I recently discovered a new little hobby to incorporate my 2 favs, reading and writing. I signed up to be a “Citizen Archivist” with the National Archives ( https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions ) I have been transcribing Revolutionary War pension papers and it is such an interesting fun peek into the past. Everything is written in cursive, which… Continue reading Decoding The past
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Dear Teacher
The compensation sucks, I know. Some classes are hard, I know. The glue tops always go missing, I know. Parent conferences are tough, I know. There’s always that one kid, I know. Teacher tired is real, I know. Summer break is not enough, I know. I also know that second to mothers, it’s the teachers… Continue reading Dear Teacher
Begin a new chapter
Another year is ending. That was fast. What did I even do? hmm, taught a new batch of littles, celebrated a birthday, took a girls trip, went on a lot of walks, took some beach days, spent time writing/journaling , did a some online shopping and read a lot books! Just to name a few… Continue reading Begin a new chapter
Land of Opportunity
Happy Fourth! Today always feels like the start of summer for me. As an educator for so many years and having June always be the end of the school year and begining of summer school/camp, July 4th always sets as the starting event of actual summer vacation. Now if the retail stores would stop putting… Continue reading Land of Opportunity
Let’s spill the tea!
Happy International Tea Day! Let’s spill the tea shall we. I am a tea drinker, a tea lover and a tea pot collector. Tea, in all it’s form, calms my soul. I can be British whilst sipping on English Breakfast tea. I can be whimsical with tropical teas. I can rejuvenate with rooibos tea. Tea… Continue reading Let’s spill the tea!
If the crown fits
Last week I celebrated my birthday with the littles. In our class, each child chooses to do something special to celebrate their birthday. They often choose to read their favorite book or to do a special craft together. For my big day, I chose to read my children’s book, Bea Bee Loves Tea. Each time… Continue reading If the crown fits
The Best Time of the Year
This coming week, my school is hosting the Scholastic Book Fair. It’s my favorite week! Not only does the book fair bring back all those elementary school memories, but the educator in me loves to see the littles find happiness in books. I’m pretty sure when you see a book fair as an adult a… Continue reading The Best Time of the Year
Seeing Is Believing
The other night I went to a Vision Board Event. It was a Girls Night Out with my squad. There we sat cutting out pictures, words, sentences or whatever spoke to our visions. We chatted to each other, helped find the things we needed to help complete our boards. We had different visions, of course,… Continue reading Seeing Is Believing
Slainte’!
The Irish have a New Years Eve tradition of opening the doors and windows to let the old year out and the new year in. How cool is that? Being that I am a quarter Irish, I am totally doing this today. It’s raining, but all the better as it will wash away 2022. So… Continue reading Slainte’!
Happy Bee Day!
It’s International Bee Day! In honor of this day, my new book Bea Bee at the Sea is available now on Amazon! Celebrate kindness and determination with Bea Bee and her new friend. Recently, I read a draft copy to the littles to get the only critique that matters, emerging readers! I am happy to… Continue reading Happy Bee Day!
JJ BRETT 