It’s been a month since I last wrote here, and wow… so much has been going on! 🌪️ Life lately feels like a patchwork quilt—teaching, creating, learning, and just living day by day. Sometimes it feels chaotic, sometimes magical, and sometimes just plain funny. So here’s me gathering all the little seashells 🐚 from the past few weeks and laying them out here.

Teaching Life 🍎✏️

This past month, I’ve been busy refining my Story Island module 🏝️🐢. It’s getting more polished, but I haven’t had the chance to let my students try it yet. Between daily teaching routines and school activities, it’s still waiting for its big debut.

Most of my time has been packed with Kahoots 🎮, spelling bees 🐝, and of course, the daily flow of listening 🎧, speaking 🗣️, reading 📖, writing ✍️, and language arts 🎭. Those are the real heartbeat of the classroom, and they keep me on my toes!

I’ve also started intervention sessions based on classroom-based assessments. I grouped my learners into “red” 🔴 and “yellow” 🟡 depending on their abilities. To support them better, I changed their seating arrangements, and guess what? It’s working! 🙌 Students are more engaged, they submit tasks on time, and classroom discipline is so much more manageable. Tiny changes, big results! ✨

Creative Projects 🎨💡

Outside of teaching, I’ve been bubbling with creativity.

One project I’m excited about is Piung Word Pop (PWP) 🐢💬—a fun little vocabulary video series where Piung introduces words in short, playful clips. So far, we’ve covered words like whiteboard, desk, chair, fan, light, and door. Simple words, but Piung makes them come alive 🌟.

On the blogging side, I’ve been shaping my teacher identity as Teacher Asniem 🌺. Alongside Perky Piung, I’m also building Story Island Diaries with the subtitle Adventures in Teaching, Words & Wonder. My color palette—seafoam green, coral pink, and sand beige 🩵🌸🤎—makes it feel warm and beachy, just the way I like it. I imagine it as a cozy space to reflect, share, and celebrate little wins.

I’ve also been learning more about social media 🌐—experimenting with captions, hashtags, and even apps like Buffer and Metricool for posting across platforms. It’s another juggle, but honestly, I enjoy seeing ideas take shape in different corners of the internet.

Daily Moments 🌞🎶

Now for the small but special moments.

One highlight: I coached my Year 2 class for a singing competition 🎤🎵. They sang their hearts out and—drumroll please—took 2nd place! 🥈💖 I was so proud of them. Seeing their smiles on stage made all the hours of practice totally worth it.

Day-to-day teaching and learning can be a beautiful mess 🤹🏻‍♀️. I often want to do so much in so little time ⏳, and it leaves me feeling a bit overwhelmed sometimes. But I keep reminding myself: baby steps 👣, set priorities, and breathe. 🌿

And here’s something super exciting—I’ve been accepted into the Apple Learning Coach programme 🍎🎓 this year! I’m nervous 😅 but also thrilled 🤩 to start this new journey. On top of that, I’m juggling the Apple Teacher Portfolio 🖥️📂, which is challenging but so fulfilling. It feels like I’m slowly levelling up as a teacher, one badge at a time. 🏆

Even with the chaos, the competitions, and the extra commitments, these little wins remind me that growth is happening—even if it’s messy, even if it’s slow. 🌈

Looking Ahead 🚀🌟

When I look back on this month, I see a colourful mix of threads: teaching 🎒, creating 🎨, and just figuring out life step by step 🪴. My classroom projects, like Story Island and Piung Word Pop, keep me dreaming up fun new ways to teach. My blogging and social media experiments spark creativity. And those everyday moments—whether it’s kids singing their lungs out 🎶 or me nervously prepping for Apple Coach 🍏—add so much texture to my story.

Life hasn’t slowed down, but maybe that’s a good thing. It means I’m living fully as a teacher, creator, and learner. 💕 Writing this down makes me realise: even when the days blur together, every little thread matters.

Here’s to another month of weaving, wondering, and walking forward step by step 🌺🐢✨.