Kirk's Klassroom
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Southaven, Mississippi, United States
About the store
Thank you for visiting my store! I have been teaching for 17 years. Currently, I teach 9th grade English (standard & Pre-AP). I also teach 12th grade Dual Enrollment English. Teaching is my jam. I strive to design fun, innovative lessons that integrate technology to motivate our students to enjoy learning!
I am a secondary education major. I have a Bachelors of Arts in Secondary Education and a Masters Degree in Secondary Reading. Currently, I am in school working on my doctorate degree. Upon completion of the course program, I will have a ED.d in Secondary Education Curriculum and Instruction.
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GRADUATION/AWARDS CEREMONY PROGRAM TEMPLATE
Are you looking for a quick, easy-to-edit ceremony program template? If so, this is for you! As an 8th grade teacher, I was responsible for preparing this year's Recognition Ceremony program. I designed this program in Canva and it turned out to be a beautiful program! (Note- You will need a Canva account, which is FREE, to edit the template in Canva; however, I did include a Microsoft PowerPoint version of the program for those who may not be familiar with Canva). The program consists of 2 pag
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Other (ELA), Other (Performing Arts)
NJHS CEREMONY PROGRAM TEMPLATE_EDITABLE
Are you the sponsor or adviser for your school's National Junior Honors Society? If so, you will more than likely be responsible for planning the yearly induction ceremony. I am also an adviser for my school's NJHS. For our induction ceremony, I wanted a nice program for our guests. I created this ceremony program in Canva. It turned out to be a big hit! We received several compliments on our program. As a result, I wanted to share this template with others! What's Included:Editable Canva temp
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English Language Arts
ELA Binder Cover Color Sheets **UPDATED**
***BIG UPDATES MADE TO THIS PRODUCT ON JUNE 17TH*** PLEASE RE-DOWNLOAD FOR NEW UPDATES AND ADDED MATERIALS***The old saying, "One is never too old to color" is so true. As an 8th grade ELA teacher, I strive to get to know my students beginning from the first day of school. On Day 1, I read through their student interest inventory sheets and jot down different interests that they have... hobbies, likes, favorites, etc... On Day 2, my lesson plan consists of building/putting our ELA binder togeth
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Reading
DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM_TYPES OF IRONY
Do you need a fun and engaging activity to practice standard R.L. 6 with your students? Look no further! As an 8th grade ELA teacher myself, I needed something that would catch my students' attention and motivate them to work through this standard. As a result, I created this Digital Escape Activity on the three main types of irony- verbal, situational, & dramatic. This digital escape activity was created within Google Drive; therefore, the teacher and students must have an active and working
7th - 9th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.8.6
WRITE THE ROOM_HOLIDAY THEME BUNDLE
These holiday-theme "Write the Room" activities are a great way to incorporate movement with writing centers. In addition to reviewing the information below, please check out the preview for this product. This is a bundle that includes 5 of my holiday-theme activities. They are also sold individually in my store. If you want a better look at the individual activities, check out the preview for that activity in my store as it provides a more in depth view of what is included for that specific the
K - 2nd
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
R.L. & R.I. STANDARDS BROCHURES_MEGA BUNDLE
***This is a mega bundle of ALL R.L. & R.I. brochures** Please see the detailed product descriptions below for each bundle to know exactly what is included in the product.As an 8th grade ELA teacher, I know the struggle of maintaining middle schoolers' attention span. The struggle is real, folks. I actually created this resource for state test prep review. I wanted something that was not a thick review packet of material because my students would only shut down. I decided to create "standards r
6th - 9th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Literature
CCSS
RL.8.1
, RL.8.2
, RL.8.3
+13
ELA TEST PREP VOCABULARY REVIEW BINGO
As an 8th grade ELA teacher, I know how difficult it is to find engaging content for your students. Before the end of the year state assessment test, I like to review ELA terminology with my students rather than overloading them with detailed packets of content review. It helps them so much to review skills and standards in smaller chunks rather than in large, detailed review lessons. Although a bingo game may seem too simple for middle-schoolers, I can assure you that students love this game!
6th - 9th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts
CCSS
RI.8.10
, CCRA.R.10
ELEMENTS OF A DRAMA: Interactive Notebook
Do you need an engaging way to teach the elements of drama? If so, this is the product for you! This is an interactive notebook lesson that I use to teach the elements of drama to my students. The notebook includes the following elements: Table of contents Elements of drama terms to define or take notes under the flap. The terms that are included on these pages are: script, act, scene, stage directions, theme, plot, playbill, and castIdentification activity: students are given several pictures
5th - 8th
Drama, Other (ELA), Reading
CCSS
RL.7.3
WRITING STATE TEST REVIEW_TASK CARDS ACTIVITY
This product is a great resource to review the three types of writing for the state test. Instead of having my students frantically write essay after essay to practice for the end of the year state test, I created an activity to teach them how to "Make a Plan". I told myself, "If my students can tell me their plan for each type of writing prompt, and I know they have a strong backbone to their essay, they should do well." This activity consists of 6 different writing prompts (actual state test
6th - 9th
Writing, Writing-Essays
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.3
+1
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BULLETIN BOARD DECOR KIT
This adorable Happy Birthday Decor Kit is perfect for your classroom! It matches my "Best Day Ever" decor set. This decor kit includes over 300 pages of bright colored printable "Happy Birthday" decorations to make your students feel special and remembered on their special day! There are 3 main designs that I used to create this kit-- rainbow checkerboard, rainbow gradient, and solid pastel colors. These designs match my "Best Day Ever" decor theme. Thus, each design comes with the printable h
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Classroom Community
EOC STATE TEST WRITING REVIEW STATIONS
Are you looking for an engaging way to review your students for the writing portion of the EOC/state test? If so, this is the activity you are looking for. I happen to be a high school English teacher myself. Therefore, I know the struggles that come along with preparing students for the writing portion of the EOC test. This product was created with the 9th grade standards; however, it covers a review (and a real EOC-released prompt) for the three types of writing (informational, narrative, and
8th - 11th
Writing, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.9-10.1
, W.9-10.1a
, W.9-10.1b
+3
R.I. 9.5_INFORMATIONAL STANDARDS BROCHURE
As an 9th grade English teacher, I know the struggle of maintaining students' attention span. The struggle is real, folks. I actually created this resource for EOC (state assessment) review. I wanted something that was not a thick review packet of material because my students would only shut down. I decided to create "standards review brochures". I have to tell you that this was the best idea I've had in quite some time. During our review lessons, I covered one to two standards each day (dependi
9th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.9-10.5
R.I. 9.4_INFORMATIONAL STANDARDS BROCHURE
As an 9th grade English teacher, I know the struggle of maintaining students' attention span. The struggle is real, folks. I actually created this resource for EOC (state assessment) review. I wanted something that was not a thick review packet of material because my students would only shut down. I decided to create "standards review brochures". I have to tell you that this was the best idea I've had in quite some time. During our review lessons, I covered one to two standards each day (dependi
9th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.9-10.4
R.I. 9.3_INFORMATIONAL STANDARDS BROCHURE
As an 9th grade English teacher, I know the struggle of maintaining students' attention span. The struggle is real, folks. I actually created this resource for EOC (state assessment) review. I wanted something that was not a thick review packet of material because my students would only shut down. I decided to create "standards review brochures". I have to tell you that this was the best idea I've had in quite some time. During our review lessons, I covered one to two standards each day (dependi
9th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.9-10.3
TEACHER TOOLBOX LABELS_LARGE & SMALL
This product consists of several, super-cute designs of labels for your teacher toolbox. These labels are perfect to make your teacher toolbox bright and colorful as you organize the many things that we have as teachers. Please see the preview for a visual of exactly what is included in this product. What's Included:Large & small size teacher toolbox labelsLabels come in 3 different designs (rainbow checkerboard, rainbow gradient, and solid color pastels)There is also a large label option that
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Applied Math, Classroom Community, Graphic Arts
WRITE THE ROOM_PETS THEME
This pets theme Write the Room is a great way to incorporate movement with writing centers. What’s Included:12 different pets theme objects for students to write the name of:catdogpet foodbonebathbrushhamsterfish bowlcat towerpaw printpet storewater bowlEach card is offered in two options. One has the picture & the word. The second has only the picture, and the student has to identify it.Each card also comes in printer-friendly black and white as well as full color.Student Recording Sheets (seve
K - 2nd
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
R.I. 9.2_INFORMATIONAL STANDARDS BROCHURE
As an 9th grade English teacher, I know the struggle of maintaining students' attention span. The struggle is real, folks. I actually created this resource for EOC (state assessment) review. I wanted something that was not a thick review packet of material because my students would only shut down. I decided to create "standards review brochures". I have to tell you that this was the best idea I've had in quite some time. During our review lessons, I covered one to two standards each day (depend
9th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.9-10.2
R.I. 9.1_INFORMATIONAL STANDARDS BROCHURE
As an 9th grade English teacher, I know the struggle of maintaining students' attention span. The struggle is real, folks. I actually created this resource for EOC (state assessment) review. I wanted something that was not a thick review packet of material because my students would only shut down. I decided to create "standards review brochures". I have to tell you that this was the best idea I've had in quite some time. During our review lessons, I covered one to two standards each day (depend
9th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.9-10.1
PRINTABLE HALL PASSES_BEST DAY EVER DECOR
This adorable set of printable hall passes are perfect for your classroom! These hall passes match my "Best Day Ever" decor set. There are 9 passes included. I included two versions- a version with clipart and a version without clipart. Each version is offered in the 3 design styles that are consistent with my "Best Day Ever" decor theme- rainbow checkerboard, rainbow gradient, and solid color pastel. I also included instructions for making "hall pass necklaces". Simply use a one-hole punch and
PreK - 2nd
Classroom Community
HAND SIGNALS POSTERS_BEST DAY EVER DECOR
This adorable set of hand signals posters is perfect for your classroom! It matches my "Best Day Ever" decor set. This set of hand signals posters includes 10 different hand signals. I designed these posters to reflect diverse skin tones. What's Included:10 hand signals posters that reflect diverse skin tones. Hand signals are for the following words: drink, finished, no, pencil, tissue, trash, question, restroom, water, yes.Posters are available in the pastel checkerboard design, rainbow grad
PreK - 2nd
Classroom Community
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About the store
Experience
Thank you for visiting my store! I have been teaching for 17 years. Currently, I teach 9th grade English (standard & Pre-AP). I also teach 12th grade Dual Enrollment English. Teaching is my jam. I strive to design fun, innovative lessons that integrate technology to motivate our students to enjoy learning!
I am a secondary education major. I have a Bachelors of Arts in Secondary Education and a Masters Degree in Secondary Reading. Currently, I am in school working on my doctorate degree. Upon completion of the course program, I will have a ED.d in Secondary Education Curriculum and Instruction.
Teaching style
My teaching style varies upon the standard I am teaching and, most importantly, I base my teaching style on my students' learning needs.
I find that the use of technology and allowing students to be creative makes a big difference in the motivation and excitement of student learners. I also love to incorporate game-based learning (e.g. Gimkit, Kahoot, & Blooket) into my lessons as well.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My students won 1st place in a Writing Contest that took place in Memphis, TN called "Cop Stop". We competed against six other schools and were interviewed by our local news station upon winning first place.
I was nominated and voted "Teacher of the Week" by News Channel 3 and presented with an apple trophy in my classroom one day totally taken by surprise! Cameras and the news crew were everywhere!
My own education history
I graduated Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) in 2009 with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Secondary Education and a Masters Degree in Secondary Reading.
Currently, I am in school working on my doctorate degree. Upon completion of my program, I will have a Doctoral of Education in Secondary Curriculum and Instruction.
Additional biographical information
I am an avid reader and also enjoy painting! I truly love to create educational resources and would never be who I am today without Teresa Kwant and her club. She is so talented and has taught me so many things. Check out Teacher Author Brilliance! Thank you for teaching me so much, Teresa!
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