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April Smith is a literacy coach who helps educators and school leaders implement evidence-based writing instruction. She is a county Teacher of the Year award winner and the author of the book Simplify Your Writing Instruction: A Framework For a Student-Centered Writing Block. April has a special interest in teaching students with dyslexia, and she is dedicated to empowering educators to make writing instruction more effective and accessible for all students.
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Preview of 4th & 5th Grade Writing Units - Curriculum Bundle | Text-Based Writing & Prompts

4th & 5th Grade Writing Units - Curriculum Bundle | Text-Based Writing & Prompts

Teach Opinion, Informational, Explanatory, Personal Narrative, and Creative Narrative writing like a pro with these no-prep writing units! Each unit includes teacher examples and printable student pages. Print out the pages you need, and you're all set to teach your students how to write incredible, well organized essays! Great for 4th & 5th grade teachers that want to easily teach their students the writing process with all student organizers and teacher models included! Buy this bundle and g
Preview of End of the Year Escape Room for 3rd Grade Bundle: Reading & Math Activity

End of the Year Escape Room for 3rd Grade Bundle: Reading & Math Activity

Love classroom escape rooms or break outs? Are you looking for a more engaging ways to practice the ELA and math standards during test prep time? Escape rooms are the most fun way to review the standards while encouraging team work, critical thinking, and problem solving! This bundle includes two 90 minute escape challenges that will help your students practice the 3rd grade math and reading standards that will be on the state test. **This is the print version of the game. If you prefer the digi
Preview of 4th Grade Math Project Based Learning | Add, Subtract, Multiply, Money, and More

4th Grade Math Project Based Learning | Add, Subtract, Multiply, Money, and More

This fun 4th-grade math project-based learning activity teaches students math and business skills while they design and plan their donut shop opening! Standards covered include Multi-digit addition & subtraction, money, multiplication, and more! It's great for Common Core Math and other state standards! Help your students practice real-life math skills with this quality math project. It even includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice are built in
Preview of Project Based Learning 5th Grade Math | Personal Budget | Decimals TEKS CCSS

Project Based Learning 5th Grade Math | Personal Budget | Decimals TEKS CCSS

This is a student-favorite math project based learning (PBL) for 5th grade and financial literacy, which incorporates TEKS and Common Core standards. It can be used in the classroom or as distance learning. A print AND digital Google version is included! Help your students practice decimals and money skills with this quality project-based learning. Challenge activities allow for it to be used in 6th grade as well. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. **THIS RESOURCE IS NOW
Preview of Daily Grammar Practice For 6th Grade | Grammar Worksheets | Spiral Review

Daily Grammar Practice For 6th Grade | Grammar Worksheets | Spiral Review

Give your students daily grammar practice for 6th grade grammar concepts with this digital and print resource! This resource provides 36 weeks of editable, quick, daily grammar practice. Each grammar worksheet is fully editable in both the printable version and the digital Google Slides version. Plus, tutorials are included to make assigning, editing, and using this resource super simple and user-friendly. This 36-week resource contains 5 days of practice per week with 5 questions per day, for
Preview of Daily Grammar Practice For 5th Grade | Grammar Worksheets | Spiral Review

Daily Grammar Practice For 5th Grade | Grammar Worksheets | Spiral Review

Give your students daily grammar practice for 5th grade grammar concepts with this digital and print resource! This resource provides 36 weeks of editable, quick, daily grammar practice. Each grammar worksheet is fully editable in both the printable version and the digital Google Slides version. Plus, tutorials are included to make assigning, editing, and using this resource super simple and user-friendly. This 36-week resource contains 5 days of practice per week with 5 questions per day, for
Preview of 4th Grade Science Worksheets | Year-Long Bundle | With Reading Passages

4th Grade Science Worksheets | Year-Long Bundle | With Reading Passages

This 4th grade no prep science packet bundle is perfect for teaching 5 day lessons on a variety of topics! It includes all printable worksheets and a Google version for digital learning + printable and Google form assessments for every standard. Aligned to NGSS and CCSS. View the list of individual resources below to see which topics you will receive with this bundle.Recently Added: Printable and digital assessments for ALL units! No-Prep Science PacketsJust print the pages + the pacing guide a
Preview of Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Our literacy center lesson plans provide engaging, differentiated activities for the entire school year. We focus on multisensory learning and provide resources for struggling readers. Perfect for elementary teachers looking for effective literacy instruction. This is a year-long set of 10 monthly literacy centers for 2nd-5th grade. It aligns perfectly with the science of reading research. These monthly ELA centers are curated based on common themes and grade-level standards and balanced by info
Preview of Personal Narrative Writing Unit for 4th and 5th Grade | Full Lesson Plans

Personal Narrative Writing Unit for 4th and 5th Grade | Full Lesson Plans

This is a "no prep" personal narrative unit, meaning that all of the organizers and teacher models are included. Print out the pages you need, and you're all set to teach your students how to write great narratives! This complete unit can be used on its own, or in addition to your Writing Interactive Notebooks! It's great for teaching your class about personal narrative writing! Common Core Standard Aligned - preview for the alignment guide. Works great with other standards! Click "preview" to
Preview of Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Project-Based Learning Reading Comprehension

Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Project-Based Learning Reading Comprehension

This Thanksgiving Day Parade themed project based learning activity is the best seasonal activity for November! Use with the Balloons Over Broadway + our included text. In this fun project-based learning (PBL) activity for 4th-6th grades, your students will use key standards in a real-life scenario! These standards include reading comprehension, collaboration, revision, and design. Differentiation and student choice is included! Driving Question: How can I design a unique and interesting balloon
Preview of Creative Narrative Writing Unit Grades 4-5 | Prompt, Graphic Organizers, Rubric

Creative Narrative Writing Unit Grades 4-5 | Prompt, Graphic Organizers, Rubric

This is a "no prep" unit, meaning that all of the organizers and teacher models are included. Print out the pages you need, and you're all set to teach your students how to write incredible creative narratives! This complete unit can be used on its own, or in addition to your Writing Interactive Notebooks! It's great for teaching your class about creative narrative writing! Common Core Standard Aligned - preview for the alignment guide. Works great with other standards! Click "preview" to see a
Preview of 5th Grade Science Worksheets | Year-Long Bundle | With Reading Passages

5th Grade Science Worksheets | Year-Long Bundle | With Reading Passages

This 5th grade no prep science packet bundle is perfect for teaching 5-day lessons on a variety of topics! It includes all printable worksheets and a Google version for digital learning + printable and Google form assessments for every standard. Aligned to NGSS and CCSS. YES, this bundle does include future 5th grade science lessons of this type! All new units from this resource line will be added to this bundle when released. If you own it, you receive all future science packets at no extra co
Preview of 3rd Grade Math Test Prep Game | Easy-Prep Escape Room | End of Year Review

3rd Grade Math Test Prep Game | Easy-Prep Escape Room | End of Year Review

This easy-prep test prep escape room game is the most fun way to review the 3rd grade math standards while encouraging team work, critical thinking, and problem solving! In this classroom escape, students will compete as teams to escape Emoji Island! **Need the digital version for Google Classroom instead? Click here.Buy the bundle of Reading + Math Escape Challenges here.This team escape challenge is great for teams of 4-6 students, up to 8 teams. The best thing is, you don't have to prepare
Preview of Math Project Based Learning for 4th Grade: Plan a Family Vacation | Enrichment

Math Project Based Learning for 4th Grade: Plan a Family Vacation | Enrichment

Have your 4th graders plan a family vacation in this fun Math Project-based learning activity! Standards covered include distance, numbers in word and number form, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It's great for Common Core Math and other state standards! Help your students practice real-life and math skills with this quality math project. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs! Your students
Preview of Daily Grammar Practice For 4th Grade | Grammar Worksheets | Spiral Review

Daily Grammar Practice For 4th Grade | Grammar Worksheets | Spiral Review

Give your students daily grammar practice for 4th grade grammar concepts with this digital and print resource! This resource provides 36 weeks of editable, quick, daily grammar practice. Each grammar worksheet is fully editable in both the printable version and the digital Google Slides version. Plus, tutorials are included to make assigning, editing, and using this resource super simple and user-friendly. This 36-week resource contains 5 days of practice per week with 5 questions per day, for
Preview of The Project-Based Math Library | 5th Grade Math Project-Based Learning

The Project-Based Math Library | 5th Grade Math Project-Based Learning

This is a library of 11 project-based math resources 5th grade. Each project-based math unit covers a specific math standard which makes these units perfect for standards-based math instruction. Each unit is a 5-day project-based math resource that applies math concepts in a real-world scenario. In each 5-day unit is engaging and authentic and includes student voice and choice. Students are engaged in making decisions for their projects which increases student buy-in and interest in the projec
Preview of Math Interactive Notebook 5th Grade Bundle Common Core Standards ENTIRE YEAR

Math Interactive Notebook 5th Grade Bundle Common Core Standards ENTIRE YEAR

This includes student reproducibles to use in Interactive Math Notebooks for 5th Grade ALL Common Core Math Standards. It's all in here ready for you to teach and your students to create! This set also included rubric & instructions for using Interactive Math Notebooks in your classroom. This Bundle Includes the Following Products:Geometry StandardsFocus on FractionsMeasurement and DataNumbers in Base 10Operations and Algebraic ThinkingWhat's Included: Grading Rubric Teaching Tips for each sta
Preview of 3rd Grade Reading Review Game | ELA Test Prep Game Escape Room

3rd Grade Reading Review Game | ELA Test Prep Game Escape Room

Escape rooms are the most fun way to review the reading / ELA standards while encouraging team work, critical thinking, and problem solving! In this classroom escape, students will compete as teams to escape Planet Emoji! This is the print version. If you'd prefer to use this game digitally on Google, please purchase this version.Buy the bundle of Reading + Math Escape Challenges here.This team escape challenge is great for teams of 4-6 students, up to 8 teams. The best thing is, you don't hav
Preview of Middle School ELA Curriculum | Emergency Sub Plans for 6th, 7th, 8th

Middle School ELA Curriculum | Emergency Sub Plans for 6th, 7th, 8th

Want peace of mind for those last-minute sick days? These ELA Emergency Sub Plans are just what you need! This resource includes 5 full days of lesson plans and activities. Students will read an engaging passage and discuss it using text evidence to practice their ELA skills with multiple activities for each passage. Complete step-by-step lesson plans and sample scripts are included, so it's easy for subs to follow. Or, these passages and activities can also be used anytime throughout the year f
Preview of 5th Grade Reading Review Game | ELA Test Prep Game Escape Room

5th Grade Reading Review Game | ELA Test Prep Game Escape Room

Escape rooms are the most fun way to review the reading / ELA standards while encouraging team work, critical thinking, and problem solving! In this classroom escape, students will compete as teams to escape Planet Emoji! This is the print version. If you'd prefer to use this game digitally on Google, please purchase this version.Buy the bundle of Reading + Math Escape Challenges here.This is the 5th grade reading version. Click here to find other grade levels.This team escape challenge is gr
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Experience

April Smith is a literacy coach who helps educators and school leaders implement evidence-based writing instruction. She is a county Teacher of the Year award winner and the author of the book Simplify Your Writing Instruction: A Framework For a Student-Centered Writing Block. April has a special interest in teaching students with dyslexia, and she is dedicated to empowering educators to make writing instruction more effective and accessible for all students.

Teaching style

Different modalities - lots of hands-on activities!

Awards & shining teacher moments

Intermediate Teacher of the Year 2014-2015

My own education history

BA in Liberal Studies CSU Chico MA in Literacy CSU San Marcos

Additional biographical information

When students are authentically engaged in learning, the entire classroom comes alive. Everyone is excited, interested, and happily immersed in what they’re doing, so much so that they forget they’re learning. Engagement on this level gives rise to a boundless, vibrant energy that should be at the heart of every classroom. Classrooms should be noisy and messy!