Cathy Pressnell
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Franklin, Tennessee, United States
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I taught all subjects in third grade for almost 10 years - though ELA and social studies have my heart. I currently work as an academic coach in grades K-6, and I absolutely love working with teachers and kids at every grade level!
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A Day with the Iditarod | No Prep Sub Plans | Digital and Print
Did you know that the Iditarod is unofficially known as the "Last Great Race on Earth?"Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit designed for in-person AND distance learners. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for teachers, and comes in two differentiated versions! You'l
3rd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, NGSS
3.NBT.A.3
, 3.OA.C.7
, RF.3.3
+9
A Day with Pocahontas | No Prep Sub Plans
Did you know that Pocahontas was a Native American princess who traveled to England, met Queen Victoria, and passed away there when she was only 22 years old?Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit designed for in-person and distance learners. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts
CCSS
3.MD.C.7b
, 3.MD.D.8
, 3.OA.C.7
+9
A Day with Jackie Robinson | No Prep Sub Plans | Digital and Print
Did you know that Jackie Robinson is the only baseball player whose number, 42, was retired by every team in Major League Baseball? Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit designed for in-person and distance learners. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for teachers, a
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
3.NBT.A.2
, 3.OA.C.7
, RI.3.1
+7
A Day with Amelia Earhart | No Prep Sub Plans
Did you know that Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean? Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit designed for in-person and distance learners. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for teachers, and available in two differentiated versions!
3rd - 5th
Reading
CCSS
3.OA.C.7
, RF.3.3
, RF.3.3c
+7
A Day With George Washington Carver | No Prep Sub Plans
Did you know that George Washington Carver was born into slavery and went on to head up the agriculture department at the Tuskegee Institute for over 40 years, creating more than 450 plant-based products over the course of his lifetime?Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities th
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
3.OA.C.7
, RF.3.3
, RF.3.3c
+7
A Day with the Iditarod | No Prep Sub Plans
Did you know that the Iditarod is unofficially known as the "Last Great Race on Earth?"Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit. The “A Day With” series is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for teachers, and comes in two differentiated versions! You'll get everything you need for a day packed with fun learnin
3rd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, NGSS
3.NBT.A.3
, 3.OA.C.7
, RF.3.3
+9
A Day at the Cherry Blossom Festival | No Prep Sub Plans
Did you know that festivals celebrating cherry blossoms have been recorded since at least 710, and that the trees at the center of our National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. were a gift from Japan? Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day (or more) with this high-interest, informational mini-unit. The “A Day With” series is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for stu
3rd - 5th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
3.OA.C.7
, RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
+13
Student-Led Conferences
If you have ever wondered if student-led conferences could work in your classroom, this resource is for you! Student-led conferences revolutionized my classroom and teaching, and I wouldnever go back to traditional parent-teacher conferences. In this 2020 updated version, I've included everything I used in my own classroom - 73 pages of directions, research, editable forms, and plans - to help you implement this incredibly effective conferencing format with your students. You'll get: Planning
2nd - 6th
For All Subjects
A Day with Queen Elizabeth II | No Prep Sub Plans
Did you know that Queen Elizabeth is the longest-serving monarch in British history, and that she is the only living head of state to have served in the armed forces during World War II? Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day (or more) with this high-interest, informational mini-unit. The “A Day With” series is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for teache
3rd - 5th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
3.NBT.A.3
, 3.G.A.1
, RI.3.1
+7
Christmas at the White House BUNDLE | Distance Learning
Your students will love learning about Christmas at the White House with this bundle of three mini units - and they all include digital versions! By buying this bundle, you're saving 20% off the total price of the 3 individual units! (For the week of Dec. 13, 2020 only, you can save 30% off the total price!)Included in this bundle are: A Day with the White House Christmas Tree: Did you know that President Teddy Roosevelt's son Archie once sneaked a Christmas Tree into the White House against hi
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 3.MD.B.4
, 3.MD.C.5a
+12
Inauguration Day 2021 | Digital and Print
Inauguration Day only happens every four years, and you can help your students make the most of this historic event with this product chock-full of informational texts, inauguration activities, writing prompts, and more! And it's available in both print and digital formats so you can use this whether your students are learning in person or virtually. You'll get 30 pages of activities, including:Complete teacher instructions"Inauguration Day" informational text written at a 3rd-5th grade reading
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Social Studies
All About the Statue of Liberty | Close Reading Passages and Worksheets
Your students can learn all about the State of Liberty with this engaging, differentiated, informational close reading unit. The "All About" series is designed to keep your students engaged in close reading about a historical topic for an entire week with high-interest texts in 2 differentiated versions and 5 days of activities and practice. It's fun for students, NO PREP for teachers, and the perfect addition to your literacy instruction. Teacher instructions and resources include:Instructions
3rd - 5th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.4
+6
Reader's Notebook Forms
This freebie has all of the forms I've used in my students' reader's notebooks: Reading Goals - Goal setting sheet to help you and your student create reading goalsBooks to Read - A place for students to write down the titles and authors of books they want to getReading Interests - Use this informal interest inventory to keep tabs of who likes to read what!Genre Tracker - Make sure your students are reading widely by using this genre bar graph.Reading Log - My tried-and-true reading logCaldecott
1st - 8th
Reading
A Day with Thomas Edison | No Prep Sub Plans | Digital and Print
Did you know that Thomas Edison filed more patents than any other inventor in United States history? Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit designed for in-person and distance learners. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for teachers, and available in two differentia
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Other (ELA)
CCSS
3.OA.A.3
, 3.OA.C.7
, RF.3.3
+8
A Day with the White House Christmas Tree | Digital and Print
Did you know that Archie Roosevelt once sneaked a Christmas tree into the White House, against President Teddy Roosevelt's wishes, and surprised his whole family on Christmas morning? Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit designed for in-person and distance learners. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll l
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
3.MD.B.4
, 3.OA.C.7
, RF.3.3
+8
Also included in: Christmas at the White House BUNDLE | Distance Learning
A Day with the Gingerbread White House | Digital and Print
Did you know that the White House pastry chefs create a scaled replica of the White House in gingerbread each year? Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit ! This resource includes everything you need for a successful unit about the traditions of Christmas at the White House. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for teachers, and available in two differentiated versions for digital learners! Please be sure to see the PREVIEW above f
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.C.6
, 3.MD.C.7a
+16
Also included in: Christmas at the White House BUNDLE | Distance Learning
Engineering Notebook | Digital and Print
Engineering NotebookIf you're planning real-world STEM or engineering projects with your students, this notebook - in both print and digital formats - has everything you need to guide your students through the engineering process and organize all of their thinking and materials in one place. What's Included?Page notations indicate whether each activity is design for individual or group workAn overview of the engineering design processA page for the students' design briefPages for kids to captu
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
A Day with the Roosevelts at Christmas | Digital and Print
Did you know that Franklin Roosevelt spent ten consecutive Christmases at the White House, more than any other president in American history? Your students can learn all about it when they spend a day with this high-interest, informational mini-unit designed for in-person and distance learners. The “A Day With” series of mini-units is designed to keep your students engaged in a historical topic all day with standards-aligned work and activities they’ll love. It’s fun for students, NO PREP for t
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
3.MD.D.8
, 3.OA.C.7
, RF.3.3
+8
Also included in: Christmas at the White House BUNDLE | Distance Learning
Reading Comprehension Posters
These posters of six key reading practices, based on the book Comprehension Connections, are ones I've turned to time and again as my we read, think, talk, and write together about what we're reading. You'll get six posters, one for each practice, and each contains a definition of the practice, visual representation of it, and thinking stems. Each poster comes in two sizes: full-size for printing on full pages or posters, and handheld size for work with small groups or individual students. And
K - 6th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
Presidents Day Research Pages
Celebrate Presidents' Day with Presidents' Day Research Pages!The Presidents' Day Research Pages give your students the opportunity to conduct encyclopedia research and explore virtual tours, presidential libraries, artifacts, timelines, and more about 24 of our nation's presidents. It's the perfect way to give students a glimpse into their lives and leadership as we celebrate this national holiday. You'll get: The ease of print-and-go planningComplete directionsResearch connections for addition
3rd - 5th
U.S. History
CCSS
W.3.1
, W.3.7
, W.4.1
+3
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About the store
Experience
I taught all subjects in third grade for almost 10 years - though ELA and social studies have my heart. I currently work as an academic coach in grades K-6, and I absolutely love working with teachers and kids at every grade level!
Teaching style
My teaching style can be best summed up by my business's name: Simply Teaching Well. I think that any teacher can be a great teacher when they have great resources that are simply to implement so that they can do what only a teacher can do - and that's teach!
So, my products may not have a ton of borders or clip art. What you WILL find is what you'd find in my own classroom - great content, simple design, and a real passion for making a difference in kids' lives. (And you still get to have a life!)
Awards & shining teacher moments
I was honored to serve as Tennessee's 2016 Teacher of the Year. Along with that, I've served on lots of education policy advisory groups, such as Governor Haslam's Teacher Cabinet and Commissioner McQueen's Teacher Advisory Council.
My own education history
-B.A., University of Mississippi: History
-M.S., University of Tennessee: Elementary education
-University of Tennessee: Reading specialist endorsement
-Ed.D., Lipscomb University: Learning organizations and strategic change.
-Google Certified Educator
Additional biographical information
When I'm not working on school-related things, I love to read, run, and travel the world!
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