Now boarding . . .

After hours and hours of reading and borrowing from many inspiring teacher blogs, we are so excited to kick off our own!  We are first grade teachers about to start our third year together in an inner-city, public school that is constantly changing and working to find its way.  We might not have a ton of resources, but we have high hopes and expectations for our students.  We are hoping that, through our blog, we can share strategies and ideas, as well as document our collaborative efforts.

Both of us have a love of world travel and culture.  Around February of our first year teaching together, we taught a huge and very fun unit that started with map skills and turned into a trip around the world!  We explored each continent, incorporating lessons about penguins in Antarctica, landmarks and landforms in the Americas, animals in Africa and fairy tales in Asia to name a few.  We had a blast teaching the material that we loved, and the students ate it up!  The following year we expanded our idea and adopted the year-long theme of world travel.  Like all teachers, we are forever tweaking things to best fit our students, teaching styles and now the Common Core State Standards.  This year our theme is “Adventure”, and we will use this blog to share it with you!