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I began my teaching career at an inner city Charter School, where I had to develop my own resources and lessons due to the lack of resources. Now I teach in a district where low socioeconomic status is the norm. I choose to look at this as a challenge to be better and more creative, rather than letting the low funding and little resources stifle my students' learning and progress. You'll find just a few of the things that I have created to make learning more interactive and fun in my classroom.
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Regions of the Eastern Hemisphere
Students will analyze and compare various maps of the Eastern Hemisphere to find relationships between regions and also infer what life would be like in different regions.
I created a class set of the maps and reuse them for each class. Have your students work in groups, or use this as an assessment for regions! This is a great supplement for the 5 Themes of Geography.
4th - 8th
Economics , Geography, Social Studies
Rates and Percentages Project - Dream Vacation
Your students will plan their dream vacations and create itineraries for their trips. They will do research on flights, hotels, activities, and food costs. They will have to calculate tax and even convert US currency to the currency in the country they are going to. All of this is real-life application of ratios, rates, and percentages.
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.3
, 7.RP.A.3
Equivalent Ratios - Matching Game
A fun, engaging and rigorous matching game for learning about unit rate and equivalent rates/ratios! Perfectly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for 6th and 7th grade math.
Students can play with their peers, justify and critique reasoning, and practice calculating unit rates and identifying equivalent rates all in one!
Includes 32 Rate Cards, Rate Tracker for recording unit rates, Directions, Teacher Tips, AND and Answer Key!
I suggest using this with groups, but students could al
6th - 7th
Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.3
, 6.RP.A.3b
, 7.RP.A.2a
Types of Government - Graphic Organizer
Students will answer questions about power and the rights of citizens to understand each of the four major types of government.
Enjoy this FREEBIE, complete with sample answers!
4th - 8th
Government, Social Studies
Matching Expressions - Word and Algebraic Form
Students will match 24 expressions written in word form to the expression written algebraically, using key words such as sum, product, quotient, difference, etc.
This is great for math centers, review, or for intervention!
5th - 8th
Algebra, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
5.OA.A.2
, 6.EE.A.2
, 6.EE.A.2a
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Ancient River Valley Civilizations - Vocabulary (Modified version included!)
Students' lack of vocabulary can often be the most difficult part of teaching ancient history. Use this resource throughout your Ancient Civilizations Units to support and reinforce important vocab.
Have students define and practice using vocabulary words in sentences for each of the four ancient river valley civilizations! Students could also draw pictures or give examples of the vocabulary words in the "Sentence" column.
A modified "fill in the blank" version and a complete answer key are
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
GCF & LCM Guided Notes
Guided notes for teaching Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple. Notes include definitions, examples, two methods for finding GCF and LCM, and a section for students to practice on their own.
ANSWER KEY INCLUDED
5th - 7th
Math
CCSS
6.NS.B.4
"I Can" Statements - 6th Grade Math
"I Can" Statement Poster for each 6th Grade Math standard! Aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Keep your instruction on track and your students engaged by knowing what's coming next!
You can use these as posters to decorate your room, or as daily objectives. I have a "We Can!" wall in my room where I post new statements as we learn them throughout the year, and students are amazed to see everything they have learned all in one place by the end of the year!
If you want a preview of thi
6th
Math
Converting, Comparing and Calculating Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Differentiated levels by skills involving fractions, decimals and percents.
10 problems for each level to give students plenty of practice! Think of each level as a "task strip," like a task card.
This resource is designed so the completed levels can be made into links, forming a decorative chain for your classroom. Students will be able to visualize the growth of their accomplishments as they master each level!
KEY INCLUDED!
Levels:
1. Convert decimals to fractions
2. Convert fractions
4th - 8th
Decimals, Fractions, Other (Math)
CCSS
5.NBT.A.3
, 5.NBT.A.3b
, 4.NF.A.2
 +4
Types of Government - Cornell Notes
Use these "fill in the blank" Cornell Notes to help students study and understand the four major types of government. These are aligned to the 6th Grade Social Studies standards in Ohio. A teacher guide is included!
5th - 8th
Government, Social Studies
"I Can" Statement Student Data Tracker - 6th Grade Math
Data Tracker for Student Data Folders -- "I Can" statements aligned to 6th grade Common Core Math standards. Boost your student led instruction by having your students keep track of what they know, what they don't know, and what they need to practice. This is great for review, and for test preparation.
Intrinsic motivation is greatly lacking among students today, but I have found that when students are in charge of what they know and what they don’t know, they are more motivated to get all of
6th
Math
Ancient Egypt - Project Menu
A perfect way to wrap up your unit on Ancient Egypt! Give your students 6 different options to choose from to show what they have learned about Egypt's culture, geography, and history.
This resource is complete with a checklist to use for easy grading!
5th - 8th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Parallelograms and Triangles Practice
In my experience, students always struggle with remembering when to divide area by two, and when to leave it as just base multiplied by the height. I have discovered that students do MUCH BETTER when they first understand the relationship between parallelograms and triangles, which is the goal of this practice sheet. :)
Students will calculate the area of pairs of parallelograms and triangles that have the same base and height. This helps students to see that the area of a triangle will alway
5th - 8th
Geometry, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.G.A.1
Matching Fractions, Decimals & Percents
Use this math center to help your students understand the equivalence and conversion between fraction, decimal and percent values.
This is great for review, or for a quick formative assessment to see what your students are able to master.
5th - 8th
Decimals, Fractions, Math
Math Bingo - Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Help your students to better understand conversions between fractions, decimals, and percents by playing BINGO! Engage your students and keep them practicing at the same time
Product includes Bingo boards, student choices to create personalized bingo boards, values to draw, and implementation tips. This could also be used as a math center, too. :)
Feedback is appreciated!
5th - 8th
Decimals, Fractions, Math
Currency Exchange - Using Rates
Engage your students by using rates to exchange foreign currency with US dollars in this real world application. Students can use technology to research current exchange rates, or rates can be given to them. Students can even make their own problem to calculate as they imagine traveling to another country!
ANSWER KEY INCLUDED
6th - 8th
Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.3
, 7.RP.A.1
, 7.RP.A.2
 +1
Rational Numbers Guided Notes
Guided notes for teaching ordering of rational numbers. These notes are scaffolded and also include examples for how to convert rational numbers into decimals, fractions, and percents.
5th - 8th
Math
CCSS
6.NS.C.7
, 7.NS.A.1
Discovering Surface Area
Use this lesson to engage your students in calculating surface area in a real-world context.
Students work in teams to calculate the surface area of various packaging. This allows them to have something tangible to work with, and to see where the formula or other methods for calculating surface area come from! My students love this lesson, and often say it is what they remember most because it was hands-on learning.
This lesson/activity should be an introductory lesson to Surface Area. St
6th - 8th
Geometry, Math, Measurement
CCSS
6.G.A.4
, 7.G.B.6
Division Tic-Tac-Toe
Have your students practice and master long division with this fun and interactive game of Tic-Tac-Toe.
THREE LEVELS, ANSWER KEYS, DIRECTIONS, AND TEACHER TIPS ALL INCLUDED!
4th - 7th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Math
CCSS
6.NS.B.2
, 6.NS.B.3
6th Grade "I Can" Posters - Ratios & Proportional Relationships
"I Can" Statement Poster for each Ratio & Proportional Relationships standard! Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for 6th Grade Math. Keep your instruction on track and your students engaged by knowing what's coming next!
You can use these as posters to decorate your room, or as daily objectives. I post new statements in my room as we learn them throughout the year, and students are amazed to see everything they have learned all in one place by the end of the year!
Want the full set
6th
Math
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.2
, 6.RP.A.3
 +4
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About the store
Experience
I began my teaching career at an inner city Charter School, where I had to develop my own resources and lessons due to the lack of resources. Now I teach in a district where low socioeconomic status is the norm. I choose to look at this as a challenge to be better and more creative, rather than letting the low funding and little resources stifle my students' learning and progress. You'll find just a few of the things that I have created to make learning more interactive and fun in my classroom.
Teaching style
I love data, and I love games - both are prevalent in my classroom! My students are responsible for tracking their progress, and I'm responsible for teaching them and giving them the tools and resources they need to succeed. Sometimes these resources are games and activities, and other times they are pretests, quizzes and post-tests. It all depends on the duties of the day. I try to vary my teaching and strategies from day to day.
My own education history
I graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Middle Childhood Education for Math and ELA in 2014. Since then I have attended workshops and professional developments to stay up to date on new strategies and best practices.
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