Meet the Teacher!

Linking up today with Blog Hoppin' and Stephanie from Falling into First to Meet the Teacher!

My name is Emily, and I'm a twenty-something teacher-blogger from Connecticut!! I teach second grade at a teeny Catholic school in my hometown and I el. oh. vee. ee. it! LOVE. I'm a 4th year teacher - I taught PreK for 2 years, but was moved up to grade 2 last year and I found my happy place! I'm REALLY looking forward to this year because I'll get to have some of my kiddos that were in my very first class! They were 4 years old in PreK with me, and now they're coming into 2nd grade!! Woohoooo!

I work at this amazing day camp for kids with special needs in the summer called Camp Happiness. It has formed who I am as a person and has had an enormous influence on me as a teacher.

Onto a little bit more than just the teaching though....

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...
Target. Harry Potter. My friends. Going to country concerts. Shopping. Photography. Reading. My family. Zumba. Mozzarella cheese. Music. Singing. Organizing. Planners. Teaching. My students. Being a camp counselor. My campers and my camp staff. Crafting and craft stores. Emojis (you know, those little smiley faces in your phone...if I could use one right now it would be the smiley face with the heart-eyes!) Summer time. Pumpkin spice everything. A good burrito.

IF YOU WEREN'T A TEACHER, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE?
I've always wanted to be a teacher. Always. For about three seconds in college, I thought I wanted to teach secondary ed/history, but then did one observation and laughed at myself for thinking I could be anywhere but primary. Anyway. If I were doing a job in which I was not working with children, I would DEFINITELY be doing something with forensics. SO COOL!

THREE LITTLE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU.

Creative. Organized. Loyal.

FINISH THE SENTENCE, "________, SAID NO TEACHER EVER!!"
"No, we don't need more recess time!" said no teacher ever.

Q: IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU CAN INVITE ANYONE {DEAD OR ALIVE} TO THE PARTY. WHO ARE YOU INVITING?
Definitely my boyfriend Justin Timberlake, my girl J.K. Rowling (I have a lot of questions,) Harry Potter + co. (can I invite fictional characters?) and obviously my friends and family! It's not a party without them!

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

Q:YOU GET TO PICK ONE SUPERPOWER. WHAT IS IT?
Teleporting (or apparition, for all the rest of you Potterheads out there). It would really just make life a LOT easier!

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE OR SAYING?
"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." - Maya Angelou

Q: IF YOU HAD TO SING ONE SONG ON AMERICAN IDOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Killing Me Softly. I sang it for my audition for my a cappella group in college and it boded well for me then! :oP

Q: ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT OWL?
DEFINITELY a night owl. My mother can attest to that - she's been trying to change it for YEARS!

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