Hey, guys! For my Spanish teacher friends, I just wanted to share a resource I finally posted after two years of using it. It’s my Spanish scientific inquiry unit which originally started out as a lapbook, but has now progressed to an interactive notebook. Here are a few images from the resource: If you’re interested […]
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Free Shark Themed Morning Work Templates
All teachers know that kids learn more when they’re excited and engaged. Today a team of bloggers come together to help your students take a BITE out of learning with a theme your students are sure to love! Now, I am not a morning person, so as a teacher I have to make sure to […]
SPACE Behavior Coupons Freebie, Ideas, & Classroom Decor Pack
I’ve created this blog post to hopefully assist anyone who’s doing a space theme in their classroom and wants it to be OUT OF THIS WORLD! THE FREEBIE: Enjoy these free positive behavior coupons with a space theme. Lots of fun and lots of motivation! The Resource: The behavior coupons are from my Space Classroom […]
Teaching Electricity Tricks Students into Thinking I’m a Super Science Teacher
And I am not fishing for compliments or some type of affirmation that I’m doing ok as a science teacher, but the truth is, I am only just an “adequate” science teacher and that is all. I teach the standards, I get the job done, and then I’m on to more fun stuff such as […]
El Metodo Cientifico (Scientific Method) Lapbooks
Hey, everyone! I love lapbooks…or flapbooks…which is why I am FlapJack. And I guess I love pancakes, too? My students just finished their scientific method flapbooks, and I think they did a great job. They ended up being a great study tool for them, too, before the test. I have more than six students, but […]
My Green Theme Classroom
So, here’s my before and after shot (the after picture is the one on the bottom if you’re not sure :P). As you can see, I’m a portable girl. I LOVE being in a portable. The only down side is space and lack of storage. And gnats. And mold. And rainy days. But I do […]
Classroom Shopping in Argentina!
As any fellow immersion teachers can relate, the chance to be in a country of your target language is a shopping gold mine for classroom materials. It is very hard to find inexpensive content resources in other languages in the US. I’m so happy to be here in Argentina, my husband’s homeland, and my luck […]
Teaching Reflection and Absorption With Easter Eggs
We have just completed our light unit, so to review the concept of the reflection and absorption of the colors of the rainbow, I used plastic Easter eggs. I wrote the word “reflejado” (reflected) on the outside with a Sharpie (already rubbing off, darn it!). Then, on the inside I wrote the word “absorbidos” (absorbed) […]