Newsletter My last week teaching after 10 years Sharing my story has been an important part of the videos I make for Primary Focus. Today I am releasing my vlog on my last few weeks teaching.
Newsletter 3 Reasons Why Teachers Don't Need Merit Pay Merit Pay has been a looming controversy for North Carolina teachers. It's been proposed before, but now state superintendent Catherine Truitt has been pushing this as a way to overhaul the way teachers are paid in North Carolina.
Newsletter Just get to work! One of the biggest issues families face in homework time is whining. This can turn a simple 10 minute routine into 45 minutes of fighting and 2 excedrin 😤.
Videos How do pumpkins grow? | My day at Carrigan Farms learning about pumpkin flowers and pollination
Newsletter Struggling with homework? Read this! It takes a lot of patience to sit next to a child after a long day and encourage them to independently complete something you could do in 30 seconds. I'm going to give you a few simple tips to keep your child on task and model study skills they will need for college and beyond.
Banned Children's Books - The ridiculous reason these books were banned Miss Natalie is reviewing famously banned (almost banned) books this week. In this video she reviews classics Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig- why was it banned? and will it really cause society to fall apart? Miss Natalie gives
Newsletter Why ban books when you could ban homework? When I taught, I personally hated assigning homework, but I can't say all teachers feel the same. In fact, homework is a huge controversy in schools and each one I taught at had a different policy.
Banned Book Review: Hop on Pop, by Dr. Seuss Miss Natalie is reviewing famously banned (almost banned) books this week. We'll start off with a review of Dr. Seuss's famous "Hop on Pop" - why was it banned, and will it really cause society to fall apart? Miss Natalie gives her perspective. (Natalie
I met Vivo the Kinkajou! Well, kind of... Watch Miss Natalie meet the cutest animal around- a kinkajou (honeybear) and realize what a rascal she is! See if she can stay composed as it crawls all over her. Learn a few things and have a laugh at this silly animal. Kinkajous were featured in the Netflix movie Vivo!
Newsletter What we should do about low test scores Test scores for kids (specifically 9 year olds) dropped to their lowest levels in decades.
Cute newborn piglets! All about piglets and pigs Today Miss Natalie is at A Zoo 2 You! They are a mobile petting zoo company, they will set up a petting zoo near you. After meeting piglets at a birthday party, she reached out to meet them. There were 4 day old newborn piglets and 4 month old adult
Newsletter Click here for baby animals! 🐷 🦙 🐮 I've been having some fun. In July I went to A Zoo 2 You in Monroe, NC to meet their animals.
All the baby farm animals! Today Miss Natalie is at A Zoo 2 You! They are a mobile petting zoo company, they will set up a petting zoo near you. Miss Natalie went to the farm to see where these cute animals live. She saw baby goats, emus, a baby babydoll sheep, a baby alpaca,
Newsletter Published 😊 I published an article! Since I was in grad school it's been a goal to publish an article on education.
Newsletter Ain't no hollaback girl 🍌 phonics #5 Phonics is hard work to teach, but as your child's skills grow, it can actually be really fun.
Why I Quit Teaching - North Carolina teacher vlog Deciding to leave my job was a hard decision- this vlog shares how I decided to leave and how I made the most of my last few months in the classroom. Subscribe to my newsletter (you will need to click a confirmation email- check your spam folder, please!): https://newsletter.
Newsletter ...but why is it spelled like that? phonics #4 Teaching a child to spell starts off simple (cat, dog, etc.), but quickly gets challenging
Newsletter a, e, i, o, u and sometimes... phonics #3 These five little letters a, e, i, o, u may seem straight forward, they often take the longest time to teach and learn.
Newsletter What are Letter Boxes? Phonics series #2 With a little nudge, any new speller can sound out the word pen ✍️ Elkonin Letter Boxes are a tool used to spell CVC words (consonant vowel consonant). They are a tool used to break down the sounds in a word.
How I Teach Spelling - Using Elkonin Letter Boxes to teach your child to spell Elkonin Letter Boxes - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elkonin-Letter-Boxes-FREEBIE-8303780 Letter box worksheets and more: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-Elkonin-Letter-Boxes-DIFFERENTIATED-Worksheets-Letter-Boxes-8303805 Subscribe to my newsletter and more: https://links.primaryfocus.tv/
Newsletter Let's talk phonics... #1 Over the next 5 weeks I'll share a series on phonics- here's the first one. Phonics simply means the method used to teach reading and writing. It's for languages with an alphabet- like English and it's not for the faint of heart.
Newsletter A new beginning I resigned: Until recently, I thought I would teach for my entire career. I felt sad and defeated as I packed up my classroom, but I knew "it's about damn time."
Videos I resigned from teaching...a message from a teacher's broken heart I resigned. Before I say another word, I need you to know that I love teaching. I feel like I was chased out of my career. I gave up a position at one of the best schools in my district, because even the incredible environment there could not protect me
Newsletter No more negotiating! As the adults in the room, we are the ones who have to teach kids when to stop trying and accept no for an answer.
