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I have taught 1st through 5th grade in both a US and UK curriculum, as well as teaching all grade levels in the computer lab at a Title I school in Georgia, USA. I have taught in two different states in the US - Georgia and New Mexico, as well as teaching in Morocco. Every classroom I've ever taught in has had a high ELL population. I have taught both high income and low-income school students, and find that no matter where I teach, most kids need to look at every problem from 12 different angles. Although it is challenging, it is also incredibly rewarding.
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Preview of Balanced Checkbook - Math Project - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Balanced Checkbook - Math Project - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

*** #1 Best Selling Product for Raki's Rad Resources since April 25, 2017. *** Math is best learned in real life situations. This project puts students into the real life situation of balancing a checkbook, paying bills on a set budget and determining the importance of certain luxuries, as well as saving for unexpected emergencies. While working on problem solving and creative thinking, students also work on division, addition, subtraction and estimation. A simple grading rubric has been buil
Preview of Mixed Practice Fact Quizzes - Multiplication and Division

Mixed Practice Fact Quizzes - Multiplication and Division

Here are 10 mixed practice quizzes to help you practice and/or assess your students in basic multiplication and division facts (up through 10). You can use these as timed or un-timed quizzes, based on the needs of your students. Laminate a few and put them in your math centers, with a dry erase marker and a timer to help build fluency in math facts. There are tons of ways to use these 10 mixed practice fact quizzes. Answer keys are included. *** Now includes two different versions: one with
Preview of Tiling Puzzles Bundle - Addition & Subtraction

Tiling Puzzles Bundle - Addition & Subtraction

Are you looking for a creative new way to have your students practice addition & subtraction? Try Tiling! In Tiling activities, students will use the provided "digit tiles" to place the numbers 0 - 9 to fill in the holes left in provided addition & subtraction equations. While trying to figure out where the missing numbers go, students will work on basic facts, properties of addition & subtraction, as well as problem solving skills. These puzzles make a wonderful math center, problem so
Preview of 3 & 4 digit x 1 digit Multiplication Tiling Puzzles

3 & 4 digit x 1 digit Multiplication Tiling Puzzles

Are you looking for a creative new way to have your students practice multiplication? Try Tiling! In Tiling activities, students will use the provided "digit tiles" to place the numbers 0 - 9 to fill in the holes left in provided multiplication equations. While trying to figure out where the missing numbers go, students will work on basic facts, properties of multiplication and problem solving skills. These puzzles make a wonderful math center, problem solving station, critical thinking homew
Preview of Ice Cream Shop Math Project - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Ice Cream Shop Math Project - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Math is best learned in real life situations. This projects puts students into the real life situation of going out to an ice cream shop and having to split the tab. The project focuses on multiplication, division and estimation. It includes a menu in dollars, pounds and euros, so it will work for most money systems. It also includes a grading rubric for easy assessment. This project is available in a printable version and a Google Classroom version. -----------------------------------------
Preview of Bundle - Real Life Math Projects - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Bundle - Real Life Math Projects - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Math is best learned in real life situations. This is a collection of 7 different math projects which put students into the real life situations and asks them to use their math. Each math project includes built in grading rubric to give students guidance and feedback. Working as individuals, or as groups, these projects are sure to get students' minds working. All 7 projects include a printable version AND a Google Classroom version. This bundle includes all 7 of these projects: the Ice Cream
Preview of Multiplication Facts Tiling Puzzles

Multiplication Facts Tiling Puzzles

Are you looking for a creative new way to have your students practice multiplication? Try Tiling! In Tiling activities, students will use the provided "digit tiles" to place the numbers 0 - 9 to fill in the holes left in provided multiplication equations. While trying to figure out where the missing numbers go, students will work on basic facts, properties of multiplication and problem solving skills. These puzzles make a wonderful math center, problem solving station, critical thinking homew
Preview of Be an Architect - Math Project - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Be an Architect - Math Project - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Math is best learned in real life situations. This project puts students into the real life situation of building a new school. While working on problem solving and creative thinking, students also work on measurement: including area and perimeter. A simple grading rubric has been built in to give students guidance and feedback. This project has two versions - metric measurement with meters and centimeters and customary measurement with feet and inches. I have provided centimeter and inch "
Preview of 2 digit x 1 digit - Multiplication Tiling Puzzles

2 digit x 1 digit - Multiplication Tiling Puzzles

Are you looking for a creative new way to have your students practice multiplication? Try Tiling! In Tiling activities, students will use the provided "digit tiles" to place the numbers 0 - 9 to fill in the holes left in provided multiplication equations. While trying to figure out where the missing numbers go, students will work on basic facts, properties of multiplication and problem solving skills. These puzzles make a wonderful math center, problem solving station, critical thinking homew
Preview of Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Tiling Puzzles

Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Tiling Puzzles

Are you looking for a creative new way to have your students practice addition and subtraction facts? Try Tiling! In Tiling activities, students will use the provided "digit tiles" to place the numbers 0 - 9 to fill in the holes left in provided addition equations. While trying to figure out where the missing numbers go, students will work on basic facts, properties of addition and subtraction, as well as problem solving skills. These puzzles make a wonderful math center, problem solving stat
Preview of Mixed Practice Fact Quizzes - All 4 Operations

Mixed Practice Fact Quizzes - All 4 Operations

Here are 10 mixed practice quizzes to help you practice and/or assess your students in all four of the basic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts (up through 10). You can use these as timed or un-timed quizzes, based on the needs of your students. Laminate a few and put them in your math centers, with a dry erase marker and a timer to help build fluency in math facts. There are tons of ways to use these 10 mixed practice fact quizzes. Answer keys are included.
Preview of Self Correcting Puzzle - Counting Pennies, Nickles & Dimes - 40 cents

Self Correcting Puzzle - Counting Pennies, Nickles & Dimes - 40 cents

Need a quick and easy center that requires almost no management? Self Correcting Puzzles are the way to go. Simply print, laminate & cut - then let students go to town matching the correct answers. Because each puzzle will only fit with it's correct answers, students automatically know when they have the correct answer. Use over and over as a super simple reinforcement center! This self-correcting puzzle allows students to count pennies, nickles and dimes for amounts from 21 cents to 40 cen
Preview of Tiling Puzzles Bundle - Multiplication and Division

Tiling Puzzles Bundle - Multiplication and Division

Are you looking for a creative new way to have your students practice multiplication and division? Try Tiling! In Tiling activities, students will use the provided "digit tiles" to place the numbers 0 - 9 to fill in the holes left in provided multiplication and division equations. While trying to figure out where the missing numbers go, students will work on basic facts, properties of multiplication and division, as well as problem solving skills. Want more tiling puzzles? These puzzles are a
Preview of FREE E-Book: Playing Card Mats for Your Math Centers

FREE E-Book: Playing Card Mats for Your Math Centers

Playing cards are readily available and super fun to use when teaching students math concepts. In this freebie, you'll find playing card math mats for primary and intermediate grades. For most mats, all you need is a deck of cards. They work great in small group instruction or math centers. I've teamed up with Adrianne of Kids Cog Works & The Tutor House to bring you one amazing math resource in this E-Book. The best part is it's FREE! I've also made a video tutorial to show you how
Preview of Problem Solving Assessment - Personalizable for Different Classes

Problem Solving Assessment - Personalizable for Different Classes

Want to see if your kids really know what they are doing when they are problem solving? Want to focus your kids into the process of problem solving? This simple one page problem solver includes a place for students to choose their strategy, to choose their math concept, to show their work, and to justify their answer. It also includes a grading rubric that allows you to show them what they need to work on to become better problem solvers. This file is saved as a .docx fully editable page, so
Preview of Planning a Field Trip - Math Project - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Planning a Field Trip - Math Project - Printable & Distance Learning Versions

Math is best learned in real life situations. This project puts students into the real life situation of planning out a field trip While working on problem solving and creative thinking, students also work on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and elapsed time. A simple grading rubric has been built in to give students guidance and feedback. Working as individuals, or as groups, this project is sure to get students' minds working. This project is available in a printable version
Preview of Subtraction with Regrouping Tiling Puzzles

Subtraction with Regrouping Tiling Puzzles

Are you looking for a creative new way to have your students practice subtraction facts and the properties of subtraction? Try Tiling! In Tiling activities, students will use the provided "digit tiles" to place the numbers 0 - 9 to fill in the holes left in provided subtraction equations. While trying to figure out where the missing numbers go, students will work on basic facts, properties of subtractions, subtracting with regrouping (borrowing) and problem solving skills. These puzzles make
Preview of Differentiated Monthly Calendar Math Books

Differentiated Monthly Calendar Math Books

Great for morning work, these monthly calendar books take your Calendar Math to the next level, teaching number sense, number representations, money, weather, patterns, and composing/decomposing numbers, percentages, number patterns, number sentences, elapsed time - all in 20 minutes a day, with these great calendar books. This E-Book contains 12 monthly calendar book covers and 9 differentiated levels of learning pages, which span from Kindergarten through 5th grade math standards. Choose t
Preview of Mixed Practice Fact Quizzes - Addition and Subtraction

Mixed Practice Fact Quizzes - Addition and Subtraction

Here are 10 mixed practice quizzes to help you practice and/or assess your students in basic addition and subtraction facts (up through 10). You can use these as timed or un-timed quizzes, based on the needs of your students. Laminate a few and put them in your math centers, with a dry erase marker and a timer to help build fluency in math facts. There are tons of ways to use these 10 mixed practice fact quizzes. Answer keys are included. *** Now includes two different versions: one with on
Preview of Addition Fact Quizzes

Addition Fact Quizzes

Here are 10 addition quizzes to help you practice and/or assess your students in basic addition facts (up through 10). You can use these as timed or un-timed quizzes, based on the needs of your students. Laminate a few and put them in your math centers, with a dry erase marker and a timer to help build fluency in math facts. There are tons of ways to use these 10 addition fact quizzes. Answer keys are included. *** Now includes two different versions: one with one quiz per sheet and one wit
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Experience

I have taught 1st through 5th grade in both a US and UK curriculum, as well as teaching all grade levels in the computer lab at a Title I school in Georgia, USA. I have taught in two different states in the US - Georgia and New Mexico, as well as teaching in Morocco. Every classroom I've ever taught in has had a high ELL population. I have taught both high income and low-income school students, and find that no matter where I teach, most kids need to look at every problem from 12 different angles. Although it is challenging, it is also incredibly rewarding.

Teaching style

I am a very hands on teacher, who teaches through brain based learning strategies. I also use arts based learning strategies and SIOP (Sheltered Instruction - for ESOL learners) daily in my classroom.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I presented at the ECIS Technology Conference in London and the Everything's Intermediate Webinar on English Language Learners. I am the author of the blog Raki's Rad Resources. Throughout my various schools, I have been involved with Math Curriculum Selection Committees, Quarterly Trainers Meetings, Standards Based Report Card Design Committee, and PYP Training. I have trained teachers and parents on the use of technology for education purposes.

My own education history

I hold a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw University, and a master's degree in Instruction and Curriculum Design focused in Technology from Grand Canyon University. Through inservices provided by my county, I am also SIOP (Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol) trained, and have recieved my certification in ESOL.

Additional biographical information

In addition to being a teacher, I am also a wife, and a mother of three boys - born in 2004, 2007 and 2011.