I've taught upper elementary for 22 years and love developing curriculum and activities that bridge the gap between research and theory with practical classroom implementation.
Bring Geometry to Life with Hands-On Activities and Interactive Lessons!Are you looking for a comprehensive geometry resource that makes learning fun and meaningful? This 3rd Grade Geometry Bundle is packed with hands-on activities, interactive games, and student-friendly materials that help students explore and understand geometric concepts. From identifying shapes to creating a Geometry Zoo, these engaging lessons will captivate your students while building their geometric vocabulary and reas
Grab this all-in-one K–5 math assessment pack to pinpoint exactly what your students know—and what they’re ready to learn next!Do you ever wonder whether your students have truly mastered last year’s math standards—or which concepts will be expected of them in the coming grade? This diagnostic math assessment resource is designed to help you answer that question with confidence. Whether you’re planning your year, forming math groups, or identifying learning gaps, this pack gives you the tools to
This 3rd Grade Math Bundle includes EVERYTHING you need to teach math in your 3rd grade classroom. These 3rd grade math units introduce and practice third grade math concepts through a combination of hands-on activities, skills practice, task cards, and games. Math concepts are introduced with a concrete, pictorial, and abstract representation approach. The detailed lesson plans and unit pacing guides are teacher friendly and highly organized to save you time. You'll find standards, mini le
Help your students to develop a conceptual understanding of geometry, quadrilaterals, lines of symmetry, and types of lines-parallel lines, perpendicular lines, rays with this engaging resource! Students will develop an understanding of geometry: types of angles, types of lines, symmetry, and properties of quadrilaterals. This individual unit is also available in my 4th Grade Math Bundle.This geometry resource includes two weeks of math instruction that is written in an easy to follow for
Give your students hands-on math instruction for EVERY Common Core math standard!
These 25 Common Core Math booklets introduce math concepts to students through a combination of hands-on activities and skills practice. These booklets make a great follow up activity to interactive notebook entries or centers activity. Included in this bundle is a booklet for each math standard. All booklets contain nine station activities with four hands-on stations and five skill building activities.
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Grab this collection of fun, low-prep math centers that keep your 3rd graders thinking, solving, and reviewing important skills! This 3rd Grade Math Centers & Activities for Math Enrichment pack includes 12 engaging and standards-aligned center tasks designed to reinforce key math concepts while challenging students to think critically and work independently. These activities require little to no prep, making them a go-to resource for math enrichment, early finishers, small groups, or spiral re
These escape math lessons are certain to be your students' favorite math activity of the year! Best of all, there are both digital and physical versions for each lesson, so you can use each lesson without any special materials! If you have access to breakout boxes and locks, you can use those as well. Use these activities as culminating projects for each of your math units: place value, addition, subtraction, roundingmultiplication (comparison, 4 digit by 1 digit, 2 digit by 2 digit, factors and
Build confidence in geometry with this structured, daily geometry vocabulary practice and review designed for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students! If your students struggle to retain and apply key geometry terms and concepts, this resource delivers focused, vocabulary-rich practice that reinforces essential skills through daily use. Covering a full range of geometry vocabulary and review activities, this no-prep tool supports mastery in 3rd grade geometry, 4th grade geometry, and 5th grade geom
Simplify Distance Learning with this all-inclusive math digital notebook!Assign this math notebook through Google Classroom and let your students get to work! When completing these tasks, students will focus on geometry with an emphasis on quadrilaterals. In this resource students will complete digital pages for: -Vocabulary -Interactive Notes -Math Journal Prompt -Interactive Sort -Word Problems - Including Multi Step Word Problems -Geometry Problem Solving Task -Self Graded Quiz on Google Form
Simplify Distance Learning with this all-inclusive math digital notebook!Assign this math notebook through Google Classroom and let your students get to work! When completing these tasks, students will focus on geometry with an emphasis on classifying quadrilaterals. In this resource students will complete digital pages for: -Vocabulary -Interactive Notes -Math Journal Prompt -Interactive Sort -Word Problems - Including Multi Step Word Problems -Geometry Problem Solving Task -Self Graded Quiz on
I've taught upper elementary for 22 years and love developing curriculum and activities that bridge the gap between research and theory with practical classroom implementation.
Teaching style
I create engaging yet rigorous lessons that inspire students to think critically and outside the box. I incorporate a variety of teaching strategies to meet the diverse needs of my students, as well as find that balance between conceptual understanding and basic skills.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year-2007, 2020
Unum Hall of Fame-2007
Grant Recipient for math manipulatives-2006
My own education history
BS in Elementary Education from Florida State
MA in Curriculum and Instruction
Ed.S. in Brain Research
Gifted Endorsement
Additional biographical information
Outside of teaching, developing curriculum, and blogging, I love spending time with my husband and two children. My daughter is six and my baby boy is growing up too fast.
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