Ms. Luvly's eLearning Classroom

Recipe for eLearning: half a kilo of my actual classroom plus half a kilo of my virtual classroom, a dash of innovation, and a sack of dedication!

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Skip Counting by 5

LOOK BEYOND. August 2019, Paris, France

5-10-15
Who knew that I could hate
counting by 5s?

5-10-15
Math was my least favorite.
How I hated it!

5-10-15
And now I hate it more!
I wish there was no way to skip count by 5...

5-10-15
I wish there was a way to skip...

That day,
That date.

5-10-15
T’was the day that
I lost you.

Fruits and Blooms

FRUITS AND BLOOMS. April 2019, The Frame Dubai

The fruits and blooms that surround me remind me of the bountiful blessings that I have been receiving in recent years. I especially thank God for giving me a stable career that is highly-cherished, admired, and respected, and can make me earn several times more than I could be getting in my home country.
“I may not have everything I want, but I have everything I need.” And maybe much more than that because of the things and opportunities that have been making my life a bit more lavish and convenient, compared to my contemporaries. I thank God for my Son who has been constantly making me proud, despite my very minimal presence and guidance. He is a consistent honor and a model student; I am far from being a model Mom. I thank God for my life-long partner. My husband may not be perfect, but he is perfect for me. He has saved me from loneliness and has always been my strength and motivator. I was orphaned quite early and that thought makes me feel sad periodically, but the presence of my husband and the solid support of my family members in my home country and across the globe fill whatever void and longing I have inside my heart for my Mom and Dad.

I certainly get upset and wronged too, you know, as I have some goals I feel I have to achieve, but my hands are tied; I feel rushed to strike when the iron is hot, but the sand in the hourglass is getting dissipated at such a fast rate--I am afraid I cannot keep up with it. And when things do not go my way, I just look at the fruits and blooms, and I smile with a grateful heart.

21st CENTURY TEACHING-LEARNING: Resources

CULTURALLY LINKED COMIC STRIPS: 

Journeys Grade 3, Unit: 2 Lesson 10 - Young Thomas Edison, Simple Subject and Predicate, Summarize

Nouns, Infer/Predict, People in the Community

www.bitstrips.com

Complete Subject and Predicate, Conclusion

www.makebeliefscomix.com

Understanding Characters and Antonyms

www.bitstrips.com

CULTURALLY LINKED MATH ACTIVITY SHEETS

CULTURALLY LINKED ALPHABET FLASH CARDS

                                      

RUBRIC (FOR GENERAL ASSESSMENT)

PASSES

BEHAVIOR AND ACHIEVEMENT CHART

DISCLAIMER:  The ideas and resources herein are author's own, unless otherwise credited.  Please notify the author through her email (luvfabian812@gmail.com) or this blog, if you wish to use any of the resources in your class. 

21st CENTURY TEACHING-LEARNING: 3-D Animated Presentations

Student-led Instruction Strategy: When students become teacher

 NOUNS by Sireen Murad

 POLLINATION by Sara Nasser

ANTONYMS by Saif Yehya, Mohammed Ismail, and Shedrin Sabado

DISCLAIMER:  The ideas and presentation contained herein are author's own, unless otherwise credited.  Please notify the author through her email (luvfabian812@gmail.com) or this blog, if you wish to use any of the presentations in your class. 

PRIOR PERMISSION OBTAINED FROM THE PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN UPON 

POSTING OF THEIR PHOTOS AND/OR VIDEOS

21st CENTURY TEACHING-LEARNING

Oh, yes! Students get bored, and we get bored, too as much as we hate to admit it.  Who wants to hear blah, blah, blah all day?  It is at this point that our creativity and resourcefulness as teachers come into play. At this day and age of technology, no teacher has the right to stick to just being black and white.  The Internet is a gold mine, a spectrum of colors! There is just no limit to what it can do and provide, and our responsibility is to make the most out of it: be creative, be ingenious, be inspired!

LEARNING WHILE HAVING FUN

I remember memorizing the lyrics of any song in an instant, but having a hard time memorizing terms and concepts during my younger years when I was studying.  I wanted to help my students memorize terms and remember concepts in no time, it is for those reasons that I thought of creating short routines with rap or lyrical words and music accompaniment. It is so effective as a starter, or as a respite at the middle of the lesson to pump up the sleepyheads.

DISCLAIMER:  The ideas and the routines contained herein are author's own, unless otherwise credited.  Please notify the author through her email (luvfabian812@gmail.com) or this blog, if you wish to use the video or apply the routine in your class. 

PRIOR PERMISSION OBTAINED FROM THE PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN UPON POSTING OF THEIR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS 

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD SONG (To the tune of "A Camping We Will Go")

SIMPLE MACHINES made simpler:

(Credit: 300 Violin Orchestra by Jorge Quintero)

PRONOUN SONG (Taking inspiration from "Power Teaching" designed by Chris Biffle)

(Credit: Marching Band Instrumental by xhotsizzlex)

The Risk of Taking A Risk

So I have become a teacher again. The decision was not easy for me to make. I had been confounded by fears of the old world, the world which I knew seven years ago. I had been confounded by my inadequacy, irresponsibility, and immaturity—all of which I would have to brazen out again should I decide to take the risk of taking a risk of becoming who I used to be—BUT optimistically a lot better.


I was happy with my job seven months ago; I was happy with the environment. Being in the front line taught me a lot that in fact every skill learned—especially the virtue of patience and art of diplomacy— is now being successfully put into application in my current job, but I felt the need to look forward. As someone who is afraid of the future, taking that drastic back step would mean advancing to the next fifteen years of my life. Being stuck to what fulfilled and sustained me was not an option, thus I closed my eyes as I closed that door of uncertainty. I took the risk of closing that door and reopening an old one. It was not easy but I am managing. Being hammered by international standards is both daunting and challenging. Who I am now is very far from who I was before. If there is something that I regret and feel sorry for in that world of seven years ago, it would be the fact that I shortchanged my students then.


So what is the risk of taking a risk? Nothing. It is going to be win-win after all. If I fail, I still learn. If I succeed, then it is so worth it. The most important thing is having that chance to redeem myself, rectify my past mistakes and give my present students the best that they deserve.