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Michelle Williams is a veteran educator committed to finding new and exciting ways to reach the young minds she molds in her classroom each day.
Her creative educational concepts have helped ignite a fire in the minds of hundreds of the world’s most impressionable and vulnerable youth. Through her own classroom and through mentoring and advising new teachers, Michelle is dedicated to Fueling Great Minds.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and a Master of Science degree in curriculum, instruction and technology. She is certified to teach grades 1-8 in both Texas and Louisiana. She is also licensed to lead schools, though the classroom is where her heart remains. While she has taught language arts, social studies, science and math, her specialty is elementary math.
Throughout her career, Michelle has served in a variety of capacities. She has propelled students to new heights as a classroom teacher and has mentored new educators as a lead teacher and TAP mentor teacher and TAP master teacher. She’s also spearheaded the direction of instructional strategies at her schools as an instructional coach and department chair.
Michelle remains a committed educator and hopes to share her wealth of professional knowledge and experiences with teachers, administrators and parents through her original lesson plans and resources. She is The IgnitED Teacher.
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Rounding Using Vertical Number Lines
This product is an individual lesson plan that targets rounding to the tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands and hundred thousands using vertical numbers lines. It includes:
-number lines for finding the halfway point
-blank vertical number line templates
-a complete lesson plan
-worksheets for independent practice
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4th - 7th
Numbers, Place Value
CCSS
4.NBT.A.3
Decimals- Using Pennies to Introduce Decimals
This product is an alternative way to introduce decimals to elementary students using the relationship of the penny to a dollar. It includes
-lesson plans objectives and essential questions
-decimal card sorts
-popsicle sticks with pennies to represent tenths
-Y graphic organizer to compare and contrast decimals and fractions
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3rd - 5th
Decimals, Math
Metric Conversion Using a T-Chart
This product is intended to help teachers introduce converting between units in the metric system using a t-chart. It includes:
-t-chart template
-dog bones to engage students in converting
-capacity, length, and mass t-chart templates
-lesson plan
-anchor chart of metric prefixes
3rd - 5th
Measurement
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
Factors or Multiples
This product contains activities that helps student distinguish between factors and multiples. It includes 2 graphic organizers Frayer models, and a Venn diagram. The students will make ice cream cones with multiple scoops of ice cream for multiples and create a bone yard factory of bones.
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4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Numbers
The Zebra Cake Challenge- Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
This product is a STEM math activity. It is great for introducing students to some of the engineering design components within a math context. The challenge focuses on unit fractions and converting a whole number into unit fractions which creates an improper fraction.Through problem solving the students partition the Zebra Cakes to demonstrate how improper fractions can be converted to mixed numbers.
This product includes:
- complete lesson plan with picture
- planning tips
- 2 differentiated c
4th - 5th
Fractions
CCSS
4.NF.B.3
, 4.NF.B.4
Decomposing Fractions to Multiply by a Whole Number
This product is a 4 day unit that is intended to teach students how to decompose fractions in more than one way using a tape diagram and a number bonds. It also teaches studenst how to connect the concept of multiplication to multiplying a fraction times a whole number. The product includes:
-3 lesson plans
-blackline masters and answer keys for each concepts taught
- 2 performance tasks
- pictures of anchor charts
4th - 6th
Fractions
CCSS
4.NF.B.3a
, 4.NF.B.3b
Converting Fractions to Decimals: Are You My Twin
Are You My Twin is a game that allows students to practice converting fractions to decimals and tenths to hundredths either in a small group or whole groups setting. The product includes:
-reproducible cards for converting tenths to hundredths using decimal grids
-reproducible cards for converting fractions to decimals (tenths and hundredths)
-recording sheets for small groups
12
4th - 5th
Decimals, Fractions
CCSS
4.NF.C.5
Multiplication: Equal Groups and Arrays
This product is intended to provide practice for creating equal groups and arrays as an introduction to multiplication. The product includes:
-problem solving
-worksheet for equal groups and arrays
-double bubble map for comparing and contrasting the 2 concepts
-matching cards for making equal groups
This product can also be used at the end of 2nd grade to introduce multiplication.
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3rd - 4th
Basic Operations, Numbers, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.A.3
Multiplication and Division Missing Numbers
This product contains a lesson plan and activity for using the relationship between multiplication and division to find missing numbers. It begins with a pictorial representation of the relationship between multiplication and division and ends with the Case of the Missing Number. The lesson is aligned to the 3rd grade Common Core Standard. This lesson can also be used for RTI for 4th and 5th grade students who need math intervention.
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3rd - 5th
Basic Operations
Fraction Frenzy I
This book is a collection of ready to use fraction lesson plans complete with blackline masters. The book includes all of the individual fraction lesson sold on my website in addition to
-Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions
-Simplifying fractions using color tiles (3 lessons)
-Recognizing equivalent fractions
-Adding Fractions
-Generating Equivalent Fractions
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4th - 6th
Fractions, Math
Multiplying Fractions-Common Core 4th and 5th Grade
This product contains activities that explain the concept of multiplying fractions using fraction strips. It includes:
-4 sets of fractions strips color and black and white
- teacher's corner explains how to teach multiplying fractions
-I Spy Fractions
- Fraction dominoes
- Word problems
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4th - 7th
Fractions
Number Disks and Modeling Subtraction With Zeros
This product can be use as an introduction to 3rd graders or as remediation for 4th graders, SPED students or other special populations. It includes:
-lesson plans with illustrations
-worksheets for independent practice
-subtraction cards for students to practice modeling the process using number discs
-number discs cut outs with 1s, 10s, 100s and ,1,000s
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3rd - 6th
Basic Operations
CCSS
3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
Equivalent Fractions- Are You My Twin
Are You My Twin is a game that allows students to practice identifying to decimals equivalent fractions either in a small group or whole groups setting. The product includes:
-reproducible cards for identifying pictorial equivalent fractions
-reproducible cards for identifying equivalent fractions in numerical form
-recording sheets for small groups
3rd - 6th
Fractions
CCSS
3.NF.A.3a
, 3.NF.A.3b
, 4.NF.A.1
Capacity Customary Conversions
This product is an individual lesson plan that is an introduction to 4th graders and can be use remediate 5th graders who continue to struggle with this concept. The product includes:
-2 worksheets
-Gallon, quart, pint, cup templates with words
-a complete lesson plan
-Gallon, quart, pint, cup templates with pictures and words
4th - 5th
Measurement
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
Subtraction-Place Value and Bundling
This is a lesson for teaching teacher the concept of trading and bundling when subtracting. It can be used for 2 graders or for students who need remediation with trading in subtraction. The product includes:
-straw bundling cards
-number discs
-place value charts
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2nd - 6th
Basic Operations, Math, Place Value
CCSS
2.NBT.B.7
Move Over!!! Place Value and Multiplication
Move Over are activities that help students use place value to learn to multiply multi-digit numbers.
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4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Math
Lucky Equivalent Fractions
This product contains matching equivalent fractions cards on 4 leaf clovers and top hats for equivalent fractions and mixed numbers and improper fractions. It also contains blackline masters of the the top hat and 4 leaf clover that can be used as an independent activity to create equivalent fraction matches to hang around the room.
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4th - 6th
Fractions, Math
Geometry Math and Literacy Task Cards- Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
This free product contains 6 task cards that correlates with the Scholastic book Sir Cumference and the First Round Table a Math Adventure. This product is one part of another product.
4th - 7th
Geometry, Math, Measurement
Simplifying Fractions Using Color Tiles
Simplifying Fractions Using Color Tiles is a unique approach to teaching simplifying fraction by teaching the underlying concept of division (grouping) of the numerator and the denominator. This is a one part of a 3 part lesson. The other 2 lessons can be purchased with Color Tiles and Simplifying Fractions.
4th - 8th, Adult Education
Fractions, Math
Properties of Operations
Posters for 3rd grade properties of operations associative, distributive and commutative
3rd - 5th
Math
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About the store
Experience
Michelle Williams is a veteran educator committed to finding new and exciting ways to reach the young minds she molds in her classroom each day.
Her creative educational concepts have helped ignite a fire in the minds of hundreds of the world’s most impressionable and vulnerable youth. Through her own classroom and through mentoring and advising new teachers, Michelle is dedicated to Fueling Great Minds.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and a Master of Science degree in curriculum, instruction and technology. She is certified to teach grades 1-8 in both Texas and Louisiana. She is also licensed to lead schools, though the classroom is where her heart remains. While she has taught language arts, social studies, science and math, her specialty is elementary math.
Throughout her career, Michelle has served in a variety of capacities. She has propelled students to new heights as a classroom teacher and has mentored new educators as a lead teacher and TAP mentor teacher and TAP master teacher. She’s also spearheaded the direction of instructional strategies at her schools as an instructional coach and department chair.
Michelle remains a committed educator and hopes to share her wealth of professional knowledge and experiences with teachers, administrators and parents through her original lesson plans and resources. She is The IgnitED Teacher.
Teaching style
My teaching style follows concrete to abstract applications. My lessons are engaging and allows students to create a mental picture before moving to more abstract applications.
My own education history
I graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a B.S. in Elementary Education and a M.S. in Curriculum, Instruction and Technology.
Additional biographical information
I have taught in high need urban schools for most of my teaching career and all of my products can be used for SPED and all struggling or below grade level students.
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