Forest City Middle School… Learning On My Feet 20 Nov 201530 Nov 2015 My student teaching experience has taught me to learn on my feet, which means always being prepared and positive, no matter what the day might throw at me. With crazy schedules, snow…
8th Grade Reading… “Us & Them” Comic 20 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Students need a break from the same-ole-same-ole. That's why I wanted to create a comic activity to spice things up! My students were reading "Those Who Don't," one of the…
8th Grade Reading… “Darius & the Clouds” Activity 20 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 My students finish assessments at different points--this is a given--but it makes it essential to create extension activities and keep them busy and focused on the classroom curriculum. For an…
8th Grade Reading… I Am ___. 19 Nov 20154 Dec 2015 I'm excited for today's activity! Â For the past two weeks I've worked with my eighth grade students on understanding figurative language. They did Notes, the My Figurative Language Family assignment…
8th Grade Reading… Role of Women 18 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 The role of women is a huge theme in House on Mango Street, even in the early vignettes. Today's lesson focused on "Marin" and "Alicia Who Is Afraid of Mice" and my…
6th Grade Reading… Wolves Project – Writing Help 18 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Today my sixth graders were continuing with their notes for the Wolves Research Project. Many of them were finished and looking to move towards their project-making, but before that, my…
