BBrightfutures
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Richmond, Texas, United States
About the store
I have been working with students by mentoring and leading for 16 years with a non profit working with kids who have dealt with trauma.
I have been teaching for 12 years. I have been a math curriculum leader for 2nd grade and on the Balanced Literacy committee for my school district, written district common assessments and presented Social Studies is Lit for teacher professional development. I have a passion for teaching students as well as teachers. I have taught inclusion, ESL and gifted classes in 2nd, 3rd and 5th grade.
For the past two years, I have taught 5th grade ELAR/SS inclusion. I present professional development on integrating ELAR/SS in Texas concepts for 4th and 5th grade. I am starting a new adventure in working towards becoming an Instructional coach!
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American Revolution Unit
American Revolution Unit Includes slides and notes for students to put in an interactive notebook. It also includes projects and writing tasks with rubrics included.
5th - 8th
U.S. History, Writing
Research/ Research Clubs Bundle
Are you doing research clubs or individual research projects? This bundle includes so many things to make research easier for your students. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS INCLUDES: Cover page, Brainstorming sheet, research notes, Table of contents planner, place for a rough draft including different options, word bank for students to remember and building a glossary
2nd - 5th
Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Writing
Defend your corner: TEST REVIEW GAME
Practice with your students test taking skills by using strategies and justification.
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
Growth Mindset Posters
10 posters, color coordinating posters to improve growth mindset
PreK - 12th
Character Education, Graphic Arts
Best Part of Me Poem
Ways to help guide your students to create the BEST PART OF ME poem
1st - 5th
Creative Writing, Poetry
Choosing the Best Measuring Tool
Students look at the items to be measured and choose the best tool to use and justify their thinking.
2nd
Measurement
Race to Promontory Point: Transcontinental Railroad
Simulation for the Transcontinental Railroad with discussion questions
5th - 8th
Social Studies
Do Unto Otters Comprehension Questions
Questions for after reading the text
3rd
Reading, Reading Strategies
Colony Advertisement
Students can create their own colonial advertisement for their colony Template provided and rubric
4th - 8th
U.S. History
Bill of Rights Short Constructed Response
Having students think about the Amendments in the Bill of Rights. Which Amendment do you believe is the most important? What makes you think that? Explain with evidence your thinking. Provides the prompt and sentences stems to help with short constructed responses.
5th
U.S. History, Writing
Literary Essay Plan
Lesson plan on how to teach Literary Essay to your students
3rd - 5th
Reading, Writing
The Can Man reading comprehension questions
Comprehension questions for the book The Can Man
3rd - 4th
Literature, Reading
Additon and Subtraction three digits using strategies
Solving addition and subtraction equations using strategies including number line, place value pictorial model and decomposing.
2nd
Basic Operations, Place Value
Texas Monument Symbols
Students can take notes or research each of the Texas Monument Symbols
2nd
Social Studies
Fun with Rows and Columns ( Arrays)
In Texas, we do not use the word arrays for second grade so this activity uses rows and columns to help with repeated addition/multiplication.
2nd
Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Ms. Nelson is Missing Comprehension
Test like Questions for students to refer back to the text for answers
2nd - 4th
Reading, Reading Strategies
STAAR Review Games/Testing Review Games
Lots of fun ways to review for a state assessment or review learning in class.
3rd - 6th
ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep
SCR and ECR Graphic for kids
This will help your students be able to answer a short constructed response as well as knowing what to include in a extended constructed response.
3rd - 7th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays
TEKS
LA.5.7.D
, LA.5.7.C
, LA.5.7.B
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About the store
Experience
I have been working with students by mentoring and leading for 16 years with a non profit working with kids who have dealt with trauma.
I have been teaching for 12 years. I have been a math curriculum leader for 2nd grade and on the Balanced Literacy committee for my school district, written district common assessments and presented Social Studies is Lit for teacher professional development. I have a passion for teaching students as well as teachers. I have taught inclusion, ESL and gifted classes in 2nd, 3rd and 5th grade.
For the past two years, I have taught 5th grade ELAR/SS inclusion. I present professional development on integrating ELAR/SS in Texas concepts for 4th and 5th grade. I am starting a new adventure in working towards becoming an Instructional coach!
Teaching style
I teach through balanced literacy, mini lessons, math stations, guided math, guided reading and literacy stations.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year: 2016
Teacher of the Year Finalist: 2023
My own education history
Graduated from Tarleton State University with Elementary Education
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