Category: Teaching Methods and Strategies
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Planning the last weeks of school with STEM
STEM to the Rescue: Ending the School Year with Engagement and Review As the school year winds down, it’s common for students to feel restless. Hello, Spring fever!! But what if you could harness that energy and channel it into meaningful learning experiences? Enter STEM lessons! 🙌🏻 Look for links to print and go STEM…
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Test Prep Resource Roundup
Happy Spring to my northern hemisphere teachers! Spring is usually a big test prep season for us teachers so I hope that you’re already crushing your test prep goals! I don’t know about you, but I am already end of the year teacher tired and I need all the help I can get right now.…
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5th Grade Science October Lesson Plans
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5th Grade Science September Lesson Plans
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3 Easy Steps for Teaching and Reviewing Science Vocabulary
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3 Test Prep Ideas You Should Start Right Away
My first year of teaching, I finished up my 5th grade science test prep week with a science lock-in. I drove 45 minutes home after the Friday night science lock-in event we put on. And then, I sat in my driveway and cried for a while before going in the house. This was my first…
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Exit Slips and Assessing Student Understanding
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in 4th grade science, 5th grade science, Back to School, classroom decor, Classroom Set Up & Organization, Digital resources, Lesson Planning, middle school science, Planning Materials, Science Activities, Science Lesson Planning, teacher tips, teacherlife, Teaching Materials, Teaching Methods and Strategies, Test Prep and Review, UncategorizedData has become a central theme in classrooms today. We have formative assessments, summative assessments, reading level assessments, MAP testing, STAAR tests, other standardized tests, istation, the list can go on forever. The last thing we need as teachers is another thing to grade or another assessment! We do need to check in with our…
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The One Review Activity You Should Start Adding to Your Science Lessons Today
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in 5th grade science, Back to School, force, motion, and energy, Lesson Planning, Life Science, Matter and Energy, middle school science, Physical Science, Planning Materials, Science Activities, Science Lesson Planning, teacher tips, teacherlife, Teaching Methods and Strategies, Test Prep and Review, UncategorizedMy first year of teaching I was hired halfway through the year. Not only did I have to quickly figure out my teaching style, but I also had to get about 50 students ready to pass that dreaded 5th Grade Science STAAR test. I needed a way to make learning stick, and stick fast. I…
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Ditching Behavior Charts for Better Behavior in the Classroom
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I ditched behavior charts long, long ago, and I have never regretted it! (Don’t miss the FREE behavior toolkit download below!!) AND, I have had fewer behavior problems!! 😎 Not only was it more work to keep up with and more rewards to provide… I saw how it damaged a child’s view of themself and…
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Teacher’s Workstation’s VIP Teacher List: FREE Giveaways
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