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This blog post is all about why I think Cornell notes are beneficial for students, and tips on how to make them easier for teachers. If you don’t want to read my background story on how I came to love them and you just want the nitty-gritty, skip to the bottom of the post 🙂 You ... Read more
This blog post is all about why I think Cornell notes are beneficial for students, and tips on how to make them easier for teachers. If you don’t want to read my background story on how I came to love them and you just want the nitty-gritty, skip to the bottom of the post 🙂 You ... Read more
Using "Keeping Track of Learning" Sheets, a take off of Standards Based Grading to encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning and to clarify what they should be learning.
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Teach the scientific method to your students through these engaging science experiments! Check out this blog post to learn more!
This year I created a small project for us to work on to continue work on high vs. low. I really enjoyed this project because the students...
This week we started our unit on space and we’ve been having SO.MUCH.FUN learning all about the Sun, the Earth, and the moon! Can I just tell you how impressed I am by how much information my kiddos have learned in just a few short day… It just goes to prove that when kids are engaged, learning takes place To begin our unit, I decided to tackle one of the biggest MISCONCEPTIONS I noticed my class was having…. Many of the kids believed that the Sun travels around, the Earth. Can you blame them? I mean every morning on my drive to school I see the Sun rising in the sky. I can totally understand why they think this. They “see” the Sun moving in the sky every day. So logic tells you, it’s the one traveling… Right, not quite! To help my kiddos explore this idea a little further, I decided to have them create their very own models. (Feel free to download your own copy here.) They started off by coloring pictures of the Sun, Earth, and moon. While doing this, we talked about the obvious size differences between each. The kids were shocked to […]
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This blog post is all about why I think Cornell notes are beneficial for students, and tips on how to make them easier for teachers. If you don’t want to read my background story on how I came to love them and you just want the nitty-gritty, skip to the bottom of the post 🙂 You ... Read more
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Templates make the world go round!There's always a science fair, an end of the year partyOr some other big project.These printables will save you time and energy!I believe in showering admiration on students even for the little achievements.Some well targeted praise goes a very long way, in my exper...
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Students discover the difference between real and pretend things in life with this week unit.
Learn how you can turn milk into plastic with just a few simple steps. This food science experiment will produce a chemical reaction that will blow your kids' minds!
A successful classroom management strategy incorporates everything that needs to happen in order for a lesson to run smoothly.
Are you looking for a way teaching math vocabulary in a more visual and conceptual way? To differentiate for your struggling learners? Every year, it seems we get more and more visual learners coming into our classrooms, learners who benefit from math word walls that show concepts and vocabulary in action. This approach has worked wonders in my classroom and I know it will in yours! Adding a visual math word wall to my classroom completely changed how my students access our math vocabulary and the concepts we learn in class. Our math word walls are covered in examples and visuals that show the math concepts in context along with the vocabulary words we cover in class.
After years of STEM activities, including towers, bridges, race cars, and rockets, one of my favorites is the classic catapult challenge! It incorporates all aspects of a quality STEM activity: easy math connection, engineering design process, student-driven learning, and hands-on
Perfect for the science classroom and students of any age! Whether you choose the STEM / STEAM / STREAM, these posters are a must have for your science classroom. If this colour scheme does not suit your needs, please check out my store other options. Looking for more posters for your science classroom? Check them out here! https://etsy.me/3BiHxa6 I believe all decor (whether for home, school, cottage or office) should be beautiful, simple AND affordable. As a high school English teacher, I started creating prints for the classroom and am now expanding into home decor. Please let me know if you have any requests! *Please note that this listing is for digital files only. No physical product will be shipped. _________________________________ YOUR PURCHASE: You will receive 6 posters in PDF format in the following sizes: - A4 (210mmx297mm) - 8"x10" - 8.5"x11" - 11"x17" - 18"x24" *Poster sizes can be expanded or reduced to fit the dimensions you need. For example, 8"x10" can be doubled to 16"x20" and 18"x24" can be halved to 9"x12". _________________________ HOW TO DOWNLOAD: Download your files here at www.etsy.com/your/purchases once payment has been confirmed. You should also receive an email with a download link to your files. If you checked out as a guest, you’ll receive an email from Etsy with your download links. If you don’t receive an email, check your junk mail folder. Keep in mind that you cannot access your newly purchased files from your phone. You must use a PC to initially download your purchase. _________________ PRINTING TIPS: If you are printing at home or school, I recommend a heavyweight matte paper, card stock or photo paper. Alternatively, make life easy on yourself and send these to be printed, trimmed and laminated by your local print shop. Pick up some frames from a second-hand shop and you have the perfect gift for someone! (or yourself!) ____________________ THINGS TO NOTE: Your print quality will depend on the type of printer, settings, and paper quality used. Monitor and printer settings may cause colours to appear differently in print than on screen. I always recommend using the best quality paper and printer to achieve the best results. *Please note that there are no refunds on digital downloads. Please read through the description carefully to ensure you understand what you’re purchasing. ________________________ COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Files purchased are for personal use only. Commercial use of any kind is prohibited. Purchasing files does not transfer copyright or grant a license to re-sell the artwork. Please refrain from sharing, re-selling, or uploading files and product photos to publicly available websites.
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Devotional Biology Homeschool Class - a video course for high school students that teaches biology from a creation worldview.
I have been working closely with the literacy support teacher at my school recently. She and I have been co-teaching a Grade 8 Social Studies class and today I'd like to share an activity that she introduced me to: Collaborative Place Mats. This technique is especially helpful at the beginning of a project or inquiry to help groups start to brainstorm about their big idea, topic, or question. Before we began the activity, we talked as a class about what behaviours we wanted to follow as we worked in groups. Students offered ideas, and they were recorded on chart paper. From their criteria, I created a self-assessment checklist for the students to use as a reflection after the activity. Once we had established the guidelines, we explained the place mat activity. Here's how it works: Each table received a piece of chart paper with our project question in the middle. In this case, the question was "How would you provide for people in a community." Each group separated the chart paper into equal sections, one for every member of the group, then we asked the students to write their names in their sections. Students had 2 minutes of silent writing time to think on their own and write their ideas in their section of the place mat. After the 2 minutes were up, the students took turns explaining what they wrote down to the other members of their group. Each student got 1 minute to explain while the other students listened silently. After every student in the group shared his or her ideas, then the other students could ask questions. We gave the groups 5 more minutes for questions and discussion, encouraging them to write more if they had more ideas. We then asked each group to choose 3 or 4 ideas to share out to the whole class. As the groups were sharing out, each student was encouraged to continue writing down ideas they liked on their own place mat. After the groups each shared out, the students had a chance to walk from table to table to see and read the other groups' place mats. This was a great way to unpack a lot of their initial thinking on our topic. It allowed everyone's voice in the group to be heard and validated. Now, as they work their way through the project (creating their own self-sustaining communities), I will have the place mats posted to remind them of their collective ideas. I used this technique in a Middle School Social Studies class, but I really believe it could be differentiated for any grade level in any subject area. Have you used this brainstorming technique (or something like it) before? Let me know what worked/didn't work for you in the comments below.
Want to learn how to make a vision board? A vision board, also called a dream board, is a collection of images and words designed to focus on a dream or goal you have for your life. I’m sharing the science behind why vision boards are so powerful and my process for creating powerful vision boards that deliver results. You can also grab a free vision board planner with printables and inspiration and tons of quotes to help you manifest your dream life.
Looking for effective classroom management policies and procedures for secondary classrooms? Here are 5 key starting points!
We are currently starting our final projects of the year. [I can't believe it!] But for now, let me catch you up on what we just finished... 5th and 4th grade have been working on the same concepts for the past two projects. Both grades participated in a school wide Egyptian art unit by creating Egyptian sarcophagi. They reviewed SYMMETRY, and learned about hieroglyphics. After that, they learned about creating TINTS and SHADES by making an undersea painting. You can find these handouts here- http://www.teachandshoot.com/2015/02/art-room-handouts-round-3-value.html I would have let the students have more freedom with other colors, but I really only had blue left, and underwater came to mind. Thanks for visiting! 3rd grade also participated in the Egyptian art unit by creating Egyptian PORTRAITS! This might be my favorite project from this year. What a wonderful job the students did! After that, 3rd grade made ORIGAMI frogs, but I forgot to take photos! After origami, 3rd grade started creating ASSEMBLAGE art like the artist Louise Nevelson. They are just starting to paint their sculptures this week! 2nd grade created a fun pyramid COLLAGE as part of the Egyptian art unit! After that, 2nd and 1st grade both created ABSTRACT Picasso PORTRAITS. 1st grade and kindergarten created Egyptian necklaces and learned a little bit about PERSPECTIVE by drawing the pyramids. Kindergarten just finished learning about weaving by creating some alligator WEAVINGs!
