CreativeInkling
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Oregon, United States
About the store
I am an ESOL endorsed, elementary teacher with over a decade of teaching experience and a plethora of art skills that I enjoy using to enrich my students' classroom experiences. I specialize in 4th and 5th grade education, but also have experience subbing and working with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms. My hope is to provide the teaching community with quality, hand-made resources that encourage higher levels of engagement and creativity in the classroom. Who ever said learning can't be fun?
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Book REVIEW Templates - Fiction & Non-Fiction
Bring more student VOICE into Reading with these engaging Book Review Templates!Students will choose a Fiction or Non-Fiction template based on the book they read. Then they will fill out their review, analyzing the book and providing a review out of 5 stars, explaining why they gave that rating. This product includes:a 2-page Fiction Review Template - students will record the title, author, and illustrator, select the author's purpose, describe the Theme of the book, list characters they liked
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.5
, CCRA.R.10
Also included in: Book Lover's Bundle - Reports and Reviews
Reading PASSPORTS
Encourage student engagement and investment in reading with these super cute Reading Passports!I’ve never had higher levels of return for assigned reading homework than when I used passports like these in my classroom! As students finish their passport pages, reward them with stamps or stickers (I like to purchase rolls of seasonal stickers). You can also motivate your students with extra rewards when they have completely filled out their passport, such as a treasure box prize, or a reading cert
1st - 6th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Also included in: Book Lover's Bundle - Reports and Reviews
Book REPORT Templates
Increase your students' interest in reading with these creative Book Report Templates! Students will be able to analyze and record features of a text. In these templates students will identify the Title, Author, Setting, Characters, Genre, Theme, write a Summary, describe their favorite Characters and describe them, identify the number of Pages and Chapters, describe their Favorite Part of the story, and/or be able to Rate the book out of 5 stars. When you purchase this resource you will receive
2nd - 6th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.5
, CCRA.R.10
Also included in: Book Lover's Bundle - Reports and Reviews
Student NEWSPAPER Template - SAMPLE
This Newspaper Template is designed to encourage student engagement and creativity in writing!This sample is just one of 3 versions that can be used as an individual weekly assignment, as part of your weekly rotations, or simply as an early finisher activity. The other versions include an EDITABLE Google Slideshow and a PRINTABLE version with writing lines added. In the COMPLETE STUDENT NEWSPAPER product you will receive:A 2-page Newspaper template designed for students to work in small groups
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.5
, CCRA.W.10
Student NEWSPAPER Templates
Increase student engagement and creativity in writing with these Editable Newspaper Templates!Ideas for use:Have students work together to create a monthly or weekly newspaper for your class or grade levelUse as a free-writing choice or as part of your writing rotationsHave students work in groups to research and build a newspaper for each grade as a part of a larger assignmentOr simply provide as an early-finisher assignmentNOTE: Slides have been sized to an 8.5 x 11 format so you can print an
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.5
, CCRA.W.6
+1
Intro to Descriptive Writing - SAMPLE
This is a FREE SAMPLE of my Intro to Descriptive Writing resource!Use this page as a Practice Page (with a partner or independently), as an Exit Ticket, or a Lesson Assessment! The complete resource is a tool designed to introduce students to the power of descriptive writing and to give students opportunities to interact with, analyze, and discuss ways to make writing more interesting. Included in the complete Intro to Descriptive Writing resource:1 slideshow to teach What is Descriptive Writin
4th - 7th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.5
Holiday Craft Props SAMPLE
In this product, you will find 3 FREE holiday craft props! This is just a sample of the 25 pages of material included in the complete Holiday Craft Props product in my store! IDEAS for how to use these props with your class:♥ Decorate a snowman for a cute winter art project ♥ Have students write a story about a snowman who doesn't want to melt when winter is over and then have them decorate their snowman with their plan for how to keep him from melting! ♥ Have students create the "perfect" c
K - 6th
Art, Other (Arts)
HOLIDAY Craft Project- BUNDLE
Be prepared with a quick and easy craft project for almost ANY holiday or season! Originally designed for Valentine's Day, the 2 additional products make this bundle flexible for you to use for any season throughout the year! Props and note card templates have so many varieties that they can be used for countless other fun art projects or activities in your classroom and are NOT limited to just Valentines! Included in this bundle:♥ Visual instructions that can be projected to easily walk your
K - 6th
Art, Other (Arts)
Holiday Craft Props
Sometimes there just isn't enough time during a single holiday to do all the fun projects we want... That's why I created these holiday props! Use these as an extension to my Valentine Satchel Craft Project OR use them to customize other fun and creative craft projects throughout the year! Included in this product are 21 different props, so you can use this project for any season and almost any holiday! Props include items for: Mother's DayFather's DayFallEaster/SpringWinterEarth Day! Bla
K - 6th
Art, Other (Arts)
Also included in: HOLIDAY Craft Project- BUNDLE
Valentines & Note Card Stationary Set
Save money on in-store valentines and note cards with this adorable themed stationary set! When you purchase this product, you will get:♥ 12 colorful 2-sided Valentines ♥ A set of black and white Valentines ♥ 8 colorful 2-sided Note Cards ♥ A set of black and white Note Cards ♥ An additional back-side for the note cards with space to write a personalized message IDEAS FOR USE:♥ Use Blank Note Cards for other holidays such as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day or simply for notes of kindness! ♥ Lamin
K - 6th
Other (Arts)
Also included in: HOLIDAY Craft Project- BUNDLE
Valentine Satchel Craft Project
Celebrate the ❤️Season of Love and Kindness❤️ by constructing these adorable satchels with your students! This craft project can be specific to Valentines Day or for another day when you want to encourage kindness in your classroom. Satchels can be used to collect students' valentines or to collect kind notes/compliments from their classmates. Included in this craft project:Visual instructions that can be projected to easily walk your students through the process of creating their satchelBlack
1st - 6th
Art, Other (Arts), Visual Arts
Also included in: HOLIDAY Craft Project- BUNDLE
Intro to Descriptive Writing - Slideshow and Student Notes/Activities
This resource is a tool designed to introduce students to the power of descriptive writing and to give students opportunities to interact with, analyze, and discuss ways to make writing more interesting. Included in this resource:1 slideshow to teach What is Descriptive Writing?1 additional "What is Descriptive Writing" slideshow with embedded animations and activities to go along with student notes5 pages of student notes that go along with the slideshow designed to increase student engagemen
4th - 7th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.5
Student Ownership Bundle
Encourage student ownership of their growth and education with this complete bundle of ALL of my student resources for teacher management, goal setting, self-reflecting, and data tracking - that is 62 pages of resources to choose from! Included in this bundle: Student Check-In, Check-Out behavior tracker (3 versions), with editable versions of eachStudent SMART Goal pagesDifferentiated self-reflection sheets for lower and upper elementaryA Scale of Understanding (2 versions)Student-Led behavior
2nd - 10th
Character Education, For All Subjects
Nature Bundle - Weather and Environmental Conservation
Use this bundle to teach your students about the weather and nature conservation while encouraging your students to interact with the outdoors! These resources are great for engaging students on outdoor field trips, or as tools for nature studies at school or at home. In this bundle you will receive the Cloud Unit and Nature Conservation Journal - a total of 43 pages of materials to choose from! This resource includes: - an 18 page CLOUD JOURNAL which contains pages dedicated for notes on the
2nd - 6th
Environment, General Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
CCRA.W.7
, CCRA.W.10
, CCRA.L.4
+3
Early America Bundle
Begin your study of early American history with this two product bundle! These resources are perfect for introducing how the 13 colonies came to be and the events leading up to the "first" Thanksgiving. In this bundle you will receive:The Colonial America – Starter Kit The First Thanksgiving Diorama with Informational Text for a total of 102 pages of materials to teach from. *To see a sample of what is included, download this free resource: Colonial America - Beginning the JourneyThis bund
2nd - 6th
Social Studies, U.S. History
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.W.10
+3
Animal Alphabet Practice Pages - Upper and Lowercase
When you purchase this product, you will receive a zip file with 26+ hand drawn works of art depicting animals in the shape of each CAPITAL AND LOWERCASE letters in the English alphabet! That is a total of 52 pages of resources! Beneath each animal letter is a traceable guideline for how to practice writing both the upper and lowercase versions of the letters, as well as an additional practice page for each letter. This resource contains a complete .pdf of all 26 letters and 26 practice pages, a
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Spelling, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
, L.K.1a
, L.1.1a
Comic Strip Templates
Let your students do what they love while exploring new concepts in a creative format! These comic strips are a tool that allows your students to summarize new concepts or express their ideas as a comic strip artist. Encourage your students to use humor to explain math, model the use of science vocabulary, or tell the story of real people and places in history! Easily adaptable for reading, writing, math, science, or social studies, this resource is a must-have for your classroom! Product inclu
1st - 6th
For All Subjects
CCSS
L.2.5
, L.4.4a
, L.5.4a
+2
Problem Solving Template
Use this template to help your students stay organized when practicing their problem solving skills! Full-page and half-page versions included.
3rd - 5th
Math, Other (Math)
Sequence and Retell - The 3 Pigs
Use this hands-on activity to review or introduce your students to sequence and retell! Read the story of the 3 pigs to your class.Then have students walk through the story, acting out each part with their paper craftAfter acting out the story, students will be able to complete a worksheet activity to describe the events in orderThis product was a request by a kindergarten teacher in my school, but can be used with K - 3rd grade as an introduction to these core skills. The best part is that you
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Other (Arts), Other (ELA)
CCSS
W.K.8
, W.1.8
, W.2.8
+3
Sub Management Tool - Terrific for my Teacher!
This resource is designed to help motivate and manage student behavior while you are away - set the expectation for behavior AND provide a positive motivation for your students! Sometimes our subs don't have the experience or tools to know how to manage a class of children. This product provides just one method that may make the difference between a bad sub report and a good one. It may also make the difference for those students who just need that extra motivation to be terrific for their teach
1st - 5th
For All Subjects
Also included in: Student Ownership Bundle
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About the store
Experience
I am an ESOL endorsed, elementary teacher with over a decade of teaching experience and a plethora of art skills that I enjoy using to enrich my students' classroom experiences. I specialize in 4th and 5th grade education, but also have experience subbing and working with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms. My hope is to provide the teaching community with quality, hand-made resources that encourage higher levels of engagement and creativity in the classroom. Who ever said learning can't be fun?
Teaching style
I am trained in AVID and Restorative Teaching practices and also incorporate GLAD and whole brain teaching strategies into my instruction. It is my belief that any strategy that benefits my ESL students will also benefit whole group learning.
Moreover, I believe it is essential for students to know "why" they are learning a skill and not just "how" to do the skill. This fosters an atmosphere of curiosity and ownership of their education.
It is essential that we teach with a growth mindset, encouraging our students to see their education as something they are continuing to improve upon. They may not know something yet, but they will make progress if they continue to work hard. It is our job to help them be focused and engaged learners.
Awards & shining teacher moments
North Area - Teacher of the Year, 2022.
Member of the District Math Leadership Team.
Member of the District Intervention Team.
Member of the PBIS Advisory Team.
Awarded for "Best Character" by my school staff, 2018.
My own education history
I attended Western Oregon University for their education program and graduated Magna Cum Laude with my endorsement in ESOL.
Additional biographical information
I grew up on the Oregon coast and absolutely love everything nature and art. In 2014, I moved across the state and taught in a culturally diverse and high poverty community with the most amazing kids! However, I missed my family and the ocean a little too much, so I moved back to teach on the coast. Recently, I relocated to be a little closer to family and am now happily residing in beautiful Southern Oregon.
I love to learn and love sharing my gift of art with others. I have several hobbies which include playing the piano, fine arts, rock collecting and polishing, exploring nature, and working on my children's book which I hope to finish and publish some day.
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