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I've been teaching for 13 years in British Columbia, Canada. I've taught everywhere from 2nd to 9th Grade, as well as learning support. I teach all subject areas, and integrate Science and Social Studies into my Language Arts curriculum where ever possible. I'm most passionate about Science and the inquiry skills students can gain from going deeply into a topic. Science is inclusive. Everyone can be engaged in science regardless of their income, gender, or culture. Science is all around us every day in so many ways. I've worked on a Regional Science Fair committee for eight years, as the Ethics Coordinator and part of the Activities Committee. I've also ran a school based fair numerous times.
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Preview of Compare and Order Numbers to 10000 Task Cards: 4 Ways to Play!

Compare and Order Numbers to 10000 Task Cards: 4 Ways to Play!

Help your students master comparing and ordering numbers to 10000 with these task cards. There are 36 cards in all, asking students to: ♥ put a series of numbers in order from greatest to least ♥ create numbers by rolling dice and ordering ♥ fill in the blanks in consecutive number series ♥ find numbers in a series that are not in the correct order ♥ compare numbers using greater and less than symbols There are several ways you can use these task cards. Here are some suggestions: 1) Play Scoo
Preview of Hidden Picture 100s Chart: Christmas Tree Freebie

Hidden Picture 100s Chart: Christmas Tree Freebie

This free file can be used in any elementary classroom as an early finisher activity or centre activity. It contains a 100s chart with colouring instructions to reveal a hidden Christmas tree! Enjoy! ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Customer Tips: Leave feedback on this item to earn credit toward future TpT purchases! I appreciate your feedback! It gives me the information I need to continue creating high-quality products for your class
Preview of Telling Time: Quarter To, Half Past, Quarter After Task Cards with QR Codes

Telling Time: Quarter To, Half Past, Quarter After Task Cards with QR Codes

Help your students to read clocks and tell time with these fun and engaging task cards. This set contains 40 task cards. Twenty of the cards ask students to write the time on a displayed clock, 10 require students to draw the hands on a clock, while the last 10 ask students to write the time in words (half past eleven). A recording sheet and answer key are provided. You will receive two versions of the task cards: one with QR codes for self checking and one without. There are also color and
Preview of How Big is that Pencil? Measurement Task Cards in Centimeters

How Big is that Pencil? Measurement Task Cards in Centimeters

This set of 18 measurement task cards provides students an opportunity to practice measuring objects to the nearest cm and half cm. Measurements range from 1 cm to 20 cm. A little extra thinking is involved because some of the pencils do not line up with the edge of the ruler. These cards can be used in small group/centre situations or in a game of Scoot! A recording sheet is included. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ You might be int
Preview of Probability Experiments Unit - Lessons and Assessment

Probability Experiments Unit - Lessons and Assessment

Engage your students through hands-on experiments while learning about probability! This package contains: ♥ Lesson 1: Introduction to Probability ♥ Lesson 2: Probability with Spinners ♥ Lesson 3: What's in the Bag? ♥ Lesson 4: Dice Rolling ♥ Lesson 5: Coin Flipping ♥ Lesson 6: Cereal Box Prizes ♥ Probability Assessment (test and two different assessment rubrics) ♥ Digital Google Forms™ version of the assessment♥ Vocabulary Cards This resource perfectly aligns with the *new* Grade 4 Mathemati
Preview of Ten Frames: Numbers to 20 Chalkboard Themed

Ten Frames: Numbers to 20 Chalkboard Themed

Ten frames are visual tools for helping students "see" numbers, understand place value, and learn important strategies for mental addition and subtraction. Overall, when used effectively, ten frames can help students build a strong sense of number. This file gives you the numbers from 0-20 shown in digits, words, and tens frames as posters to display in your room or use as teacher cards with small/whole group lessons. This file is chalkboard themed and coordinates with many other chalkboard it
Preview of Sort Your Loot - Halloween Graphing Activity

Sort Your Loot - Halloween Graphing Activity

Integrate a little math into Halloween. Have your students sort their candy and create a bar graph. A quick activity with minimal prep. Students will count their Halloween candy and record the data. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Customer Tips: Leave feedback on this item to earn credit toward future TpT purchases! I appreciate your feedback! It gives me the information I need to continue creating high-quality products for your class
Preview of Telling Time: 24 Hour Time Task Cards with and without QR Codes

Telling Time: 24 Hour Time Task Cards with and without QR Codes

Help your students to read clocks and tell time with these fun and engaging task cards. This set contains 40 task cards. Twenty of the cards ask students to write the time on a displayed clock, while the other 20 ask students to draw the hands on a clock. A recording sheet and answer key are provided. You will receive two versions of the task cards: one with QR codes for self checking and one without. There are also color and black and white options in the package. The black and white opti
Preview of Grade 4 Math Bundle

Grade 4 Math Bundle

MATH BUNDLE! With this purchase you will get all of my Grade 4 Math resources in one easy to download bundle. These resources fully align with the British Columbia (BC) Grade 4 curriculum, but will work great anywhere. Included: - Probability Experiments Unit- 3D Shape Posters- 2D Shape Posters- How Big is that Pencil? Measurement Task Cards- Tens Frames: Numbers to 20- Compare and Order Numbers to 10000- Sort Your Loot! - Halloween Graphing Activity- Telling Time: Time to the Hour Tas
Preview of Math Bundle - Anchor Charts, Number Cards, Rotation Cards and More

Math Bundle - Anchor Charts, Number Cards, Rotation Cards and More

Get all my chalkboard themed numeracy resources in one bundle and save! *Please note, these pdf files are downloaded in one zip file. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Please click on individual items for a more detailed description and preview. Or, if you prefer, purchase individual items: ♥ Math Rotation Cards ♥ Math Numbers to 20 Tens Frames ♥ 2D Shape Posters ♥ 3D Shape Posters ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Preview of Math Rotation Cards Chalkboard Themed

Math Rotation Cards Chalkboard Themed

These cards are perfect for managing your math rotations. Rotations are an excellent way to teach the curriculum to small groups with differentiating learning. There are 6 colour-coded group cards, 6 shape-named group cards (3 versions) and 6 rotation # cards. Canadian and American spellings are used. There are seven different rotation cards: ♥ Math by Myself ♥ Fact Practice ♥ Math Games ♥ Math with Someone ♥ Computer ♥ Word Problem ♥ Work With Teacher ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Preview of 2D Shape Posters Chalkboard Themed

2D Shape Posters Chalkboard Themed

A wide variety of 2D shapes are represented in this poster set. You will receive both color and black and white versions. Included shapes are: ♥ Circle ♥ Square ♥ Triangle ♥ Rectangle ♥ Hexagon ♥ Octagon ♥ Pentagon ♥ Trapezoid ♥ Parallelogram ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Buy as part of my Math Bundle and save 20% Need more math resources? 3D Shape Posters Tens Frames Numbers to 20 Math Rotation Cards ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Preview of Telling Time Task Card Bundle with and without QR Codes

Telling Time Task Card Bundle with and without QR Codes

Buy the bundle and save 20%. Get a total of 132 task cards to practice time skills!Help your students to read clocks and tell time with these fun and engaging task cards. This package contains: ♥ Time to the Hour Task Cards♥ 24 Hour Time Task Cards♥ 5 Minute Interval Task Cards♥ Quarter To, Half Past, and Quarter After Task CardsClick on each link above to see a more detailed preview of what each package contains.You will receive two versions of each of the task cards: one with QR codes for
Preview of Tens Frames: Numbers to 20 Bright Themed

Tens Frames: Numbers to 20 Bright Themed

What are ten frames? Ten frames are visual tools for helping students "see" numbers, understand place value, and learn important strategies for mental addition and subtraction. Overall, when used effectively, ten frames can help students build a strong sense of number. This file gives you the numbers from 0-20 shown in digits, words, and tens frames as posters to display in your room or use as teacher cards with small/whole group lessons. This file is brightly colored and coordinates with many
Preview of Telling Time: 5 Minute Intervals Task Cards with and without QR Codes

Telling Time: 5 Minute Intervals Task Cards with and without QR Codes

Help your students to read clocks and tell time with these fun and engaging task cards. This set contains 40 task cards. Twenty of the cards ask students to write the time on a displayed clock, while the other 20 ask students to draw the hands on a clock. A recording sheet and answer key are provided. You will receive two versions of the task cards: one with QR codes for self checking and one without. There are also color and black and white options in the package. The black and white opt
Preview of 3D Shape (Solid) Posters Chalkboard Themed

3D Shape (Solid) Posters Chalkboard Themed

A wide variety of 3D shapes are represented in this poster set. You will receive both color and black and white versions. Each shape has real-life examples too! Included shapes are: ♥ Cone ♥ Cube ♥ Cylinder ♥ Rectangular Prism ♥ Rectangular Pyramid ♥ Sphere ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Buy as part of my Math Bundle and save 20% Need more math resources? 2D Shape Posters Tens Frames Numbers to 20 Math Rotation Cards ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Preview of Canadian Money and Decimals Google Forms™ Assessment for Distance Learning

Canadian Money and Decimals Google Forms™ Assessment for Distance Learning

This assessment is a great way to wrap up your unit on Canadian money and adding and subtracting with decimals. All of the hard work of formatting the Google Form™ is done for you! Once students hit "submit" they'll immediately know their score as well as exactly which questions they answered correctly. No marking for you! The form will also provide you will all sorts of immediate data, such as questions students struggled most with. This is great for distance learning, or for a class with
Preview of Traits of a Mathematician: Lesson Plan, Brainstorming Activitiy, & Ranking Task

Traits of a Mathematician: Lesson Plan, Brainstorming Activitiy, & Ranking Task

Help your students see themselves as mathematicians! We know that Math is one of those subject areas where students can have a fixed mindset toward their abilities. Help them to overcome this perception through this lesson. This package contains: ♥ Detailed, step-by-step lesson plan with materials list ♥ 5 "What does a mathematician do?" brainstorming pages (a variety of options so your students can see themselves in the clipart kids) ♥ Sample brainstorming page for teachers ♥ Reproducible pag
Preview of Telling Time: Time to the Hour Task Cards with and without QR Codes

Telling Time: Time to the Hour Task Cards with and without QR Codes

Help your students to read clocks and tell time with these fun and engaging task cards. This set contains 12 task cards, one for each hour of the twelve hour clock. Eight of the cards ask students to write the time on a displayed clock, while the other 4 ask students to draw the hands on a clock. A recording sheet and answer key are provided. You will receive two versions of the task cards: one with QR codes for self checking and one without. If you would like to use the QR version, you wi
Preview of Transformations Irregular Shape Partner Cards

Transformations Irregular Shape Partner Cards

These cards are a great way to partner students up! They serve as a quick review game or excellent way to partner up before a task. This set includes cards relating to reflections, rotations and translations. Fourteen pairings are included, enough for a class of 28 students. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Need more? Check out my 3D Shape Posters ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Cu
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Experience

I've been teaching for 13 years in British Columbia, Canada. I've taught everywhere from 2nd to 9th Grade, as well as learning support. I teach all subject areas, and integrate Science and Social Studies into my Language Arts curriculum where ever possible. I'm most passionate about Science and the inquiry skills students can gain from going deeply into a topic. Science is inclusive. Everyone can be engaged in science regardless of their income, gender, or culture. Science is all around us every day in so many ways. I've worked on a Regional Science Fair committee for eight years, as the Ethics Coordinator and part of the Activities Committee. I've also ran a school based fair numerous times.

Teaching style

I believe that active learning is essential to student engagement. My lessons are well-planned, hands-on and usually integrate more than one subject area. I feel strongly that students should be taught about their brain: how it works and why. In my classroom I teach "Brainology" which is all about the brain, a growth mindset and self regulation strategies. It is not uncommon to hear my students speaking about their own learning needs and regulating their own focus by adjusting their location in the classroom or using a fidget tool.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Angela Gatt: Tech-saavy teacher makes Grade 4 fun for all learners (https://issuu.com/teachernewsmag/docs/teacher_magazine_nov_dec_2019 - page 20) Ignite Speaker, S.D. #60, February 2015: Finding the Balance Parent Series, S.D. #60, January 2016: Inspire Your Kids to Love Science SmartLearning Yearlong Series Facilitator, S.D. #60, 2016/17: A K-12 Approach to Deeper Learning

My own education history

Bachelor of Science, Biology (2006) Bachelor of Education (2010)

Additional biographical information

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