Mrs. Beers Language Arts Class
ELA Common Core Lesson Plans
Summer is the perfect time to recharge, reflect, and grow. My friend Noelle from Maneuvering the Middle and I have decided to team up in order to share our experiences as middle school teachers. For the next six weeks we will be collaborating and sharing some inspiration and ideas to help you gear up for the school year ahead. I have reached the point in
The end of the school year is a WILD and BUSY time. I always compare it to a tornado swooping me up, swirling me around with a million things on my plate, and spitting me out as I say goodbye to another amazing group of students. Likely, you can relate. Every year we know that last school day inevitably comes, but every year it is
Summer reading can be tricky. As parents we have this idea that our children should arrive home from the last day of school enthusiastic and ready to tackle book after book until they return to the classroom in August/September! As teachers, we hope that our students make some time for some reading to avoid losing their awesome skills. While exhausted students are thinking, “Wait, I
As a 4th grade teacher I can tell you that Teacher Appreciation Week is similar to every other school week. Students come in, organize for the day, get started on morning work, and prepare to listen as enthusiastically as a 4th grader possibly can to the morning announcements. It is a normal week only until the kids hear something about it being TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Insert sigh of relief HERE! When state testing comes to a close, we all feel a little weight off of our shoulders… But the end of the school year is it’s own animal, right? A wild animal or maybe even a BEAST. We have learning that still needs accomplishing, endless tasks that need completing, and grading that is never-ending. My awesome fourth graders are finishing
Four years ago, I decided to make one of the hardest professional decisions I have ever made. After having my third child, I decided to take some time off of teaching, the profession I adore, to focus on my family. With a seven-year-old, four-year-old, and newborn, I didn’t think I could successfully balance and juggle it ALL. While I truly adored being home with my
