Differentiating for Differences
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Hiram, Ohio, United States
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I have been lucky enough to wear a couple of different teaching hats with the areas of certification I have. I spent 9 years as a 3rd grade classroom teacher prior to staying home for a couple of years to just sport my mom hat. When I returned to teaching, I returned to the middle school level where I was a 7th grade reading/language arts teacher for 7 years. The past 5 years I have been able to develop a program for students with cognitive delays and other disabilities in my middle school as I have been an intervention specialist in charge of our multi-age resource room.
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A Tour of Perfection - An Introduction Webquest for The Giver
This webquest is designed to build students background knowledge of what a utopia is prior to reading the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. The Tour of Perfection: A Visit to 3 Utopian Societies webquest is set up for students to explore 3 Utopian societies. The webquest includes links and a worksheet to record what the students learn along the way.
Look for an additional product "Utopia - An Introduction Activity" that could be used as a follow up to the webquest.
7th
Literature, Reading
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry PowerPoint Book Introduction
This PowerPoint presentation will give students the background information they need to successfully read the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor. The slides in this PowerPoint will share the story elements connected to the book for your students to preview the story. Additional BOOK INTRODUCTION PowerPoint presentations included in my store are: * Chinese Cinderella PowerPoint Book Introduction * The Giver PowerPoint Book Introduction
6th - 8th
Literature, Reading
How to OUTLINE PowerPoint presentation
Help your students understand how create an outline from notes they have taken while researching. The slides in this PowerPoint will take them step by step through this process. Set your students up for success through the whole process of writing a research report with the additional RESEARCH PowerPoints in my store: * An introduction into RESEARCH PowerPoint presentation * NOTE TAKING PowerPoint presentation * How to write a THESIS STATEMENT PowerPoint presentation * How to use MLA PowerPoint
3rd - 8th
Writing, Writing-Expository
Also included in: Writing a RESEARCH paper PowerPoint presentation BUNDLE
An introduction to EXPOSITORY WRITING PowerPoint presentation
Introduce your students how to explain or give information in writing with this PowerPoint presentation on the ins and outs of EXPOSITORY WRITING. The slides in this presentation will help students understand how to write a good paper to inform someone on a topic and will offer an opportunity to practice writing an expository written piece at the end of the presentation..
6th - 8th
Writing, Writing-Essays
How to use MLA PowerPoint Presentation
Help your students understand the ins and outs of MLA format for a research paper with this PowerPoint presentation. The slides in this PowerPoint will introduce what MLA format is and the pieces and parts of it as well as how to do a works cited page. Set your students up for success through the whole process of writing a research report with the additional RESEARCH PowerPoints in my store: * An introduction into RESEARCH PowerPoint presentation * NOTE TAKING PowerPoint presentation * How to OU
3rd - 8th
Writing, Writing-Expository
Also included in: Writing a RESEARCH paper PowerPoint presentation BUNDLE
How to write a THESIS STATEMENT PowerPoint presentation
Help your students understand what a THESIS STATEMENT is and how to write a good one with this PowerPoint presentation. The slides in this PowerPoint will explain what a THESIS STATEMENT is, what a good THESIS STATEMENT should have in it, practice identifying a good THESIS STATEMENT, and a chance to draft their own THESIS STATEMENT. Set your students up for success through the whole process of writing a research report with the additional RESEARCH PowerPoints in my store: * An introduction into
3rd - 8th
Writing, Writing-Expository
Also included in: Writing a RESEARCH paper PowerPoint presentation BUNDLE
Chinese Cinderella PowerPoint Book Introduction
This PowerPoint presentation will give students the background information they need to successfully read the book Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah. The slides in this PowerPoint will share the story elements connected to the book for your students to preview the story. Additional BOOK INTRODUCTION PowerPoint presentations included in my store are: * Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry PowerPoint Book Introduction * The Giver PowerPoint Book Introduction
6th - 8th
Literature, Reading
NOTE TAKING PowerPoint presentation
Help your students understand how to take good notes with this PowerPoint presentation. The slides in this PowerPoint will explain how to take notes while researching a topic using index cards. Set your students up for success through the whole process of writing a research report with the additional RESEARCH PowerPoints in my store: * An introduction into RESEARCH PowerPoint presentation * How to OUTLINE PowerPoint presentation * How to write a THESIS STATEMENT PowerPoint presentation * How to
3rd - 8th
Writing, Writing-Expository
Also included in: Writing a RESEARCH paper PowerPoint presentation BUNDLE
The Giver - Chapter 24 Writing Activity
“Ugh!” “You have to be kidding me!” “Isn’t there a sequel?” The book The Giver by Lois Lowry ends leaving us all left hanging as to what happens to Jonas and Gabe. Where is the sequel? We want to know more! What happened to Jonas and Gabe? Where do they end up? Elsewhere? Another Community? Is Jonas just hallucinating? Do they just die in the snow together? Lois Lowry has said she is not writing a sequel! This creative writing activity offers students the opportunity to finish the n
7th
Creative Writing, Literature
Also included in: The Giver - Chapter 24 Writing Activity BUNDLE
An introduction to PERSUASIVE WRITING PowerPoint presentation
Introduce your students how to persuade someone in writing with this PowerPoint presentation on the ins and outs of PERSUASIVE WRITING. The slides in this presentation will help students understand what it means to persuade someone and how to write a good persuasive paper.
6th - 8th
Writing, Writing-Essays
Story Elements Comic Strip Activity
This activity will have your students putting your knowledge of story elements to the test as they create a 6 frame comic strip. They will follow the link in the activity to an online website that will walk them through creating their comic strip. A rubric is included for grading purposes. I used this as an assessment at the end of our unit on story elements, but it can also be used as a practice tool. Be sure to check out my other products related to the study of the story elements: * Story
3rd - 8th
Literature, Reading
Also included in: Story Elements Bundle
Utopia - An Introduction Activity for The Giver
The novel The Giver by Lois Lowry is set in what is considered to be a Perfect Community to the members of the community. Before reading the novel this cooperative group activity gives your students a chance to think through what a utopia would look like to them. The activity is designed to develop knowledge of what a utopia is, but also emphasis that what is considered utopia to one person may not be so for the next person, an underlying issue in the novel The Giver.
Students will work to
7th
Literature, Reading
Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint presentation
Help your students learn what a SIMILE and a METAPHOR are with this PowerPoint presentation. The slides in this presentation will introduce your students to what each is and how they are different. A chance to practice the difference between the two is also included.
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
An introduction into RESEARCH PowerPoint presentation
Help your students learn what it means to research a topic and the ins and outs of being a good researcher with this PowerPoint presentation. This PowerPoint was developed as my class embarked on their first research paper. Set your students up for success through the whole process of writing a research report with the additional RESEARCH PowerPoints in my store: * NOTE TAKING PowerPoint presentation * How to OUTLINE PowerPoint presentation * How to write a THESIS STATEMENT PowerPoint presen
5th - 8th
Writing, Writing-Expository
Also included in: Writing a RESEARCH paper PowerPoint presentation BUNDLE
Inferences PowerPoint presentation
This PowerPoint presentation will help your students learn what an inference is and how to answer inferential questions. At the end of the PowerPoint, the students will have an opportunity to practice answering an inferential question based on the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.
6th - 8th
Literature, Reading
How to Read and Answer Questions - Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
This PowerPoint presentation will introduce students how to answer a comprehension question so they receive the most points for their answer. The slides in this PowerPoint are based on the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor. Students will be walking through the steps of answering a comprehension question based on the book's story line.
6th - 8th
Literature, Reading
The Giver PowerPoint Book Introduction
This PowerPoint presentation will give students the background information they need to successfully read the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. The slides in this PowerPoint will share the story elements connected to the book for your students to preview the story. Additional BOOK INTRODUCTION PowerPoint presentations included in my store are: * Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry PowerPoint Book Introduction * Chinese Cinderella PowerPoint Book Introduction
6th - 8th
Literature, Reading
Also included in: The Giver - Chapter 24 Writing Activity BUNDLE
Fact and Opinion PowerPoint presentation - Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
This PowerPoint presentation will help your students distinguish the difference between a FACT and an OPINION while reviewing/learning information connected to the time period of the book Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. The information on the slides is based the time in American History of The Great Depression, Jim Crow Laws, life of an African American in America in the 1930s.
7th - 8th
Literature, Reading
Narrative Writing Introduction - The Giver Ch 24 Writing Activity PowerPoint
Introduce your students to NARRATIVE WRITING with this PowerPoint presentation. The slides in this PowerPoint will introduce your students to the general characteristics of NARRATIVE WRITING. Your students will then utilize those characteristics as the PowerPoint presentation will set your students up for a NARRATIVE WRITING activity to finish the novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry. This creative writing activity will take students through the writing process to write Chapter 24 to the book and t
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Literature
The Outsiders - a Final Creative Project
Conclude the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton with this creative project that gives the students an opportunity to choose a way to show what they know from the novel. Each project idea includes a creative part along with a written component.
6th - 8th
Literature, Reading
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About the store
Experience
I have been lucky enough to wear a couple of different teaching hats with the areas of certification I have. I spent 9 years as a 3rd grade classroom teacher prior to staying home for a couple of years to just sport my mom hat. When I returned to teaching, I returned to the middle school level where I was a 7th grade reading/language arts teacher for 7 years. The past 5 years I have been able to develop a program for students with cognitive delays and other disabilities in my middle school as I have been an intervention specialist in charge of our multi-age resource room.
Teaching style
We are a hands on learning environment where the students in my classroom learn by doing. We interconnect all we do and my passion is bringing learning to life. I am a project centered, exploration teacher and firmly believe that learning happens through doing.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I am very blessed to receive positive feedback from my students' parents, my current students, and my former students throughout my career. This is the greatest honor I have received as a teacher. Knowing that I have made a difference is the best award I could hope for.
My own education history
Bachelors in Elementary Education - Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio
Bachelors in Special Education - Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio
Masters in Reading - Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio
Additional biographical information
Although the teaching hat I wear each day is very important to me, the hat I wear that says "Mom" on it is my pride and joy. I am the lucky mom to 6 kids, 4 girls and 2 boys that range in age from 5 to 18. The wonderful thing about a spread of ages like that is I have every level of school covered from kindergarten to high school. Each one of my children has had their successes and challenges in school which has helped me grow as an educator.
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