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Creative Teaching

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clifton park, New York, United States
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This is my fourth year teaching. I taught K for one year and 2nd for 3 years. I am currently a K-2 teacher at a private school that a couple of colleagues and I founded! It's been an exciting year :) You can also check out my blog: www.msdurning.blogspot.com
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Preview of Solar System Science Unit K-3

Solar System Science Unit K-3

This unit contains: Moon KWL Chart Crater Lab 1 Crater Lab 2 Phases of the Moon Flip Book Layers of the Earth Dessert Layers of the Earth Labeling Worksheet Layers of the Earth Graphing Layers of the Earth Graphing Questions Planet Lap Book Overview Planet Lap Book Organizers Report Graphic Organizer Review Sheet Assessments How I use this unit: I teach science twice a week for 30 minutes and break it up like this: Lesson 1- Moon KWL. Show a variety of pictures. Lesson 2- Crater labs. I s
Preview of What's the Matter? A science unit on matter.

What's the Matter? A science unit on matter.

All activities are hands-on and concludes with an assessment. *What's the Matter? A fill in the blank introduction. *Molecular model of a solid, liquid, and gas. *Solid, liquid, and gas cut/paste (activity or assessment) *Evaporation experiment (liquid to gas) *Dancing raisins experiment (gas) *Magic balloon experiment (chemical change and gas) *Cornstarch experiment (liquid to solid) *Physical VS Chemical change explanation and experiment *Physical VS Chemical baking soda experiment *Ice c
Preview of Poetry Pack 1-3

Poetry Pack 1-3

This poetry packet includes posters/examples for the following types of poems and includes student templates to create their own poetry book. -Acrostic -Autobiography -Cinquain -Color -Diamante -Haiku -Rhyming -Concrete/shape -Onomatopoeia -Alliteration
Preview of St. Patrick's Day Math and Literacy Games and Activities

St. Patrick's Day Math and Literacy Games and Activities

A variety of K-2 games and activities to use throughout the month of March relating to St. Patrick's Day. There are 60 slides and meet a variety of learning needs and styles. Math Activities: -Lucky Charms Graphing by 1's -Lucky Charms Graphing by 2's (for advanced learners) -Lucky Charms Estimation -Lucky Charms Estimation (with pictures for ELL or emergent learners) -Tally Mark Charms -Tally Mark Charms (with pictures for ELL or emergent learners) -Charming Fractions -Lucky Charms Additio
Preview of Alphabet Recognition Say, Color, Find, and Trace

Alphabet Recognition Say, Color, Find, and Trace

Alphabet recognition sheets that include say, color, find, and trace portions. There is one sheet for each letter of the alphabet. This is perfect for morning work, homework, centers, or just warm-up exercises.
Preview of Spring has Sprung Craft

Spring has Sprung Craft

Easy spring craft and writing activity using brown construction paper and pink and white tissue paper.
Preview of Lava Lamp Science Experiment Lab

Lava Lamp Science Experiment Lab

A fun K-3 hands-on experiment complete with a teacher's manual, student lab, and emergent learner lab. This is my all time favorite science experiment!
Preview of Magnet Mini Unit K-2

Magnet Mini Unit K-2

This product includes: Magnet KWL chart Magnet scavenger hunt Magnet cut/paste Magnet fishing game Attract VS repel lab Magnet strength lab (4 variations) Just passing through lab Sticky situation lab Word find Crossword puzzle Study guide Test
Preview of Kindergarten Screening Inventory Assessment

Kindergarten Screening Inventory Assessment

This is an assessment tool to assess your K students before they come into K (prescreening) or use it throughout the year to track growth. It includes the following: -written name -lowercase letters -uppercase letters -sounds -pre-primer sight words -1-20 number recognition -counting -ordinal positions -relative positions -patterns -comparison -shape recognition
Preview of Sun and Earth Unit Guide

Sun and Earth Unit Guide

Small unit guide to go along with a Sun and Earth Unit. I teach about the Sun and Earth before I head into the Solar System. If you're looking for something a little more thorough, you can check out my Solar System Unit. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Solar-System-Science-Unit-K-3
Preview of Procedural writing how to

Procedural writing how to

This contains 4 procedural writing exercises: 1. How to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich 2. How to make a snowman 3. How to make ____ recipe 4. How to blow a bubble
Preview of Easter Math Center Games and Activities

Easter Math Center Games and Activities

These games are intended for the K-2 audience. Each activity is easily differentiated for a variety of learning needs. The activities included are: Jelly bean estimation Graphing by 1's Graphing by 2's Jelly bean fractions Carrot measurement with jelly beans Carrot measurement to the nearest inch Carrot measurement to the nearest half inch Money game Addition bump Subtraction bump Bingo board Mystery number game Easter egg word problems Greater than less than carrots I also included pictures
Preview of Time and Money Math Centers Aligned to Common Core

Time and Money Math Centers Aligned to Common Core

This product contains 8 math centers appropriate for K-3. They are easy prep and low on ink. Each center also includes student-friendly directions with example. Center 1- Clock Matching Time to the hour and half hour only. Prep: print, laminate, and cut Center 2- AM/PM Cut and Paste Prep: print Center 3- Clock Dominoes Time to the hour and half hour only. Prep: print, laminate, and cut Center 4- What Time is it? Time to the hour and half hour only. Prep: print, laminate, and cut Center
Preview of K-2 Winter Activity Bundle

K-2 Winter Activity Bundle

This product includes: Hot chocolate craft and writing activity Snowman soup recipe card Hot chocolate bulletin board caption Christmas present craft, gift tags, and writing activity Christmas present bulletin board caption Homework passes Bookmarks Cookie mix mason jar recipe cards Gingerbread synonym matching game and recording sheet Mitten antonym matching game and recording sheet Stocking homophone matching game and recording sheet Letter to Santa template Reindeer applicati
Preview of Valentine's Day Candy Heart Math Activities

Valentine's Day Candy Heart Math Activities

A fun way to celebrate Valentine's Day academically. There are a variety of activities and games to use with candy/conversation hearts. Activities include: Graphing Fractions Tallying Grids Addition Greater than less than Pie chart Games include: Bump (both color and black and white) Grid math (both color and black and white) Bingo
Preview of Water Cycle Activities and Labs

Water Cycle Activities and Labs

This includes: Pictures of my interactive bulletin board and the pieces (the text; scenery is cardstock) 3 labs (evaporation, condensation, precipitation) Water cycle bracelet activity Assessment
Preview of Pattern Calendar Pieces for the Entire Year

Pattern Calendar Pieces for the Entire Year

Pattern calendar pieces for the entire school year! Just print, laminate, then cut and you're all set. They are 2.5x2.5 in size. August September October November December January February March April May June
Preview of August-June Writing Journal Prompts

August-June Writing Journal Prompts

Monthly writing prompts for August-June. Can be used for writer's workshop, homework, morning work, etc.! The number of sentences is left blank so that you can differentiate. Some students may be able to write 5, while others only 2.
Preview of Read, Make, Write Dolch Sight Words

Read, Make, Write Dolch Sight Words

How to use this product: 1.Print as many copies of the “read, make, write” mats as you need. 2.For each copy, print the letters (or use magnetic letters or tiles if you already own them), and a set of word cards. 3.Laminate for durability. *I print a different color letter set for each mat that way if 2 students are working near each other they don’t accidently take each others letters. *I also laminate a few blank letter cards and tell my students if they can’t find a letter, just write
Preview of Speller's Choice for each month of the year

Speller's Choice for each month of the year

For spelling homework, my students complete a speller's choice activity each Thursday. They get a new speller's choice list each month so that spelling homework doesn't get boring. I tried to incorporate a variety of activities for different learning styles. My kids love the activities. It is a Word document so you can alter the assignments as you see fit.
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About the store

Experience

This is my fourth year teaching. I taught K for one year and 2nd for 3 years. I am currently a K-2 teacher at a private school that a couple of colleagues and I founded! It's been an exciting year :) You can also check out my blog: www.msdurning.blogspot.com

Teaching style

I believe that learning needs to be hands-on, engaging, and meaningful. I support Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences because I truly do believe that nobody can learn the same way.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Published in Mailbox Magazine 5 times. Published in Differentiation Daily. Recognized as a top 50 elementary teacher blog. Highlighted on Debbie Diller's blog http://debbiediller.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/a-classroom-from-clifton-park-ny/

My own education history

I attended Oneonta State where I obtained a degree in childhood education. I received my Master's degree at the University of Albany in literacy. I have the following NY certifications: early childhood B-2 childhood 1-6 literacy specialist B-6 literacy specialist 5-12

Additional biographical information

I have a dog Oliver, a cat Kloey, a kitten Ivy, and a new husband, Eric!