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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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Poetry Writing Project and Poetry Unit for Grades 3-5 Bundle
Help students love with poetry and teach poetry with confidence to your 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students with my best selling poetry writing unit. Students will really enjoy, yes, ENJOY writing and publishing their own poetry portfolio with 13 forms of poetry. The print and use poetry student packet includes EVERYTHING (and more!) that you need for each poetry form with poetry elements anchor charts, poetry graphic organizers, directions, example poems, rough draft paper, final copy paper,
3rd - 5th
Poetry, Reading, Writing
CCSS
W.3.4
, W.3.5
, W.3.10
+6
Reading Logs Editable Monthly Reading Calendars Dated to 2030
Hold students accountable for independent homework reading with monthly reading logs where students set a reading goal and reflect upon their progress each month. You will get 5 years of EDITABLE calendars dated up to Dec. 2030. You choose the graphs and charts that go on your reading calendars. These are a SIMPLE way to help students track nightly reading.If you have to of homework, this is the EASIEST Homework assignment you can give that focuses on READING!Reading outside of school is
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading
11 Book Projects Creative Book Reports Story Elements Flip Book YearLong Bundle
If you're looking for a year of creative book projects for grades 3, 4 and 5 that go with any novel look no further! This huge bundle of book report projects allows you to reinforce reading comprehension strategies while encouraging reading. You'll get a full year of 11 genre story elements book projects PLUS literary elements posters and slideshows, student literary story elements flip book reference, AND genre posters with book example lists. It's all included and ready to use. In bot
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Literary Elements Posters & Story Elements Flip Book BUNDLE - Distance Learning
Help your students understand the literary elements and story elements vocabulary terms with this bundled set of literary elements flip book reference chart and story elements posters. The posters are in both PowerPoint slideshow format AND Google Classroom-ready PowerPoint so you can upload them to your Google Drive for use during distance learning. When students know the terms, they can use them in literacy responses. These are the key words that 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders need to know. DIST
3rd - 5th
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies
Plot Diagram Set, Interactive Notebook and Blank Plot Diagram Digital and Print
Help students understand how to use a plot diagram with this set of blank plot diagrams, plus plot diagram anchor charts set in various sizes. There's also interactive notebook flaps to create a student reference, and worksheets differentiated to help your learners to be successful and two digital activities. This set has blank plot diagrams for students to complete and MORE! Print and Digital included!You'll get 29 pages of options for differentiation to assist learners who need different lev
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Genre Posters with Book Examples - Genre Anchor Charts in both DIGITAL & Print
Help students understand the reading genre definitions with these anchor charts and example book lists. There are 10 genre posters with definitions and 10 book lists. Now included in DIGITAL and print with a PowerPoint set you will upload to your Google Drive and save as Google Slides™. DISTANCE LEARNING NOTE: You have permission to use these digital products with your students PROVIDED YOU USE THE MATERIALS BEHIND A SECURED OR PASSWORD PROTECTED SITE and materials are NOT posted directly t
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Reading Strategy Flip Book - Student Reading Strategies Flip Book
Give students the reference tools they need to be successful readers! This handy reading strategy flip book reminds students of the reading strategies that good readers use to improve comprehension. Reading Strategies with clarifying questions:Strategy questions are written in first person voice so students can ask themselves the questions as they read. EvaluateQuestionMonitor & ClarifySummarizePredict & InferMake Connections: Text to SelfMake Connections: Text to TextMake Connections: Text to
3rd - 5th
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies
Character Traits List and Character Traits Anchor Chart - Booklets and Posters
This simple character traits anchor chart and booklet that has 576 characters traits and makes a great addition to your reading interactive notebooks and student reading journals. The booklet uses only 1 sheet of paper and prints back to back. There is also the same list of character traits in a single sheet anchor chart. There are 2 formats of booklets: One has the 576 traits listed alphabetically (yellow in the photo)The other booklet is blank for students to write in traits as they find the
4th - 6th
Other (ELA), Reading, Reading Strategies
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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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