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Germantown, Tennessee, United States
About the store
I taught gifted and talented students for 30 years in Shelby County Schools and retired in May of 2017. During that time,I found myself teaching in a variety of schools in different grade levels and subject matters, which is how I became a department store.
After retiring, I taught fifth grade Language Arts and Social Studies in a private school for two years. I did some subbing and gave ghost tours downtown for Historical Haunts in Memphis.
I am also an author who has been published in AppleSeeds Magazine, which is a part of the Cricket family and have many home written close read stories in my store.
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Logic Puzzles 5th Grade Printable Math Brain Teaser Games 4th Fun Worksheets 3rd
Make class fun with these critical thinking activities involving logic puzzles or brain teasers about Wizards! This set contains five no prep logic puzzles complete with enrichment writing prompts, sudoku, and more brain teasers to further develop higher level thinking skills. Set up is quick and easy as you engage and challenge your bright or gifted and talented students. Click HERE to save 20% off the price of individual resources with a bundle.Print these logic puzzles or use through Google
3rd - 5th
Other (Math), Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.W.10
Math Brain Teaser Kids Activities Logic Puzzle Emergency Sub Plans 6th Grade 7
Keep your gifted and talented sports fan engaged in critical thinking skills with logic puzzles and math brain teasers as a print or a digital resource. These 10 challenging sports puzzles provide great math brain teasers with fun for kids! Quick and easy setup provides no prep ease for teachers, too. Click here to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the Middle School Math bundle.Students will love solving these printable or digital worksheets and will ask for more. These works
5th - 8th
Math
CCSS, VA SOL
5.OA.A.1
, 5.OA.A.2
, 6.EE.A.2c
+20
5th Grade Summer Logic Puzzles Math Brain Teaser Activity Fun Friday Worksheets
Challenge your kids with fun summer logic puzzles and brain teasers to build critical thinking skills. This summer themed set includes six engaging activities which kids will love, so much, they won't know they are learning. Quick and easy set up makes this perfect for whole or small group activities, centers, independent work packets, or substitute teacher packs. Click here to get 25% off of individual resources with the Logic Puzzles to Last the Year Bundle. Easy setup will make these activiti
4th - 7th
Other (Math)
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.W.10
Area and Perimeter Word Problems Worksheet Math 4th Grade 5 Greek Mythology
These Greek mythology word problems on perimeter and area of rectangles will challenge your students while engaging them with high level math in a print or digital resource! Your kids will love reading about a puffy cloud surrounding Mount Olympus or Achilles dragging Hector's body around the battlefield . Click HERE to save 25% off the purchase of individual resources with the bundle.Use these math word problems about Greek Mythology in centers, whole or small group activities, in partner or i
3rd - 5th
Other (Math)
CCSS
3.MD.C.7
, 3.MD.D.8
, 4.MD.A.3
+1
Math Brain Teaser Games Sports Printable Logic Puzzles Grade 6 Early Finishers
These fun sports themed logic puzzles, brain teasers, writing prompts, and brain games are what you need to engage and challenge your students and build critical thinking skills. In this easy use challenge pack, you'll find many games and puzzles involving math, logic, reading, and writing, which are great for students in grades 5 - 8 and home school kids. Answers included. Click here to save 25% off individual resources with the middle school bundle!Use these engaging activities for early fini
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Creative Writing, Other (Math)
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.W.3
, CCRA.W.10
Back to School Activities Logic Puzzles or Brain Teasers with Writing
Make back to school fun with three challenging logic puzzles to build critical thinking skills as well as writing prompts for early finishers. Each engaging puzzle provides a six part multi-grid logic elimination puzzle and an enrichment writing prompt to push for higher level thinking with topics great for back to school or any time of year. Click here to save 25% off individual resources with the middle school bundle!Use these reading based brain teasers in centers, whole or small group activ
5th - 8th
Other (Math), Reading, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.W.10
Fire Safety Week Worksheets or Fire Prevention Week Activities Print or Digital
Make teaching Fire Safety or Fire Prevention fun and informative with this Fire Week Activities packet! This standards based resources will challenge and engage your students during October's Fire Prevention Week or year round. Inside you'll find writing, math, research, and logic. The set up is quick and easy, too. Save 30% off the price of individual resources with the purchase of the Fall Bundle.Use these educational fire safety week teaching activities in whole or small group, in centers, wi
3rd - 5th
Other (Math), U.S. History
CCSS
4.NBT.B.5
, 5.NBT.B.5
, 3.OA.A.3
+7
Fun Thanksgiving Logic Puzzles Thanksgiving Brain Teaser Bellringers for Kids
Wouldn't you be proud of your kids for solving challenging logic puzzles for Thanksgiving? Building critical thinking skills with this set of puzzles will engage your students while they are having fun. What's more, print or used digitally on the computer through Easel or Google Drive with this ready-to-use resource. Plus, the kids will love it so much, that they won't even know they are learning. Give your kids something fun to do in November. Puzzles are perfect for early finishers, gifted and
4th - 7th
Other (Math)
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.W.10
2nd Grade Sudoku Money Puzzles Printable Logical Reasoning Brain Teasers Kids 3
Make teaching about money fun and improve critical thinking skills with these engaging sudoku puzzles using coins. This set contains two sudoku puzzles complete with an answer key. Quick and easy setup makes this a challenging activity which also introduces kids to coins! Click HERE to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the bundle.Click HERE to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the Gifted Curriculum Bundle.In these sudoku puzzles kids cut out coins and paste t
K - 3rd
Other (Math)
2nd Grade Sudoku Puzzles Critical Thinking Logical Reasoning 3rd Center Game
Give kids a fun flexible thinking activity to build higher level thinking in your gifted and talented, bright, or early finishers with Sudoku puzzles! This critical thinking activity involving numbers or symbols. The objective of the puzzle is to have a different symbol in each box, row, and column. Here are six fun and challenging puzzles for bright young children. Your kids will love these! Plus, these may be assigned for digital use, too! Click here to save 30% off the price of individual re
1st - 3rd
For All Subjects, Other (Math)
Fun Money Worksheet Coin Problems Printable Creative Writing Money Worksheet
Are you looking for a creative activity involving money but see nothing fun in the textbook? In this engaging worksheet, students will love designing their own coin that should contain the parts found in a minted coin along with their own theme. Students must explain why they chose certain items upon completion of their design. Click Here to save 30% off the price of a bundle.For the BEST VALUE, check out MEGA-BUNDLES: Primary MEGA-BUNDLEMEGA-BUNDLEMatrix Logic PuzzlesWizards Puzzle PackageBUN
1st - 3rd
Math
CCSS
W.3.10
Valentine's Day Logic Puzzles Fun Brain Teasers Worksheets 5th Grade Sub Plans
Make Valentine's Day learning with logic puzzles, brain teasers or Valentine's Day Brain Games in a printable or digital resource. These challenging activities will not only be a hit with the kids but will also build critical thinking and writing skills! Keep kids engaged with these 4 logic puzzles, writing prompts, a word search, and research prompts through a printable pdf. file, Google Slides, or Easel worksheets. Click here to get 25% off of individual resources with the Logic Puzzles to Las
4th - 7th
Other (Math)
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.W.10
Berenstain Bears Addition and Subtraction
Are you looking for a math activity to go along with The Berenstain Bears but have yet to find a math lesson for your students' favorite books? Students will solve challenging Berenstain Bears word problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers from 1 - 20. Your kids will love it! Berenstain Bears Literary units:Berenstain Bears Dollars & Sense Literary UnitBerenstain Bears Trouble with Money Literary Unit**Please follow me for notifications of sales and promotions. New products wi
K - 2nd
Literature, Other (Math)
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
Digital Math Worksheets Google Classroom Halloween
When Halloween comes around, I love challenging my students with fun holiday themed lessons because they love it! The textbook doesn't have what you need to motivate your little goblins, so Catch my "Math" Product! Practice multiplication facts with this fun and engaging Halloween Bundle! Students will love working math with the multiple pictures included in these standards based printables. Just print and go! Save 30% off the price of individual resources with the purchase of the Fall Bundle.In
3rd - 4th
Basic Operations, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.C.7
, 3.OA.D.8
+2
Money Critical Thinking Puzzle Fun Brain Games Emergency Sub Plan Grade 2
Your students are studying money, but you need a fun center activity for them to complete. Here is a small sampling from Money Smarts. Students will have fun solving this puzzle and more with the purchase of the full unit! Students solve and find the quote, "A penny saved is a penny earned," from Ben Franklin. Next, students need to discuss the quote. Does it still apply to today's world? This is a part of a BUNDLE, which includes money activities at a discounted price compared to buying indiv
1st - 3rd
Money Math, Other (Math)
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About the store
Experience
I taught gifted and talented students for 30 years in Shelby County Schools and retired in May of 2017. During that time,I found myself teaching in a variety of schools in different grade levels and subject matters, which is how I became a department store.
After retiring, I taught fifth grade Language Arts and Social Studies in a private school for two years. I did some subbing and gave ghost tours downtown for Historical Haunts in Memphis.
I am also an author who has been published in AppleSeeds Magazine, which is a part of the Cricket family and have many home written close read stories in my store.
Teaching style
I enjoy making and presenting lessons via Promethean Board flipcharts and have quite a few homemade charts, which I have transferred to PowerPoint. I always aim for higher level thinking and questioning as needed for gifted and talented kids; however, many resource teachers purchase my resources due to the clear lesson plans required from the various schools I taught at.
Awards & shining teacher moments
• I retired as a Level 5 teacher on a five point scale.
• My students consistently won the Memphis in May Writing contest each year.
• My best awards come in the form of hugs and homemade cards telling me I'm great!
My own education history
• University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (1979-1983)
Bachelor’s of Health Science in Speech Pathology & Audiology
• Maryville College, St. Louis, MO (1985-1986)
Master’s in Special Education
• Institute of Children’s Literature
Completed two online writing courses
Additional biographical information
•I have always loved dogs and have been volunteering at Memphis Animal Services to save these beautiful fur babies from the high kill rate shelter. Typically you will find me at the shelter on Wednesday afternoons helping people to adopt pets or taking photos, videos, and notes to add to social media for rescue. Furthermore, TpT has made it possible for me to pledge money to specific dogs to help them get rescued.
•Please follow me or notifications of sales and promotions. New products will be offered at 50% OFF for 24 hours.
•Teacher of Intellectually Gifted Students (1986-2017)
Shelby County Schools, Memphis, Tennessee
• Published story in Appleseeds Magazine, Carus Publishing (May, 2011)
• Blogger / Catch My Words, (2008-present)
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com
If you are interested in a personalized logic puzzle geared toward your class, email me at: jlansky@comcast.net
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