’m going to start on Friday (tomorrow). I have my first day of math training today… Are You Ready?!?! P.S. More … Continue reading “Back in Washington!”
A quick stop on our very busy day (I’m still covering my first day in Beijing, remember) was to the Temple of Heaven, a site the emperor set up so that he could go there to pray and make ritual offerings. I think the building’s neat because it was made without any nails at all! … Continue reading “Temple of Heaven (Still Beijing)”