As a parent, and as a teacher, my priorities have always been: 1. Be safe. 2. Be happy. 3. Learn something. I have to trust my district and my superintendent that we’re safe at school. I ensure my students wear masks, wash hands like Lady MacBeth, and socially distance. I’m well trained and know howContinue reading “Today’s Buzzword: SEL”
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Shaking the Sunday Night Blues
You know the feeling. Sunday night. School tomorrow. And you really enjoyed sleeping in and doing weekend things and you’re sad because it’s over. The last Sunday night before school starts is the Sunday-Night-Bluest of all of the Sundays. Here are some tips to shake the SNBs, and some things to avoid. What not toContinue reading “Shaking the Sunday Night Blues”
Type A Personalities and Planning a New School Year
I wish I were one of those people who can roll with it. I know teachers who haven’t checked their emails all summer. I’m trying, I really am. I know I should let it go. But I’m going to start school with mid-year stress levels.
Informational Texts to Build Scientific Literacy
The trick to great sub plans is to make them relevant but not necessarily curricular so that they can fit anywhere in the year when you may need them.
Pinterest Classrooms
I love Back to School time! I love buying new lesson plan books and hanging new bulletin boards. I love setting up my desk with the pics of my kids and my pencil holder. But this year is different. My school is currently expected to start with a hybrid September – some students in personContinue reading “Pinterest Classrooms”
Home Office Comfort
When I’m in the classroom, I walk around constantly, but in my home office, I’m basically glued to my chair. Here’s what I’m planning to do when we start remote learning this fall.
Top 3 Science Teacher TED Talks
The best part about TED talks is that they can inspire you to think outside the box. The worst thing about TED talks is that thinking outside the box isn’t something we’re often allowed to do.
Using Task Cards in Science
Task cards are versatile opportunities to practice skills in short increments of time. Here are my favorite 10 ways to use task cards in my middle school science classroom.
Game Template Freebie
I’ve just posted a new freebie in my TpT store and I know you’re going to want to download it ASAP to get ready for all the ways you can use it this year! I have, who has. This fantastic game is great for a 5 minute whole class review. It takes a little bitContinue reading “Game Template Freebie”
I hate wearing a mask
I’m sure you do, too. My glasses fog. I feel claustrophobic and sometimes that leads to anxiety. My ears hurt. My face breaks out. I feel like I have to yell if someone is more than a few feet away from me. I can’t always tell what people are saying if they’re wearing a maskContinue reading “I hate wearing a mask”