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I am currently an Education Specialist in an elementary school. I have been in education for 19 years and taught in grades K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th.
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Preview of Holiday Traditions from Around the World Unit/Book

Holiday Traditions from Around the World Unit/Book

Holiday Traditions from Around the World is a unit focused on different holiday traditions celebrated around the world during the winter months. Holidays and traditions studied include: Christmas Tree, Chinese New Year, Poinsettia, Hanukkah, Santa Lucia, Kwanzaa, La Befana, Sinterklaas, and Pere Noel. This unit includes · 2 cover and copyright pages · 1 page of introduction · 11 pages for student books · 3 pages of sample pictures · 1 page of assembly instructions · 10 pages of printables and
Preview of Money Unit - Our Classroom Store

Money Unit - Our Classroom Store

Our Classroom Store - a money unit A unit created to help students count coins, add up to triple digits, and to make change. After receiving a classroom paycheck, students get to go shopping to spend what they have earned. Each student keeps a shopping notebook where they paste pictures of all the items they have purchased along with the recording sheet (used for shopping). Through daily practice with money students develop mastery skills. This unit includes 26 total printable pages - 1
Preview of Farm Animals Unit

Farm Animals Unit

Farm Animal Unit - this unit includes three activities - a minibook of 10 pages (cover page and 9 animal pages each with the name of the animal, its baby's name, and what it is gives us such as milk, eggs, etc). Then there are two cut and paste activity pages where students can match information given in book about each animal. One cut and paste focuses on baby names and the other on products or services they bring us. You can see this and other products I have created on www.treasuresfor
Preview of Election Unit using book "Grace for President"

Election Unit using book "Grace for President"

This election unit is developed around the book "Grace for President" and includes 19 printable pages including the cover and copyright pages, suggested activities, and resources for completing the activities. The activities in this unit include creating a foldable around election vocabulary words, a Venn Diagram to compare the Democrats and Republicans, a map of the United States to document electoral votes, voting cards for each state, and ballet form. This and other great products can be
Preview of "at" word family set

"at" word family set

The "at" word family set includes 11 downloadable pages - 1 word chart, 4 pages of picture cards, 1 word scramble, 1 making words activity page, 1 page with Elkonin boxes, 1 making words recording sheet, 1 cut and paste and one word search. Printing suggestion: The first 5 pages should be printed in color and on card stock (laminate for durability). I suggest printing the remaining pages in grayscale. You will find this and other products for the primary classroom at my web site www.treas
Preview of Native American Unit

Native American Unit

Tribes of North America A unit of some of the different tribes that have lived in North America. This download includes 30 pages - 8 1/2 X 11 each. 2 cover and copyright pages, 1 instruction page, 1 student cover page, 9 pages with information about the different tribes, 16 pages for creating art activities to go with the different tribes, and 1 page of pictures demonstrating use in a classroom. When teaching this activity, I make a book using a brown paper bag - binding the book with yarn a
Preview of All About Me Unit

All About Me Unit

All About Me Unit Activities - The beginning of the year is such an important time for students to get to know one another. "All About Me" is a group of activities for students to complete to share about themselves and learn about their fellow classmates. Makes a great book for open house. This book includes 13 activites, a title page and information page for a total of 15 downloadable pages. If you connect to my website www.treasuresforteachers.com and click on units, I have trade book ide
Preview of Lesson Plan for syllable counting

Lesson Plan for syllable counting

A complete lesson plan that provides the Common Core State Standard, essential question, big ideas, materials needed, step by step lesson plan along with a list of multi-syllabic words to use during the lesson. Find other great products at my website www.TreasuresForTeachers.com
Preview of Historical Figures Project

Historical Figures Project

Historical Figures Projects provides the step by step directions and resources for students to complete a report on a historical figure of choice along with directions on how to create individualized bottle people replicas of those historical figures. Included in this packet: *Cover and copyright pages (2 pages) *Directions for completing report and project including standards (4 pages) *Pictures of completed art replicas (3 pages) *Report template and rubric (2 pages) *Sample Checklist of cha
Preview of Phonics - Copy Cat worksheet #54 (sh, ee)

Phonics - Copy Cat worksheet #54 (sh, ee)

Copy Cat is a series of worksheets that focuses on phonograms (letter sound combinations). Worksheet #54 works on the sounds "sh" and "ee". A narrative summary is included to help use the worksheet to it's full potential. However, I encourage teachers to develop their own comfort and style when using our worksheets. Worksheet #54 is part of Copy Cat book #2. You can find this and other products created for the primary classroom at my web site www.treasuresforteachers.com Thanks and I h
Preview of Phonics - Copy Cat (sh, ee)

Phonics - Copy Cat (sh, ee)

Copy Cat is a series of worksheets that focuses on phonograms (letter sound combinations). Worksheet #53 works on the sounds "sh" and "ee". A narrative summary is included to help use the worksheet to it's full potential. However, I encourage teachers to develop their own comfort and style when using our worksheets. Worksheet #53 is part of Copy Cat book #2l You can find this and other products created for the primary classroom at my web site www.treasuresforteachers.com Thanks and I h
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About the store

Experience

I am currently an Education Specialist in an elementary school. I have been in education for 19 years and taught in grades K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th.

Teaching style

I run my classroom through both whole group and independent activites. These independent activities are the focus of my center time. I work to differentiate learning for all learners and continually monitor their progress.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I am a National Board Certified Teacher, Columbia County Reading Teacher of the Year and State of Florida Reading Teacher of the Year Finalist, Golden Apple Teacher finalist and Teacher of Distinction, Lee County Teacher of the Year finalist, Who's Who Among American Teachers and a State DIBELS and FAIR Trainer. I have taught school and district level workshops on Spalding Phonics, DIBELS, literacy centers, math bar diagraming and current teaching strategies.

My own education history

I graduated from University of South Florida with a BA in Elementary Education and Capella University with both a Masters and Doctorate in Reading and Literacy. I have my reading endorsement as well as my ESOL endorsement.

Additional biographical information

In the picture, I am the one on the right and the teacher on the left is my friend and team teacher, Janet Bales, who helped me create my "copy cat" worksheets. I encourage you to visit my website to see all the products available. www.treasuresforteachers.com