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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
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
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
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
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
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
Character Traits PowerPoint | Infer with Actions, Dialogue, & Feelings | ELA
Looking for an engaging, step-by-step PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation to teach character traits? This 36-slide interactive presentation introduces your 3rd-5th grade students to the concept of character traits by guiding them through inferencing skills, character analysis, and vocabulary development—all while keeping them actively involved! Designed for both PowerPoint and Google Slides, this lesson walks students step-by-step through identifying seven types of figurative language.
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RL.3.3
, RL.4.3
, RL.5.3
+3
Finding the Theme of a Story Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Craft Activity
This reading themes bundle contains worksheets, task cards, a PowerPoint and everything else you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn how to determine the themes found in literary works. Some of the activities include test prep elements because theme questions tend to appear frequently on standardized tests. It is designed to teach students how to analyze a reading passage and identify its theme in a way that will keep them engaged. Students love t
4th - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RL.4.2
, RL.5.2
, RL.6.2
+2
Summarizing Nonfiction Texts Bundle: Practice Passages, PowerPoint, Worksheets
This nonfiction text summary bundle will help you teach students how to write a summary of a nonfiction text. It can be used for introduction or review of the skill. It includes a Summarizing Nonfiction PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation, an interactive notebook activity, a poster, and 5 practice worksheets. 1. I recommend beginning with the 41-slide PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation. It follows this format: Slides 1-5: Introduction & Key #1- Differentiate interesting and importan
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
CCSS, TEKS
RI.4.2
, RI.5.2
, RI.6.2
+2
Author's Purpose Bundle of Activities: Worksheets, Task Cards, Game, Craft
This author's purpose bundle is designed to teach upper elementary and middle school students about an author's purpose for writing a literary piece in a way that will keep them engaged. This bundle has everything you need to teach your students about the FIVE categories of author's purpose. This bundled product takes the PIE approach to teaching author's purpose to the next level. Students are taught to determine whether an author's purpose is to persuade, inform, entertain, describe, or ex
4th - 6th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
CCRA.R.6
, LA.5.10.A
, LA.4.10.A
Dialogue PowerPoint Lesson and 2 Worksheets: Practice Writing Dialogue
✨ Teach Students How to Write Dialogue with Correct Quotation Marks & Punctuation! Do your students struggle with using quotation marks correctly when adding dialogue to their narratives? If you're looking for a clear, engaging way to teach the rules for punctuating dialogue in writing, this interactive 71-slide Dialogue Writing PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation is the perfect solution! This ready-to-use resource helps students learn how to write dialogue, when to use quotation mar
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
W.5.3b
, W.6.3b
, L.3.2c
+5
Coordinating & Subordinating Conjunctions Bundle: Combining Sentences Worksheets
This conjunctions bundle has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn how to combine sentences using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Through using the resources in this bundle, students will learn the definitions of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. They will learn how to correctly combine sentences (with the correct punctuation) using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. They will have an opportunity to w
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
L.3.1h
, L.3.1i
, L.4.1
+5
Run-On Sentences and Fragments Bundle: Task Cards, Editing Worksheets
Use these three engaging writing resources to help students recognize and revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences. This bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as they learn to identify complete sentences, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences. The activities in this bundle make analyzing sentences 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 activities can be u
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
L.4.1f
, LA.4.11.D.i
, LA.5.11.D.i
Nonfiction Text Features PowerPoint or Google Slides Lesson: Informational Texts
Looking for an engaging, ready-to-use PowerPoint to teach nonfiction text features? This 119-slide Nonfiction Text Features PowerPoint or Google Slides Presentation is the perfect solution! Designed to introduce and reinforce 23 common text features, this interactive lesson helps students understand how nonfiction texts are organized—and how to use text features to locate key information. Ideal for multiple days of instruction, this resource breaks down each concept with visuals, examples,
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
RI.2.5
, RI.3.5
, LA.4.10.C
+6
Also included in: Nonfiction Text Features BUNDLE: Worksheets, Posters, Activities
3rd Grade Fractions PowerPoint Lesson: Equivalent Fractions, Comparing Fractions
Are you searching for a step-by-step PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation that can be used to introduce fraction concepts to your third grade students in a way that will grab their attention? You've come to the right place! This 79-slide PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation will introduce your students to the fraction skills identified in the 3rd Grade Common Core State Standards. It is highly interactive and is packed full with practice opportunities! Plus, this resource comes with a b
3rd
Fractions, Math, Math Test Prep
CCSS, TEKS
3.NF.A.1
, 3.NF.A.2
, 3.NF.A.2a
+12
Growth Mindset PowerPoint & Lesson Plan Bundle | SEL Back-to-School Activities
Start your school year with a strong focus on growth mindset using this comprehensive 5-day lesson bundle! Perfect for building classroom culture, this social-emotional learning (SEL) resource includes an 85-slide PowerPoint, 5 days of detailed lesson plans, and engaging student worksheets—all designed to help students understand and apply the principles of a growth mindset. This growth mindset unit is ideal for the first week of school, morning meetings, or any time you want to promote
3rd - 6th
Character Education, English Language Arts
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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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