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 I LOVE this area (hello, my IG feed is full of nature!) but the standards weren’t translating to anything exciting in my classroom. How …
Engage Students in Classification with…Fecal Transplants!? Read More »
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 the 3 strategies introduced in Part 1, check out my previous post here! Here are 4 more ways that you can …
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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) Don’t grade everything. (Note: I know this is not always possible – a lot of schools require …
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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 school. Let me share some things to make it easier. First of all, I have two main goals with …
6 Science Activities to Leave With a Sub That Are NOT “Busywork” Read More »
Let’s jump right in – I LOVE having activities that are ongoing throughout a good chunk of the year. Most of them are SUPER SIMPLE, and students love to revisit them over time. They’ll often check them out or talk about them as they enter the room or when they’re on a break, and it’s …
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The school year is starting, and that means one thing is certain….ice breakers. Did you just sigh? Audibly moan? Throw up a little? I feel you. I haven’t met a lot of teachers who love icebreakers – either participating in them during staff events or facilitating them with our students. So can we just skip them? …
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