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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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100th Day of School Letter to Parents - Collage Project with Example Sheet
So, you are celebrating the 100th day of school! This print and go letter to parents about a fun collage project will help save you time if you wish to assign a homework project. Students have to make a collage to share with the class using 100 items. Includes a letter to parents to send home in which all you need to do is fill in the dates, sign, print and go. You may also print out the optional example and idea sheet to include with your parent letter to help your families come up with so
K - 2nd
Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math)
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
K.CC.A.1
, K.NBT.A.1
, 1.NBT.A.1
+3
Sudoku Puzzles for Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning Digital and Print
Sudoku Puzzles for Critical Thinking engages students in logical reasoning. Easel Activity included. This file includes a blank sudoku student answer sheet, 10 sudoku puzzles for printing (use in math centers or individually, or for projection on a whiteboard), and 5 sets of 4 puzzles for a group sudoku race to solve. Teacher directions include how to make reusable dry erase answer sheets so you can save ink, and suggestions for teaching Sudoku strategies. A great way to get students thinking!
6th - 9th
Math, Mental Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
MP1
Data Analysis Task Cards Math Test Prep - Easel Activity Digital and Print
Data Analysis Task Cards. 30 task cards on data collection and data analysis, answer recording sheet, and answer key. Great for 6th grade math test prep. Tasks include finding range, median, mode and mean of a set of data, creating pictographs, interpreting line plots, stem and leaf plots, bar graphs, circle graphs, box and whisker plots, probability, random and biased samples. Use for acceleration in grade 5, or as a review in grades 7 and 8. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity
5th - 8th
Math, Math Test Prep, Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.A.2
, 6.SP.A.3
, 6.SP.B.4
+6
Dilations Initials Project - Project Based Learning with Digital Easel Activity
Dilations Initials Project.This is a culminating project for a unit on dilations. Students enlarge and shrink a drawing of their initials on grid paper or poster-board and use coordinate graphing rules to produce a similar image. In addition, they enlarge the image and it must have a scale factor of at least 4. Then they shrink the image and it must have a scale factor of at most 1/4. Good activity for project-based learning. Great back to school idea. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Act
6th - 9th
Applied Math, Graphing, Measurement
CCSS
7.G.A.1
, 8.G.A.3
Roman Numerals PowerPoint
Roman Numerals -Animated and interactive PowerPoint on Roman Numerals. Includes history, modern usage, and how to read them with interactive practice. An engaging way to get your students to understand Roman numerals. Your students will not only understand how to read them, but where they might see them today, such as on clock faces or in books as chapter headings or in the copyright date, making connections to the real world and making it relevant. Use PowerPoints like this in video conferenc
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Math, Numbers
CCSS
6.EE.A.2
, CCRA.L.6
Multiplication Facts Digital Flash Cards PowerPoint Game
This multiplication facts game is fun practice with digital flashcards. Students have 3 seconds to give the product of the math fact shown on the screen, and then the answer will display. Students love trying to beat the computer. This interactive PowerPoint has animated graphics and sound effects that will engage students and get them to concentrate without getting distracted. The quick pace is a fun challenge. A digital resource that students can use on their own devices or that can be proj
3rd - 6th
Arithmetic, Math, Mental Math
CCSS
3.NBT.A.3
, 4.NBT.B.5
, 5.NBT.B.5
Chromebooks Rules for the Classroom PowerPoint
Chromebooks Rules for the Classroom PowerPoint. If your school is using Google Chromebooks in the classroom, use these technology rules for using notebooks in the classroom to get your kids started. EDITABLE so you can change them for your classroom needs. You can adapt these rules to various notebooks or other laptops on a cart, or even for iPads. Just project them on your SMARTBOARD or whiteboard and go over them with your kids before you begin. You can also print the slides to make cool pos
6th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Math
2D Shapes Guess the Shape PowerPoint Game FREE
FREE 2D Shapes - Guess the Shape Game PowerPoint. Read the clues out loud, then guess the shape. The 2D shape will appear after all clues have been given and then click to see if you were right! 8 basic shapes: triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, heart, star, circle, and pentagon. Interactive PowerPoint for early learning. Students really enjoy this! It‘s also a great informal assessment. Use digital resources like this in Zoom for remote learning. You can share with your students in Microsoft
K - 2nd
Geometry, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
CCSS
K.G.A.2
, 1.G.A.1
Figuring Percents - What's My Discount Worksheets and Easel Activity
Discounts - Finding the Percentage Worksheets. Real world math print and digital for practice finding percentages. Using their knowledge of percentages, students figure out how much they would have to pay for various items if a furniture store was having a percent off sale. Good practice for real world situations. Useful for test preparation. Answer keys included. 5 worksheets, with or without borders. Great for substitute, homework, homeschool, digital learning, and independent study. Supports
6th - 9th
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.3c
3 Digit Addition Worksheets No Regrouping Easel Activity Digital and Print
3 Digit Addition no Regrouping Worksheets. Includes ten worksheets with 20 problems per page. Answer keys included. You can print one on one side for class practice and one on the back for homework practice. Great for third grade. You can use this resource for any season of the year. Digital and Printable Resource: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it in Google Classroom or share a link in any LMS. Select pages you want and add your own directions or no
2nd - 4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math
CCSS
3.NBT.A.2
Also included in: Addition Worksheets, Easel Activities and Games Bundle Digital and Print
Valentines Day Math - Counting Money with Easel Activity
Valentine's Day Coin Counting Practice - Fun Valentine's U. S. money counting activities. Includes a critical thinking worksheet for students to make the amount shown by writing down the number of coins to use. Also includes a hands-on cut and paste Valentine activity for coin counting practice. Students get a sheet of coins to cut out and paste the correct amount next to the cupid. Counting money is an important life skill. Have students cut out the coins, then place the correct coins next
K - 3rd
Math, Math Test Prep, Money Math
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
2.MD.C.8
, MA.1.4.C
, MG.1.8
Also included in: Valentines Day Fun Bundle for Elementary Grades
3D Shapes Guess the Shape PowerPoint Game
3D Shapes - Guess the Shape PowerPoint. Read the clues out loud, then guess the shape. The 3D shape will appear after all clues have been given and then click to see if you were right! 10 basic shapes: sphere, torus, cube, rectangular prism or cuboid, cone, cylinder, square pyramid, triangular pyramid, triangular prism, and hexagonal prism. Interactive PowerPoint for fun learning. Enjoy! Editable for your classroom use. Use PowerPoints in video conferencing or Zoom for remote learning. Share w
K - 2nd
Geometry, Math Test Prep, Mental Math
CCSS
1.G.A.2
, 2.G.A.1
, 3.G.A.1
Geoboard Task Card Puzzles
Fun geoboard challenge puzzle task cards promote critical thinking and spatial awareness. Set of 33 geoboard puzzles are sized 4" x 6"but can resize. Includes label, student directions, and teacher directions. Keep the cards in a plastic bin (you can get one at a dollar store) in your math center along with plenty of geoboards and rubber bands. Place label on bin. Add student directions. Students get a card, set up their geoboard to look like the first picture in green. The object of the challe
2nd - 5th
Geometry, Math
CCSS
2.G.A.1
, 3.G.A.1
, MP1
+1
Money Posters - U.S. Coins and Dollar Bill
Enhance your math center with engaging U.S. coin and dollar bill posters! Each denomination— penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar bill—features an ID poster alongside a delightful original poem. These high-quality posters have vivid images of U.S. currency, making learning about money fun and memorable for your students. The coin poem posters have the name of the coin in written and standard form. Post them as eye-catching classroom decorations or use them as handy referenc
PreK - 2nd
Math Test Prep, Measurement, Other (Math)
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
2.MD.C.8
, MA.1.4.A
, MA.1.4.B
+4
Easter Math & Literacy Fun Grades 4 - 8 with Easel Activities
Easter Activity Pack Literacy and Math Fun. Spring into a full 27-page packet of puzzles and creative critical thinking activities. Includes an Easter writing prompt and coloring sheet, Easter writing paper, an Easter crossword puzzle, Easter word search, an Easter acrostic poem sheet and poem writing sheet, fun with Syllables, Easter shopping math activities, Easter Fractions and Decimals sheets, a Bunny Hop Search for Numbers divisible by 4, an Easter math puzzle, an Easter puppet template, a
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Math
CCSS
CCRA.L.2
, CCRA.L.6
, MP1
Ratios, Fractions, Decimals, and Percents PowerPoint Practice
Are your students learning about converting fractions to percents and decimals? This PowerPoint minilesson interactive activity reviews the rules for converting equivalent fractions, ratios, decimals and percents. Also includes a common equivalent reference sheet which can be printed out and kept in student notebooks, and practice slides. Students can answer the multiple-choice question and check for quick assessment. Convert fractions to percents, percents to fractions, decimals to fractio
5th - 8th
Decimals, Fractions, Math
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.3c
, 4.NF.C.6
+3
4 Digit Subtraction with Regrouping Worksheets Easel Activity Digital and Print
4 Digit Subtraction with Regrouping Practice Worksheets. Includes ten worksheets with 20 problems per page. 5 sheets with a mix of three- and four-digit subtrahends, and 5 sheets with all four-digit subtrahends. Printable and digital resource included. Some problems do not require regrouping to make kids think if they need to regroup or not. Answer keys included. You can print one on one side for class practice and one on the back for homework practice. Digital and Print: Includes an Easel
2nd - 4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math
CCSS
2.NBT.B.7
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
Also included in: Subtraction Worksheets and Easel Activities Bundle
Christmas Activities with Easel Digital and Printable
Christmas activities for upper grades and middle school! Fun engaging digital resource or printable Christmas holiday worksheets for enrichment the last week of school before the winter break. Eleven different sheets that are fun and require critical thinking! Three writing prompts for Christmas Past, Present, and Future, a math square brain teaser, a word search puzzle, a scrambled story, Christmas ABC order, two acrostic poems, a letter to Santa template, and 6 writing prompts on decorative
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Math
CCSS
4.NBT.B.4
, 5.NBT.A.4
, 6.NS.B.3
+8
Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Money Management Financial Literacy PowerPoint with Printable Worksheets
Financial Literacy PowerPoint. Money Management Choices. Managing money is a essential life skill. Personal money management and financial planning, including income, saving, using credit, avoiding debt and investing. This digital resource explains that interest can work for you or against you, what is on a credit report and the wise use of credit. Assignment task on the last slide has students make a detailed financial plan to obtain something they want to acquire. Includes printable worksheet
7th - 10th
Applied Math, Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy
CCSS, TEKS
HSF-IF.C.7
, HSF-BF.A.1
, MA.6.1.A
+4
Ratios Task Cards Math Test Prep with Easel Activity
These ratios task cards are perfect for test prep. Students enjoy this ratio and proportion math cards activity and learn how ratios and proportions are represented as fractions while preparing for state testing. Perfect for 6th grade math test prep. Students must use reasoning to solve real-world mathematical problems. The cards are easy to use. Just print, cut, and laminate for durability to get years of use. Use for acceleration in grade 5, and as a review for grades 7 and 8. 30 task c
5th - 8th
Fractions, Math, Math Test Prep
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.2
, 6.RP.A.3
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About the store
Experience
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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