I have made it through to the end of my Fall Semester and my kids are approaching the end of their first semester. Since I last wrote, my teacher returned from maternity leave and I now find myself teaching 5th grade students in Science while their teacher is out on maternity leave. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! This is a positively eye opening experience to be with so many different grade levels and getting the opportunity to teach two different subjects. I will be the first to admit that Science is not my best subject. I am having to work much harder to deliver the kind of education these students deserve and along the way I am learning so much as well. For starters, there is a HUGE difference between a 5th grade brain and a 7th grade brain. There is a HUGE difference between a 5th grade brain and a 6th grade brain. I think Mrs. Ryan's brain is going to explode! Science was always the subject I had to study for. I was the student who didn't hav...