VANtastic Teaching

A fun review source for the novel Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. Reviews themes, characters, quotes, setting, monsters, and cultural aspects of Latin America. This can be used with the 8th grade OpenUp Resources/ EL curriculum Module 1.

A fun Halloween activity that is connected to looking at the "uncanny" in The Twilight Zone.

Use this super handy check-in sheet for students that miss class. This helps keep both the student and teacher accountable! Includes... "Date of missed class" "Day of the week""Check these places""My goal for this class period is...""Assignments/Lessons I missed""What can I (the teacher) do to help you succeed?""I hereby declare that I tried my best to get caught up on my missing work"