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Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal I have been working on improving myself 7 days at a time with a year of 7 Day Self-Improvement Challenges. One of my goals for this year is to become more creative with food. Another goal is to slowly cut meat out of my diet. I just don’t like the way …
Curry Carrot Soup A Little Background First So, I am going through a major soup phase as I become more plant-based. Everyone’s reasons for transitioning away from meat are different. My intention on this plant-based journey is get to know myself better, not to fit into a specific mold or type. I want to live …
Danger! Earthquakes Danger! Earthquakes is a short non-fiction book by Seymour Simon. Students learn about the causes of earthquakes, equipment used to measure the earthquakes, and what to do if you are ever in an earthquake. Danger! Earthquakes was an anchor text for our 2nd graders. They enjoyed reading it and connecting it to “Earth …
Mastering Main Idea and Details Students struggle to master main idea and details, but it helps to introduce the skill in a variety of meaningful ways that includes charting existing texts and writing their own. I have taught both elementary and high school students and I know their mastery of main idea and details doesn’t …
Week 3- Three Challenges I can’t believe I am already on week 3 of the 7 Day Self-Improvement Challenge. Something amazing has happened. I have connected to whatever you call that force (God, the Universe, fate) that helps you on your path once you start walking it. I can’t wait to share how cool this …
Personalized Learning Part 2: Case Study Update My first day working with this 2nd grade learning disabled student, we’ll call John, I realized I would have to go back to the drawing board. I needed to revise the personalized learning plan for math I had made for him. Some parts would have to be …
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7 Day Challenge 7 Dogs in 7 Days: Day 4 My 7 day challenge: to draw 7 dogs in 7 days. I am exactly halfway through the challenge. Surprisingly, the lesson I learned is different than what I was expecting. Of course, I wasn’t surprised by the overwhelming desire to quit on Day 2, but I …
7 Day Challenge 7 days can change your life. By setting smaller goals, you can see progress, as well as make changes and course corrections to have the greatest impact on your life. In seven days, you will be well on your way to making your new goal a habit. The 7 Day Challenge encourages you …
Personalized Learning Personalized Learning: from a teacher’s perspective My definition of personalized learning means making sure you meet the student where she is on the education continuum and give her what she needs to be successful (to move further along the continuum). What does personalized learning look like in a second grade math classroom? Students …