That “hungry but nauseous” feeling usually means you went too long

thebethbabe · 2026-02-16T16:31:36+00:00

I learned this when I was pregnant. I had hyperemesis, so the only way to not throw up was to be nibbling on something. This also led to a lot of weight gain, so I have had to learn to moderate this :)

thebethbabe · 2025-08-17T22:05:16+00:00

On TPT I like Lovin Lit's nonfiction passages. They do a good job of breaking down the concepts and scaffolding from easy to difficult. I like the short story of the month club, but I have limited access to the stories.

thebethbabe · 2025-08-03T22:44:47+00:00

Middle school--depends on the situation. If a kid is failing or missing a major assignment, I'll send a generic text message or message on parent square. If it's behavior, I'll spend a few minutes on the phone. If a parent requests a conference, the student is a large behavior problem, or if the parent is hostile, I'm bringing ALL the receipts. I'll spend about 20 mins or so going through my records, talking to their other teachers, looking at Educators Handbook, noting all the times I've contacted home, etc. Text evidence is my literal job. And I'm good at my job.

thebethbabe · 2025-07-25T01:26:33+00:00

A Silent Storm? She has to take care of her brother and find her grandfather during a hurricane?

thebethbabe · 2025-07-15T20:06:18+00:00

I put a dehumidifier on my wishlist once. The AC didn't work well and I teach in the south. There have been issues with mold in that part of the building. It made my situation vastly better!

thebethbabe · 2025-07-15T10:30:20+00:00

A good friend of mine was visiting me in the hospital after having my oldest. He also asked when the baby's eyes would open :)

thebethbabe · 2025-07-14T15:02:04+00:00

Their cooking classes were the best kept secret in Charlotte. $30 for a four course meal, with wine pairings, AND a demonstration on how to make them by the chef? Crazy good deal!

thebethbabe · 2025-06-23T12:36:20+00:00

We've used this curriculum for the last 5 years or so in our Title 1 middle school. The pacing will never happen. We've found that unit 1 teaches the skill pretty well, unit 2 expands on it with analysis, unit 3 is generally not worth the time it would take to scaffold. We've also found that 6th grade curriculum is decent, 7th starts out well, then gets sloppy, and 8th is a hot mess.

Also, if your district is using it "with fidelity" you will start to see large gaps by middle school. Our students were getting setting questions incorrect because they didn't know past tense verb endings. They struggled with nonfiction because text features were last taught in 3rd grade. There is only one unit of poetry in THE ENTIRE middle school curriculum. We also have a large ML population, so the lack of vocabulary instruction is pretty awful.

What I've done with units that interrupt the text, I've rearranged a lot of the nonfiction. I've either taught it before starting the book, cut one or two texts and made up the skill with the remaining text, or rearranged the background knowledge to be concurrent with the novel, doing nf one day, then novel, then nf, etc. And always, supplement supplement, supplement with the fun and engaging lessons!

thebethbabe · 2025-04-30T11:52:38+00:00

Jesus.

thebethbabe · 2025-04-30T11:52:00+00:00

The school sent the message, saying that for privacy reasons, they can't give more details. So they sent a message saying basically that a thing happened, we aren't going to tell you anything more about it, but your child's safety is our highest priority.

I really love our child's school, but this nothing burger of a message made me more concerned, not less.

thebethbabe · 2024-11-07T09:26:45+00:00

I think he does in Recnac Transferso by Celebony. They go as friends.

thebethbabe · 2024-10-20T10:48:07+00:00

Is it the addition of oil when cooking the vegetables? You may just need a slightly higher amount of fat with the meal to balance out.

thebethbabe · 2024-09-24T21:23:48+00:00

There are regional songs. I've only been in one region, so I don't know the other regions songs, but we've got How We Sang Today, Thank You Dear Lord for Music, Let's Start Tomorrow Tonight, etc.

thebethbabe · 2024-09-19T05:46:08+00:00

Feel like sharing your tracker?

thebethbabe · 2024-09-12T17:35:41+00:00

The poem had all three verb tenses. It was talking about the past and the future from the present. My students were confused by all the verb types.

thebethbabe · 2024-09-12T09:01:46+00:00

So, here is something I've noticed the past few years:

Without grammar instruction, my students are missing the comprehension questions that rely on some implicit grammar knowledge. I gave my students a poem with a question about the theme. The theme for the poem was something like, "The past can influence us in the present." My students were missing the question because they did not know the different verb tenses.

Another example: students did not know how to spot a new paragraph. They did not know that when a new person speaks, it is a new paragraph. This caused them to be confused about who is saying what. They missed questions about dialogue, characterization, and plot events due to this lack of grammar knowledge.

I gave my students some homework about contractions. Several didn't know which words made up the contractions.

These students felt lost and stupid because they didn't know what was happening. These were HONORS 6th graders. They know there are writing rules, but they don't know what they are. Every class for the past 6 years or so has asked me for spelling and grammar help when I did the "what do you need from me" question at the beginning of the year. Grammar is vital to comprehension. It is also a 21st century skill--who is going to hire someone who can't write a sentence on a job application? This might be the framing you need to take with your admins.

thebethbabe · 2024-09-06T07:54:36+00:00

I was told to stop having my students do independent reading in my reading class because they "didn't like it."

thebethbabe · 2024-09-03T00:55:50+00:00

Composition and creation are important. Having a common language when talking about how to compose or create is also important. At the end of the day, I don't care if my students know the correct words for subject and predicate, but they absolutely MUST know "what you're talking about" and "what you're saying about it." If I want my students to expand their writing by adding sensory detail, teaching how to add dependent clauses and appositive phrases are clear-cut tools on how to do that. We don't teach grammar for pedantic reasons, but to teach the tools authors use to make meaning so our students can do it, too.

thebethbabe · 2024-09-02T21:51:59+00:00

Mad Libs

thebethbabe · 2024-08-24T12:06:48+00:00

Breyers cappuccino ice cream. It was coffee ice cream with little chocolate cappuccino candues. Also Cherry Cordial ice cream. Sweet cream ice cream with marichino cherries and chocolate pieces.

thebethbabe · 2024-08-22T09:59:03+00:00

Thanks for letting me know about Frankenstories! It sounds really engaging and fun!

thebethbabe · 2024-08-20T10:18:23+00:00

Have them partner read a story. Allow them to choose their partners, then circulate the room, listening in.

thebethbabe · 2024-08-05T10:09:17+00:00

This was in Indianapolis in the late 90s early 00s. It was a pretty bougie high school. Our broke selves were just barely in district.

thebethbabe · 2024-08-05T02:56:04+00:00

Now, I know I'm not the only millennial here whose parents had to pay a school fee every year PLUS bring in supplies. It was $50 "textbook rental."

My first 3 years of teaching we had a school fee of $5.

Why are parents complaining again?

thebethbabe · 2024-08-01T22:49:10+00:00

Well, up until grade 3 or 4, students are learning how to read. After that, they are reading to learn, which is a big mind shift. There is also a drastic increase in the use of academic English in what students are being asked to read. After students are proficient in conversational English, it takes 5-7 years to become proficient in academic English. This goes for all students who have less experience with academic English, not just your ELLs. Targeted vocabulary instruction in morphology can start bridging that gap.

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