Sara McCarthy, TeacherVision Contributor

Sara McCarthy

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About Sara

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Sara McCarthy (B.Sc.) has gone on to have 10 years of classroom experience, and since 2018 she has run Numbers to Neurons, an educational website which provides teaching resources. Through this, Sara creates engaging 7th, 8th, and 9th grade math and science worksheets, activities, and escape room games.

Education and Qualifications

  • B.Sc. in Biology, General, Acadia University

Location

Sara is based in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada.

TeacherVision Area of Expertise

Sara's expertise is in cross-curricular teaching resources for middle school and high school students.

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First Day Activities For High School Students

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First Day Activities For High School Students

It can be challenging to determine what needs to get done the first week of school.

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Getting to know your classmates scoot

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Getting To Know Your Classmates Scoot

In this scoot, students move around the room asking each other get-to-know-you questions.

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An interactive multiplication activity

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Multiplication Scoot Math Game

Scoots are a way for students to practice math skills on the move! Question cards are placed around the room and on the ...

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An interactive subtraction activity

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Subtraction Scoot

Scoots are a way for students to practice math skills on the move! Question cards are placed around the room and on the ...

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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A themed packet of back to school goal setting activities

Back To School: Goal Setting Activities

This goal setting themed packet is designed by TeacherVision Advisory board member and veteran high school teacher, Sara...

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St. Patrick's Day Escape the Room

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St. Patrick's Day Escape Room Activity

In an Escape Room Activity, students work together to solve clues and puzzles, moving from activity to activity in searc...

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Strategies for effective math instruction and building student confidence

How I Teach Math: A Veteran Teacher's Advice for Building Student Confidence

Teaching math can be challenging, especially when students have low confidence in their mathematical abilities.

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How to Teach Gratitude in Your Classroom

How to Teach Gratitude in Your Classroom

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but counting one’s blessings doesn’t need to be limited to just the month o...

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Thanksgiving Math Packet

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Thanksgiving Themed Math Packet for Middle School Students

This math packet includes resources for operations with rational numbers, ratios and rates, equations and inequalities a...

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Science Poetry Packet

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Science Poetry Packet

Use this science poetry packet to support your students to write three different types of poems about science: Haiku, Ac...

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St. Patrick's Day Escape Room

St. Patrick's Day Escape Room Challenge for Your Students

If you haven’t heard about escape room challenges for the classroom, and you are looking for an engaging and fun way f...

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