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There comes a time in every teacher’s career where they come to embrace things that make their lives easier… For me… it is task cards! Let me take a moment and discuss that a little further… Why love them so? They are so darn versatile! Need a “read the room” activity because the class is getting squirrelly? Get out those task… Read More
Now, don’t be jealous, but I am one of those lucky teachers that gets to teach for two days this week! 😉 Oh, and did I mention one of those is an early release day? So, today we were BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! Downtime is a dangerous thing in crazy times like these. To help keep us engaged, I reworked a… Read More
When I first started teaching, I knew I wanted my kiddos to engage with text in a meaningful and purposeful way. Not just a worksheet that went with what we were reading… But a real way for my students to share their thoughts, ideas, and opinions as it related to what we were reading. My solution? Reading Response Journals or RRJ… Read More
So let’s dive into the second week of our Arctic Thematic Unit! Didn’t get a chance to read about our first week? Check it out here! So after my students had a solid foundation of how harsh the Arctic climate can be, we began to study different animals that can not only live in this regions, but thrive! The first… Read More
Brr! It’s been cold here in sunny Florida! Nothing like seeing our little sunshine babies all bundled up because it’s 55 degrees outside! To help my seconds get in the “cold” spirit, we started in on an Arctic Thematic Unit. This unit took us a better part of two weeks to get through so I’ve split the post in to… Read More
At the beginning of every year, our science curriculum has us exploring Science Inquiry Skills. It can be a tricky task. Science is huge! Not all scientist do the same things… but to explore this concept, I like to keep it hands-on and fun! We first learned that scientists use their senses to make observations. We reviewed the five senses:… Read More