Meet the Teacher!

Hey bloggy world! My name is Caitlyn. I'm a 25-year old teacher in Virginia. This will be my fourth year teaching fourth grade. I'm so excited to be in fourth grade again this year because I just love that age group.

I married my husband last September! We met at Beaver Stadium at Penn State a few days before freshman year started. We were friends first and started dating a few months later. He's been my best friend ever since.

We have a puppy named Brooklyn. She's a miniature schnauzer and she'll be 3 in October. She is the snuggliest, laziest fluffball you've ever met.

          

This summer I've been travelling, reading and spending time with family!

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS:

              

Top Chef, Running and coffee!

I'm addicted to Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee. I go to bed excited to wake up in the morning to have my coffee.

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

I originally went to college to be a journalist, so maybe some type of writer. When I was little my dreams included ballerina and marine biologist. I can also type really fast so I would have loved to be a Mad Men era secretary to channel my inner Christina Hendricks. Clearly I have no viable back-up plans!

THREE LITTLE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU:

Dedicated. Caring. Loyal.

FINISH THIS SENTENCE, "_________ SAID NO TEACHER EVER!!!"

In the spirit of going back to school- I love going to a million PD meetings rather than setting up my room said no teacher ever!

My district has teachers go back a week and a half before the students so we can go to tons of workshops. While many of them are useful (I love SIOP!!!) they're time-consuming and you're just dying to finish laminating, hanging, sorting, taping, etc.

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

I'd have to go with Harry Potter. (Hey, it didn't say anything against fictional characters!)

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

The Girl Who Loved Carbs

YOU GET TO PICK ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT IS IT?

Definitely teleportation. I work about an hour away from my house because I love where I work and I love where I live, but I do NOT love the drive.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE OR SAYING?

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

Home by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. I'm a terrible singer, but I love the song.

I love Jose and Alexa from RealityChangers' rendition of it here:

ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?

100% Night Owl. I become basically nocturnal during the summers.

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

I put a ton of hard work into my Literacy Centers Starter Kit. It's for 3-5th graders and I created it because I remember being so lost about creating centers my students could handle independently. Now that I've got a handle on it, I wanted to share. These are super easy... just print, and hand out! Most of the activities can be applied to ANY book, so you need minimal supplemental resources :)

SHARE SOMETHING WE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU!

I had the chicken pox three times as a kid!

You can join in on the fun too!!