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About the store
My first few years in education leadership were nearly my last. I felt overwhelmed by the number and variety of tasks expected of me and was very unprepared. I have worked steadily in my various leadership roles to build systems of organization into my responsibilities and want to share my trials and errors with the Ed leadership community. We’re all in this together, and I strongly believe working ‘smarter not harder’ is the only way to survive such a demanding and stressful line of work.
ABOUT ME
I have over 15 years of educational experience at elementary, middle & high school levels; including 5 years in full-time leadership roles. I worked for 10 years in a small private K-12 international school in Africa where I led the elementary team through building a new school from scratch. I currently work as a Title I middle school dean in northern Virginia. We are a large admin team supporting a staff of 100+ and nearly 1,000 students. Everyday I’m finding new ways to grow and learn as an educator and have learned to lean into the challenges of my profession.
Follow my leadership journey on instagram at msdean.va.
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Narrative Writing: Create a Science Fiction Story
Create a Science Fiction Story: Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers
Use these no prep graphic organizers to guide your students through the narrative writing process while centering their writing around the elements of the science fiction genre. I use this in my classroom as a culminating narrative writing project for my third grade students!
Includes:
* Science Fiction Brainstorm
* Characters Brainstorm
* Design a Futuristic Costume
* Design an Alien
* Setting: Where and when does the sto
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Also included in: Narrative Writing: BUNDLE
Narrative Writing: Create a Historical Fiction Story
Create a Historical Fiction Story: Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers
Use these no prep graphic organizers to guide your students through the narrative writing process while centering their writing around the elements of the historical fiction genre. I use this in my classroom as a culminating narrative writing project for my third grade students!
Includes:
* Historical Fiction Brainstorm
* Characters Brainstorm
* Design a Historical Costume
* Setting: Where and when does the story take p
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Also included in: Narrative Writing: BUNDLE
Memory Book: End of the Year Shout Outs
End of the Year Shout Outs: a collaborative memory book
Includes
* 9 page black and white template for creating a half-page mini book for each student – saves ink and paper!
* a bonus blank template where students can choose their own ‘shout out’ or the teacher may choose
* a half page of cut-and-paste mini speech bubbles that can be decorated and added to any page for a more personalized book
Download the preview for tips on how to use this product in your classroom!
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2nd - 5th
Creative Writing
Narrative Writing: Create a Mystery Story
Create a Mystery Story: Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers
Use these no prep graphic organizers to guide your students through the narrative writing process while centering their writing around the elements of the mystery genre. I use this in my classroom as a culminating narrative writing project for my third grade students!
Includes:
* Mystery Brainstorm
* Characters Brainstorm
* Design a Detective Costume
* Design a Suspect Costume
* Setting: Where and when does the story take place?
*
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Also included in: Narrative Writing: BUNDLE
Narrative Writing: Create a Fairy Tale
Create a Fairy Tale: Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers
Use these no prep graphic organizers to guide your students through the narrative writing process while centering their writing around the elements of the fairy tale genre. I use this in my classroom as a culminating narrative writing project for my third grade students!
Includes:
* Fairy Tale Brainstorm
* Characters Brainstorm
* Design a Fairy Tale Costume (good character)
* Design a Fairy Tale Costume (evil character)
* Setting: Wher
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Also included in: Narrative Writing: BUNDLE
Earth Day Mini Book
We CAN Help: An Earth Day Problem Solving Mini Book for Classroom Discussion
Includes:
* 12 page mini book (pp. 3-8) Simply print mini book pages, cut in half along the dotted lines, and then staple together to create each book. Give students time to think and write about their own ideas, share them with a partner, and share with the whole class. Encourage students to come up with unique ideas for each problem and add specific details!
BONUS FREEBIE: Optional writing pages for display (p. 9).
3rd - 5th
Creative Writing
Narrative Writing: Create a Super Hero
Create a Superhero: Narrative Writing Process Graphic Organizers
Every kid loves a super hero story, and this no-prep packet is great for writing workshop too! Students are able to focus on creating a character and then designing a story around that character. Every page takes the writer through a no fuss narrative writing process.
Includes:
* Super Hero Brainstorm
* Characters Brainstorm
* Design a Super Hero Costume
* Design a Villain Costume
* Setting: Where and when does the story take p
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Also included in: Narrative Writing: BUNDLE
Fluency Focus: Introduction & Practice for ANY Text!
Fluency Focus: Introduction & Practice for ANY Text!
Includes:
* Full page fluency posters & mini student posters for: accuracy, rate, expression, intonation, stress, & phrasing
* Task cards & checklist for student notebooking
* Foldable teaching tool for introducing fluency focus elements
* Teacher notes for classroom implementation
* Bonus: Fluency Guide for Parents (Click the Link to Download as a FREEBIE)
Other English Language Arts Products:
I Can Track My Independent Reading
Silly
2nd - 4th
Other (ELA), Reading, Reading Strategies
Multiplication Bingo: Create a Board
Create-A-Board Multiplication Bingo
Includes:
* 5 cut & paste multiplication answers to create a UNIQUE bingo board
* 5 pages of calling cards.
1 – 1, 2, 5, & 10 facts
2 – 9, 3, 4, & 6 facts
3 – 7, 8, 11, &12 facts
4 – mixed facts I
5 -- mixed facts II
Other Multiplication Products:
FREEBIE: Valentine's Day Multiplication Match
Minute Quiz Multiplication: Fact Fluency with an Ice Cream Party Incentive
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3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Mental Math
My Genre Mini Book: A Genre Introduction & Independent Tracking Tool
My Genre Mini Book: A Genre Introduction & Independent Tracking Tool
Includes:
15 page student mini-book for the following genres:
biography, autobiography, informational text, poetry, drama, reference, realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, & traditional literature
Includes bonus genre tracking graph and “Books I’ve Read” reading log page
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I Can Track My Independent Reading
My Dictionary: A Personal Word Wall
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2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Reading
Minute Quiz Multiplication: Fact Fluency with an Ice Cream Party Incentive!
Minute Quiz: Multiplication: Fact Fluency with an Ice Cream Party Incentive!
Includes:
* 14 half-page multiplication minute quizzes for timed practice
* template for creating a student ice cream cone with scoops for each minute quiz completed
* Minute quiz teacher tracking sheet
* Flash cards for facts 0-12
* Send home letter for Ice Cream Party parent donations
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3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Mental Math
Create a Timeline: Exploration
Create a Timeline: Exploration
This product includes:
* 14 Whole Class or Small Group Timeline Sort Cards
* Individual Cut & Paste Timeline Sort
* 14 Famous Explorer Portrait Cards
* Blank Timeline Sort Cards & Portrait Cards
* BONUS: EDITABLE PowerPoint template for making your own timeline cards!
Notes:
* Create a class timeline with REAL historical portraits!
* Cut & paste sort works GREAT for Interactive Notebooks!
* Create your own cards for customizable lessons!
Other Products about Exp
3rd - 5th
Social Studies, U.S. History, World History
I Can Track My Independent Reading
I Can Track My Independent Reading
All student copies are on half-pages to save on paper usage. It is also nearly no-prep. Simply print, cut in half, and give to students for use in their notebooks each week or month, depending on the specific page.
This product Includes:
* independent reading journal notebook cover
* reading comprehension response Tic-Tac-Toe for fiction and nonfiction books
* weekly reading log with graph for minutes read
* monthly genre graph
* student reading goal and ref
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
My Dictionary: A Personal Word Wall
This product contains:
~ A template for creating a mini student dictionary or personal word wall. This student dictionary can be used during independent writing or work work.
1st - 3rd
Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing
Countries Project Research
This product is designed to facilitate an inquiry based research project in grades 3-5 on a country of the student's choice. The project choice menu can be differentiated to suit all students needs.
This product includes:
~ a list of helpful websites for research & a project choice menu
~ ideas for sequencing planning, assessment, and student reflection
~ research, report & poster templates
can be used while teaching Common Core State Standards:
W.3.5 W.3.7 W.3.8
W.4.5 W.4.7 W.4.8
3rd - 5th
Geography, Informational Text, Writing
CCSS
W.3.5
, W.3.7
, W.3.8
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Everyday Classroom Forms
This packet includes editable teacher forms that I use in my classroom nearly everyday. They are designed to keep my students and I organized and have been life-savers on more than one occasion. I have included a brief description of each form, and how I use it in my classroom.
This resource includes a ready-to-print PDF file and an easy-to-customize PowerPoint. Enjoy!
This resource includes:
Editable Newsletter & Example Newsletter
Take-home Reading Log
Homework Record
Editable Monthly Cale
2nd - 5th
For All Subjects
Editing and Revising Task Cards
Includes:
* 12 task cards (+ 4 bonus blank cards) designed to help students edit long or short writing in easy to follow steps
* An editing and revising checklist to keep track of student editors
Teacher notes:
* Cut cards apart and bind together with a metal ring.
* These task cards can be used by individual students to check
their own writing, in pairs, or as a group. We use these weekly to help edit our paragraph of the week!
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
Exploration Scrapbook
This product contains:
- template pages for Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, James Cook, David Livingstone, Marco Polo, & Edmund Hillary
- Blank template to create pages for other explorers
- A reflection sheet to complete after studying all explorers
- Color or black and white cover page
Teacher Notes:
I use this product for my exploration units through out the year. After studying each famous explorer students complete a scrap book page for that explorer. The finished book serves as
2nd - 5th
Geography, Social Studies, World History
Interactive Word Wall: Silly Spellers
Silly Spellers Interactive Word Wall
Brain Break style spelling activities to support kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learners in using an Interactive Word Wall
Includes:
* 24 Silly Speller Activities with directions
* Templates for interactive word wall letters & header
* Word Wall Words for Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grade
Bonus Freebie Included: My Dictionary: A Personal Word Wall Student Mini Book
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My Genre Mini Book
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K - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Vocabulary
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About the store
Experience
My first few years in education leadership were nearly my last. I felt overwhelmed by the number and variety of tasks expected of me and was very unprepared. I have worked steadily in my various leadership roles to build systems of organization into my responsibilities and want to share my trials and errors with the Ed leadership community. We’re all in this together, and I strongly believe working ‘smarter not harder’ is the only way to survive such a demanding and stressful line of work.
ABOUT ME
I have over 15 years of educational experience at elementary, middle & high school levels; including 5 years in full-time leadership roles. I worked for 10 years in a small private K-12 international school in Africa where I led the elementary team through building a new school from scratch. I currently work as a Title I middle school dean in northern Virginia. We are a large admin team supporting a staff of 100+ and nearly 1,000 students. Everyday I’m finding new ways to grow and learn as an educator and have learned to lean into the challenges of my profession.
Follow my leadership journey on instagram at msdean.va.
My own education history
I hold a BA in History and an MS in Elementary Education from University of Mary Washington. I also hold a MEd in Educational Leadership.
My teaching license is PreK-6 in Virginia. I also hold a Virginia endorsement in Education Leadership & Administration.
Additional biographical information
I have a 4 year old daughter who loves Paw Patrol, mermaids and riding her scooter. My husband of 7 years is a nurse and we have an energetic tan & white cocker spaniel named Lady.
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