Heeeyyyy! Happy Thursday! As I'm gearing up for year 12 (HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!) and reviewing my first day of school activities, I thought I'd share them with you! If you're on Twitter (give me a follow @Bethany_Petty) then you know back-to-school activities and what you do on the first day has been the subject of MUCH debate. Do you dive in with procedures? Start with the syllabus? Do a "get to ... Read More about Back-to-School 2019: My Plan for the First Day
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Reflection and Planning for 2019 – Changes for the New School Year
Hey, all! The end of July is upon us! After the 4th of July, something magical happens in my teacher-brain and it slowly switches from summer, naps, and Netflix, to what am I going to change for next year to enhance student learning? Planning for 2019 has officially commenced! Check out a few changes I'm making in my classes for the new school year! HyperDocs Holy moly. When I stumbled ... Read More about Reflection and Planning for 2019 – Changes for the New School Year
Learning from Student Learning
Happy Friday Junior, friends! Not only are we coming off of two snow days, my daughters are also recovering from pneumonia (they've been just pitiful!), which means my students' learning routine has been quite disrupted over the last week and a half! Today, my students took a quiz over the Legislative Branch (this unit is ginormous, so we split it in half) and completed their post-assessment for ... Read More about Learning from Student Learning
Social Studies Resource Page
Feel free to use these activities in your own classroom! If the activity is in the form of a Google Doc or Google Slides presentation, simply select "File" and choose "Make a Copy." Please be sure to keep my name and website on the file when you use it, and remember --> THESE ARE FREE FOR YOU TO USE! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SELL THEM ON ANY WEBSITE. Thanks! Federalism Landmark Cases Hashtags ... Read More about Social Studies Resource Page
Apps to Remind and Organize – Teacher Sanity Savers
Hello, friends! This week has been an exhausting blur of standardized test review and administration (ew), finishing up lessons in dual credit, assigning study guides, and trying to make the most of the limited amount of time I have left with my students. This time of year always seems to go so fast - I feel like once we hit April, I'm in overdrive, trying to accomplish all the things, and it ... Read More about Apps to Remind and Organize – Teacher Sanity Savers
