If you haven’t encountered a “Currently” post before, it is just a fun post at the beginning of each month that serves as a way to share what is Currently going on in your life! You can link up and share your own “Currently” post by visiting the wonderful Farley over at Oh’ Boy 4th Grade. Not only is it August, and the long weekend, but this post marks the 1 year mark since I start participating in the monthly Currently posts! It is really neat looking back on the last year and seeing the progression and I’ve… Read More
Back To School Goals
Hello August! There is only 28 days until I am in New Teacher Orientation (*happy dance*) so I thought it was the perfect time to link up with the amazing Jess at I {heart} Recess for her Back to School Goals Linky party. I love that she has built in professional and personal goals as I think it is so important for teachers to maintain balance! Personal: When I was still in university we had a fitness center in the building that I lived in so it was very easy to be in a consistent workout routine. Now… Read More
Symbaloo Love!
My current task on the to-do list has been putting together my classroom website. One of the pages that I am including, no surprise here, features Online Resources! I’ve spent almost two years curating online resources through my Resources To Start Off Your Week posts but have really been having a love-hate relationship lately in regards to how they are organized. While I really like completing the annotated bibliography, it seems like the page is getting a bit unmanageable with all of the scrolling involved. I really wanted to create something easy and streamlined for my… Read More
How I Plan a Unit in 5 Steps
After finding out that I would be joining the “S-School” team as a full-time teacher, naturally, many of my blog posts turned to discussions of planning and sharing of classroom resources. Since that time, I’ve received quite a few emails regarding how I specifically go about planning out my classroom units. Now, I by no means consider myself any type of “expert” in classroom planning. In fact, with the ever changing face of education I don’t think anyone can truly master this task… ever. Furthermore, this is my first classroom, EVER, so everything is completely brand new to… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 72
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