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I've worked in a variety of settings at a variety of grade levels. I started my career in preschool, where I worked for six years. I also taught 5th grade in an upper-middle class suburban community as well as an urban charter school that served a Muslim population. Since then, I have been in my current district, Ann Arbor. Here I taught 1st grade and 4th grade for 14 years before transitioning into a math coach position.
For 7 years, I also worked for The Princeton Review, a test preparation company. For The Princeton Review, I taught and tutored for the ACT, SAT, GMAT, GRE, and MCAT verbal tests. I trained prospective teachers for the ACT and GMAT. I also wrote content for their ACT, Early Edge, and GMAT materials.
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Common Core 4th Grade Geometry Vocabulary Word Wall Posters & Flash Cards
This set covers 36 Common Core vocabulary words from the 4th grade Geometry domain. For each word there is a 8.5 x 11" color poster, 8.5 x 11" black and white poster, 3 x 5" color flash card, and 3 x 5" black and white flash card. Each word includes a short definition and a picture.
The visual support makes these a great resource for English Language Learners. I use the flash cards for these students as well as struggling students. These flash cards go on a binder ring that they keep in their
3rd - 4th
Geometry, Vocabulary
CCSS
4.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.2
, 4.G.A.3
Magic School Bus Blows Its Top (Volcanoes/Plates) Differentiated Video Questions
Students have six questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Blows Its Top," which focuses on volcanoes and tectonic plates. In this episode,Ms. Frizzle presents the class with the missing piece to their gigantic Earth puzzle—an island that hasn't been discovered yet! Both Dorothy Ann and Carlos want to be the first to get to to name it, but when they reach the spot where it's supposed to be, all they see is the sea. It takes a run-in with an explosive underwater volcano to
3rd - 7th
Earth Sciences, General Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
4-ESS1-1
, MS-ESS2-2
, 5-ESS2-1
+4
Also included in: 4th Grade NGSS Magic School Bus Video Worksheets Bundle (Differentiated)
Common Core 3rd Grade Geometry Vocabulary Word Wall Posters & Flash Cards
This set covers 24 Common Core vocabulary words from the 3rd grade Geometry domain. For each word there is a 8.5 x 11" color poster, 8.5 x 11" black and white poster, 3 x 5" color flash card, and 3 x 5" black and white flash card. Each word includes a short definition and a picture.
The visual support makes these a great resource for English Language Learners. I use the flash cards for these students as well as struggling students. These flash cards go on a binder ring that they keep in their
2nd - 4th
Geometry, Vocabulary
CCSS
3.G.A.1
, 3.G.A.2
Magic School Bus Rocks and Rolls (Water Erosion) Differentiated Video Questions
Students have six questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Rocks & Rolls." In this episode, to celebrate Walkerville's centennial, Ms. Frizzle's class sculpts a stone statue of its founding father, Captain Walker. As they add the finishing touches, it tumbles down the mountain. Ms. Frizzle turns the bus into a boulder and the class into rocks while bumping down the mountain in a desperate attempt to save the statue. (From Magic School Bus + Rides Again Wiki) The questi
2nd - 5th
Earth Sciences, General Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
5-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
+4
Also included in: 4th Grade NGSS Magic School Bus Video Worksheets Bundle (Differentiated)
Common Core 4th Grade Measurement & Data Vocabulary Posters & Flash Cards
This set covers 53 Common Core vocabulary words from the 4th grade Measurement & Data domain. For each word there is a 8.5 x 11" color poster, 8.5 x 11" black and white poster, 3 x 5" color flash card, and 3 x 5" black and white flash card. Each word includes a short definition as well as a picture and/or example.
The visual support makes these a great resource for English Language Learners. I use the flash cards for these students as well as struggling students. These flash cards go on a bin
3rd - 5th
Geometry, Vocabulary
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.A.3
+6
4th Grade Everyday Math (V3) Unit 1 Geometry Vocabulary Flash Cards
This set includes 33 flash cards. For each term there is a short definition and a picture. For that reason, these are great to use with ESL students. I put them on a binder ring and have these students use them as we go through the practice pages.
The numbers in parentheses refer to the Everyday Mathematics lesson that it is aligned to, however, they can be used with any curriculum. They are common core aligned to
CCSS.Math.Content.3.G.A.1 Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g.
3rd - 4th
Geometry, Vocabulary
CCSS
3.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.2
Magic School Bus Wet All Over (Water Cycle) Differentiated Episode Questions
Students have seven questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Wet All Over." In this episode, the class turns into water and takes a wild ride through the water cycle—evaporating, condensing, raining, running downhill into a river, and then all over again. Arnold, wet and worried that they will be stuck in the water cycle forever, suggests they escape back to school by a detour to the reservoir. By traveling through the waterworks and town pipes, Arnold hopes they'll find t
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
5-ESS2-1
, SCIENCE.3.6.C
, SCIENCE.4.10.A
+1
CCSS 4th Grade Numbers & Operations Fractions Word Wall Posters & Flash Cards
This set covers 32 Common Core vocabulary words from the 4th grade Numbers and Operations: Fractions domain. For each word there is a
*8.5 x 11" color poster
*8.5 x 11" black and white poster
*3 x 5" color flash card
*3 x 5" black and white flash card
Each word includes a short definition as well as a picture and/or example.The visual support makes these a great resource for English Language Learners.
The posters can be used for a word wall or as a teaching aide.
The flash cards could also
3rd - 5th
Fractions, Vocabulary
CCSS
4.NF.A.1
, 4.NF.A.2
, 4.NF.B.3
+11
Text Features Matching Activities & Worksheets (Definition, Example, Purpose)
What’s IncludedYou can match each text feature in three ways: its definition, example, or purpose. There are matching cards that can be used in isolation or with recording sheets. Alternatively, you can have students complete worksheets that have them cut out smaller versions and glue them next to the text feature they represent. All different combinations of recording sheets/worksheets are included so you can choose what you want students to focus on (i.e. just definitions, definitions &
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.2.5
, RI.2.7
, RI.3.5
+6
Magic School Bus Rides Again Battle for Rock Mountain (Rock Cycle) Worksheets
Students have seven questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Rides Again: The Battle for Rock Mountain," which focuses on the rock cycle. In this episode, Tim's inspiration for his new comic comes via a Frizzle-led trip across millions of years of geological history, as he tells the epic superhero story of Captain Rock Man (Arnold) vs Weatherman (Ralphie) in a battle to the finish! (From Magic School Bus + Rides Again Wiki) The questions are in chronological order and are
3rd - 8th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MS-ESS2-1
, 5-ESS2-1
, 4-ESS2-1
+4
Common Core 3rd Grade Mathematics Vocabulary Posters & Flash Cards Bundle
This bundle covers 115 vocabulary words from ALL of the 3rd grade Common Core Mathematics standards. For each word there is a 8.5 x 11" color poster, 8.5 x 11" black and white poster, 3 x 5" color flash card, and 3 x 5" black and white flash card. Each word includes a short definition as well as a picture and/or example. For the color posters and flash cards, words are color coded based on the domain they come from. Words found in three or more domains, were designated as "core words" and had th
2nd - 4th
Math, Vocabulary
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 3.MD.A.2
, 3.MD.B.3
+32
Magic School Bus Sees Stars (Stars & Our Sun) Differentiated Video Questions
Students have nine questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Sees Stars." In this episode, when the class sees Horace Scope on the Star Shopping Network, they decide to buy Dorothy Ann a real twinkling star for her birthday. Before doing so, they blast off in the bus to inspect the merchandise. They visit a young star, a middle-aged star, and decide that the third and last star is the one they want to buy. But when they give Horace their money, KABOOM!, the star explodes!
3rd - 5th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS, TEKS
5-ESS1-1
, SCIENCE.2.9.A
Magic School Bus: Kicks Up a Storm (Weather) Differentiated Episode Questions
Students have seven questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm." In this episode, it's a hot and muggy summer day, and the heat has gone to Ralphie's head. Ms. Frizzle asks what makes the weather, then transforms the bus into a Weathermobile, and a wild ride through the skies gives Ralphie the opportunity to become Weatherman, the meteorological superhero of his dreams. (From Magic School Bus + Rides Again Wiki) The questions are in chronological order. Th
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
5-ESS2-1
, SCIENCE.4.10.A
, 3.7.c
Magic School Bus Plays Ball (Forces & Collision)Differentiated Episode Questions
Students have five questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Plays Ball." In this episode, Dorothy Ann loves physics. Ralphie loves baseball. Ms. Frizzle ingeniously combines the two in a page-hopping adventure through Dorothy Ann's book to a frictionless baseball game. The class learns about pushes and pulls in a remarkable day at a thoroughly unique ballgame. (From Magic School Bus + Rides Again Wiki) The questions are in chronological order and are focused on the scienc
2nd - 5th
Physical Science, Physics, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
4-PS3-3
, SCIENCE.3.7.B
, SCIENCE.4.7
+4
Also included in: 4th Grade NGSS Magic School Bus Video Worksheets Bundle (Differentiated)
Common Core 4th Grade Mathematics Vocabulary Posters & Flash Cards - ALL Domains
This Bundle covers 137 vocabulary words from ALL of the 4th grade Common Core Mathematics standards. For each word there is a 8.5 x 11" color poster, 8.5 x 11" black and white poster, 3 x 5" color flash card, and 3 x 5" black and white flash card. Each word includes a short definition as well as a picture and/or example. For the color posters and flash cards, words are color coded based on the domain they come from. Words found in three or more domains, were designated as "core words" and had th
3rd - 5th
Math, Vocabulary
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.A.3
+34
Magic School Bus in the Rain Forest (Ecosystems) Differentiated Video Questions
Students have five questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus in the Rainforest." In this episode, the class surprises Ms. Frizzle with her very own cocoa tree from the Rainforest Rentals Catalog. But when its cocoa bean harvest falls mysteriously short, it's time for—you guessed it—a rousing tropical field trip! Soon, the class is hot on the trail of how cocoa pods, mud puddles, and tiny bugs all play a part in the rainforest's wondrous Web of Life! (From Magic School Bus
3rd - 5th
General Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-4
, SCIENCE.3.12.B
+6
Magic School Bus Goes to Seed (Pollination) Differentiated Video Questions
Students have seven questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Goes to Seed." In this episode, The class' garden is going to be featured on the cover of Plant It Magazine. But Phoebe's garden plot is glaringly empty. Always eager to help, Ms. Frizzle shrinks the bus to the size of a ladybug, and the class is off and flying to Phoebe's old school to find a plant. (From Magic School Bus + Rides Again Wiki) The questions are in chronological order. There are two versions of
2nd - 4th
General Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS1-1
, SCIENCE.3.13.B
+2
Also included in: 4th Grade NGSS Magic School Bus Video Worksheets Bundle (Differentiated)
CCSS 4th Grade Operations & Algebraic Thinking Word Wall Posters & Flash Cards
This set covers 26 Common Core vocabulary words from the 4th grade Operations and Algebraic Thinking domain. For each word there is a
*8.5 x 11" color poster
*8.5 x 11" black and white poster
*3 x 5" color flash card
*3 x 5" black and white flash card
Each word includes a short definition as well as a picture and/or example.The visual support makes these a great resource for English Language Learners.
The posters can be used for a word wall or as a teaching aide.
The flash cards could also
3rd - 5th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers
CCSS
4.OA.A.1
, 4.OA.A.2
, 4.OA.A.3
+2
Magic School Bus Getting Energized (Alt. Energy) Differentiated Video Questions
Students have five questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus Getting Energized." There is an additional bonus question about gravitational energy that is not answered directly in the episode. In this episode, the class' Ferris Wheel is about to cause them big trouble unless they find a way to power it. Carlos' younger brother, Mikey, electrifies the crowd after he plugs into a powerhouse of alternative energy sources.. (From Magic School Bus + Rides Again Wiki) The questio
3rd - 5th
General Science, Physical Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
4-PS3-2
, SCIENCE.3.7.B
, SCIENCE.3.8.A
+5
Also included in: 4th Grade NGSS Magic School Bus Video Worksheets Bundle (Differentiated)
Magic School Bus in the Arctic (Heat Energy) Differentiated Video Questions
Students have six questions to answer as they watch the episode "Magic School Bus in the Arctic." In this episode, There's nothing Arnold loves more than a steaming hot cup of cocoa, unless, of course, it becomes cold. 'Where did all the hot go?' he wonders. Ms. Frizzle knows a way to find out about heat in the land of ice and cold, so she takes the class to the Arctic Circle. (From Magic School Bus + Rides Again Wiki) The questions are in chronological order. There are two versions of this wo
3rd - 5th
General Science, Physical Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
4-LS1-1
, 4-PS3-2
, SCIENCE.3.8.A
+6
Also included in: 4th Grade NGSS Magic School Bus Video Worksheets Bundle (Differentiated)
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About the store
Experience
I've worked in a variety of settings at a variety of grade levels. I started my career in preschool, where I worked for six years. I also taught 5th grade in an upper-middle class suburban community as well as an urban charter school that served a Muslim population. Since then, I have been in my current district, Ann Arbor. Here I taught 1st grade and 4th grade for 14 years before transitioning into a math coach position.
For 7 years, I also worked for The Princeton Review, a test preparation company. For The Princeton Review, I taught and tutored for the ACT, SAT, GMAT, GRE, and MCAT verbal tests. I trained prospective teachers for the ACT and GMAT. I also wrote content for their ACT, Early Edge, and GMAT materials.
Teaching style
My focus is on small-group instruction with flexible groupings based on data. I try to incorporate authentic learning experiences and inquiry-based investigations.
My own education history
I attended undergraduate and graduate school at Michigan State University. My graduate degree is in Teaching and Curriculum with a concentration in instructional technology.
I have been through Math Recovery training for: AVMR 1, AVMR 2, Fractions, MRSp1 (Math Recovery Specialist 1).
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