Karen Luxford
Lawrence Jr./Sr. High School
MI

I may be in a similar situation this year, and really found your solutions quite helpful! Thank you very much for your thorough response to the initial question. It was helpful and I appreciate your suggestions!

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I love Carolyn's idea! I have only ever gone through the rules in a boring teacher-directed instruction, but have been trying to come up with creative ideas myself. One thing I have fond is doing demonstrations. For example, putting a contact lens in acid to show what may happen if you don't wear your goggles. Steming off of your question, does anyone have some neat or creative ideas of wha...

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Hi! I just completed my second year of teaching. :) I did daily warm-ups as well, but I collected their warm-ups every day. Mostly, I graded based on participation but it varied on the day and the complexity of the assignment. I found that collecting them on a daily basis is paper heavy and can get overwhelming. Something new I'm trying this year is a two-week warm-up page. Students will com...

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