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Heather Bender

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Baxter, Minnesota, United States
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I have taught Title One, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. I am currently teaching 2nd grade.
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Preview of Primary Apple Unit- "center friendly"

Primary Apple Unit- "center friendly"

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Heather Bender
This is a unit that I do in September, sort of at the same time as when we do our tree unit. This unit covers subjects/centers like poetry, art, research (science), math, and some writing. In the research center I have kids do their apple taste testing. They circle their favorite apple when they are done, then we graph our favorite class apple with the attached graph. Each child fills in his/her own graph, but we do this whole group. In the art center I have kids do the apple stamping poem p
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About the store

Experience

I have taught Title One, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. I am currently teaching 2nd grade.

Teaching style

I love giving students an exploratory experience with learning as much as possible. My goal is to help my students become self directed, independent learners. I use the Literacy Collaborative model of teaching in my classroom.

Awards & shining teacher moments

2010 Brainerd Teacher of the Year nominee 2015 Nominated for MN Teacher of the Year

My own education history

Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, minor in Communication Arts and Literature. Master's Degree in Education, specializing in brain research