My goal is to make interactive science notebooks engaging for 5th grade and middle school science students while improving science test scores. NGSS expert, teacher, tpt author, mom, & widow

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  I thought our home was gone as we watched it burn from the end of our driveway. This was August 29, 2020. The garage was fully engulfed wh...
 Boy, today was a great day and a tough day. Today was our "First Day of School!" I actually had students in my classroom and it w...
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  Addy and I saw this adorable sign today at Brick N Barn in Valley Center. I am excited that students are coming back to class soon! This s...
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I have chosen four of the seven crosscutting concepts to introduce to 5th graders. We are focusing on patterns, cause and effect, systems, a...
Now I am here and it is the weekend. I am reflecting on the week and want to remember the highs and lows of the past seven day. The lows wer...
 Mystery Science 5th Grade Web of Life Lesson 2: Weighing Air Experiment for Distance Learning I love Mystery Science because kids love it. ...
Lately everything has been hurting. My heart, head, and shoulders feel the weight of the hurt. I miss my husband who passed away 15 months a...