Halloween with my 6th graders

This is my first time teaching 6th graders and so far I am enjoying them.  Along with these munchkins, I am also enjoying the different fun things they highlight and celebrate like "spooky halloween". 

Halloween is such a fun "holiday" in the U.S for kids. Especially for my adorable 6th graders. This year, I took it to a different level with my adorable advisees and we ALL dressed up for Halloween! This time they were able to see the fun side of me since I am the "strict teacher" and I was able to enjoy their imagination and really just have FUN together! I love the perks of being a teacher. Two perks from that day were the following:

• We had FUN!
• They won the costume competition! Woohoo!!

The Power of Understanding Math Concepts in Middle school

I am more than happy to share this with you all! This year, I am teaching 6th and 7th grade math!!! I love teaching something concrete such as MATH!!! LOVE it! With this in mind, I have to say I love it when students feel proud of their work and understand the skill when it is given to them in steps or  in detail.  The two students I am showing work from are two kids who DISLIKE math! They are always insecure and tend to have a hard time working independently, however, during this class, they were the ones that wanted to explain their work and even labeled how they worked throughout their independent work! During their sharing time, they came up to the front and explain what this data means!! I ALMOST cried because they made me so proud! They feel comfortable with my explanation, but most important, they feel comfortable with math! Now, its time for them to feel this comfortable throughout the year! I have to keep on fighting the hate against math!. 

The pictures below shows their way of setting up the problem given to them. Love the organization from each one of these individuals! I truly had a #proud # teacher moment! 

House music and Teaching

Throughout the years, music has influenced how I represent myself and what calms me down when I need to vent and relax. I have to say this year has been extremely interesting (ups and downs) and my favorite music has been there to help me through these ups and downs! I have been able to remember the reasons I love Tropical House Music and some trance, but in this country, we know it more as EDM. 

I am proud to say this year some of my students and myself will start a "House Music/ music" club with some of my 6th grade students! I am thrilled to say one of them knows how to DJ and does a great job at it, another one plays the piano and drums! We will be collaborating and practicing some songs together. 

The picture below shows what we listen too and what I listen to in my daily basis. I love sharing this with my little ones.