An unexpected perk of teaching home schooled kids is that I can have them do holiday activities next week! I have never been able to do so before because as a high school teacher we had so many boxes to check in December in terms of content, prepping for finals, […]
If you are a secondary ELA or Social Studies teacher, you should check out the C.L.A.S.S. Newsletter! It’s full of great articles, ideas, and freebies for secondary ELA and Social Studies Teachers! In this December issue, you’ll find “A Teacher’s Winter Holiday Jingle,” learn about using vision boards, […]
As a high school teacher I never had parent teacher conferences. I was never remotely jealous of my elementary school teacher friends that did have them. Yes of course I communicated with parents (about both the positive and negative with their child) but I never had the multi-hour […]
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) the activities the kids […]
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 […]
Let’s be real, not every teacher loves every part of the content area they teach, at least not that I’ve seen, and certainly not me. So then the question is, how do you put on the excited face for a topic you’re less than thrilled about and keep […]
Two places I will never get tired of visiting in London is the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. I don’t know if I can even express why I love them so much. Aside from my love of the historical Tudors, I think the history the Tower of London has seen […]
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