We all know that time is always a problem for teachers. There are simply not enough hours in the day to teach all that we're expected to teach. It's just not possible. Believe me, I've tried, and have never been successful! Due to testing and district and/or state requirements,
Teaching Reading Through Social Studies and Science
In this post, I've shared a few of my favorite ways to teach reading and writing through social studies and science content.
In all my years teaching and working with teachers, I've never once heard a teacher say that it was easy to teach all standards within the year. Trust
How STEM Lessons Aren’t Another Craft Project
Before going into any detail on this blog post, I feel like I need to add a disclaimer. I like crafts. I have nothing against crafts. I'm only trying to clarify the difference between STEM or STEAM activities and craft projects, as well as share ways to implement STEM lessons
Teaching About Space: Making Space Come Alive
This week completed our unit on space. I wanted to end the unit in a big way, so I dedicated an entire day to teaching about space through activities. I hung a space backdrop on one of my larger walls, which made a big show! Finally, I placed a space tablecloth on my two
Force and Motion Stations
I recently posted Force and Motion Stations in my TpT store. In it, I tried my best to give clear directions, but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. I want to share ideas from the stations with you, so that even if you don't use the printables, you can get some ideas
10 Activities for Teaching Ecosystems
My first science unit of the year is all about teaching ecosystems, and I originally struggled a bit with this unit. I found plenty of materials, but I'm afraid that my students found some of the lessons to be a bit boring, which is the opposite of what I want. Science should be
Classroom Solar System Project
This is the first year I've ever had the opportunity to teach about the solar system. I had always thought it would be one of those incredibly fun units to teach, but it was never part of my standards... until now! This classroom solar system project was hands-down my favorite
Transform Social Studies and Science – Assessment
Assessment. Now that's a loaded word in education circles. The past few years I've been in so many meetings about assessment that I feel like just hearing the word makes my head want to spin. I'm certainly not going to try to condense everything into one blog post, so please
Transform Social Studies and Science – Application
At this point in the process, students are ready to show what they know. I often refer to Bloom's taxonomy as I create these lessons, and I frequently have students analyze and evaluate. However, my favorite method is to allow students to apply what they've learned by creating
Transform Social Studies and Science – Exploration Activities
Somewhere along the way, we've been made to feel like teaching facts is wrong, but that's not the case at all. There is a basic level of information students need to know to be able to perform performance tasks and higher level thinking activities. One of my all time favorite
