Mrs. Zopp's Class

I've been starring at this blank "new post" screen for 20 minutes now. Actually, this is the third time I have sat down to att...

It is truly humbling to think about how far I've come since my first year of teaching first grade at this school. A "wise owl"...

Last week we finished up our Pirate Unit. I know this is a popular first grade unit this time of year, and we enjoyed it very much! Here are...

Phew... what a week!The highlight of our week was getting this new bird feeder put up outside our class window. I suppose I will be inves...

Somehow I inherited the role of science lead teacher at my school. I have to admit at first I was just taking on the job because I was asked...

Two of the most fascinating and useful sessions that I attended had to do with the CER framwork, which stands for C laims, E vidence and R e...

As promised here is the first official post on the most helpful and captivating portions of my recent trip to the NSTA (National Science Tea...