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Creating Classrooom Magic

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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I have been through many of the lower grades. 1st and 2nd are my absolute favorites, but I also have a soft spot for 4th! I absolutely LOVE teaching. I couldn't ever imagine doing anything else. Reading is a passion of mine, and I am currently going back to grade school to get my reading specialist certificate.
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Preview of Problem and Solution Task Cards

Problem and Solution Task Cards

These task cards have your students work on problem and solution. I made them to go with our unit in class as an extra resource. This is a tough concept for my kiddos to grasp. There are 11 cards and a recording sheet included
Preview of First Day of School: Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School

First Day of School: Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School

I am a HUGE fan of Amelia Bedelia! She is so silly and so much fun! I chose to to use her to help me out of the first day of second grade. i will be reading the book in the beginning of the afternoon to my second graders. After reading I will pass out this packet and we will work on it together on the carpet while I use the easel. The packet included: Similarities vs. Differences Amelia's silly decisions Following Directions Rule maker Amelia's 2nd day Friendly Advice Character Traits Al
Preview of Bring A Book Alive Harry Potter Edition

Bring A Book Alive Harry Potter Edition

This is a 117 page set of activities geared toward Harry Potter. The activities are pulled from all books in the series. They were made to allow students to bring the books to life in a fun creative way. These activities include the following: *A personal letter welcoming to Hogwarts *Creating their own Patronus Charm *Awesome Anamagi *Creating their own candy for Honeydukes Sweet shop - this includes creating an ad to sell it. *Creating their own Marauders Map *Creating their own magical c
Preview of Money Project:  Class Store

Money Project: Class Store

Hello everyone My kiddos and I have been learning about counting coins and making change. The center games and activities were fun, however one day I had a few of my students come up to me and ask if we could do something more hands on. I was so proud of them for coming to me with this question! So my wheels immediatly began turning and I came up with this product. here, the students will be shopping in the room at different stores. Some students will be cashiers and other will be customer
Preview of Subtraction with Regrouping: Powerpoint Introduction Presentation

Subtraction with Regrouping: Powerpoint Introduction Presentation

This is another subtraction with regrouping PPT presentation to use with your kiddos. These are great for teachers that must use the LEARN model for their math lesson plans which requires them to have a 10-15 minute mini lesson introduction.
Preview of My Teacher is Having a Baby

My Teacher is Having a Baby

Hello everyone! Since I am currently pregnant and my students means so very much to me, I decided that I wanted to make a keepsake for my students to work on that I could eventually show the baby someday! Here is what the book includes.. *Student Advice on how to be a good parent *Boy or Girl prediction *Baby Name Ideas for both boy and girl
Preview of DESK PET SCENERY

DESK PET SCENERY

There are 34 different backgrounds you can use for your desk pet homes. There is a specific type of desk pet home you can buy on amazon that these will fit in perfectly! Students can earn stickers or dojo points to switch out there scenery when they want!
Preview of DESK PET MONEY

DESK PET MONEY

These are desk pet dollars that you can use in your classroom with the desk pet system. Students can earn Desk Pet Dollars in order to earn their desk pets and everything that goes with them!
Preview of Time For Kids Task Cards

Time For Kids Task Cards

If you are like me you LOVE Time For Kids Magazines. I think they are such a wonderful resource for students and teachers. The problem is that with such little time in a day i don't always get a chance to get to the TFK. I decided to create task cards for the magazines so that if my students ended early or needed something to do after a test or some down time they would be able to choose this as an option. Here is what is included: Main Idea: for this section students will choose an article
Preview of Calendar Time:  Monthly Calendar practice

Calendar Time: Monthly Calendar practice

Hello everyone! I teach second grade and I find myself still learning new things about my teaching and what 2nd graders do and do not already know when they come to me... I recently realized (and I am not sure how I didnt before)... that my 2nd graders do not know how to use a calendar. They do not understand the basic concepts of using a calendar before they come to me. Soooo... I decided to make this pack in order to give them practice each month. there are 12 calendars (1 for each m
Preview of Fraction Scoot

Fraction Scoot

This is a quick and easy activity to set up in your room, and it gets the kiddos up and moving. All you need to do is print out the cards, laminate, cut, and then hang them in various spots around the room. Pass out the recording sheet to each student and them allow them to walk around the room and solve each card. This set focuses on fractions.
Preview of Money and Time Review Game

Money and Time Review Game

Hello Everyone! This is a quick and simple PDF presentation that you can use as a review game for time and money. We combine our time unit and money unit into one test at our school which is why it is combine here. I put each slide up on the board one at a time. I have the students in small groups of about 3-4. Each group has a whiteboard. They must work together to come up with the answer to each question. The team who gets the most points by the end wins the game. This is very str
Preview of Addition with Regrouping Mini introduction power point

Addition with Regrouping Mini introduction power point

Hello everyone! I just started teaching math this year using the Math Daily 3 workshop outline. With this, teachers are asked to create 10-15 minute mini lessons for each day before the allow the students to go off on their own into their center activities. These mini lessons can be anything from showing a new strategy and doing a few example problems, to creating word problems with the class. Believe it or not, I was finding it very difficult to find things to do in this small amount of tim
Preview of Gold Star Homework Packet - Addition & Subtraction with regrouping

Gold Star Homework Packet - Addition & Subtraction with regrouping

Hello everyone! I am very excited to introduce a new series of homework packets I am working on! This is the first installment of the series. I've needed some new motivating homework ideas for my 2nd graders so I finally came up with this one! Let me explain how they work,, I have made end of the unit math packets for students to take home for homework in order to get some extra practice before the test. The gist of the packet is for your kiddos to help their friend (the character will chan
Preview of Reading Buddies

Reading Buddies

This pack was made for a mentor buddy reading system. I am putting together a mentor program with my 2nd graders and the 5th graders in my school. This pack is filled with tons of resources for responding to reading. Here is what the pack includes: Getting to know your buddy Buddy book lists What do reading buddies look,sound, feel like How I feel About Reading Text-self connections Text-text connections Problem Solution Character Traits (inside and out). Retelling Creating a new book cover
Preview of Class Probability Carnival

Class Probability Carnival

Hello everyone! This pack includes 7 different probability carnival centers for your kiddos to work on. Here is what they are: 1. Spin a Color 2. Brown bag surprise 3.Ducks in a Pond 4. Pick a Card 5.Silly Shapes 6. Candy Bags 7. Cupcake Boxes I provide cards to be printed in color and laminated that go with each station. They will just need to be put into brown paper bags for each. I also provide 1-2 activity pages for each station.
Preview of LUNCH COUNT (RAINBOW THEME)

LUNCH COUNT (RAINBOW THEME)

Hello everyone! Here is a way to organize your lunch count each day! I have provided you with 6 different choices as follows: Buying Packing Hot Cold Choice #1 Choice #2 PB & J I also provide you with a cute banner as well as classroom numbers for your students all the way to 25.
Preview of Behavior Coupons

Behavior Coupons

This pack is filled with bright, glittery, fun filled reward coupons for your kiddos!! There are tons of coupons to print out and choose from and its a great reward system for good behavior in the classroom! List of Coupons included in this pack: Silly Slippers Fluffy Friend Friendly lunch Mystery Reader Super Supplies Teachers Chair I'm thirsty No Homework Line Leader Sweet Tooth Broken Pencil Indoor Recess Bus Rider - 1st in line Get Comfy Got Talent Lose your eraser
Preview of Expand a Sentence

Expand a Sentence

Hello All! I teach a group of amazing 2nd graders that are really hard workers. However, many of them come to me without any knowledge of sentence structure or how to neatly write. So, I wanted to make something that was simple to prepare and that gave me enough practice sheets to use for a long time. This can be used as a guided writing piece or it could be at a writing center, or it could be independent work. It is versatile. My kids really enjoy seeing how much they can change the s
Preview of Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day

This pack can be used in many different ways within your classroom. I have used them for morning work as well as in my writing centers. It comes with 90 different pictures of various different things. They are both realistic and fantasy to get the kiddos creative juices flowing, I do not include many directions, rules, or restrictions with this assignment because I want to allow the students the opportunity to just write! So, the students choose a picture and then use their creative w
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Experience

I have been through many of the lower grades. 1st and 2nd are my absolute favorites, but I also have a soft spot for 4th! I absolutely LOVE teaching. I couldn't ever imagine doing anything else. Reading is a passion of mine, and I am currently going back to grade school to get my reading specialist certificate.

Teaching style

I want the environment of my classroom to be one where students are excited to come to each and every day. I want them to feel safe, and know that their classroom is a place where they can express themselves. With the being said, I am a stickler for behavior. My students learn that right off the bat. I love rewarding good behavior. FUN is my middle name, and I put that word into as much of my activities as possible.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I graduated with honors in undergrad, and will hopefully be doing even more for grad school!

My own education history

I graduated high school in 2007. I attended the University of Pitt at Johnstown Campus. College was the most amazing time of my life. I loved every minute of it. Th education program was wonderful. I was able to do 4 Field placements and 3 different student teaching experiences. I graduated college in 2011. I am now currently going back to grad school for reading at Edinboro.

Additional biographical information

I just recently got engaged and am in the process of planning my wedding. Its all so excited, and I am very excited for it to get here! I live in Pittsburgh, and am currently working at a public school there.