It is really scary to think that this is my last Resources To Start Off Your Week post of July! That means that there is literally one month before I am in my very first classroom full-time! Now don’t get me wrong… I am beyond excited and cannot wait for that to happen, but that also means that I need to really make sure that I am focusing on my planning in order for everything to fall into place in time. I know that I am definitely preaching to the choir as many of my American… Read More
Forces & Structures Resources
This is the LAST resources post regarding my Grade 7 Science curriculum planning and it covers the unit of Forces & Structures. All together, there are four units covered over the course of the school year and I have been sharing my individual unit breakdowns and online resource database. Until I actually meet my students and spend time learning their needs and interests, I have been building a plethora of resources to have in my back pocket as we make our way through the school year. Over the past 2 months, I have been sharing these resources with… Read More
When Science & Music Collide
As you might know, I am teaching two different science classes this upcoming year: Grade 7 & Grade 8. I had a really fun time planning out these two classes because my class sizes are SO small and I could easily build in A LOT of labs and various other hands-on activities. My primary focus when developing my lessons is to provide a relevant and meaningful learning experience for my students. (Obviously, this means that I will continue to modify things as the school year progress and I learn more about my students.) One resource that… Read More
Particle Theory of Matter Resources
My curriculum planning is almost half way done now as I’ve currently completed my year-plans for:– Grade 7 Science– Grade 8 Art &– Grade 8 ScienceSo far I’ve been sharing with you the resources I’ve found and incorporated into my Grade 7 Science unit, including my posts on Interactions with Ecosystems and The Earth’s Crust. The next, and longest, unit in the curriculum discusses the Particle Theory of Matter and has practically double the curriculum outcomes of The Earth’s Crust unit. Molecular Model of the Three States of Matter. (2013). Uploaded by scienceportfolio1p1 wiki. Available online at: http://scienceportfolio1p1.wikispaces.com/Term+2… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 71
This morning I was cleaning up all of the random things I had saved on my computer and found a list of resources I had saved from who-knows-when. While these resources aren’t themed by subject or grade level I wanted to share them with you! As always, I will add these to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) 10 Virtual Field Trips for Students– This list features 10 options of virtual field trips to share with your students. These are great options for making learning come to life and expand the classroom beyond its… Read More
Substitute Teacher Binder FREEBIE!
Yesterday I decided to take a break from my curriculum planning and start working on some of the organizational elements for my classroom. Having worked casually as a substitute teacher for the past two years, I decided to create myself a Substitute Teacher Binder to have available when I am not in the classroom. I wasn’t feeling the traditional duotang folder so I decided to make something much more pretty and share it with you! This document features 7 different section dividers to organize everything for your Substitute Teacher: – Cover Page – Feedback Forms (Complete… Read More
Classroom *Before* Pictures
If you follow me on Twitter you know that yesterday was a super exciting day for me as I received my keys and could get into my classroom for the very first time! Now this classroom wasn’t completely new to me as I completed my last two student teaching placements at “S-School” and had been in that classroom multiple times. In fact, the teacher that was in this room before helped me out TREMENDOUSLY in regards to planning resources and support! Got my classroom keys! So excited 🙂 This was the first time, however, that I… Read More
300 Follower Giveaway Winner!!
After a whirlwind few days my 300 Follower Giveaway is officially over! I was fortunate enough to have the love and support of some amazing edubloggers who sponsored this giveaway and offered up some wonderful prizes. Please check out their blogs if you haven’t already. Our winner is… Chelsea! Congrats Chelsea, I am sending an email your way 🙂 Thank you to everyone who entered and supported me through this! Here’s to reaching 400 🙂
Classroom Library (Almost) Open for Business!
An important job for any teacher is not only developing literacy skills but also attempting to build a love of reading within their students. One tool to help achieve this monstrous task is through your classroom library. While all school’s have (or should have) a central library, a classroom library provides easy access for your students and is often utilized on a daily basis. I absolutely LOVE reading (for pleasure and for work) and often complete 10-12 novels for pleasure each year. As such, I want to try to instill this love of reading within my… Read More
The Earth's Crust Resources
Back in May I shared some of my planning that I had done for my Interactions with Ecosystems unit for my Grade 7 Science class. While the planning has continued, I realized today that I haven’t shared anything more through the blog. The Grade 7 Science curriculum consists of four different units so I thought that I would simply go in order and share the next unit’s resources: The Earth’s Crust. The Dynamic Earth Smithsonian Interactive. (2013). Uploaded by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Available online at: http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/main_frames.html I actually had a difficult time planning… Read More