The Biology Buzz Place
Engaging lesson ideas for busy biology and health teachers.
Welcome to The Biology Buzz Place where you will find engaging lesson ideas to try that will help make learning fun for your students! My blogs include lessons and labs that will your students are sure to like and to learn from. Science and health classes should not be boring. These classes should not be just reading, worksheets and taking notes. No, these classes really should be more hands-on-type learning. I only share lessons on here that I have either used myself and liked, or my co-workers have done them and recommended. On here you will also find links to my TPT store where you will find a variety of digital, downloadable products to supplement your lessons.
Why use The Biology Buzz Place Products?
1. They are EFFECTIVE.
My products and lessons are designed to foster student learning and promote science engagement. Everything in my store is teacher created and teacher used by me.
2. They can SAVE you time.
You will find ready-to-go activities, presentations & worksheets that can be used and incorporated into your classes.
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Teacher Tip...
In my home life, I have three beautiful children whom I am very proud of, two biological kids and one foster son. I became a foster mom to my foster son when he was eleven, at the time I had no children. It was not in my plans to be a foster parent. I was busy working on my teaching credential while working as a full-time substitute teacher. I was used to free time spent with friends at my leisure and was happy doing my own thing. I was certainly not at a point in my life where I was even remotely thinking of bringing a young kid in my life to care for. Becoming a full-time teacher at the time was my goal and the main thing on my mind, but when I heard about his story from a co-worker, and how he lost his parents in a fire and he did not have family to take him in, I began to think of being a home for him. I was also told that he was in a foster home he was not happy in and had to walk to school and came to school as late as second period many days. Something in me just told me I had to become his foster mom.
After lots of thought was made, I went ahead and became his foster parent. There were tough times as he had much unresolved anger and sadness and due to his immense grief. I found him a therapist whom I liked for him. His therapist was A plus in helping him get out of his dark place. He ended up seeing him weekly for 5 years. Today, he is happily married adult working as a successful restaurant chef and has a sweet son.
If I can leave you with one non-Instructional tip as a teacher, it would be to let your students know that you care about them because you never know what some of them are going through in their personal lives. Some have experienced losses similar to my foster son. They may wear a smile on their face yet have a heavy heart inside. So, yes, be great in how you teach and what you teach but also don't forget to show students that you care about them. While you may not be able to be there for them full-time in their daily lives, you can still impact them a lot by being a daily positive and caring role model for that time that they are with you in your class. Teaching is hard work and what you do matters a lot.