Mrs Kellyy
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Mooreville, Mississippi, United States
About the store
I am going into my 7th year teaching this year! I have taught 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade English as well as Creative Writing, Mississippi Writers, Technical and Workplace Writing, Debate, Business English, ACT Prep, and SREB English.
In addition to teaching, I am also a Varsity Cheerleading Coach, and I am going into my 6th year coaching.
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True Colors Personality Test Activity
This personality test uses different groups of words to help students decipher what color their personality is. The first page of the activity is the actual test, the second page is the result sheet, and the next few pages include descriptions with more information about each of the color personality types. This is great for getting to know your students at the beginning of the year, and a great method for grouping students throughout the school year! I have fixed a few typos, if you have previ
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
A Letter to My Future Self
For this activity, students write a letter to their future self from the first day of school to the last day of school, or even to graduation! In the activity, there are different headings that students can use as a template to complete the letter. Within each heading there are different topics they can discuss about who they are today as a person, so when they look back on this at the end of the year, they can see how much they’ve grown and changed!
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
Solving a Mystery Using Taylor Swift's Song "No Body, No Crime"
Teach your students to use their investigatory skills while solving the mystery of Este Pierson. Students will work collaboratively to dig through evidence, make inferences, and hopefully solve the mystery. This whole unit is based on the song "No Body, No Crime" by Taylor Swift, and students LOVE putting the pieces together. Included in this activity is a character connections chart, an evidence log, 9 pieces of evidence, and a powerpoint with prompts to set up the lesson for students.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
Investigate the Teacher Activity
In this back to school activity, students walk around the classroom and gather evidence about you as a teacher and a person. Then they have to explain what the evidence means. This is a great way at the beginning of the year for them to begin making inferences about you, and saves you from having to stand up and talk about yourself at the beginning of the school year! You can even throw some clues into the mix to help your students learn even more!
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
First Day of School Escape Room
If you were looking for something to do on the first day of school that will get your students, excited, up and moving, and get them extremely familiar with your classroom as well as your expectations, this is the activity for you! In this escape room, students will complete a series of four main tasks: -The first task is a get to know you bingo to help students get to know the other students in the classroom. -The second task is a scavenger hunt for students to learn your classroom, discover w
6th - 12th
English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies
Bluey and the Hero's Journey
Teach or practice the 12 Stages of The Hero's Journey with this fun activity! STEP 1: Have students watch season 3 episode 8 of Bluey, “Curry Quest” STEP 2: After watching, individually, in pairs, or in small groups, have students arrange the strips of paper into the correct categories using their knowledge of The Hero’s Journey. STEP 3: When they think they have it, you can tell them “you have 6 correct” but don’t tell them which ones are correct or incorrect. Have them continue until it is al
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
About Me One Pager
In this activity, students create a one-pager about themselves to help you get to know them at the beginning of the school year. There is one page of directions to complete this digitally with step-by-step instructions on how to use canva.com. The second page is a sample I have created for you to show your students so they can get an idea of what you’re looking for with this assignment!
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
Enneagram Test Link and Results Sheet
This activity is used with the Truity Enneagram personality test. In the activity, it comes with a QR code for students to scan where they can complete the personality test online, and then it also comes with a result that they can use to help them learn more about their personality type!
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
Cheer Tryouts - Judges Score Sheet and Spreadsheet Link
This simplified judges score sheet is perfect for cheer or dance tryouts! Included in this download is a score sheet that can be edited to fit your needs and criteria, as well as a link to a spreadsheet where you can input judges scores, and have it automatically tabulate the scores for you to make your life easier!
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Get to Know the Teacher Game (Great for back to school!)
On the first day of school, it can be pretty boring to simply stand up and give a powerpoint about yourself to your students, however, with this game, students can interact and learn about you along the way! There are a series of kahoot-style questions that students will guess the answer. After all the guesses are locked in, reveal the answer by showing pictures on the next slide to show who was correct! Keep track of correct answers and turn it into a fun little game! You can play this as a fou
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English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies
Mystery Narrative Writing Unit Based on the Game CLUE
This activity is a great mini unit to teach narrative writing to your students. Students will play the game CLUE, and use the setting and characters as the base for their narratives. Included in this activity: A copy of the powerpoint I used with my students. It has directions for playing the game, notes on writing a narrative, and directions for each part of the writingA worksheet to use while playing the game to track their movements for the storyCharacter profile worksheetsNotes on what a na
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
Teacher Syllabus (About the Teacher and Class)
This template can be used as a syllabus, a meet the teacher letter, or BOTH! This is a great way to introduce yourself to your students, while showing off your personality! There is a digital template link included in the purchase that will take you to canva.com, and from there you just fill in the blanks!
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English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies
Taylor Swift and the Hero's Journey
This lesson is a great way to demonstrate exactly what the Hero's Journey is to students in a way that shows them how common the archetype is. Included in this activity is a student handout for them to take notes on, a powerpoint with a link to the Cardigan music video by Taylor Swift, as well as images to teach the 12 stages of the Hero's Journey, and a teacher answer key.
6th - 12th
English Language Arts
Full Beowulf Unit Bundle
This Beowulf Unit Bundle Includes the following: A Pre-Reading Anticipation GuideBackground Notes and PPTCharacter ChartHero's Journey Tracking DocumentsStory TimelineVocabulary for Each Chapter of the Reading (with page numbers)Guided Reading Questions for Each Chapter of the Reading (with page numbers)Also included is a link to my bell work slides, and they are broken up by day, so it also serves as a pacing guide for the unit (it is based on 90 minute classes, but can be edited if you need to
11th - 12th, Higher Education
English Language Arts
New Years Digital Vision Board
Happy New Year! This digital vision board will help you and your students to set the best goals for the year! This is a digital link, and in the activity, students will choose up to 8 goals for the year, within different categories including academic, social, personal, etc! The template easily adaptable for most grade levels!
5th - 12th
English Language Arts
Thanksgiving "Thankful Turkey" Project
This thankful project is the perfect activity before Thanksgiving break that still has students writing and reflecting on things they have been thankful for, as well as give them an opportunity to be creative!
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English Language Arts
All About Me PPT Project
This all about me project is designed to learn about your students! It is great for the first day, or the first week of school. The description of the powerpoint activity tells students exactly what must be included, how to complete the project, and gives ideas for each of the slides. The second page of the document is a rubric to help your grade while they are presenting.
6th - 12th
English Language Arts
Thanksgiving One Pager
This one pager is the perfect project for any middle school or high school student before Thanksgiving break! The directions are included, as well as a sample, and can be completed on paper or on the computer!
Not Specific
English Language Arts
Cheer Uniform Check-in/Check Out (Free Download)
Enjoy this FREE DOWNLOAD to help you organize uniforms for cheer! I hope this helps you! I usually will have one sheet per girl, and I print these off and keep them in a binder! The link will allow you to completely customize the form for your use!
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Thanksgiving "Thankful" Sticky Note Template
This template is perfect for printing on sticky notes, specifically for telling your students why you are thankful for them! It is a canva digital template link that you can fully customize!
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English Language Arts
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About the store
Experience
I am going into my 7th year teaching this year! I have taught 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade English as well as Creative Writing, Mississippi Writers, Technical and Workplace Writing, Debate, Business English, ACT Prep, and SREB English.
In addition to teaching, I am also a Varsity Cheerleading Coach, and I am going into my 6th year coaching.
Teaching style
I would say that my teaching style is a combination of things! I love to dive into literature with my students and teach them how to be critical readers, but any of my students will tell you that I only choose high interest pieces of literature, but even if it isn't the most high interest, I pretend that it is, and they love it.
I also love to be creative. I make a lot of my summative assessments into creative projects that tend to show me more about what my students know then a test ever could.
I love to be silly and celebrate all of the holidays! Shakespeare's birthday, we are having a celebration, Valentines Day we are making Hamlet themed Valentines, Halloween we are studying and writing our own Urban Legends.
Basically, I think school should be F U N! Even though I teach 11-12 graders now, they are still kids who want to be kids and enjoy their time together, and if I can make them love English by being silly and relatable, then that is what I will always do!
Awards & shining teacher moments
In my 6 years teaching I have received the following awards:
- Rookie of the Year for the District
- The Innovation Award
- The Tech Wiz Award
- Coolest Classroom Award
- Teacher of the Week
My own education history
I attended Mississippi State University where I got my undergraduate degree in Secondary Education with endorsements in English, Music, and Theatre.
From there I taught in Louisiana for 1 year, and then Mississippi for the past 5 years, and I am so excited to begin year 7!
This past spring I completed my masters in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State, and I am looking forward to starting my national boards!
Additional biographical information
My goal in life is to love my students, show them how to love literature, and teach them how to be kind humans along the way :)
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