Meet the Teacher {Linky}

What a perfect opportunity to introduce myself... especially since I’ve been blog stalking so many fantastic teachers for so long! I just started blogging a few weeks ago, and I already love it! However, I have to admit that I’ve spent WAY too much time figuring out formatting, HTML code, etc. I hope that’s (mostly) behind me! 

My name is Erica and I’ve just returned to San Francisco to teach 2^nd grade after living in Europe for the past seven years. While I was there I taught 4^th grade, 2^nd grade, and spent two years as a full-time Literacy Coach for Kindergarten-5^th grade. I was incredibly lucky to work with some extremely dedicated and talented teachers there. I can’t wait to meet the new group of educators (and students!) I’ll be working with this year.

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...

Coffee and cake in the morning, yoga, reading and napping on the beach, traveling to new places, wine tasting, learning from my mistakes, going shopping by myself (think: taking all the time you need to go down every aisle at Target!), talking on the phone with my sister (we only see each other once a year), decorating, finding new solutions to problems.

IF YOU WEREN'T A TEACHER, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE?

I would want to be a newspaper reporter/writer. Old school, with the notepad and pen, traveling to the places with breaking news.

THREE LITTLE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU.

Determined. Reflective. Open.

FINISH THE SENTENCE, "________,  SAID NO TEACHER EVER!!"

If only I could add to my responsibilities, said no teacher ever!!

Q: IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU CAN INVITE ANYONE {DEAD OR ALIVE} TO THE PARTY. WHO ARE YOU INVITING?

Jane Goodall

Q: IF SOMEONE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD BE THE TITLE?

 It Just Gets Better

Q: YOU GET TO PICK ONE SUPERPOWER. WHAT IS IT?

It would be tough to choose between being invisible and being able to fly. I think... being invisible... as long as it wasn’t all of the time!

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE OR SAYING?

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” –Henry David Thoreau

Q: IF YOU HAD TO SING ONE SONG ON AMERICAN IDOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Ha! I would NEVER sing in public... let alone in front of millions of people!

Q: ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT OWL?

I used to be a night owl until recently. Now I’m more alert and productive in the mornings.

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE RESOURCE THAT YOU'VE CREATED IN YOUR TPT SHOP?

I really love my Fractured Fairy Tales reading & writing unit because my students had SO much fun with it. And the same goes for my Perspective Poetry Mini-Unit. Who doesn’t love poetry told from a dog’s perspective??

Q: SHARE SOMETHING WE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU:

Well, since I’m new to the blogging world, I guess almost anything I share about myself will be new. J Most people don’t know that when I was in high school I wrote for the school newspaper because I had a huge crush on the teacher. (I can’t believe I just shared that.) 

This linky is a great opportunity for teachers to come together and get to know each other at the beginning of the year. Click to link up! :)
-Erica