Right now you may find yourself asking, "What is Pepero Day?" Perhaps you are thinking back to your recent outings and what you saw in the news. Did you miss something? No fear, Pepero Day has not been smothered by Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas in the states. Rather, Perpero Day is, "not a commercial holiday" celebrated in Korea. Pepero is a stick candy that is very similar to a pirouette and is given as a special gift to friends, family and significant others. It is very similar to Valentine's Day but celebrated on 11/11 due to the resemblance of the numbers.
Pepero Day was my first holiday celebrated as a teacher. It was a day when teachers receive so many treats that they don't know what to do with them!! So, I did what many teachers do with a surplus of treats, shared them with my classes. There is nothing better than adding to the sugar rush and excitement of students on special days! The energy and sugar created a great platform for teaching and a way to have a little extra fun with the kids. I made sure I planned interesting lessons to keep everyone involved and not running around the room. The most difficult part of the day was that it was not a Friday and we could not sleep off the sugar high... rather, rally for the final day of the week.
Right now you may find yourself asking, "What is Pepero Day?" Perhaps you are thinking back to your recent outings and what you saw in the news. Did you miss something? No fear, Pepero Day has not been smothered by Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas in the states. Rather, Perpero Day is, "not a commercial holiday" celebrated in Korea. Pepero is a stick candy that is very similar to a pirouette and is given as a special gift to friends, family and significant others. It is very similar to Valentine's Day but celebrated on 11/11 due to the resemblance of the numbers. 
Pepero Day was my first holiday celebrated as a teacher. It was a day when teachers receive so many treats that they don't know what to do with them!! So, I did what many teachers do with a surplus of treats, shared them with my classes. There is nothing better than adding to the sugar rush and excitement of students on special days! The energy and sugar created a great platform for teaching and a way to have a little extra fun with the kids. I made sure I planned interesting lessons to keep everyone involved and not running around the room. The most difficult part of the day was that it was not a Friday and we could not sleep off the sugar high... rather, rally for the final day of the week.
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