Teaching Students about Virginia's Natural Resources
If you're a fourth grade teacher in Virginia, you may be wondering how to teach the natural resources science unit! Like many Virginia science SOLs, the natural resources standard weaves through...
View ArticleVirginia Readers' Choice Picture Books: 4 Types and How to Use Them
The Virginia Readers' Choice selections for 2020-2021 are out and bound to be fun reads! Each book has its own merit to be used in the classroom. From read-alouds to mentor text, you can find easy ways...
View Article10 Things You Need to Do as a New Virginia Teacher
Congratulations!! You've just been hired as a first-year teacher in the beautiful state of Virginia! So... now what?Hi! I'm Alyssa from Alyssa Teaches and I'm going to walk you through the top 10...
View ArticlePlanning and Pacing in Virginia Studies
Alyssa here, from Alyssa Teaches! I've received a lot of questions recently about pacing for the Virginia Studies curriculum. While creating and following a pacing guide can seem like a lot of work, or...
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