Well there was a huge learning curve for me this semester but I feel like I’ve kept my head above water. I feel like I have a good grasp on what type of work challenges my kids, what is a good match for them, and what is an […]
This is our last week before Thanksgiving Break so I figured I’d try something new with my students. One of the really nice things about this home school setting is that I more or less have a lot of liberty in choosing (experimenting really) with the activities the […]
Especially for secondary teachers, the decision to make their first purchase on Teachers Pay Teacher can a difficult one. It is essentially expected, an unwritten rule if you will, that secondary teachers should make their own resources and curriculum supplements. Well, here are 33 reasons (including one by me) […]
Well round 2 of lapbooking was a (mostly) huge success and we will for sure be using them in Music Theory next week! This time around I had 20 explorers for the kids to choose from (no duplicates) and they made a lapbook about their explorer’s life/times/accomplishments/failures/etc. They […]
I honestly think one of the most important qualities of a teacher is the willingness to also be a learner. To keep up with changes in kids, society, education, and to increase your mastery in your content area (or to add mastery of a new one), you really […]
