About the store
I’m Heather! I’ve spent over 34 years teaching upper elementary in Oregon, and along the way, I’ve earned honors like Disney Teacher Award honoree, Intel Innovative Teacher, Microsoft Innovative Teacher and more.
I design teacher tested, project based, independence building lessons that boost student engagement and free you up to confidently manage your classroom or focus on small groups without behavior hassles. Every activity is rigorously scaffolded for success, so even struggling learners thrive.
My resources are ready to use, well designed, and built to save you time. I create what works in real classrooms, so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel.
Plus, it’s all no strings-attached! You’ll never find email pitches or marketing tricks here. Just honest teaching support, with quality and heart.
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Quilt Block Fractions Math Activity Great for Oregon Trail Studies and Symmetry
This set has 13 different quilt block fractions worksheets. These math coloring worksheets are hands-on, use manipulatives, and also come in SMART Board interactive format. A SMART Board is NOT needed to use the lessons but is sure is more exciting for students if you're lucky to have one! Students use critical thinking skills to design and color symmetrical quilt blocks that have the correct fraction of the quilt block covered. There are 13 different worksheets with different quilt bloc
4th - 5th
Fractions, U.S. History
Christmas Math Problem Solving Gift Giving Dilemma 12 Days of Christmas DIGITAL
Use the song, The 12 Days of Christmas, to get students thinking mathematically with this DIGITAL and PRINT set that includes Google Slides (TM) ready introduction plus SMART Board format, Students will watch a YouTube animated video (if desired), then using problem solving skills to figure out how many gifts the were given in all to his true love in the song. It’s not as easy as students think! It's the perfect high interest math lesson great for critical thinking, basic math computation, a
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations
Pioneer Fractions Lessons with an Apple Crisp Recipe Fun for Oregon Trail Study
Integrate math and westward expansion studies! Students use fractions to increase a recipe in baking. You will take the apple crisp recipe and increase it so it might feed the entire class and if you choose to actually bake it, directions for baking in a Dutch oven or regular oven are included. Student will compute half the recipe, 1½ times the recipe size, double the recipe, and triple the recipe. This is a super fun math lesson for showing the importance of math and fractions in baking whi
3rd - 5th
Fractions, Math
Christmas Math - Christmas Math Problem Solving in 4 Formats! Includes DIGITAL
Use the 12 Days of Christmas song to get students thinking mathematically and solving math word problems. There are 12 math problems with at least 2 responses required for each of the 12 days of Christmas, with questions themed to match each of the 12 days of Christmas. DIGITAL format now included with answer keys in an interactive format so you can teach and show students the methods then uncover the answers. Choose your own format! There are 4 formats, each have their own answer keys: DIG
4th - 5th
Other (Math)
Roman Numerals Interactive Notebook Grades 3-5 Plus Roman Numeral Posters BUNDLE
Use Roman Numerals to teach critical thinking skills with this differentiated and fun set of 2 products with 18 interactive notebook lessons and word wall posters packed with mathematical content. There's 3.5 weeks of lessons great to keep students learning right up until the last day of school, or save this unit for your emergency substitute, or use it as enrichment. All answer keys are included in this NO PREP print and use set. Many of the interactive notebook patterns include A, B, or C o
3rd - 5th
Math, Other (Math)
Math Problem Solving with Football Uniforms Lesson
Have you ever noticed that football teams wear different uniform combinations and wondered how many possible combination there might be? This fun set of lessons is perfect to use during football season to sneak in some extra math problem solving. Students will figure out how many uniform combinations are possible and explain their thinking. There are 3 student sheets each with answer keys and manipulatives for each activity (in PDF format). Each day's activity also includes an interactive SMA
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math
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About the store
Experience
I’m Heather! I’ve spent over 34 years teaching upper elementary in Oregon, and along the way, I’ve earned honors like Disney Teacher Award honoree, Intel Innovative Teacher, Microsoft Innovative Teacher and more.
I design teacher tested, project based, independence building lessons that boost student engagement and free you up to confidently manage your classroom or focus on small groups without behavior hassles. Every activity is rigorously scaffolded for success, so even struggling learners thrive.
My resources are ready to use, well designed, and built to save you time. I create what works in real classrooms, so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel.
Plus, it’s all no strings-attached! You’ll never find email pitches or marketing tricks here. Just honest teaching support, with quality and heart.
Teaching style
♥ Project based learning gets students excited and actively engaged in their own learning, giving you more time to work one-on-one with students.
♥ If you integrate real-life context with learning, students never have to ask, "When are we ever going to use this?" because they will KNOW.
♥ Teach each child as if s/he is gifted and talented. Students rise to our expectations. Encourage them to soar!
♥ High Expectations + High Standards = High Achievement
Awards & shining teacher moments
★ Disney Teacher Award Honoree, 2006
★ Microsoft's First Worldwide Innovative Leaders Award, 2005
★ Intel Innovative Teacher Award, 2005
★ JASON XV Teacher Argonaut, Panama, Dr. Robert Ballard's Expedition Team, 2004
★ Mount Vernon Teachers Institute Oregon Teacher Recipient, 2010
★ Mount Vernon Lesson Plan of the Year Honor, 2010
★ OnPoint Credit Union Excellence in Education Award, 2011
★ Featured in the book, One-On-One with America's Most Inspiring Teachers, 2011
★ Featured in the book, Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times, 2004
★ Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, Redmond, OR 2003
My own education history
• Master of Arts in Teaching, Math Emphasis
• Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education
• Standard Elementary Teaching Certificate
• Mathematics Endorsement through Algebra I
• Reading Endorsement
Additional biographical information
After retiring from teaching 34 years in Oregon, we moved to Vermont and are enjoying the beauty and history of New England. I enjoy our Golden Retriever, boating, traveling, camping, sewing and quilting. I have an Etsy shop where I sell Bunco sets. :)
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Blog: http://mrsrenz.com
Previous Blog: http://mrsrenzclass.blogspot.com
Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MrsRenzDesigns
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