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I have an M.Ed. in Elementary and Middle Grades Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida with honors. Certified currently in Washington state - Elementary and Middle School ELA Humanities, Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading K-12, Teacher Support Specialist, and Gifted and Talented. I taught 28 years in multiple subject areas and in many grade levels from Pre K- 8th grade. I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, and then Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. After 16 years in Middle School, I returned to first grade. I am currently subbing.
In addition to teaching, I've also lived in many different countries. I learned to speak Spanish at the age of 9 when my family lived in Spain. I have worked with children over the years in various capacities, from tutoring, substitute teaching, volunteering, and working with afterschool programs, summer school, and the YMCA.
My best experience, of course, has been being a mother and a grandmother to two wonderful children and two terrific grandchildren, and many fur babies as well. My husband and I currently have a 2-year-old female Yellow English Labrador who is quite a handful. :) Follow me on my social media links above to see her in action. :) They are also listed in the terms of use/credit pages at the end of each resource.
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Reading Fluency Tracker, Progress Monitoring Assessment Forms, Running Record
Reading fluency tracker and running record forms assess and track student strengths and weaknesses in reading fluency and comprehension. These help you document progress monitoring. You get a comprehensive reading assessment form, a reading fluency tracker and a reading running record form. On the first assessment form there is a place to record the date, text level, accuracy, self-corrections, and a way to mark strategies for decoding, fluency and comprehension. May be used with any level re
1st - 4th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading
Also included in: Oral Reading Fluency Bundle
Lesson Plan Templates - Editable Standards Based
Lesson Plan Template - Standards Based. A weekly plan or planner in MS Word with plenty of room for you to organize and keep you focused on learning. Room for Standards, Essential Questions, Activating Strategies, Acceleration, Teaching, Summarizing, and Daily Products and Homework. 2 different styles! You may modify or edit for your own specific needs. Works best for middle school but can be used for all grades. This is a good way to keep track of your general lessons for the week and is su
5th - 8th
For All Subjects
Classroom Management Warning Cards
Behavior Management Warning Cards. Classroom management tool. Slip quietly on a desk and don't stop teaching! Be prepared for the beginning of the year or anytime you need a behavior plan. Explain to your students when they come back to school at the beginning of the year that you will expect them to follow your classroom expectations. Give them examples of positive and negative behaviors Tell them that once you give a verbal warning, you expect the behavior to stop. If it does not, and you have
5th - 8th
For All Subjects
Classroom Management Behavior Chart for Daily Parent Communication
Use this Behavior chart sheet for communicating daily with your parents. This behavior log or behavior report can be sent home each night with the children. Use for pre-K, Kindergarten, or early elementary grades, or even Special Ed classes. Just put a check mark in the column for the day of the week, on the row for the behavior indicated. You can add comments at the bottom if needed. Parents can initial nightly if you wish. Good way to start back to school classroom management or use as a tool
PreK - 2nd
Student Led Conferences Templates with Goals, Reflections and Directions
Having student led conferences will give your class ownership of their learning. Use these forms and templates so students will share their strengths, weaknesses, and learning goals with their families. This pack has everything you need to have a very successful parent teacher conference that parents and students will love. Includes: Teacher Directions for Student Led Conferences (4 pages of detailed instructions) Letter Home to Family (2 versions - 1 for manual sign up and 1 for using an on
2nd - 5th
Classroom Community, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Pop in to a Good Book Independent Reading Log - Digital and Print
Reading Log for Independent Reading. Pop Into a Good Book reading recording sheet: students can keep track of their in-class reading by recording title, author, genre, finished/abandoned, rating, and difficulty. When log is completed, they will select their favorite book. Movie and popcorn theme. I have also added a popcorn theme recording sheet for books they have read, popcorn rewards for meeting their goals, and teacher directions. Perhaps reward your individual students or the entire class
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
End of the Year Character Awards Certificates - Graduation
12 editable end of year character awards to honor students for great character at end of the school assemblies or graduation ceremonies. The character traits included for the awards certificates are Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Compassion, Friendship, Perseverance, Cooperation, Patience, Honesty, Citizenship, Kindness, Sense of Humor You may choose boys and girls (Caucasian or Black for diversity). You can also use color or black and white. The b/w white ones use line art if you
2nd - 5th
Character Education, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Also included in: End of the Year Activities for Middle Grades Language Arts BUNDLE
Incentive Charts - Twenty Different Designs of Behavior Charts
Twenty different behavior incentive chart designs ready for back to school or summer reading! A variety pack of incentive charts, sticker books, or checklists for you to print or use digitally. These help record behavior, assignments, reading, goals, homework, chores, etc. Great for progress monitoring. Different themes include snowman, cowboys, rock, stars, hearts, pawprints, rainbows, sun, stripes, etc. Different style grids! Enjoy! Useful for parents and teachers alike. Great for homeschoo
K - 2nd
For All Subjects
End of the Year EDITABLE Awards - Customizable Award Certificate Templates
Awards Certificates for the end of the year or anytime. You get THIRTY Unique Awards for numerous occasions. Includes a cute Earth Day Award! End of the year awards and more! These year-end certificates of award and recognition (or use them all year to celebrate special moments) are designed to help you show students, teachers, and staff that you appreciate and applaud them in many ways. You can reward good behavior or give rewards for academic success. You get awards for: Academic Recognition
2nd - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, For All Subjects
Also included in: End of the Year Activities for Middle Grades Language Arts BUNDLE
Back to School Open House Meet the Teacher Night Donation Request Cards
Teacher Wish List and Donation Request Cards for Back to School! Put these EDITABLE colorful cards out for Meet the Teacher or Parent Night. Ask for donations to your class with these cute cards. Includes a teacher supply request or teacher wishlist (full page or half page - editable for your specific needs) and a set of sixteen cards (a set with photos and a set with clip art) that you can print out as few of or as many of as you wish. G8RCVRV Included are cards for: Hand sanitizer, Facial
3rd - 6th
For All Subjects
Absent Student Note Cards - While You Were Out Make-Up Work Forms
Absent student notes for missed assignments. Organize for back to school by setting up procedures and routines at the beginning of the year. Help students who were absent from your class by giving them their missing work on one of these make-up work forms or note cards. You can have a student fill it out for them on the day they were out. Place for student name, date, classwork, homework, and work collected. Helps students complete their make-up work. 5 different styles. Each design is provided
4th - 7th
For All Subjects
Reading Log for Independent Reading with Genres - Weekly Reading Accountability
This weekly Reading Log with Genres helps students read from different genres and stay accountable during independent reading. Includes space to fill in Title, Author, Type / Genre, Starting Page, Ending Page, Total Pages Read, and Parent Signature line. (May be used for longer than one week since there is plenty of room for recording more reading.) Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it online in Google Classroom or use a link in any L
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Free Back to School Dismissal Tags How We Get Home Transportation Labels
Free! How we get home dismissal tags. Perfect for Back to School or the beginning of the year. These cute little transportation tags or labels can be attached to student bookbags or backpacks, so at a glance you can tell how they plan on going home. Includes Car Rider, Walker, Bus #, Bike Rider, and Afterschool Program. Just print, cut out, write student name and teacher name on back, and laminate, or stick in one of those vinyl tag protectors or name badge holders (see photo). Punch a hole in t
K - 3rd
Positive Notes Home Set of 40
Positive notes home to parents to easily hand out when you catch a student doing the right thing! This makes parent communication easy. There are 40 different designs . Choose the positive note you wish to print ( in grayscale or color). There are four of the same to a page. To customize, insert text boxes and type in the name of student and your name before you print, or you can print them out and handwrite that information in on the lines. The last positive note in this pack has a blank line
2nd - 5th
Classroom Community
Interactive Notebook Grading Slips
Interactive notebook grading slips are quick and easy to save time. Give students these notebook grading checklists and make your life easier when it comes time to grade interactive notebooks. Students may partner grade or complete as a self-evaluation. Includes 5 styles of student grade slips, and there are 3 to a page to save on copies. You can also use these quick assessments included to grade them yourself and use your own grading criteria. There are 5 styles of teacher slips - 8 grading sli
5th - 8th
For All Subjects
Girl and Boy Bathroom Passes Hands-Free
Hands-free! These bathroom passes were made because the ones I had were always getting wet and dirty, and I thought they were probably not very sanitary! I wanted a cute little tag bathroom pass for my girls and boys to use with a lanyard to take to the restroom, so they wouldn't set them down on the counter or even on the dirty floor! When COVID-19 came along, I realized they were so easy to clean with a disinfectant wipe. These stay much cleaner than paper passes, conserve paper and ink, and
K - 3rd
Classroom Community, For All Subjects
Classroom Management Digital Resources Toolkit
This is a bundle of digital tools for classroom management. You get six digital resources: Open House sign-in sheet, a digital seating chart, a PowerPoint countdown timer, a parent contact log, a random name generator, and a digital easy grader to quickly calculate grade percentages. These are handy resources to help teachers at all levels save time, organize and manage their classroom environment. The Open House Sign-In Sheet allows parents to sign in on an Excel Spreadsheet, so all your conta
5th - 8th
Classroom Community, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Editable Classroom Labels and Nameplates Zebra Print Safari for Back to School
Back to School Labels and nameplates with a Zebra safari animal print. Editable for your classroom use with blank textboxes so you can just type in what you need. You can use for notes, supply labels, nameplates, word walls, pocket charts, etc. Great for a jungle theme classroom! Includes with and without zebra graphics: large decorative frames large rectangular blank labels decorative nameplates with writing lines smaller rectangular blank labels smaller rectangular labels with writing line
K - 3rd
For All Subjects
FREE Homework Pass Reward Tickets - Now You Can Sleep
FREE Homework Pass Reward Tickets. These tickets can be cut out and handed to students for rewards. The bearer is then entitled to turn in a ticket instead of a homework assignment, and the assignment would be excused and not have to be made up. On the ticket, it says Congratulations! You can now get more sleep! Includes ten sleeping themes: over books, time for bed, owl, emoji, cat, siesta (great for Cinco de Mayo), bear, puppy, tiger, and moon with stocking (great for Christmas). Ten tick
5th - 8th
For All Subjects
End of the Year Super Hero Awards Digital and Print - Graduation
Your super hero kids will be proud of their super powers with this editable stellar hero award set for end of the year assemblies and graduation ceremonies. The set includes four different boys and four different girls for each award to represent student diversity. Great for classroom awards, too! There is an end of year super-hero award for each of the following: Super... Star Reader, Star Writer, Star Historian, Star Scientist, Star Athlete, Star Artist, Star Musician, Star Citizen, ______ (
2nd - 5th
Classroom Community, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
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I have an M.Ed. in Elementary and Middle Grades Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida with honors. Certified currently in Washington state - Elementary and Middle School ELA Humanities, Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading K-12, Teacher Support Specialist, and Gifted and Talented. I taught 28 years in multiple subject areas and in many grade levels from Pre K- 8th grade. I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, and then Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. After 16 years in Middle School, I returned to first grade. I am currently subbing.
In addition to teaching, I've also lived in many different countries. I learned to speak Spanish at the age of 9 when my family lived in Spain. I have worked with children over the years in various capacities, from tutoring, substitute teaching, volunteering, and working with afterschool programs, summer school, and the YMCA.
My best experience, of course, has been being a mother and a grandmother to two wonderful children and two terrific grandchildren, and many fur babies as well. My husband and I currently have a 2-year-old female Yellow English Labrador who is quite a handful. :) Follow me on my social media links above to see her in action. :) They are also listed in the terms of use/credit pages at the end of each resource.
Teaching style
I try to make everyday an unforgettable day! I make every effort to appeal to a variety of learning styles, so that students can stay focused and engaged in learning. Children should walk away from my classroom with a love for reading and a hunger for learning something new everyday.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society, Teacher of the Year 1999-2000, Teacher Support Specialist, 2010 VFW Teacher of the Year for the State of Georgia
My own education history
M.Ed., Graduated with honors from the University of Florida. 28 total years of teaching experience, from Pre-K through 8th grade.
Additional biographical information
Although I have had many students, I have two children of my own, along with two grandchildren. My daughter is a world-renowned chef, and opened her own restaurant on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. She has a son, whom I taught his first-grade year at home in the pandemic. Now he is in middle school and I have the privilege of watching him 4 days a week when the restaurant is open.
My son is a CNC programmer/engineer who lives in Seattle. He also has a son, who is in high school. They grow up so fast. My husband and I relocated from Georgia to Washington state to be close to our family.
My husband and I love the outdoors. We had two dogs: a lab mix (Angel) and a border collie/dachshund mix (Sandy). We called them the Golden Girls. Sadly, we lost Angel (almost 15) in August 2022, and Sandy (almost 15) in August 2023. Now we have a beautiful yellow lab named Lady. You can follow our journey on IG. We plan on retiring someday and do some traveling.
If you find a typo or something I need to fix in a resource, please contact me via Q and A, and give me a chance to make it right. I will try to fix mistakes within 48 hours, and usually much sooner.
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