Teachers rarely get to see good teaching in the classes of others, usually because they are too busy in their own classrooms. The teaching practices of mathematics and science teachers recognized as good teachers in Western Australia were studied in the hope that other teachers might learn from these findings. Exemplary teachers (n=22) and a comparison group of non-exemplary teachers were observed and the students of these teachers completed questionnaires. This article discusses the patterns of behavior found among the exemplary teachers in the areas of: classroom management, emphasis on student understanding, favorable classroom learning environment, strong content knowledge, and encouraging student participation. (MKR)