Blog #1 for ETPT 2020-009

I plan on teaching children in the 1st or 2nd grade. I would like to specialize in Math or Social Studies if I am in a school that uses co-teaching. On the newsletter assignment, I used the following benchmark:
1 – H2.0.7 Identify the events or people celebrated during United States national holidays and why we celebrate them (e.g., Independence Day, Constitution Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;
Presidents’ Day).
In my classroom, I would put the students into small groups, and then assign them each a holiday. I would then allow them to use their knowledge to "teach" their fellow students. I think kids that age love to teach other children, and according to the learning pyramid, children retain the most by teaching. We would then put our knowledge into a newsletter for the parents to enjoy.

Blogging Assignment on Creative Commons

When I typed in the word "Cute" in the search bar, this was one picture that came up. This picture was called "Ridiculously cute bunny", and it is true; it is ridiculously cute! It belongs to ..its.magic.. and was found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizielde/e/

Next, I put in the word "Florida" and found this beautiful picture of a lighthouse. I love this picture because the colors are so vibrant, it looks like a painting.

It belongs to Steven_M61 and was found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenm_61/

Me

I am not sure if we are supposed to actually type up our first blog, or what it is supposed to say, but it looks like we are supposed to type up a new blog, so here I am. That is a long sentence! Anyways, my name is Brandie. I am a junior in Early Childhood Education. I have been married for over 11 years to Dave, who I started dating soon after I graduated high school in '94. I am 32, and have two daughters: Rachael is 10 going on 20 and Lauren is 5 going on 20. They keep me busy, as they are active in gymnastics and competitive swimming. I enjoy children and hope to be a 1st or 2nd grade teacher some day.