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Monica Burke

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Super Silly Sentences

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11 ratings

4.0

Super Silly Sentences II

$2.50

4 ratings

3.9

Getting To Know You: Graphing Pets

$1.50

4 ratings

4.0

Getting to Know You: Graphing Transportation

$1.50

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Daily Small Moments Writing Prompts

By Monica Burke

These daily "small moments" writing prompts are great for nightly writing homework. They also work well for morning work or writing center assignments. The prompts remind children to focus on using their senses to describe an event in their life.

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Homework

$2.00

23 ratings

3.9

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Daily Simple Paragraph Writing Prompts

By Monica Burke

This product contains 6 weeks worth of writing prompts that can be used as your daily writing ideas, nightly homework, writing center work, or morning work. Each prompt has a reminder about something important to remember when writing a paragraph.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Homework, Literacy Center Ideas

$2.00

19 ratings

3.9

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Sleeping Ugly Read Aloud With Accountable Talk

By Monica Burke

This is an interactive read aloud activity - or read aloud with accountable talk, to go with Jane Yolen's Sleeping Ugly. There are 6 questions to ask throughout the story. The file also contains 2 follow-up activities and 3 journal prompts for

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Minilessons

$1.00

22 ratings

3.8

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Vocabulary Building Center

By Monica Burke

This set of center activities is great for helping students develop basic vocabulary as the label pictures with word cards. It can be used as a center, or as a whole class activity with each child doing a different picture. This product will help

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

$2.50

14 ratings

4.0

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US Government Influences: Roman, Greek, Iroquois, and British

By Monica Burke

This interactive sorting activity is designed to help students understand how governments that were created before the US Government was formed helped shape and influence the formation of the US Government. It can be used as a group sort, a test

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Civics, Government

Grades:

5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Study Guides, Activities, Cooperative Learning

$2.00

13 ratings

4.0

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Daily Writing Prompts: Opinions

By Monica Burke

This document contains 8 weeks' worth of opinion writing prompts. They can be used as morning work, writing homework, daily writinig assignments, or directions for a writing center. All students K-2 are expected to express their opinion and be

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Homework, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

$1.75

6 ratings

3.9

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Getting To Know You: Graphing Pets

By Monica Burke

This graphing activity will help you get to know your students while they get to know each other. It provides vertical bar graph and tally chart practice. There are questions to answer that will encourage analyzing data. I have created a writing

Subjects:

Graphing, Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Math Centers

$1.50

4 ratings

4.0

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Super Silly Sentences II

By Monica Burke

This activity follows the same format as my Super Silly Sentences that you can download for free. The students practice creating sentences that include who, what, where, and when details to create silly yet complex sentences. The activity can be

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, Printables

$2.50

4 ratings

3.9

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A Chair For My Mother: A Problem/Solution Read Aloud

By Monica Burke

This product contains problem/solution questions to encourage good read aloud with accountable talk. The template necessary for printing sticky notes is also included.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Minilessons

$2.00

2 ratings

4.0

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$Monthly Calendar Math Questions$

Monthly Calendar Math Questions

By Monica Burke

This product is designed to help your students become familiar with how the calendar works. If you use Calendar Math, this is a great way to have a summative assessment each month of how well they understand how to navigate a calendar.

Subjects:

Other (Math)

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

$3.00

3 ratings

4.0

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Farmer Duck: A Problem and Solution Read Aloud

By Monica Burke

This product contains a sticky note printing template. It also has the sticky note questions that go with the book to help you have good discussion about problem and solution as you read aloud.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Minilessons

$2.00

3 ratings

2.4

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Oliver Button is a Sissy: A problem and solution read aloud

By Monica Burke

This product contains problem/solution questions to encourage good read aloud with accountable talk. The template necessary for printing sticky notes is also included.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Minilessons

$2.00

2 ratings

4.0

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Getting to Know You: Graphing Transportation

By Monica Burke

This "get to know you" graphing activity allows students to compare and contrast how they all get to school in the morning. It will help students get acquainted with one another and help you learn more about your class. There are several different

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Graphing, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

$1.50

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Addition Facts Brag Tags

By Monica Burke

This set contains Brag Tags for addition facts 1-10. I use them to reward my kiddos for memorizing their math facts and give them out weekly after our quick math facts quiz on Fridays. I copy them on colored card stock, have them cut, punched and

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Fun Stuff, Printables

$2.50

3 ratings

4.0

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Reading Level Brag Tags Levels A-Z

By Monica Burke

Each time a child grows a reading level, let them BRAG with a tag. This set includes all levels A-Z. I copy them on colored card stock and have them laminated, cut and ready to go each time I do a reading check-up.Great motivator for your kiddos.

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Fun Stuff

$1.00

1 rating

4.0

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Subtraction Facts Brag Tags

By Monica Burke

This set includes Brag Tags for -1 through -10 facts. I copy them on colored card stock, laminate, and cut them out so they are ready to be awarded after our weekly math facts quiz. Great motivator!

Subjects:

Arithmetic

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Fun Stuff, Printables

$2.50

2 ratings

4.0

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Breakfast Book Club

By Monica Burke

This is a week-long activity designed around "just right" book choices made by students. It helps them practice talking about the important parts of books that they choose and helps them become leaders of their own reading conferences. There are

Subjects:

Education

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Literacy Center Ideas, Nonfiction Book Study

$2.50

2 ratings

4.0

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Homework Club Brag Tags

By Monica Burke

Use these Homework Club Brag Tags to reward and motivate your students to complete their homework assignments. The set includes September through May.

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Fun Stuff, Homework

$2.50

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Problem and Solution: Curious George Goes Sledding

By Monica Burke

This product contains the template for printing on sticky notes. It also contains the interactive read aloud questions that focus on problem and solution in this story.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Minilessons

$2.00

1 rating

4.0

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Perfect Attendance Brag Tags

By Monica Burke

This set includes perfect attendance brag tags for September through May. I used a color printer on card stock, but grayscale looks nice, too. I have them laminated, cut and organized with my other monthly brag tags like homework club, etc.

Subjects:

For All Subjects

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Fun Stuff

$2.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been an elementary school teacher for 20 years. I have had the pleasure of teaching all grade K-4. I have also been teaching at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte since 2007.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in giving children choices in how they show me what they know. I like to use centers and small group work whenever possible. I differentiate my instruction for all my students and try to meet with each child daily about their reading and math. I see my writers 1 to 2 times a week.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Year 1995-96, 1999-2000. National Board Certification 2002

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I earned my undergraduate degree at Georgia Southern University in 1992. I received my master's from Mercer University, Atlanta in 1995. I took Spanish class Central Peidmont Community College in 2005.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am married to a wonderfully supportive husband. We have a Golden Retriever. I enjoy reading, exercise, teaching spin classes, gardening, and creating materials for use in the classroom.

GRADES

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Graphing, Other (Math), Social Studies - History, Civics, Government, EFL - ESL - ELD, Education, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Mental Math, For All Subjects

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