Acute as a Button
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Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States
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Teaching is my second career...and I'm so glad that I found my way into the classroom! Since 2016 I have been teaching math and science to 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders. I work with a wide range of students: gifted and accelerated, special needs, basic skills, and ESL. Prior to getting my teaching certifications, I spent a year substituting in local districts across all grades - from K to 12. It was at this time that I realized that Middle School is my sweet spot!
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Solving 2-Step and Multi-Step Inequalities Dominoes
Students match inequalities to the solution in this domino follow-me activity. There are two versions of the game. Version one has 12 dominoes with eleven inequalities, this version has a marked starting point. In version two, the start/stop pieces are removed and an additional inequality was added. Students can start anywhere in the sequence. This activity focuses on solving inequalities, but students also need to tap into their integer operations skills and remember how to combine like t
6th - 8th
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
7.NS.A.1
, 7.NS.A.1d
, 7.NS.A.2c
Tangram Solving One-Step Equations
Tangrams are 7 piece puzzles that date back to Ancient China. In this set of puzzles, students will work to solve four different sets of equations, creating four different animal tangram puzzles. I recommend that students solve the equations first, writing their answers above each expression THEN cut out the puzzle pieces. With the answers written on the pieces, assembling the puzzle is an easier process. Make sure to line up the answer with the equation. When everything is correct, the st
6th - 8th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
6.EE.A.2
, 6.EE.B.6
, 7.EE.A.1
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Experience
Teaching is my second career...and I'm so glad that I found my way into the classroom! Since 2016 I have been teaching math and science to 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders. I work with a wide range of students: gifted and accelerated, special needs, basic skills, and ESL. Prior to getting my teaching certifications, I spent a year substituting in local districts across all grades - from K to 12. It was at this time that I realized that Middle School is my sweet spot!
Teaching style
I try and provide a nurturing classroom where my students are able to explore math and science through games and hands-on activities. We do puzzles, group projects, have a fantasy football unit, play vocabulary games, and display our artwork in the classroom and hallways. I try to make class fun and less intimidating.
My own education history
I have a BS in Marketing from University of Scranton and an MBA from Regis University. I earned my teaching credentials for Middle School Math through Rutgers' Alternate Route program. In 2020, I went back to college with a focus on Science, earning my Middle School Science credentials in 2021. When I got my MBA I didn't think I'd ever go back to school... and here I am, going "back to school" every day.
Additional biographical information
Mom of three amazing kids. Our oldest is a college grade. All three of our children have had IEPs and/or 504 plans. I've served on the PTA board, and have held positions in our Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop. My family believes strongly in giving back to the community any way that we can.
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