It’s the beginning of the year and you wanna make a SPLASH with your new students, admin, and parents who are going to pop in to open house night.  But how?  There’s no point going...

I’m a big fan of task cards. If you’re not familiar with the term “task card”, it’s just a card that has a question on it for students to answer. Can it get any easier than...

You know it’s coming. As we approach winter break, you might be looking for some holiday science activities. Are you excited? Reluctant? Either way, I’ve got you covered! Here are 11 ways to bring...

If you don’t already do regular retrieval practice in your classes, you’ve got to get started! Retrieval practice is creating opportunities for students to pull out information from their...

Looking for a quick win that you can implement in your class tomorrow? Assign a Six-Word Memoir! This is exactly what it sounds like – a story told in only six words.  It’s something...

I love holidays. I know not everyone feels this way, but I love any excuse to get excited about something! And I’ve found that students also appreciate effort around holidays to bring some fun into class....

Does anyone have to teach Classification?  You know…Domain, Kingdom, Phyla, Class, Order, Family Genus, Species? For years I knew that I was only doing a mediocre job with this content.  And...

Teaching can be overwhelming. So let’s not waste time with too much preamble and instead just jump into some more time-saving strategies that you can use to simplify your teaching life! If you missed...

Are you tired? Do you feel like you’re working harder than your students? This is Part 1 of 2 of some ways that you can take back your time and work smarter, not harder. Let’s jump in! 1)...

Let’s face it: there’s a high chance that teachers will be missing some school days this year. It’s in your best interest to have some emergency lessons ready to go if you have to suddenly miss...