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My goal is to give students chances to be actively engaged and collaborative learners. Everything in my store comes from use within my own classroom. My resources are student favorites and teacher time-savers.
I'm not a worksheet/workbook kind of teacher. My students quickly learn that I love technology, so I also look for ways to engage students through technology resources.
The 24/25 school year marks my 18th year as a teacher. I teach 4th grade, and I absolutely love teaching upper elementary students. However, the majority of my career was as a middle school Science teacher. Science is definitely my favorite subject to teach! I love asking questions about the world around us, and science gives us such a fun way to find some of the answers, too.
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Sequencing the Life and Death of Stars - Lesson with Graphic Organizer Notes
Clearly and concisely teach students the events that occur during a star's life cycle. This zip file contains a student notes handout that follows along a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation provides an easy-to-understand sequence of events in the life and death of low and high mass stars. This lesson does not have information about the formation of stars; I typically cover that the day before this material since the life and death cycle varies depending on a star's mass. What happens afte
5th - 12th
Astronomy, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: Stars Astronomy Bundle (Characteristics and Life Cycle)
Characteristics of Stars - Lesson, Notes, and Vocabulary Open Sort Activity
Provide an engaging way to teach students about the characteristics of stars: brightness, color, temperature, composition, and size. Students start the lesson by participating in an open sort activity. I give partners an envelope that contains each of the cut-out clue cards. I challenge students to arrange the cards based on the characteristics of stars. Our school uses Thinking Maps, so I tell them that they are trying to build a tree map. After about 10 minutes or so, we move to the notes pres
5th - 12th
Astronomy, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: Stars Astronomy Bundle (Characteristics and Life Cycle)
Measurement Around the Classroom
Get students up and moving around the classroom while using their measurement skills. Measure: length, width, height, volume of regular objects, mass (using a Triple Balance Beam or digital scale). Students choose objects to measure from a list of options that you have preselected. The editable Microsoft Word format allows you to modify the choices on the handout to best fit the resources available in your class. I use this in my Science classroom during our measurement unit, but it could work
4th - 8th
Math, Measurement, Science
Also included in: Distance and Displacement Bundle
"I Have, Who Has" Activity Template
Now you can create your own "I Have, Who Has" review activity! This game is sure to be a popular class review activity. The Microsoft Word Document comes with 40 student question cards. All you need to do is type in the questions and answers for your content. See my best-selling "I Have, Who Has for Cell Structure and Processes" for a sample of a completed set. Keep a stopwatch going and see how quickly your class can get through the cards from start to finish. This activity is highly engaging
4th - 12th
For All Subjects
Monthly Student Hall Pass - The "Go Pass"
We all know that excusing students out of the class to go to their bathroom or lockers often times cause more distractions than we'd prefer. Or, one student needing to go in a class period leads to three more students asking to be dismissed. I use this Hall Pass with my students, and it dramatically cuts down class interruptions. I call it the "Go Pass." Any time they need to go somewhere, be it the bathroom, their locker, etc., they use this pass. The key, though, is that they are only permitte
5th - 12th
For All Subjects
Creating a Line Graph and Sequencing Activity
This editable Word document provides a space for students to collect data and then use that data to create a line graph. When using it with my students, I gave them the weather data from the previous month for our town. It is ready to go for any data that you want your students to use. Following the graph portion, there is a writing prompt for students to sequence the steps it took them to make their line graph. They are also asked to make observations and inferences about the data shown in thei
4th - 12th
General Science, Graphing, Math
Also included in: Graphing Practice Bundle
Template for Printing on Mini Post-It Notes (1.5" x 2")
This Word document is created so that you can easily print on to small Post-It Notes (1.5" x 2"). Among a variety of helpful uses, I use this to print the names of my students to create a Post-It seating chart. Switching seats for the whole class, or just a select few, is a quick and clean task. No more messy seating charts! :)
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
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My goal is to give students chances to be actively engaged and collaborative learners. Everything in my store comes from use within my own classroom. My resources are student favorites and teacher time-savers.
I'm not a worksheet/workbook kind of teacher. My students quickly learn that I love technology, so I also look for ways to engage students through technology resources.
The 24/25 school year marks my 18th year as a teacher. I teach 4th grade, and I absolutely love teaching upper elementary students. However, the majority of my career was as a middle school Science teacher. Science is definitely my favorite subject to teach! I love asking questions about the world around us, and science gives us such a fun way to find some of the answers, too.
Additional biographical information
I am a Google Certified Educator, and I have been an EdTech TOSA within my District and presenter for regional EdTech conferences.
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