Preparing for a Substitute with TPT
I always try to prepare my students for what my expectations are when I am out sick. I always leave more work than they can finish because I want them to be working and now causing problems. I want...
View ArticleWhen I'm gone... not forever...just for the day!
My fellow teachers give me a hard time about how much of a control freak I am (well if I'm being honest, so does my mom). I HAVE TO BE IN CONTROL!My days off of school are most usually a very planned...
View ArticleInfinite Algebra...oh how I love thee!
Technology has come so far in the thirteen years that I have been a math teacher.My first few years I was creating everything in Word (oh the humanity). Even with MathType as an extension, it was so...
View ArticleCell Transport and Tonicity (Handout and PowerPoint)
This is a graphic organizer I use to help students organize information about Cell Transport and Tonicity.Cell Transport and Tonicity HandoutThis is what mined looked like when finished.I like both...
View ArticleCoolest Teacher to Facist
If you are curious how to go to from your students telling you the 4th week of school that you are their favorite teacher to your students calling you a fascist ... change their seating chart. I think...
View ArticleCell Transport PowerPoint
I love that this blog and our Teachers Pay Teachers store pushes me to complete projects that I have been slacking on. Today's example of this is my updated Cell Transport Powerpoint!!! I have added...
View ArticleATP Summary Sheet
This year I created a prettier version of the ATP notes my kiddos usually take. And I have added it to our TPT store!!!
View ArticleAlgebra 1 EOC Review
So this post has been three years in the making!My school has a 30-minute tutorial class built into our schedule. Students can go to classes as needed and get help or they are assigned tutorials if...
View ArticleCell Organelles Pet Peeves
So when you ask a room of 9th grades what they know about the mitochondria there are approximately three responses: blank stares, light snoring, or "the powerhouse of the cell." Nope, not in my...
View ArticlepH Practice
Today was pH day in AP Biology! So a million years ago I made this really simple worksheet/practice sheet for my AP Bio kids. Today the kids did awesomely! I would love to tell you that this is...
View ArticleSchool Culture and Climate
If you would take a minute or two to click the link and fill our little survey we would love to hear from you. School Culture and Climate Survey (WTHS)Also a big thank you to all of you!! We just...
View ArticleWTHS is on video!! Quality of Work & Cheating.
Oh man!! Talk about taking a leap!! We have jumped from behind to screen to be on your screen ... In our very first video, you get to see our thoughts on student quality of work and cheating. You get...
View ArticleBiology Stations
I have been trying to figure out stations for high school kids for a long time and not much ever made sense to me for my room. But I finally came up with a station type activity for my freshmen when...
View ArticleWhat's in your drawers? Organization for High School Teachers
This year I had to go through the drawers of another teacher's desk (at their request on a day they were sick) to try to find something ... and until then I didn't know other teachers desks were so...
View ArticleWhat is on your desk?
A large part of making my day easier for myself, is not having to search for things. Over the past 1,000 years (or 14) I have come up with a few things that make every day easier for me! #1 I am a...
View ArticleMeet the Teacher Handout or Syllabus
Here is an updated version of my syllabus. I created this brochure last year to hand out at Meet the Teacher Night. It has all of the information I go over on the first day of school in a handy...
View ArticleNew Year, New School, Same Me
I am starting my sixteenth year in education!!! I am very excited to be starting in a new school district. This year I will be teaching Geometry, Pre-AP Geometry, and Algebra II.It took a lot of work...
View Articleenzymes
Several years ago I spent one October afternoon seeking out a pool supply shop to grab 4 pool noodles. Could I have gotten them cheaper at the end of the summer? Yes. Could I have avoided that ugly...
View ArticleWater Magnets
The water magnets are always a hit. I give each kid 3 water molecules and ask them what it is. We can talk about polarity and Hydrogen bonds between the molecules versus the covalent bonds that hold...
View ArticleBe an Enzyme: Toothpickase Lab
I went back to the toothpickase lab with AP Biology. It's super easy to find in a quick websearch. The first day I didn't have bowls - that was a mistake. I found these little bowls at Target for...
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