Beg, Borrow, and Teach!

I am so excited to be moving into a middle school Science teaching position!  Two of my biggest passions are Social Studies and Science, s...

We have already learned the algebraic properties of addition (commutative, associative, zero property) and we have been practicing our addit...

Our district requires us to celebrate Constitution Day and do activities related to it.  I actually enjoy it.  For one thing, The Constituti...

I use the Guided Model for most subjects, which means students spend a lot if time in small groups. In Reading and Math, the groups are ...

I have always used author's purpose (PIE) when teaching reading and writing. We talk about the "slices of pie" (persuade, info...

I usually start off the year in Science with a mini lesson on the Scientific Method.  I have always used a foldable to show the steps of the...

Since I am revisiting how my Guided Math stations work this year, I noticed how my Math Vocabulary Station needed tweaking.  One thing all m...