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I subbed for 5 years in everything from Pre-K to 6th grade. I taught school for 16 years in grades 2nd-4th. For 3 years, I worked as a Literacy Specialist. I have an ELAD certification for ESL students. My masters degree is in Curriculum and Instruction, and offer teachers in my area a Professional Development course through Dominican University of California every summer.
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Silly Milly Literacy Packet
Worksheet companion to Silly Milly by Wendy C. Lewison. Great for small groups or partner reading. Includes sight word cards, phonics pages, spelling pages, comprehension questions, and writing prompt. No answer key is provided as the sheets are basic and simple.
K - 3rd
Reading
Everyday Math Calendar Spiral Review for Upper Elementary 3-5
Need an updated form to bring calendar up to Common Core or to increase the rigor in the upper grades? I have created 7 different pages. The format stays the same, but the activities vary every two months to cover concepts like word form, base ten blocks for place value, rounding, associative and commutative properties, factors, multiples, attributes of shapes and solids, perimeter and area, measurement and conversion, money, time, fractions and simplifying, fact families, and multiplication fac
3rd - 5th
Math
I am a Force in Motion
This packet reviews vocabulary, Newton's 3 laws of motion, and provides an active investigation, or experiment to try to make an object go farther using force.
3rd - 4th
Basic Principles, Physical Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
Indigenous People's Day: A Short History
This booklet is designed to share the story of how and why Indigenous People's Day is celebrated and includes comprehension questions. A second expository article on symbolism in Native American art follows with an activity asking students to use what they learned about featured shapes in Native American art to design their own rug. The booklet ends with Word Play activities to aid in using context clues and creative thinking.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Native Americans
CCSS
RI.4.1
, RI.4.3
Also included in:Â Fall Holidays and Events Workbooks
Biography Notetaker and Report Organizer
An advanced organizer for students to record their biography research which will enable them to form organized paragraphs. The second page is a timeline to record the events they find followed by a page that asks them to narrow those events down to the most important events that occurred. Includes a bibliography notetaker page for books, encyclopedia, and website resources.
3rd - 6th
Informational Text, Social Studies, Writing-Expository
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.3
, W.3.2
 +2
Figurative Language for March: Like a Lion or Lamb
Use the saying, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb," to explain figurative language and how a simile can take two unrelated things and connect them based on similar characteristics. Brainstorm descriptions of lions and lambs. Sort words that describe each animal. Discuss how these characteristics relate to the month of March.
2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
RL.3.4
, L.2.6
, L.4.3a
 +2
Also included in:Â Spring and Summer Holidays and Events Workbooks
Evidence - How to Be Sure You've Found the Best Answer
Poster that explains how using evidence from the text, text features, and more helps us "Be Quite Sure" we've located the best answers and have a clear understanding of the subject matter.
Be Quite Sure of the Evidence by April Benamati is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
3rd - 6th
Reading, Reading Strategies
Thanksgiving: A Dozen Different Celebrations Around the Globe To Compare and Con
Help your students learn that thanksgiving looks different and takes place at different times around the world. Here are 12 celebrations to discuss and each has 2 writing prompts to practice comparing and contrasting similar topics. The book ends with 3 math activities for collecting and displaying the same data in different ways including a chart/table, line plot, and bar graph. Guaranteed to keep students busy throughout November!
4th - 7th
Social Studies, Writing
CCSS
4.MD.B.4
, 5.MD.B.2
, 6.SP.B.4
 +5
Also included in:Â Fall Holidays and Events Workbooks
Animal Report Notetaker and Organizer
Perfect for ELL and SpEd students or the whole class when researching an animal to create a report, book, or presentation. Offers room to write 3 resources researched and provides suggested headings for each section. There is a place to add key vocabulary terms and add ideas for text features.
2nd - 4th
Science, Writing-Expository
CCSS, NGSS
W.2.2
, W.3.2
, W.4.2
 +9
Henry's Halloween Book Club Packet to accompany Under the Yellow Moon
This is a comprehension packet to use with Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon. There is a vocabulary sort to use with a guided reading group along with an Onomatopoeia sort, Acrostic Poem advance organizer, an adjective sort, and a multiple-meaning words page. I use this with my lowest readers in third grade, but made for second grade readers.
Henry's Halloween by A. Benamati is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
2nd - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.2.1
, RL.2.10
, RL.3.1
 +1
Onboard the Titanic with Jack and Annie Comprehension Pack
Comprehension questions to go along with Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osbourne. Includes vocabulary/word work and a writing prompt. Some chapters also have grammar involving compound words and past tense verbs. A sequence of events is included at the end of the packet after the answer sheets.
2nd - 4th
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RL.3.3
, RL.3.5
Spring Break: How Did Spring Break Start?
Perfect for circle-seat-center, independent work, or guided work for the week before Spring Break. A short informative article summarizes spring break and asks 3 comprehension questions. There is an opinion writing prompt with organizer that will require notebook paper or a computer to complete the response. Three word play activities are included to practice context clues and critical thinking skills. There is an exercise in reasoning asking students to pick a place to go on spring break, expla
3rd - 6th
Informational Text, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.10
Also included in:Â Spring and Summer Holidays and Events Workbooks
Interactive Picture Dictionary Booklet Template k-5
Use this template to teach your ESL/ELL students, who are WIDA Levels 1-3, new words and key vocabulary. The template offers students opportunities for guided and independent practice to support moving students to applying their newly gained vocabulary to writing personal narratives and informational pieces. It is great tool for conferring and checking a student's reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Packet contains directions, a k-2 landscape layout, and a 2-5 portrait layout.
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
, CCRA.L.4
 +1
Winter Workbook
Instead of working on Christmas worksheets, here is a workbook everyone in your class can use. The Winter Workbook has 2 non-fiction articles - one about snowmen and the other on the science of snowflakes. There are a dozen context clue riddles to discover fun winter activities, a snowflake making activity to make 6 sided snowflakes, a winter acrostic with word bank, and a winter animal word search with answer key included.
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Writing
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.4.1
, RI.5.1
 +3
Also included in:Â Winter Holidays and Events Workbooks
ELA Packet for Imogene's Antlers
This reading comprehension packet contains three pages of open-ended questions and one constructed response based on informational reading about antlers and horns. There are two word sorts - one for the sounds of "ou" and the other for the sounds of "ed." An answer key is included along with a list of 33 horned, tusked, or antlered animals to be distributed for writing a research project.
3rd - 5th
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Spelling
Valentine's Day Activity Book
This booklet is a fun way to learn one story of how Valentine's Day traditions started. It contains an expository article on the legend of Valentine's Day with three comprehension questions, three word play activities, and one create your own love bug activity.
3rd - 6th
Informational Text
CCSS
RI.4.1
, CCRA.R.1
Also included in:Â Winter Holidays and Events Workbooks
Easter Workbook
This book is made to allow you to focus on either the history of Easter eggs if you are at a public school, the symbolism of Easter if you are at a private school, or both if you homeschool. The workbook has an expository text with comprehension questions, an informative article and activity on decorating eggs as the Polish do, and three word play activities to practice context clues and creative thinking.
3rd - 6th
Informational Text
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.4.1
, RI.5.1
 +1
Also included in:Â Spring and Summer Holidays and Events Workbooks
Presidents Day: The Surprising History
Learn about George Washington's birthday and how it became Presidents Day through this informational article and comprehension questions. Solve some context clue riddles before a little word play activity using only the letters found in Presidents Day. To wrap up the booklet, students will write their own presidential speech.
3rd - 6th
Informational Text, Writing-Expository
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.6
, RI.4.1
 +11
Also included in:Â Winter Holidays and Events Workbooks
Groundhog Day and Shadows
This booklet offers an informative article on the history of Groundhog Day with comprehension questions, context clue word play activities, a poetry comprehension page, a shadow facts comprehension activity, two acrostic poem templates, and creative thinking activity.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS
RL.3.5
, RL.3.6
, RI.3.1
 +1
Also included in:Â Winter Holidays and Events Workbooks
Veterans Day Booklet
This booklet is perfect for teaching about the history of Veterans Day and why the poppy is associated with this day. The booklet includes comprehension questions after the article, the poem Flanders Field by John McRae, and word play activities to practice context clues and creative thinking.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.4.1
, RI.4.3
, CCRA.R.1
 +1
Also included in:Â Fall Holidays and Events Workbooks
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About the store
Experience
I subbed for 5 years in everything from Pre-K to 6th grade. I taught school for 16 years in grades 2nd-4th. For 3 years, I worked as a Literacy Specialist. I have an ELAD certification for ESL students. My masters degree is in Curriculum and Instruction, and offer teachers in my area a Professional Development course through Dominican University of California every summer.
Teaching style
I believe students learn best through guided discovery used often in small groups or partnerships where they are able to discuss and question their own understanding. Being able to talk with their peers before sharing their ideas and own understanding gives all students the opportunity to process what they are learning, change perspectives, and grow their understanding and confidence. Every classroom should be a safe place to make mistakes, so that mistakes become normalized and turned into a means to grow and shine.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Excellence in Math
Employee of the Year
My own education history
AS in Marketing
BA in Elementary Education
MA in Curriculum and Instruction
Additional biographical information
I have been trained in Write From the Beginning, Words Their Way, ELAD, Readers and Writers Workshop, FOSS, and GLAD.
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