Thinkin’ Thursday: We’re Doctors!

Thinkin’ Thursday: We’re Doctors!

Greetings all! Today we took on the role of doctors as we analyzed a multitude of symptoms related to diseases and properly diagnosed each disease being sure to identify the type of pathogen that caused it. This is one of…

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Text Tuesday – Gallery Walk Style

Text Tuesday – Gallery Walk Style

Hey everyone! Today we characterized 4 types of pathogens (fugi, bacteria, viruses and parasites) by doing a gallery walk. We read different texts about these 4 pathogens and completed a chart to organize our information. Before our gallery walk we…

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Monday Made It!

Monday Made It!

Hey everyone, HAPPY DECEMBER! Hope you all had a happy Monday and start to the week!  We successfully made it through our first Monday back from the break. Today we worked on our flashcards to build our vocabulary about pathogens…

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Happy Thanksgiving Break!

Happy Thanksgiving Break!

Hello, hello, hello! Today, after a heart-to-heart talk about making changes in our classroom for the better, we were introduced to a few parts of our upcoming unit beginning next Monday. This is my favorite unit of the entire 8th…

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Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!

Hey all! Today we wrapped up our Layered Curriculum – Evolution & Genetics activity. I think this provided a pretty comprehensive review for our CFA on Monday 11/25. Early finishers were able to play a review game on the SmartBoard…

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