Go SPEED Racer!!

leslie March 21, 2012 0 Comments
This week I am teaching my 6th graders about speed: what is it? what changes it? how do we measure it? and how do we graph it?  Today I am engaging my learners into what it is and having them make a rough sketch of what the line graph might look like. I started with having them write all the synonyms they could think of for the word speed for one minute with their group.   I also...

Beth Moore Rocks My World!!

leslie March 9, 2012 5 Comments
Well.... she doesn't really rock my world, but her TEACHING does!  If you do not know who Beth Moore is, she is a Christian author who writes Bible studies mainly for women. She also makes videos so that you can do the study in a small group setting whether in the home or at church.  I did a study on the book of Revelations by her last year, but now I started a new one on the book of...

Big Lebowski Baby Shower

leslie February 29, 2012 2 Comments
 My best friend, Marcie, is prego with "Baby Bean," and she is absolutely in love with the movie The Big Lebowski.  If you love Seinfeld, you will probably like this movie (there is a LOT of cussing though), but it's a movie about nothing really.... a man who loves bowling, gets his identity mixed up with another man named Lebowski, has his favorite rug stolen, ends up becoming a...

May the FORCE be with you….

leslie February 29, 2012 0 Comments
That's what we have been studying the past couple of weeks- force and how and what balanced and unbalanced forces do to an object.  I really wanted to hit home the fact that force depends on mass or the height something is released.  I can say it all I want, but when the kids do it... and observe what happens... it makes it so much more meaningful.   Here is a brief (sike! I...

It’s been FOR-EV-ER…. FOR-EV-ER

leslie November 16, 2011 4 Comments
Don't you just love the movie The Sandlot??  I use that quote all the time with my kids.... "Y'all are taking FOR-EV-ER....."   Most of them have no clue as to what I am referring, but I just start smiling. Anyway lots of changes going on....I am now the Children's Ministry Director for my church and I am absolutely loving it.  I love working with  the kids, teaching...

Least Common Multiple… You Tube Style

leslie October 20, 2011 5 Comments
In Math we have been going over factors, greatest common factor and least common multiple.  The biggest thing I try to teach is "Why do I have to learn this?  When will I ever use this??"  I think if I can answer these questions everyday to each concept... and with a valid reason (even though I wanna say... "because the state of Texas said so")... then I can get the kids more into...

Review Jeopardy with Eggspert

leslie October 19, 2011 2 Comments
I have a love hate relationship with the game Jeopardy.  I love the way it can be used to review for big tests, but I hate having to think backwards.  I know that I got it all sorts of messed up... but I think it will work out still.I made a review game tonight for my 9 weeks assessment that is on Friday.  We will play on Thursday.  I used the Jeopardy Labs Website to...

Going Batty over Gifts!!!

leslie October 10, 2011 2 Comments
As you all know I have a secret pal.  I think I am channeling all things motherly when I make my gifts for her.  I feel like if I had kids... this is totally what I would be making for them.... little Halloween prizes and gifts here and there.  But until I have kids.... I will spend my time, money, and craftiness making fun stuff for others... mainly my secret pal.  Here is...

Currently I am….

leslie October 6, 2011 2 Comments
Joining a Linky Party.... and this one is awesome!  It is hosted by Farley atShe has a fabulous template that you can use too!  I had a little trouble getting it to work at first since it is a JPEG, but if you use your handy SNIPPING TOOL under the Microsoft icon (I am a PC), snip it, and open it in paint.  Then I just added some text boxes and wrote my info.  So here it...