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Hi! I’m a dedicated educator in my 17th year of teaching, and I’m proud to have achieved National Board Certification (NBCT). My passion lies in supporting multilingual learners and helping every student find their voice through language and literacy.
Over the years, I’ve developed engaging resources that focus on building vocabulary, strengthening writing skills, and creating meaningful learning experiences for diverse classrooms. My goal is to provide tools that make teaching more effective and learning more enjoyable, while empowering students to succeed in both academic and real-world contexts.
When I’m not in the classroom, I love creating resources that other teachers can use right away—saving prep time and sparking confidence in students of all backgrounds. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope my materials bring ease and inspiration to your teaching journey!
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ELA Character Map - graphic organizer
I use this graphic organizer when learning about fiction texts. Students identify traits and find evidence from the text to support their answer. It helps them better understand how authors use details to build their characters.
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.3
, RL.4.10
Sensory Words Pack: Descriptive Vocabulary for 5 Senses + Emotions
Bring descriptive writing to life with this comprehensive Sensory Words Resource, designed to help students expand their vocabulary and strengthen their descriptive language skills. This resource goes beyond the five traditional senses— sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch—by also including a powerful sixth sense: feelings and emotions. ✨ What’s Included: 6 sensory word banks (Sight, Sound, Taste, Smell, Touch, Feelings/Emotions) 30–50 descriptive words per category for rich, varied vocabul
2nd - 12th
Other (ELA), Vocabulary, Writing
Sensory Words List
✨ Sensory Word Lists for Descriptive Writing ✨ Bring your students’ writing to life with this comprehensive collection of sensory words! Perfect for narrative, descriptive, and creative writing, this resource provides rich word banks for all six senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and feelings/emotions. Students can quickly find vivid, specific vocabulary to enhance their writing, build stronger imagery, and engage readers. ✅ What’s Included: Master lists of sensory words for all s
3rd - 12th
Other (ELA), Vocabulary
Earth’s Water Investigation: Salt Water vs. Fresh Water - BUNDLE
Help students discover how much of Earth’s water is salt water versus fresh water through an engaging, inquiry-based investigation! This Google Slides mini-lesson guides students through data analysis, discussion, and modeling using real-world information about Earth’s water distribution. Students explore where freshwater is found—including glaciers, groundwater, rivers, lakes, and streams—and learn why so little of it is easily accessible. This resource encourages critical thinking while bui
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Fractions
5th Grade Math Vocabulary Cards BUNDLE
Save time and build strong math language with this comprehensive math vocabulary cards bundle! Designed for 5th grade learners, this resource combines fraction, place value, and geometry vocabulary cards into one easy-to-use set—perfect for daily reference and long-term understanding. Each set includes clear definitions and visual supports to help students confidently learn and use academic math vocabulary. ✅ What’s Included in This Bundle: Fraction vocabulary cards Place value vocabu
3rd - 5th
Fractions, Geometry, Place Value
CCSS
3.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.2
, 5.G.B.3
+1
Informational Narrative Choice Board
Looking for a meaningful way to help students blend informational writing with storytelling skills? This Informational Narrative Choice Board is the perfect tool to guide students through planning and writing a narrative that teaches real facts while keeping readers engaged. This resource includes a versatile choice board that allows students to select their own plot elements while still meeting informational writing expectations. Paired with clear graphic organizers and a teacher-friendly fe
3rd - 8th
Creative Writing, Other (ELA), Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.3.2
, W.3.3
, W.3.4
+26
Science Fair Project Planner (Grades 3–6)
Make science fair season stress-free and engaging with this all-in-one Science Fair Project Planner! This resource guides students through the entire scientific process—from choosing a testable question to presenting results on a polished trifold board. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students, this planner is ideal for classrooms, homeschool families, and enrichment programs. Everything is student-friendly, organized, and designed to build confidence in scientific thinking. Wha
3rd - 6th
General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
Character Map Graphic Organizer | Character Traits & Text Evidence
📚 Character Map Graphic Organizer Make character analysis simple, structured, and meaningful with these engaging character trait organizers! These printable and digital graphic organizers help students: ✔ Make inferences about characters ✔ Identify character traits ✔ Cite text evidence ✔ Analyze what a character says, thinks, and does ✔ Support answers using details from the text Perfect for upper elementary ELA lessons, reading response journals, and small group instruction. ⭐ What’s In
3rd - 6th
Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
Earth’s Water Investigation: Salt Water vs. Fresh Water with EML support
Help students discover how much of Earth’s water is salt water versus fresh water through an engaging, inquiry-based investigation! This Google Slides mini-lesson guides students through data analysis, discussion, and modeling using real-world information about Earth’s water distribution. Students explore where freshwater is found—including glaciers, groundwater, rivers, lakes, and streams—and learn why so little of it is easily accessible. This resource encourages critical thinking while bui
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences
NGSS
5-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS2-2
Also included in: Earth’s Water Investigation: Salt Water vs. Fresh Water - BUNDLE
Improving Sentences Worksheets
Help your students transform plain, boring sentences into vivid, detailed ones with this engaging set of writing practice worksheets! This resource guides students in using the 6 senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and feeling/emotion) to expand simple sentences and make their writing more descriptive and engaging. Perfect for writing centers, small groups, or whole-class practice. What’s Included: 5 worksheets with plain “starter sentences” Space for students to rewrite each sentence b
1st - 6th
Writing
CCSS
W.2.3
, W.3.3
, W.4.3
+6
5th Grade Math: Classifying Quadrilaterals Sort Activity
Make classifying quadrilaterals hands-on, visual, and meaningful with this engaging sort activity! Students analyze shapes, identify attributes, and correctly classify six types of quadrilaterals using visuals and mathematical reasoning. This resource is perfect for helping students understand how quadrilaterals are related and how their attributes overlap. ✅ What’s Included: 4 differentiated versions to meet a variety of learning needs Sorting cards with colorful quadrilateral images Re
3rd - 5th
Geometry, Vocabulary
CCSS
3.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.2
, 5.G.B.3
+1
Earth’s Water Investigation: Salt Water vs. Fresh Water | NGSS Aligned
Help students discover how much of Earth’s water is salt water versus fresh water through an engaging, inquiry-based investigation! This Google Slides mini-lesson guides students through data analysis, discussion, and modeling using real-world information about Earth’s water distribution. Students explore where freshwater is found—including glaciers, groundwater, rivers, lakes, and streams—and learn why so little of it is easily accessible. This resource encourages critical thinking while bui
3rd - 6th
Earth Sciences
CCSS, NGSS
SL.4.1
, SL.5.1
, 5-ESS2-2
+1
Also included in: Earth’s Water Investigation: Salt Water vs. Fresh Water - BUNDLE
Gradable Antonyms - Word Choice Activities
Strengthen your students’ vocabulary, word choice, and character analysis skills with these engaging gradable antonym worksheets! This resource helps students move beyond basic synonyms and antonyms by exploring degrees of meaning (ex: selfish → selfless, nervous → brave). Students practice identifying character traits and selecting the strongest word to improve their writing. Perfect for: 3rd Grade ELA 4th Grade ELA 5th Grade ELA Writing Workshop Character Analysis Vocabulary Instruction EML /
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, Vocabulary, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.3.3
, W.3.10
, W.4.3
+11
Fraction Vocabulary Teaching Cards | Instruction & Student Math Journals
Make math vocabulary clear, consistent, and student-friendly with these versatile Math Vocabulary Teaching Cards! Perfect for whole-group instruction, small groups, or independent reference, these cards help students build strong math language while deepening conceptual understanding. Each card is designed to be teacher-facing for instruction and student-friendly for math journals, making them a flexible tool you’ll reach for all year long. ⭐ What’s Included: Math vocabulary cards with clear
3rd - 5th
Fractions, Vocabulary
Also included in: 5th Grade Math Vocabulary Cards BUNDLE
5th Grade Math Geometry Vocabulary Cards (English & Spanish)
Build strong geometry vocabulary with these compact, student-friendly geometry vocab cards! Designed specifically for 5th grade math, these cards provide clear definitions and visual examples to help students understand and retain key geometry terms. Perfect for student math journals, interactive notebooks, and daily reference, these cards make abstract geometry concepts easy to grasp. ✅ What’s Included: Geometry vocabulary cards in English AND Spanish Clear definitions with visual examp
3rd - 5th
Geometry, Vocabulary
CCSS
3.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.2
, 5.G.B.3
+1
Also included in: 5th Grade Math Vocabulary Cards BUNDLE
CKLA Unit 1 Grade 5 | Literary Vocabulary Posters
Support your CKLA Grade 5, Unit 1 instruction with these clear, student-friendly Literary Vocabulary Posters! Designed to align with Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA), this resource helps students build academic vocabulary and deepen their understanding of key literary terms introduced in Unit 1. These posters are perfect for creating an engaging ELA word wall, supporting daily instruction, and reinforcing vocabulary during reading and writing lessons. ✨ Perfect For Whole-group CKLA instr
3rd - 5th
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Worksheet- Word Web (Science of reading aligned)
Welcome to our vocabulary worksheet that is aligned to the science of reading! This worksheet is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and reading skills using research-based techniques. Each word is accompanied by its definition, synonyms, antonyms, and multiple meanings, along with sentences for context.
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Other (ELA), Vocabulary
4th Grade Math Jenga
Use the JENGA game to instill a little fun and engagement into your centers. This includes: -Basic Facts practice -Multiplication with unknowns in all places -Division with unknowns in all places -Review word problems/math situations for the year (fractions, decimals, rounding, multiplication, division, multi-step word problems) This will be a live file, meaning that as I continue to make more review questions/worksheets you can continue to download the newest versions. :)
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
4.NBT.B.4
, 4.NBT.B.5
, 4.NBT.B.6
+8
Chesapeake Bay Watershed – System Interactions Worksheets
Help students understand Earth’s systems and how they interact using these engaging Chesapeake Bay–themed worksheets! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school science, this resource supports systems thinking while reinforcing real-world environmental connections. 🌎 What’s IncludedThis resource includes 2 complementary worksheets focused on the four Earth systems: Atmosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere Geosphere 📝 Worksheet 1: Written Explanation Students select two or more Earth sph
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences
National Boards Planner & Task Tracker
Working toward your National Board certification? Not sure where to begin, what you have done, how much you have left, or if you even remembered to complete THAT form? This google sheets can help you stay on top of it all! Sheets Included: Annual Calendar/Project Timeline (over one year, but you could easily make it into multiple) with Components broken down into major sectionsA breakdown of what is needed for each component with check boxes to help you keep track of your work. In addition to
2nd - 7th
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Hi! I’m a dedicated educator in my 17th year of teaching, and I’m proud to have achieved National Board Certification (NBCT). My passion lies in supporting multilingual learners and helping every student find their voice through language and literacy.
Over the years, I’ve developed engaging resources that focus on building vocabulary, strengthening writing skills, and creating meaningful learning experiences for diverse classrooms. My goal is to provide tools that make teaching more effective and learning more enjoyable, while empowering students to succeed in both academic and real-world contexts.
When I’m not in the classroom, I love creating resources that other teachers can use right away—saving prep time and sparking confidence in students of all backgrounds. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope my materials bring ease and inspiration to your teaching journey!
Teaching style
I do whatever it takes to reach my kids. I don't mind looking like a fool and will adapt my instruction to best meet their needs. I tend to be constructivist in my approach however... but ultimately...it's about what they need!
Awards & shining teacher moments
National Board Certified Teacher
My own education history
University of Maryland - Bachelors of Science & Minor of History
McDaniel College - Masters in Curriculum Instruction with Emphasis in History.
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