Meet the Teacher!

For my first blog post, I am linking up with Stephanie @ Falling into First for a "Meet the Teacher" linky party. What a great idea to do at the beginning of school year, let alone for my first blog post! Link up with her too by clicking on the linked picture at the end of this post.

My name is Kendra, and I am 23 year old Social Studies teacher in Wisconsin. I was very fortunate to graduate in December and find a long term subbing job. In April they offered me a full-time position, and that's how I landed my first real teaching gig! :) I teach 8th grade Social Studies and 9th grade World History and am coaching HS volleyball for the first time this fall. I started this blog to log my first year experiences and connect with teaching gurus along the way.

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...
Volleyball. Target. Starbucks. Traveling. Francesca's. Working out. Reading. Cheetah print. Shopping for new school supplies {guilty}. The Badgers. War movies.

 IF YOU WEREN'T A TEACHER, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE?
It was between teaching and being a doctor because I wanted to help people. Since Science and I didn't get along ... ever, I decided that teaching was the way to go. Oh yeah, and blood grosses me out. ;)


THREE LITTLE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU.

Fashionista. Spunky. Determined.

FINISH THE SENTENCE, "________,  SAID NO TEACHER EVER!!"
"I'd love to volunteer for my 500th committee!" 

Q: IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU CAN INVITE ANYONE {DEAD OR ALIVE} TO THE PARTY. WHO ARE YOU INVITING?
Jennifer Lawrence - LOVED her in The Hunger Games trilogy.

Q: IF SOMEONE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD BE THE TITLE?
"Diaries of a Free Spirit"


 Q:YOU GET TO PICK ONE SUPERPOWER. WHAT IS IT?
Teleportation - My family is known for being late, and I dislike long drives.
Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE OR SAYING?
 

Q: IF YOU HAD TO SING ONE SONG ON AMERICAN IDOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE? 
"Happily Ever After" by He is We.

 Q: ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT OWL?
Although I function better with a Starbucks in hand, I would consider myself a morning person. I usually get to school super early when no one else is there to work. After a long school day, all I want to do is go home and take a nap.

Q: SHARE SOMETHING WE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU! 
I am a Pinterest addict. I have 25+ boards and more than 5,000 pins. How did I live without it? I find great teaching ideas, reasons why I want a bigger closet, and the cutest home decor. My students always ask if I got our project ideas from Pinterest.

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Now you can join the party. Click on the picture below to go to Stephanie's blog and meet other blogging teachers.

- Kendra