Recently I received an evaluation. I want to say how thankful I am for an administrator who offers constructive feedback. I often wonder how many teachers would take that constructive criticism personally or […]
Will the Common Core Burn Out Teachers?
I am almost 1/2 way through the 3rd marking period and I am not going to lie, I am exhausted. Now, I do have a full plate when it comes to everything […]
Myths as Informational Reading and Text
No, your not seeing things! I actually wrote the title you see before you. Last year was my first year teaching 7th grade and my first year teaching myths. Last year when […]
Transitioning from Narrative to Informational
Pushing forward this time of year seems to be a slow process and transitioning from narrative to informational reading and writing can be a rather challenging task with 7th and 8th graders. […]
Listening Skills and Article of the Week
7th GRADE As we continue our narrative unit in class, I added something new today with the 7th graders. I typically spend 2-3 days on a short story. I use our literature […]
So Much to do, so Little Time
The first week of school is over and it has gone by extremely fast. Friday was nothing but a blur. I am very grateful we decided to change our homebase from 40 […]
Narrative Reading and Writing
After giving my 7th/8th graders a small grammar pre-test, I launched my first unit for the year. When examining the Common Core standards I decided to launch a narrative unit first. Generally […]
