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I have taught fourth grade for 9 years in public school and third grade in a charter school for 3 years. Prior to my full time teaching career I was a paraprofessional for a teacher of the deaf for grades 1 and 2 for a year, and a preschool teacher for 2 years.
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Multiple Choice Answer Sheet Templates {3 lengths}
This product contains 3 multiple choice (abcd) answer sheets of different lengths. ✅ up to 66 answers ✅ up to 20 answers (there are 2 sets on one page for you to cut in half vertically to save paper) ✅ up to 10 answers (there are 4 sets on one page for you to cut up to save paper) No teacher relishes teaching children to fill in bubble sheets, but no teacher wants a student to lose points on a question due to a tracking error, either. Use these sheets for parts of each test you give year roun
3rd - 8th
For All Subjects
Back to School Surveys for Parents and Students
Are you looking for a getting to know your child parent questionnaire? Get to know your students quicker AND make a good impression with parents with these back to school survey for parents and students. We all want to find out our students' interests, learning styles, and what makes them tick. At the same time, we know that parental involvement is important for a child's education. Whether you need printable versions or getting to know you distance learning for the first day of school these
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Figure Me Out 6 in 1 Back to School Surveys Bundle
Behavior incentive: "Happy note" to parents
Classroom management is not always easy. If you are feeling tired of catching bad behavior, and stressed out about speaking to parents about problems their children are having, here is a solution to expensive or cumbersome systems of behavior incentives. Catch a child being good! This "happy note" can be sent home to one child per day. It gives children something to strive for, and it helps build rapport with parents who get nervous about how teachers perceive their children. Tips f
K - 6th
Character Education, For All Subjects
Computer Skills Objectives List
Has the role of "Computer Teacher" been thrust upon you? Here is a list of computer skills that I, a regular classroom teacher, developed for my fourth graders. There is a mix of basic keyboarding skills, internet know-how, and navigating Windows. These are the basic skills that many students will already know (which lends itself very well to peer teaching) but students who have limited computer access might not have mastered. Tip:Instead of printing this list for each student, I like to
3rd - 5th
Computer Science - Technology
Revising and Editing Sticky Labels: ARMS and CUPS {FREE}
Are you looking for a way to help your students remember the steps for editing and revising? This product can easily be printed onto Avery (R) Name Badge Labels (#5144). Just have students stick these reminders right in their writing folder or notebook! Children can remember revising and editing steps using mnemonic devices: ✅ To revise use ARMS (Add, Remove, Move, Substitute). ✅ To edit, use CUPS (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation and Spelling). ✶Please note that this product is sized to p
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing
Student Organization: Cleaning Desks Directions
Do you have a group of students who really struggle with organization this year? Do your students lose their papers frequently, forget to bring home papers, or take a long time to get their materials out of their desks because their desks are a mess? Do you go into your students' desks to find a paper for them after school only to find 6 extra reading books, notebooks, or empty food wrappers? If so it may be time to teach the kids exactly what a neat desk looks like and how to achieve
3rd - 5th
For All Subjects
Teaching Guided Reading Groups: Procedures and Bookkeeping
Are you starting Guided Reading Groups? Whether you group students by reading ability or interest, it can be a challenge keeping track of who has which book, and is in which group, and which skills they are exhibiting. This packet will help with the organization of guided reading groups so that you can focus your energy on the objectives and the learner and not the system. This packet contains:✅ A reading survey for students to complete at the beginning of the year (this assesses specific int
2nd - 5th
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Morning Meeting Common Core Check In Tasks
Do you do Morning Meeting with your class? Does your class LOVE the "share" portion of Morning Meeting? I used to think this "Show and Tell" stuff was too babyish for my fourth graders, but now I feel like there's never enough time for all the kids to be heard. It's getting to the point where we have to have a weekly sign up. This product has a sign up sheet for the week. It's designed to save space (a bulletin board was not an option for me). Just make your copies and keep them on a
4th
English Language Arts, Math
Character Education for Student of the Month Packet
Are you interested in improving students' behavior? Are you trying to teach character education, and need a good system in place for rewarding and re-teaching behaviors that doesn't take up a lot of time? Do you need help defining some of the behaviors you want to see in your classroom? Have you wanted to try doing "Student of the Month," but worry that most of your class will say, "That's not fair, you just like him/her best"? This packet contains:✅ 1 theme for each school month (1
2nd - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community
End of the School Year Kids Clean Up Task Cards
If you enlist your students' help with the end of the school year clean up to help bring closure to the year, a checklist can help everyone get more settled into the process. I love the end of the year clean up, and these directions cards have helped me prepare materials students need to get to work, helps me remember what needs to be done, but most of all, saves time delegating and explaining each new process to each individual. What would have taken me at least an entire day to do upstairs
2nd - 5th
Parent Conferences Packet
This parent conferences packet has tips, forms, and posters to help you prepare for conferences with your students' parents. This packet is in Word format so you can make changes according to your own school and classroom policies. This parent conferences packet has tips, forms, and posters to help you prepare for conferences with your students' parents. This packet is in Word format so you can make changes according to your own school and classroom policies. This product contains:✅ 9 T
3rd - 5th
Book Bin and Basket Labels
These 32 book bin labels are designed for fourth grade book baskets. The labels include popular authors, series, genres, and topics for fourth graders, and since this file is in Power Point format you can edit the labels with your own titles as well. The labels have a large, bold font for quick locating, and attractive border. The labels come 4 to a sheet and are approximately 3 inches tall by 4 inches wide. Simply print on card stock, trim, laminate, and attach to your book baskets.
3rd - 5th
Balanced Literacy, Reading
New Student Orientation Preparation System with Printouts
Getting a new student can be stressful for the child AND the teacher. And the last thing you want to do is make a new student feel unwelcomed. So ease your stress with a task list for those mornings when the secretary or principal tells you, "By the way, you're getting a new student this morning." That way you can greet your new student with a warm smile, welcome, and everything they need to get off to a good start. This item contains:*Tips on how to prepare for potential new students at th
K - 6th
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About the store
Experience
I have taught fourth grade for 9 years in public school and third grade in a charter school for 3 years. Prior to my full time teaching career I was a paraprofessional for a teacher of the deaf for grades 1 and 2 for a year, and a preschool teacher for 2 years.
Teaching style
I am pragmatic so I can meet the needs of my students. I teach my fourth graders about working in groups so they can learn social skills as well as academics. I enjoy the balanced literacy reading and writing program. Some experts who have influenced me are John Collins and Lucy Caulkins. In math I use a combination of note taking and math games to promote understanding of vocabulary and principles as well as practice for applying skills. My district has also recently adopted the Math In Focus (Singapore Math) program. In science and social studies I teach research skills to enhance students' writing as well as reading to learn new information since.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I was awarded grant money that funded the purchase of science materials for 6 classrooms at my school in October of 2012.
My own education history
Bradford College: BA in Psychology, minor in Education;
Lesley University: MA in Education
Additional biographical information
I have served on district-wide literacy and science curriculum committees for several years. I have served on school-wide literacy team for several years. I also served as the Second Step (emotional curriculum) school-wide lead teacher.
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