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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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Preview of The Zebra Cake Challenge- Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

The Zebra Cake Challenge- Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

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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
Preview of Decomposing Fractions to Multiply by a Whole Number

Decomposing Fractions to Multiply by a Whole Number

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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
Preview of Converting Fractions to Decimals: Are You My Twin

Converting Fractions to Decimals: Are You My Twin

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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
Preview of Converting Fractions to Decimals Using Decimal Grids

Converting Fractions to Decimals Using Decimal Grids

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This product supports the 5th and 7th grade Common Core State Standard for conceptually teaching converting terminating and repeating decimals. It includes models of decimals grids being divided by the fraction's denominator. It also explains the rationale as to why fractions repeat when converted to decimals. It includes - Eighths -Thirds - Sixths - Fourths -Fifths -Decimal grids and instructions for teaching the concepts visit me on facebook at www.facebook.com/creativedconcepts
Preview of Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators Using Patterns

Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators Using Patterns

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This products is a complete lesson plan that teaches students how to add fractions by generating equivalent fractions using the skip counting pattern of the numerator and denominator instead of the tradtional find the least common multiple It includes: -24 addition problems that are used with the Jigsaw collaborative structure -essential question and objective -worksheet and answer key for independent practice visit us on www.facebook.com/CreativeEdConcepts
Preview of Fraction Frenzy I

Fraction Frenzy I

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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 visit me on facebook at www.facebook.com/CreativeEdConcepts
Preview of Multiplying Fractions-Common Core 4th and 5th Grade

Multiplying Fractions-Common Core 4th and 5th Grade

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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 visit me at www.facebook.com/CreativeEdConcepts
Preview of Equivalent Fractions- Are You My Twin

Equivalent Fractions- Are You My Twin

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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
Preview of Lucky Equivalent Fractions

Lucky Equivalent Fractions

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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. *Please make sure that you have the latest version of Adobe Reader to view my products. visit us at www.facebook.com/CreativeEdConcepts
Preview of Simplifying Fractions Using Color Tiles

Simplifying Fractions Using Color Tiles

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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.
Preview of Multiplying Fractions Conceptually

Multiplying Fractions Conceptually

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This is a example of the 5th grade Common Core Standard for 5th grade identifying relationships. It is a component of the Multiplying Fractions product.
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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.