{"id":234,"date":"2025-04-08T21:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T21:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2025-04-09T10:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T10:08:57","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/?page_id=234","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">I\u2019m <em>Angelia Buckingham<\/em>, but call me &#8220;Ang&#8221;! I am a lower elementary school educator and much, much more. Read below as I highlight some of my interests.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0747478d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BHimgscroll.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image creator Buckingham, A. (2025) Kindergarten Black History Projects. (Accessed 9April 2025) All rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I taught kindergarten (2024-2025), I enjoyed helping my students become good speakers. The annual Black History Project was an excellent time to focus on developing that skill. Here is an image scroll capturing my emergent learners during their first time speaking in front of the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ff4b9c61 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Published Poet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_183658-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_183658-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_183658-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_183658-768x1705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_183658-692x1536.jpg 692w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_183658-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_183658-scaled.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My photos (c. 2025), All rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I love to write poetry. Some of my early work has been published in a few anthologies. There was one magazine that did <a href=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RapidPoem-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a feature article<\/a> on my poetry writing style.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8736a895 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Cat lover<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20200718_200727-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20200718_200727-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20200718_200727-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20200718_200727-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20200718_200727-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20200718_200727-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My photos (c. 2025), All rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Ruby the wonder cat. She was an indoor-outdoor cat we rescued. She lived with us for 4 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Hobbies and Interests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_184848-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_184848-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_184848-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_184848-768x1705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_184848-692x1536.jpg 692w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_184848-922x2048.jpg 922w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250406_184848-scaled.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My photos (c. 2025), All rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoy playing my flute(s). I started playing flute in the 5th grade. By the time I got to high school, I could play well enough to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UI5H1geIwTU\">Michigan Lions All-State Marching Band<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8736a895 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Family and Vacations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250408_170554-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250408_170554-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250408_170554-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250408_170554-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250408_170554-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/k3teacher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_20250408_170554.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My photo (c. 2025) All rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since our children are adults (oldest is our son, youngest are the identical twin girls), my husband and I enjoy taking cruises. During our last cruise (2025), I was brave enough to ride with him on the jet ski.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m Angelia Buckingham, but call me &#8220;Ang&#8221;! I am a lower elementary school educator and much, much more. Read below as I highlight some of my interests. When I taught kindergarten (2024-2025), I enjoyed helping my students become good speakers. The annual Black History Project was an excellent time to focus on developing that skill. 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