Meet Traci Clausen • Meet the Teacher

This is going to be a crazy week.

We officially go back to work this week. Those days are crammed with things I don’t want to do.

I wish meetings immediately before the school year starts were done via email. If only I made the rules. 😉

Blog Hoppin’ is filling this week with fun Back to School linky parties. That’s a nice distraction!

Today’s linky party is all about Meet the Teacher. This meet the teacher is going to be a lot easier than the sweltering meet the teacher I’ll be having at school on Thursday!

I don’t know that any of this will be news to any of you. I’m pretty sure I’ve shared all of these little tidbits here and there; But here are a few things about WHO I am.

I am a primary teacher through and through. My first year of teaching was Kindergarten. I enjoyed it, but couldn’t wait to have a first grade class. Over the years I have taught a 1st/2nd grade combo a few times. I REALLY enjoy 2nd graders. Their maturity makes teaching a lot easier! But my heart is truly in 1st grade.

My absolute favorite thing about teaching first grade is teaching reading and writing. I LOVE the growth we first grade teachers get to witness in our little peeps!

Besides my lack of enthusiasm for 1st grade social studies, I definitely have a creative weakness when it comes to P.E. I have to admit that I have used GoNoodle as my PE for the day on many occasions.

Besides making just about anything on the computer, I really love all things tropical, outdoors, and usually water related.

My family is small, but super fabulous and definitely my “everything”. My husband and I have been together since high school.

We have a son and a daughter.

My son is amazingly kind, helpful, smart and hilarious. He moved out on his own this year. That was a huge growing pain for me! Luckily he works close by, so he comes by several times a week! 😉

In addition to being generous, caring and also hilarious, my daughter is an incredible makeup artist.