Author: Christy

After graduating from Eupora High School, I attended Mississippi State University where I majored in Social Studies Education. In 2004, I completed my Master of Education from Belhaven University and became National Board Certified in 2005. In May 2020, I completed my Ed.S. in Educational Leadership from Belhaven University. I am beginning my 23rd year of teaching. In my spare time, I love to garden, read, and take care of my ducks and chickens and now bees!
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Fiction Book Reviews (before the blog)

Several years ago, I decided to cook a recipe that matched the setting of each book I read. I then would share the book on […]

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Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden

Um. Wow! This book (link) was amazing!!!! I have read several others by McFadden. I actually just chose her book The Housemaid for next week’s […]

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Using “Foldables” to Actively Engage Students

Foldables. High school teachers may have never heard of these. Many elementary teachers, on the other hand, know exactly what I am talking about. Why […]

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Two Book Reviews: The Room in the Attic and The Perfect Marriage

You would think with school starting I would be slow in my reading. Although my reading has not slowed up, my blogging has hence “two […]

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The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trop

Synopsis: Sometimes, the most perfect families are hiding the most terrible secrets. How well do you know the people next door…? Everybody wants to live […]

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Using art to teach economic concepts

Using art to teach economics… who would have thought?  A few years ago, I worked with the Mississippi Council on Economic Education and the Mississippi […]

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Using Street Law Resources to Enhance Instruction and Engage Students

Read the following: After his wife left him and he was fired from his job, Anthony Elonis began posting rap lyrics to his Facebook page. […]

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Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer

I was going to wait to write this review in order to process the book and contemplate my “talking points.” However, with school starting back, […]

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“Scarcity” – classroom activities

Below, you will find various resources I have used to to teach basic economics concepts. Many of these activities were created using various resources. Some […]

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