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I have 16 years teaching experience. I began my career as a 2nd grade teacher. The majority of my career (13 years), I served as an elementary ELL teacher. In that capacity, I worked with students from kindergarten through sixth grade at all language development levels, but I most frequently worked with 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students. I was an upper elementary Reading Teacher (grades 4-5) for two years, as well.
I have also taught graduate classes at a local university for teachers seeking an ESL endorsement.
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Figurative Language PowerPoint: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Idiom, and More!
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation that can be used to introduce your figurative language unit to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 70-slide presentation features 7 literary devices: similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperboles, and idioms. The first 43 slides serve as an introduction to each literary device. These slides contain a definition and examples of ea
3rd - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS, TEKS
L.4.5a
, L.4.5b
, L.5.5a
+8
Reading Anchor Charts – Essential Comprehension Strategies for Upper Elementary
Enhance your reading instruction with this comprehensive set of 37 personal anchor charts and 37 full-page anchor charts, designed to support key reading skills and comprehension strategies in upper elementary classrooms. What’s Included?Personal Anchor Charts (Black & White) – Two copies per page for easy distribution. Simply cut in half and have students glue them into their personal reading notebooks for year-round reference.Full-Page Anchor Charts (Color Clip Art) – Designed for teacher-l
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS, TEKS
RL.3.1
, RL.3.3
, RL.3.4
+59
Also included in: Personalized Anchor Charts BUNDLE
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences PowerPoint & Worksheets | 3rd–6th Grade
Looking for a step-by-step PowerPoint or Google Slides Presentation to teach your students about simple, compound, and complex sentences? This 74-slide, highly interactive PowerPoint/Google Slides lesson is the perfect way to introduce, model, and practice sentence types in a clear and engaging way. Whether you're teaching a full grammar mini-lesson, reviewing sentence structure, or prepping for a writing unit, this ready-to-go resource has you covered! WHAT'S INCLUDED: 74-slide PowerPoint l
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS, TEKS
L.3.1h
, L.3.1i
, L.4.1f
+8
Nonfiction Text Features Foldable Activity in Print and Digital
Understanding text features and how authors use them in nonfiction texts is critical for reading comprehension. This engaging study guide resource includes a foldable activity related to nonfiction text features. Students will identify text features and explain how each is used. When students complete the activity, they have the perfect reference tool that they can refer back to throughout the school year! Many common text features are featured, including table of contents, index, glossary, t
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
RI.3.5
, RI.3.7
, RI.4.5
+6
Also included in: Nonfiction Text Features BUNDLE: Worksheets, Posters, Activities
Prefix and Suffix Bingo Game
Review prefixes and suffixes with this fun and educational Bingo game! The calling cards contain the complete word (example: misbehave) and the Bingo cards contain the meaning of the prefix/suffix and base word (example: behave wrong or bad). Prefixes on the Bingo card are: mis-, re-, pre-, un-, dis-, il-, in-, over-, under- Suffixes on the Bingo card are: -able, -y, -ly, -er (as a person), -er (as more), -est, -ful, -less, This set includes 26 Bingo cards and 41 calling cards. If you like t
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS, TEKS
RF.3.3a
, RF.4.3a
, RF.5.3a
+6
Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Posters, Activities
This nonfiction text structure bundle has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn about the FIVE informational text structures. It includes 92 nonfiction passages. The activities in this bundle make learning text structures fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These nonfiction text structure activities can be used for test prep, revi
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.4.5
, RI.5.5
, RI.5.6
+5
Nonfiction Text Structures Worksheets with 20 Practice Passages | Craftivity
This engaging activity puts a fun spin on learning informational text structures! The worksheets feature twenty nonfiction passages: five passages related to butterflies, five passages related to bacteria, five passages related to basketball, and five passages related to apples. Students read the 20 passages and determine the informational text structure of each passage: → Sequence→ Compare and Contrast→ Cause and Effect→ Problem and Solution→ Description This resource includes three formats to
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.4.5
, RI.5.5
, RI.6.5
+4
Main Idea and Supporting Details Bundle with Graphic Organizer: 4th 5th 6th
This main idea bundle has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they read passages and identify the main idea and supporting details in the text. Several activities include test prep elements because main idea questions tend to appear frequently on standardized tests. Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These main idea activities can be used for test prep,
4th - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
RI.3.2
, RI.4.2
, RI.5.2
+5
Theme Worksheets | Reading Comprehension Passages | Identifying Theme | 4–6 ELA
Do your students struggle with identifying the theme of a story? Theme can be a challenging skill for students to master. Students need lots of practice to become proficient in this area. These no-prep theme worksheets are ready to go for you. Just print and go! This packet of theme worksheets consists of six reading passages. Students must read the story and then identify the theme. Any of these passages can also be used as an assessment! This worksheet packet was designed for students in
4th - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RL.4.2
, RL.5.2
, RL.6.2
+2
Main Idea and Supporting Details Craftivity: Ice Cream Cones Sorting Activity
Keep your kids engaged as they learn how details support the main idea with this main idea craftivity. Your students will match three detail sentences to each main idea sentence. The finished products can be used to make a creative bulletin board or school hallway display! PLEASE NOTE! If you use the term "central idea" in your classroom, I've got you covered! This activity includes an option that uses "central idea" terminology. I added 3 more pages to the end of this packet, so that there is
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS, TEKS
RI.3.2
, RI.4.2
, RI.5.2
+5
Text Structures Task Cards | 32 Nonfiction Passages | Print & Digital Formats
Looking for an engaging way to help your upper elementary or middle school students master nonfiction text structures? This set of 32 nonfiction text structure task cards is the perfect low-prep solution! Designed to build confidence and comprehension, these task cards allow students to read short nonfiction passages and identify the author’s text structure using clear context and key signal words. Each task card targets one of the five most common nonfiction text structures: → Sequence → Co
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.4.5
, RI.5.5
, RI.6.5
+4
Figurative Language Worksheets: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Idiom, and More!
You've taught your students the seven most common types of figurative language... now what? Next comes lots of practice! These no-prep figurative language worksheets are ready to go for you. Just print and go! A worksheet that focuses on each of the following literary devices is included: similes, metaphors, onomatopoeias, alliteration, personification, hyperboles, and idioms. These figurative language worksheets consist of both reading exercises and writing exercises. First, students wi
4th - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS, TEKS
CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.5
, LA.3.10.G
+3
Main Idea and Supporting Details PowerPoint with Ice Cream Graphic Organizer
Teaching students to identify the main idea and supporting details can be challenging—but it doesn’t have to be boring! This 49-slide PowerPoint and Google Slides lesson is a step-by-step, student-friendly introduction to main idea, supporting details, and best titles. Engaging ice cream cone graphics help students form meaningful connections so they can better remember how details support a central idea. The first half of this 49-slide lesson explains how a main idea is supported by details.
2nd - 3rd
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.2.2
, RI.3.2
, RI.4.2
Figurative Language Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Games, Craft Activities
This figurative language bundle of worksheets and activities has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn about seven types of figurative language. It includes a PowerPoint, a flipbook, partner plays, games, worksheets, and more! The wide variety of activities in this bundle makes learning figurative language fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year a
3rd - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS, TEKS
CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.5
, LA.4.10.D
+1
Context Clues Bundle | Posters, Task Cards, Worksheets, PowerPoint & More | 4-6
Looking for everything you need to teach context clues in one engaging bundle? This comprehensive Context Clues Unit is designed specifically for upper elementary students (grades 4–6) and provides multiple formats to support students as they learn to use context clues to define unknown words. Whether you're introducing, reviewing, or preparing for state testing, this no-prep, standards-aligned bundle includes all the tools you need: a teaching PowerPoint, interactive activities, printable an
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS, TEKS
RL.4.4
, RL.5.4
, RL.6.4
+3
Plot Diagram Worksheets & Task Cards | Short Story Comprehension | 4th–6th Grade
Help your students master plot structure with this no-prep printable resource! Includes 4 original short stories with engaging plot diagram worksheets to practice identifying exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Perfect for grades 4–6, this resource builds reading comprehension, literary analysis, and writing skills. Comes with multiple formats, graphic organizers, and answer keys—great for ELA centers, small groups, test prep, or independent practice! Enga
4th - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RL.3.3
, RL.4.3
, RL.5.5
+6
Perspectives and Differing Points of View Worksheets and Craftivity
Keep your students engaged as they practice identifying contrasting points of view in a short story! Your students will read FIVE short passages and identify the two differing perspectives presented in the story. I begin this lesson by reminding my students that the word "perspective" includes the Latin root -spect. We review the meaning of the Latin root (to see). We discuss how different people can "see" things differently. I tell them that today, we will be doing an activity where we highligh
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS, TEKS
RL.5.5
, LA.5.8.B
, LA.4.8.B
Nonfiction Text Features BUNDLE: Worksheets, Posters, Activities
Understanding text features and how authors use them in nonfiction texts is critical for reading comprehension. This nonfiction text features bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as they learn about 23 types of nonfiction text features. The activities in this bundle make learning text features fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year when teaching about informational texts!
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
RI.3.5
, RI.3.7
, RI.4.5
+6
Informational Text Structures PowerPoint or Google Slides with Practice Passages
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation that can be used to introduce nonfiction text structures to your students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 34-slide PowerPoint begins by introducing the 5 categories of informational text structures to students. Each text structure features a graphic organizer. Plus, students find it engaging because all of the example paragraphs are related to soccer! After reading e
3rd - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
RI.4.5
, RI.5.5
, RI.6.5
+5
Context Clues PowerPoint or Google Slides Lesson for 4th, 5th, 6th grade
Are you looking for a step-by-step context clues lesson that keeps students engaged while building vocabulary and reading comprehension skills? This Context Clues PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation is the perfect resource for introducing and practicing the five types of context clues in an interactive, student-friendly way. Designed for both PowerPoint and Google Slides, this lesson walks students step-by-step through using context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
4th - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS, TEKS
RL.4.4
, RL.5.4
, LA.4.3.B
+2
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About the store
Experience
I have 16 years teaching experience. I began my career as a 2nd grade teacher. The majority of my career (13 years), I served as an elementary ELL teacher. In that capacity, I worked with students from kindergarten through sixth grade at all language development levels, but I most frequently worked with 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students. I was an upper elementary Reading Teacher (grades 4-5) for two years, as well.
I have also taught graduate classes at a local university for teachers seeking an ESL endorsement.
Teaching style
I believe in hands-on activities with lots of visual aids and graphic organizers! I believe in providing scaffold to students when they are being introduced to a new topic or skill, and then gradually removing scaffolds to allow students to move toward independence.
I am constantly creating and making learning materials that will support the unique needs of students and engage them so that they can experience success and know that learning can be fun!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I have experience presenting half-day professional development seminars for teachers. For my own school district, I presented two "Teacher Toolkit" seminars for my colleagues that focused on student engagement and formative assessment.
I have served as a mentor teacher to five first-year teachers and several teachers who switched from a classroom teaching position to an ELL teaching position.
My own education history
I earned a B.A. degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Early Childhood. I earned a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in English as a Second Language.
Additional biographical information
Email me at deb@crafting-connections.com.
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