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I’m Danielle .. an educator with over 15 years of experience in both general and special education settings. I hold PA Level II certifications in Elementary Education (K–6) and Special Education (K–12), and I recently completed my Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. I also hold a B.A. in Elementary and Special Education and an M.S. in Education.
Throughout my career, I’ve served in a variety of roles including Autistic Support Teacher, Emotional Support Teacher, Special Education Compliance Manager, and General Education Teacher. I’m passionate about developing individualized learning plans, modifying curriculum to ensure accessibility for all learners, and implementing behavior support strategies that help students thrive. My work has taken me into urban public schools, summer enrichment programs, and outdoor educational settings—each reinforcing my commitment to holistic student growth.
I use cooperative learning strategies, direct instruction models, and inclusive practices to foster both academic success and emotional development. I’m especially skilled in behavioral intervention, data-driven instruction, and building strong, supportive relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
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Functional Math Bundle 1 - 6 Restaurants, 24 Menus, Worksheets & Task Boxes
Functional Math Bundle: 6 Restaurants | 24 Differentiated Menus | Worksheets + Task BoxesMake functional math meaningful, engaging, and real-world relevant with this comprehensive restaurant-themed bundle! Perfect for special education, life skills classrooms, and students who benefit from hands-on, differentiated instruction. This bundle includes 6 different restaurants, each with 4 leveled menus—giving you a total of 24 unique menus designed to meet a wide range of learning needs. What’s Inclu
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Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
![Preview of Menu Math [Set1]-3 Menus (4 Levels) Auntie Anne's, Pizza Hut, and Raising Cane's](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Menu-Math-3-Menus-4-Levels-each-Auntie-Anne-s-Pizza-Hut-and-Raising-Cane-s-16322886-1778698759/750f-16322886-1.jpg)
Menu Math [Set1]-3 Menus (4 Levels) Auntie Anne's, Pizza Hut, and Raising Cane's
Menu Math Bundle: Auntie Anne’s, Pizza Hut, & Raising Cane’sMake real-world math meaningful and engaging with this differentiated Menu Math resource! Students practice essential money and life skills using familiar restaurants they recognize and love. This resource includes three restaurants: Auntie Anne’s, Pizza Hut, and Raising Cane’s. Each restaurant features four leveled menus, with five items and prices per menu, allowing you to easily meet a wide range of student needs. Levels gradually in
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Decimals, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Comprehensive IEP Template for Special Education Professionals
Organize, streamline, and simplify the IEP process with this all-in-one, editable IEP template! Designed by a licensed teacher with years of experience in special education, this template provides step-by-step guidance for creating fully compliant, student-centered IEPs. Perfect for teachers, case managers, and educational consultants who want to save time while ensuring all areas of student growth are addressed. Features:✅ IEP Timeline: Plan and track every stage of the IEP process ✅ Present
PreK - 12th
Not Subject Specific
![Preview of Menu Math [Set2] - 3 Menus (4 Levels) Five Guys, Starbucks, and Wingstop](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Menu-Math-3-Menus-4-Levels-each-Five-Guys-Starbucks-and-Wingstop-16327037-1778698804/750f-16327037-1.jpg)
Menu Math [Set2] - 3 Menus (4 Levels) Five Guys, Starbucks, and Wingstop
Menu Math Bundle: Auntie Anne’s, Pizza Hut, & Raising Cane’sMake real-world math meaningful and engaging with this differentiated Menu Math resource! Students practice essential money and life skills using familiar restaurants they recognize and love. This resource includes three restaurants: Five Guys, Starbucks, and Wingstop. Each restaurant features four leveled menus, with five items and prices per menu, allowing you to easily meet a wide range of student needs. Levels gradually increase in
Not Specific
Decimals, Financial Literacy, Money Math
Where the Red Fern Grows - Complete Novel Study Unit - NO PREP
This comprehensive, no-prep novel study unit for Where the Red Fern Grows includes fully written-out daily lesson plans, ready-to-use Google Slides, and printable student worksheets that walk students through the novel with depth, engagement, and skill development. ✅ What’s Included Daily:Each lesson is thoughtfully designed and includes: Objective aligned to reading and writing standards Engaging warm-up to activate prior knowledge or build context Key vocabulary from the chapter with defi
6th - 8th
Close Reading, Grammar, Writing
Life Science: Zoology
This 2-week Life Science: Zoology unit introduces students to the fascinating world of animals through an engaging blend of reading, discussion, hands-on activities, and research projects. Designed for upper elementary students, the unit explores what zoologists do, how animals are classified, and how they survive and thrive through unique physical and behavioral adaptations. Students will learn to categorize animals into key groups, identify essential survival traits, and understand how differ
3rd - 6th
General Science, Other (Science)
Chipotle Fill the Order Task Box 7 / Centers / Small Group
Make functional math and life skills practice engaging, hands-on, and meaningful with this Food Court “Fill the Order” Task Box! Students will practice reading orders, identifying food items, and completing real-world tasks by building each order on a tray. This resource is perfect for special education classrooms, vocational training, and life skills centers. It promotes independence while reinforcing essential math and daily living skills. What’s Included: Food iconsFood court trays for comple
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Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
Starbucks Fill the Order Task Box 5 / Centers / Small Group
Make functional math and life skills practice engaging, hands-on, and meaningful with this Food Court “Fill the Order” Task Box! Students will practice reading orders, identifying food items, and completing real-world tasks by building each order on a tray. This resource is perfect for special education classrooms, vocational training, and life skills centers. It promotes independence while reinforcing essential math and daily living skills. What’s Included: Food icons Food court trays for co
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Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
Five Guys Fill the Order Task Box 4 / Centers / Small Group
Make functional math and life skills practice engaging, hands-on, and meaningful with this Food Court “Fill the Order” Task Box! Students will practice reading orders, identifying food items, and completing real-world tasks by building each order on a tray. This resource is perfect for special education classrooms, vocational training, and life skills centers. It promotes independence while reinforcing essential math and daily living skills. What’s Included: Food icons Food court trays for co
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Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
Pizza Hut Fill the Order Task Box 2 / Centers / Small Group
Make functional math and life skills practice engaging, hands-on, and meaningful with this Food Court “Fill the Order” Task Box! Students will practice reading orders, identifying food items, and completing real-world tasks by building each order on a tray. This resource is perfect for special education classrooms, vocational training, and life skills centers. It promotes independence while reinforcing essential math and daily living skills. What’s Included: Food iconsFood court trays for comple
Not Specific
Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
Wingstop Fill the Order Task Box 6 / Centers / Small Group
Make functional math and life skills practice engaging, hands-on, and meaningful with this Food Court “Fill the Order” Task Box! Students will practice reading orders, identifying food items, and completing real-world tasks by building each order on a tray. This resource is perfect for special education classrooms, vocational training, and life skills centers. It promotes independence while reinforcing essential math and daily living skills. What’s Included: Food icons Food court trays for co
Not Specific
Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
Raising Cane's Fill the Order Task Box 3 / Centers / Small Group
Make functional math and life skills practice engaging, hands-on, and meaningful with this Food Court “Fill the Order” Task Box! Students will practice reading orders, identifying food items, and completing real-world tasks by building each order on a tray. This resource is perfect for special education classrooms, vocational training, and life skills centers. It promotes independence while reinforcing essential math and daily living skills. What’s Included: Food icons Food court trays for co
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Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
Fire Safety Bundle 5 Day Unit
This 5-day Fire Safety mini unit is designed to equip middle school students with essential knowledge and practical skills for preventing and responding to fire-related emergencies. Through interactive lessons, real-life scenarios, and hands-on projects, students explore fire hazards, create home escape plans, learn about firefighting tools, and practice emergency responses. No prep needed! This unit includes easy-to-follow Google Slides for teachers, making instruction seamless and engaging. S
4th - 12th
Health, Other (ELA)
Restart by Gordon Korman End of Book Newspaper Project
Engage your students in a creative project based on the novel Restart by Gordon Korman! This activity focuses on reading comprehension, writing skills, and social-emotional learning (SEL).
5th - 8th
Reading, Social Emotional Learning, Writing
Functional Math - Starbucks Menu Math
Make math meaningful with this Starbucks-themed interactive resource that lets students practice money skills using a fun, real-world context! Designed with two differentiated levels, this engaging set helps students build fluency with addition, subtraction, budgeting, and making change—while navigating a menu of treats and drinks. What’s Included: ● Custom Starbucks Menu with realistic pricing ● Slides and Worksheets for students to practice how to read and interpret the menu ● Slides and Works
2nd - 12th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Money Math
North America Geography Practice
North America Geography Workbook – Daily Geography Printable & Digital Resource Complete Research + Practice Packet for Middle School Social Studies Explore the countries, regions, landmarks, and ecosystems of North America with this engaging and comprehensive geography resource! Perfect for daily geography lessons, this workbook includes both printable and digital formats for flexible classroom use. ✅ What’s Included: This versatile resource covers a wide range of topics related to North Americ
4th - 8th
Geography
Social Emotional Pathway Bundle: Level 1, Unit 1, Lessons 11-15
This 5-lesson bundle dives deeper into the emotional world of students by focusing on the ways emotions are triggered, communicated, and understood — both within themselves and in others. Through engaging stories, reflection questions, and practical tools, these lessons build essential emotional intelligence skills that support healthier relationships, self-awareness, and more mindful communication. Lesson 11: Mood Triggers – What Sets Us OffHelps students recognize personal triggers and unders
5th - 12th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Pre-Algebra Bundle - Integers: 6 Lessons + Review + Test
This bundle introduces students to integers and lays the groundwork for understanding how positive and negative numbers function in the real world and in math operations. The lessons are scaffolded to support diverse learners. Lesson 1: Introduction to IntegersStudents learn what integers are and explore how they appear in real-world contexts such as temperature, elevation, and money. Lesson 2: Comparing and Ordering IntegersThis lesson builds on number sense by teaching students to compare int
6th - 12th
Algebra, Numbers, Order of Operations
Auntie Anne's Fill the Order Task Box 1 / Centers / Small Group
Make functional math and life skills practice engaging, hands-on, and meaningful with this Food Court “Fill the Order” Task Box! Students will practice reading orders, identifying food items, and completing real-world tasks by building each order on a tray. This resource is perfect for special education classrooms, vocational training, and life skills centers. It promotes independence while reinforcing essential math and daily living skills. What’s Included: Food icons Food court trays for co
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Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
Real Talk, Real Feelings: 33 Stories for Social Emotional Learning
Real Talk, Real Feelings: 33 Stories for SEL is a powerful collection of short, relatable stories designed to spark meaningful conversations and emotional growth in middle and high school students. This digital download includes a printable workbook featuring 33 original stories, each focused on a different social-emotional learning (SEL) theme—from loneliness and anger to hope, identity, and resilience. Each story is accompanied by 6 reflection and discussion questions, making it easy to le
5th - 12th
Character Education, Social Emotional Learning
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About the store
Experience
I’m Danielle .. an educator with over 15 years of experience in both general and special education settings. I hold PA Level II certifications in Elementary Education (K–6) and Special Education (K–12), and I recently completed my Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. I also hold a B.A. in Elementary and Special Education and an M.S. in Education.
Throughout my career, I’ve served in a variety of roles including Autistic Support Teacher, Emotional Support Teacher, Special Education Compliance Manager, and General Education Teacher. I’m passionate about developing individualized learning plans, modifying curriculum to ensure accessibility for all learners, and implementing behavior support strategies that help students thrive. My work has taken me into urban public schools, summer enrichment programs, and outdoor educational settings—each reinforcing my commitment to holistic student growth.
I use cooperative learning strategies, direct instruction models, and inclusive practices to foster both academic success and emotional development. I’m especially skilled in behavioral intervention, data-driven instruction, and building strong, supportive relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
Teaching style
My teaching style is student-centered, supportive, and adaptable. I strive to create a classroom environment where every student feels seen, valued, and capable of success. I draw on a variety of instructional strategies, including cooperative learning, direct instruction, and differentiated support, to meet diverse learning needs and promote engagement.
In both general and special education settings, I emphasize clear structure, consistency, and individualized attention. I believe in proactive behavior management and use positive reinforcement systems to encourage growth and self-regulation. I’m especially skilled at modifying curriculum to ensure accessibility and designing learning experiences that are both academically rigorous and emotionally supportive.
Relationship-building is central to my teaching approach. I work closely with families, colleagues, and support teams to create a network of care around each student. I also believe in fostering independence, resilience, and curiosity—skills that extend far beyond the classroom.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I’ve been honored to receive the Sprungen Family Foundation Scholarship and serve as a guest speaker for the MENSA Philadelphia Chapter.
My own education history
B.A. in Elementary and Special Education
Holy Family University, Philadelphia
2005 – 2009
M.S. in Education
Cabrini College, Radnor
2011-2012
M.A. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies – In Progress
Gratz College, Melrose Park
2021 – Present
60 Post Graduate Credits
8 credits, University of the Pacific, 2020
43.33 credits, University of California - San Diego, 2018 – 2020
Additional biographical information
Outside of my work, I’m married to my high school sweetheart, Bill. We are raising three amazing kids, along with our dog and two cats. As a family, we love exploring national parks, hiking, and trying new things together.
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