Science for kids. Science. Sometimes I cringe at this word because I know it typically means a lot of time-consuming preparation is imminent. As you’re probably learning, I always have the word “simple” in my […]
Ahh, the New Year. A time for making hopeful promises in order to better ourselves… This year, I have a few students who struggle with self-confidence so I began looking into growth-mindset. Basically, a whole […]
Winter in the Midwest. Brown, cold, gray, extreme, bare, icy, snowy, slushy, messy, freezing…these are all words that I myself, think of FIRST when I think about winter. As you can probably guess, it isn’t […]
Mystery Science Let’s solve our first mystery… What is MYSTERY SCIENCE? We’ll start by first covering what Mystery Science is not… Mystery Science is NOT: -text-book based -outdated and boring -a curriculum […]
I can guarantee that this topic will not be as exciting or enjoyable as watching The Wizard of Oz… And quite honestly, if you are an anxiety-ridden teacher, lions & tigers & bears might be […]
Every school morning a teacher is greeted by sweet students who arrive at school with: backpacks, coats, mittens, hats, scarves, lunch boxes and folders And they are often accompanied by a myriad of other items such […]
On Wednesday evening, snow was in the forecast. And of course, as a teacher, I get a little (or incredibly) excited when there is any hope of an impending snow day. Thursday morning arrived and […]
I just participated in a two day training on the new Illinois KIDS assessment (and by just, I mean that I literally just left the training, got home, took my shoes off, and sat down at […]
I’ve always been highly interested in outdoor education and have tried to incorporate many items from nature into my classroom. My friend Miss W. and I attended a Growing up WILD workshop one Saturday in […]
A told B and B told C, things can be as simple as you want them to be… Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. An obligatory children’s book for kindergarten teachers everywhere. I have fond memories (from […]
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