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Tennessee, United States
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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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Preview of Research Inspired by The One and Only Bob

Research Inspired by The One and Only Bob

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If you are using The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate as a read-aloud or book club in your classroom, this packet is a great way to connect both short and longer research projects to the topics in the book. The packet offers advanced organizers for 7 short (1-2 day) research projects and 1 long (3-5 day) project to wrap up the unit by creating a report about a specific type of natural disaster of their choosing. ELA standards addressed include point of view, asking and answering question
Preview of Silly Milly Literacy Packet

Silly Milly Literacy Packet

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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.
Preview of Water Connections Workbook

Water Connections Workbook

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This is a student workbook that allows note taking, illustrating, and reflecting on connections between the water cycle, ecosystems, weather, resources, and energy. There are graphic organizers on most pages. Includes GLAD inquiry charts and content dictionary pages. Answer pages are included. Water Connections Workbook by April Benamati is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Preview of Short Research Projects Inspired by The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Short Research Projects Inspired by The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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If you are using The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate as a read-aloud or book club in your classroom, this packet is a great way to connect both short and longer research projects to the topics in the book. The packet offers advanced organizers for 6 short (1-2 day) research projects and 1 long (3-5 day) project to wrap up the unit by creating an animal report from an endangered animals website. The packet also encourages students to create artistic projects inspired by the topics they r
Preview of Indigenous People's Day: A Short History

Indigenous People's Day: A Short History

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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.
Preview of Figurative Language for March: Like a Lion or Lamb

Figurative Language for March: Like a Lion or Lamb

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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.
Preview of A Visit to the School From the Black Lagoon

A Visit to the School From the Black Lagoon

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This is a book club packet designed to be used with a guided reading group. It is perfect for the first week of school. It begins with a narrative writing prompt that includes a graphic organizer to help students sequence their writing and use an editing checklist. The packet includes vocabulary activities, a noun sort, retelling sequencing strips with transitional words and phrases cards to connect reading and writing. A Visit to the School From the Black Lagoon by April Benamati is licensed un
Preview of Thanksgiving: A Dozen Different Celebrations Around the Globe To Compare and Con

Thanksgiving: A Dozen Different Celebrations Around the Globe To Compare and Con

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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!
Preview of Animal Report Notetaker and Organizer

Animal Report Notetaker and Organizer

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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.
Preview of Titanic Comparison Pack: Fiction to Non-Fiction

Titanic Comparison Pack: Fiction to Non-Fiction

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This pack is made to compare Tonight on the Titanic with Titanic Lost and Found both of which I have comprehension sets made for - use them together or separately. Includes a writing piece for a 4 paragraph opinion paper using comparing and contrasting with directions for each paragraph. Addresses author's purpose and point of view. Requires students to define and compare-contrast fiction and non-fiction genres. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Interna
Preview of Spring Break: How Did Spring Break Start?

Spring Break: How Did Spring Break Start?

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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
Preview of Interactive Picture Dictionary Booklet Template k-5

Interactive Picture Dictionary Booklet Template k-5

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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.
Preview of Winter Workbook

Winter Workbook

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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.
Preview of Easter Workbook

Easter Workbook

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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.
Preview of Presidents Day: The Surprising History

Presidents Day: The Surprising History

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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.
Preview of Groundhog Day and Shadows

Groundhog Day and Shadows

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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.
Preview of Valentine's Day Activity Book

Valentine's Day Activity Book

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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.
Preview of Veterans Day Booklet

Veterans Day Booklet

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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.
Preview of Remembering Patriots Day

Remembering Patriots Day

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This booklet gives a brief history of Patriots Day. It includes a writing response to the article, a math story problem, a template for brainstorming and creating an Acrostic poem about Patriots Day, and some word play activities.
Preview of The Summer Solstice

The Summer Solstice

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This summer solstice booklet includes a short informative article about the solstice with accompanying comprehension questions. Creative thinking word play activities include context clues. A personal connection writing activity and label the summer solstice diagram activity to wrap up the booklet.
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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.