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I have been teaching in a suburban public school district for 18 years. I taught 3rd grade for 15 years and am currently teaching 3rd grade. I taught 5th grade for a total of 3 years.
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Probability with Starbursts
This Essential Supplemental has always been a favorite activity for my students. I have used this activity in both 3rd and 5th grade math classes. I have included teacher notes of suggested set up and possible extensions. In this activity students work in pairs, taking turns pulling out starbursts from a brown paper bag. They tally the results and make predictions of how many of each color are in their bag based on their pulls. Students convert their tallies into fractions, add fractions, a
3rd - 5th
Fractions, Other (Math)
Adding Money Holiday Wish Book
This Essential Supplemental is always a favorite math activity before Christmas. Students who don't celebrate Christmas have an alternate cover that simply says "My Wish Book" that can be used for any holiday celebrated in which presents are given. Students cut out items they wish for and glue them down in their wish book. I send home a letter in early November asking for holiday catalogs. I also allow students to find and print items online. They need to show their work and correctly add the
2nd - 5th
Arithmetic, Other (Math)
Everyday Math Grade 3 (CCSS) Unit 6 Shape Attributes and Vocabulary Journal
This essential supplemental will help students with shape attributes for a square, rectangle. trapezoid, and triangle. It will also help them gain a better understanding of quadrilaterals and parallelograms, as well as naming polygons. There is a 9 page shape attributes packet in this download, as well as an answer key. There is also a 4 page vocabulary and concept journal included in this download. This journal includes 16 vocabulary words with definitions (including words such as line segm
2nd - 3rd
Geometry, Math
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I have been teaching in a suburban public school district for 18 years. I taught 3rd grade for 15 years and am currently teaching 3rd grade. I taught 5th grade for a total of 3 years.
Teaching style
My primary goal is for students to enjoy coming to school. If kids arent' in the right frame of mind or don't feel like they are in a safe and positive environment, they will have trouble engaging in the classroom. I remember not wanting to go to school at times when I was growing up. I don't want my students to ever feel like that. From the start of the year, I foster a safe and positive learning environment through activities, sharing, and modeling of citizenship. I am always looking for new and creative ways to engage my students. That's why I love shopping on TPT. There are a lot of great ideas to be shared! In the classroom, I believe it is important to balance fundamental skills with workshop.
My own education history
I earned my undergraduate degree from Marquette University with a double major in English Literature and Communications and Rhetorical Studies. I earned my teaching certification from Cardinal Stritch University. I also earned my Master's Degree in Professional Development from Cardinal Stritch University.
Additional biographical information
I am married and have a son in middle school. The other two members of my family are my Lab/Cattle dog mix named Chase and my Australian Shepherd/Poodle mix, Daisy.
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