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End of Year Ideas and Blog Hop - "School's (Almost) Out!"
Welcome to our "School's (Almost) Out! blog hop hosted by Krystal from Lessons from the Middle and Joey from Create, Teach and Share! There are some excellent resources to be WON - be sure to the...
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Calming the Chaos Blog Hop
Welcome to the Calming the Chaos Blog Hop hosted by 2peasandadog.All of us bloggers have come together to share our top tips for making the last month of school run smoothly. Visit each of our blogs to...
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17 Secondary Teachers to Follow on Pinterest
I am totally addicted to Pinterest - from recipes, to design ideas, funny quotes and fabulous teaching tips it seems that I could spend hours on the site! Here are some Middle / Secondary school...
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Phases of the Moon... With Cookies!
I love to keep my students on their toes and keep them guessing as to what I'm going to do next in my classroom! I try to use hands-on activities whenever possible with my high-school science class...
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Teaching vs. Learning
We've had a busy and very fun summer this year and we've met a ton of interesting and great people in our travels. The inevitable questions come up about "what do you do for work?".... and I always...
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Back to School Giveaway
Contest starts on August 10 - come back then and enter to win one of the awesome prizes!! I am so happy to be a part of a fantastic giveaway that Krystal, at Lessons From The Middle, is hosting to...
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Back to School Bonanza
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Classroom Poster Ideas for Middle / High School
I've been checking out blogs lately and noticing the fantastic amount of work that goes into setting up an elementary school classroom- the themes and ideas that some people have are amazing!! Never...
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Educents Deal for 6th-8th Grade!!
It's an exciting time of year for us teachers! I am excited to celebrate by having this amazing deal for you along with 16 other bloggers and Educents! The bundle includes 27 instant downloads...
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Using Cookies in Your Science Classroom
I don't know about your students, but food is a big motivator for my kiddos! I love to incorporate food and hands on activities as much as I can into my high-school science classroom.I use the "Cookie...
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House of Comprehension - A Review
I was thrilled to be asked by Connie Casserly to write a review of her book "House of Comprehension - Teaching Students the Elements of Literature". What a wonderful book to review! It's a complete...
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Winter Idioms - A FREEBIE
Wow... where as the time gone! This year has flown by and we're well into holiday preparations... never mind that the first snow has been forecast for later this week!I don't know about your students,...
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Holiday Freebies - 2013 Winter ebook
For the past couple of years, Rachel Lynette has orchestrated the creation of wonderful resources, Winter Holiday Tips and Freebies books. There are 4 books in all: {PK-K}, {1-2}, {3-6}, and {7-12}....
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New Year's Goals and Resolutions Activity - FREE
Wow... where did the holidays go!? Unfortunately, I spent most of my Christmas break dealing with a nasty cold - this one really knocked me out! Hoping that most of you managed to escape the cold...
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Plate Tectonic Play Dough
One of my favourite units to teach is Plate Tectonics - it's a great unit to hook kids and get them excited about geology and earth sciences. It does not seem to matter if my students are 10 or 20...
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Thanksgiving Poetry Bookmarks
Thanksgiving has come and gone for me... I'm Canadian and we celebrate on the first Monday in October and it's typically a much smaller affair than it is for those of you south of the border! I'm...
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Holiday Activities to Beat the Christmas Wiggles
Do your students get the "wiggles"?? That seemingly incurable wiggliness that comes with the excitement of the holiday season! I've taught grades 5-12 and it seems no matter the age they still still...
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Teacher Appreciation Sale - You Rock!!
It's time for another great site wide sale at Teachers Pay Teachers - this time to celebrate Teacher Appreciated Week! Check out this list of SUPER SECONDARY teachers for some of their awesome...
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End of Year - Survival Tip
Are you counting down the days until summer vacation? or are you already basking in the glory days of summer? I'm still counting down... it feels like it's going to take forever for June 27th to get...
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