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I have taught for twenty-seven years in public and private schools. I have taught and love both social studies and language arts. My favorite genre of literature is historical fiction, and will be one focus of my store. Materials for both ELA and history will be a focus as well.
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The Secret School by Avi Comprehension Questions
This is a chapter-by-chapter collection of comprehension questions for The Secret School by Avi. Open-ended questions are included, as well as questions that ask students to cite textual evidence. An answer key is included.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
The Secret School by Avi Complete Unit
This complete unit for the novel The Secret School by Avi is a compilation of the individual products:
*Chapter-by-Chapter Vocabulary
*Activities pack
*Assessment pack, including chapter vocabulary quizzes, chapters 1-9 quiz, and final test
* Chapter-by-Chapter Comprehension questions
Answer keys included for some pages
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
The River Between Us Vocabulary
The River Between Us is my favorite youth novel. This novel is so full of literary elements, figurative language, historical facts, social issues, and is overall a fascinating and engaging story.
This packet contains 100 pages of vocabulary for the novel, broken down into chapters.
Each chapter contains approximately 10 vocabulary words (some more, some less).
There are two sets of pages. First, an opportunity for students to identify the definition and usage of a word based on how it is used
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary
The Secret School by Avi Activities
These are activities for The Secret School by Avi. Activities include:
*Chapter Titles: students give titles to the unnamed chapters of the book (main idea)
*Character Matching: match the name of the character with his or her description (two difficulty levels)
*Character Notes: take notes on some of the main characters in the book as you read (characterization)
*Model T Ford parts: Label the diagram of the Model T Ford with parts mentioned in the book (word bank included)
*Order of Events:
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
The Secret School by Avi Assessment Pack
This packet contains various quizzes and a final exam for The Secret School by Avi. Answer keys are included.
*Chapters 1-9 Quiz
*Final Exam
*Chapters 1-5 Vocabulary Quiz
*Chapters 6-9 Vocabulary Quiz
*Chapters 10-12 Vocabulary Quiz
*Chapters 13-18 Vocabulary Quiz
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Ancient Israel Scoot Task Cards
Great review activity for Ancient Israel! Task cards can be used as review, to play Scoot, as stations, bellringers, or a host of other activities. Comes with student answer sheet and answer key. Print, laminate (recommended), cut apart, and use for years!
5th - 8th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Ancient Egypt Scoot Task Cards
Great review activity for Ancient Egypt! Task cards can be used as review, to play Scoot, as stations, bellringers, or a host of other activities. Comes with student answer sheet and answer key. Print, laminate (recommended), cut apart, and use for years!
5th - 8th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Mesopotamia Scoot Task Cards
Great review activity for Mesopotamia! Task cards can be used as review, to play Scoot, as stations, bellringers, or a host of other activities. Comes with student answer sheet and answer key. Print, laminate (recommended), cut apart, and use for years!
5th - 8th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
The Secret School by Avi Chapter Vocabulary
Have you ever asked students to define vocabulary words in a novel, only to have them copy down the first definition they find, whether or not it is relevant to the context of the sentence?
I have created these sheets to require students to justify the definition they chose, based on the context of the sentence in which the vocabulary word is found.
This is a 56-page, chapter-by-chapter vocabulary sheet set for The Secret School by Avi. The full product is 56 pages.
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3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary
Ancient India Scoot Task Cards
Great review activity for Ancient India! Task cards can be used as review, to play Scoot, as stations, bellringers, or a host of other activities. Comes with student answer sheet and answer key. Print, laminate (recommended), cut apart, and use for years!
5th - 8th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
The Secret School by Avi Chapter Vocabulary Sample
Have you ever asked students to define vocabulary words in a novel, only to have them copy down the first definition they find, whether or not it is relevant to the context of the sentence?
I have created these sheets to require students to justify the definition they chose, based on the context of the sentence in which the vocabulary word is found.
This is a sample of my full-novel chapter-by-chapter vocabulary sheets for The Secret School by Avi. This free sample contains the first four cha
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary
AR sticker book
Our second graders tend to want to read AR books that are below their level so that they can earn more AR points or increase their average on quizzes. I created this simple sticker book to encourage students to read books that are actually on their level. If a student takes a quiz, I check to see if they received a 100% and if the book was actually in their assigned reading level. If both criteria are met, they receive a sticker. Amazing what a little sticker motivation will do!
K - 5th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Confucius for Kids Video Multiple Choice Questions
This is a multiple choice document for the Confucius for Kids Video on YouTube made by Bedtime History. An answer key is included. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70d0V70f_0Q
6th
Ancient History
Hall Pass / Germ Juice Parking Spots
I use bottles of hand sanitizer as hall passes in my 5th grade classroom. When students need to use the restroom, they place the bottle on their desk while they are gone and then get a squirt of sanitizer when they return.
The bottles are supposed to be placed back on the front table afterwards, but often are not and the next student who needs to use the restroom has to hunt for it.
I put these hall passes inside a plastic sleeve and use packing tape to attach them to my front table. Students
Not Specific
Website Request Form
I teach 4th and 5th grade Computers. On Fridays, students are allowed to play educational games and they are always asking me to add a new website to the list of sites they are allowed to use. Most of the time, the websites they request are not appropriate. Asking them to fill out this form greatly reduces the amount of requests I get, and also helps me to vet the requests that I do get.
K - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
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About the store
Experience
I have taught for twenty-seven years in public and private schools. I have taught and love both social studies and language arts. My favorite genre of literature is historical fiction, and will be one focus of my store. Materials for both ELA and history will be a focus as well.
Teaching style
My teaching style is eclectic. I tend to have a "bag of tricks" from which to pull and my students never know what might happen from one day to the next. I believe that students should learn not only the material, but real world skills, so I try to create learning environments where students can learn cooperation, teamwork, etc. I want my students to learn not only how to work individually, but also in a group. I also try to give the students choices when it is appropriate and differentiate as much as possible.
My own education history
I have a BA in Elementary Education from Murray State University (KY) with endorsements in middle school language arts and social sciences. I am working toward a Master's degree. I have also attended numerous workshops in language arts, reading, science, and social studies.
Additional biographical information
I enjoy creating new materials, particularly for reading/language arts. I love to read a new novel and create an entire unit around that novel from start to finish.
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