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Inside Bell's Brain

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Jacksonville, Alabama, United States

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This year will be my ninth year in education. I was blessed to spend my first four years in education as a Special Education Paraprofessional in my school's Autism Unit. I was simultaneously earning my Master of Arts in Education in ESL while gaining real classroom experience. Since 2011, I have been an ESL teacher, and I absolutely LOVE my job! I get to teach English to students in all grade levels, and my students are always teaching me new words in their home languages and new ideas in their cultures.

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English Learner Notebook: Using Data Notebooks in Your ELL/ESL Class

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Celebrations & Traditions Around the World Reading Passages

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This resource includes 30 scaffolded non-fiction/informational reading passages to be used in conjunction with a research project on Celebrations & Traditions Around the World. There are three passages for each of 10 holidays (see below). There is a level A, designed for students in first and second grades. Level B is targeted toward students in third and fourth grades. Level C, the highest level, is geared toward students in grades five and up. While this resource was originally designed

1st - 6th

English Language Arts, Social Studies

CCSS

RI.2.1

, RI.2.2

, RI.3.1

Celebrations & Traditions Around the World Unit Bundle

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This bundled resource includes my three products from my Celebrations & Traditions Around the World unit: Celebrations & Traditions Around the World Burrito Booklet Celebrations & Traditions Around the World Graphic Organizers Celebrations & Traditions Around the World Sentence Frames Other products in this series: Celebrations & Traditions Around the World SAMPLE FREEBIE Celebrations & Traditions Around the World DELUXE Unit Bundle (includes reading passages!) Celebrations & Traditions Aroun

1st - 5th

English Language Arts, Social Studies

CCSS

RI.2.10

, RI.3.10

, RI.4.10

Celebrations & Traditions Around the World Graphic Organizers

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This resource includes 10 front-to-back (2-page) color graphic organizers AND 10 blackline masters of the same graphic organizers to be used in conjunction with a research project on Celebrations & Traditions Around the World. While this resource was originally designed as part of a co-teaching unit for second grade classes, it can easily be used and scaffolded for any grade level, particularly first through sixth. The holidays in this set include Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) Day of the

1st - 5th

English Language Arts, Social Studies

CCSS

W.2.7

, W.3.7

, W.4.7

English Learner Notebook: Using Data Notebooks in Your ELL/ESL Class

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Visit Inside Bell's Brain: English Learner Notebooks to see/read more about this product! This product includes resources you need to begin implementing data notebooks in your ELL/ESL classroom. The school where I teach is focused on teaching students how to be leaders who take responsibility for their own educational experience, so this year I have chosen a class theme of English Learners to English Leaders. In fact, we refer to our data notebooks school-wide as leadership notebooks. You ma

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Day of the Dead Scaffolded Lesson Unit (Main Idea & Details, Multicultural)

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This lesson targets Common Core English and Language Arts standards for reading informational text. You can use this lesson to introduce, strengthen, or review identifying main ideas and supporting details in informational text. In addition to these standards, this lesson provides a strong springboard for students to understand writing concepts related to organizational patterns. In other words, once you have completed this lesson and used it to guide an academic conversation about how student

1st - 5th

English Language Arts

CCSS

RI.1.2

, RI.1.8

, RI.2.2

Heroes for Diversity Biography Lap Book Project

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I think your students will enjoy learning about people who have supported diversity throughout modern history. This product has many things that you’ll find useful throughout your study. It includes all the components that you’ll need for students to create their own individual lap books. You’ll find specific instructions for your convenience on each page of the lap book’s components. This will tell you how many copies of each page to produce as you prepare your materials. (I’ve combined

3rd - 6th

Informational Text, Social Studies, Writing

CCSS

RI.3.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.4.1

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Celebrations & Traditions Around the World SAMPLE FREEBIE

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Would you like to try before you buy? This SAMPLE FREEBIE contains a little taste of the products you get when you purchase the Celebrations & Traditions Around the World DELUXE bundle. This download includes a front-to-back (2-page) color graphic organizer for studying Independence Day in the United States. It also includes a matching blackline master of the same graphic organizer, as well as a "Suggested Answers" page. You will also get a reading passage to accompany the graphic organize

1st - 4th

English Language Arts, Social Studies

CCSS

RI.2.1

, RI.2.2

, RI.3.1

WIDA ELD Standards for English language learners FREEBIE

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This FREEBIE includes 5 posters to print and hang in your classroom. Each standard is featured on a poster by itself, but you may adjust your print settings to print to a smaller size for space or ink sake.

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2016-2017 Editable Teacher Planner in "Country Romance" Elementary & Secondary

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***Updated 9/11/2016!*** EDITABLE!!! NOW IMPROVED WITH DIVIDERS!!! Make 2015-2016 your most organized year ever! With this product, you get one zipped file that contains two editions of the Country Romance planner (an ultra-feminine combination of pastel pinks and mint greens with floral and burlap accents). Each edition's contents are identical except (as featured in the preview) one edition is pre-labeled with the six core content areas (perfect for elementary school teachers) and the other

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2015-2016 Teacher Planner in "Mellow Yellow Cool" Elementary & Secondary

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NOW IMPROVED WITH DIVIDERS!!! Make 2015-2016 your most organized year ever! With this product, you get one zipped file that contains two editions of the Mellow Yellow Cool planner (a beautiful combination turquoise/aqua accents with splashes of yellow and gray). Each edition's contents are identical except (as featured in the preview) one edition is pre-labeled with the six core content areas (perfect for elementary school teachers) and the other is blank (perfect for secondary teachers with m

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2018-2019 All That Glitters Teacher Planner (Editable)

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NOW IMPROVED WITH DIVIDERS!!! Make 2018-2019 your most organized year ever! With this product, you get one zipped file that contains an editable version of the All That Glitters planner (a stunning combination of bold glitzy designs with gold confetti and accents). This edition is pre-labeled with the six core content areas (perfect for elementary school teachers), but these pre-labeled weekly subjects are EDITABLE (perfect for secondary teachers with multiple/duplicate preps). Your planner

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Call & Response Posters

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Use these attention grabbers (a.k.a. call & response chants) to enhance student engagement and add a little variety to your classroom! Check out my blog post at http://insidebellsbrain.blogspot.com/2014/01/attention-grabbers-call-response-poster.html to read how I created the poster I use in my classroom. Copyright (C) 2014 Erika Bell. All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

PreK - 12th

For All Subjects

2017-2018 Pineapple Princess Teacher Planner (Editable)

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NOW IMPROVED WITH DIVIDERS!!! Make 2017-2018 your most organized year ever! With this product, you get one zipped file that contains an editable edition of the Pineapple Princess planner (an exotic combination of tropical prints with black, white, and gold flourishes throughout). The weekly layouts include six core content areas (perfect for elementary school teachers), but they are editable to accommodate secondary teachers with multiple/duplicate preps. Your planner includes -Contact info

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2016-2017 Teacher Planner in "Keep It Cool" Elementary & Secondary

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***Updated 8/13/16**** NOW IMPROVED WITH DIVIDERS!!! Make 2016-2017 your most organized year ever! With this product, you get one zipped file that contains two editions of the Keep It Cool planner (a beautiful combination of sea foam green and navy blue with hints of yellow and coral and gold Washi tape accents). Each edition's contents are identical except (as featured in the preview) one edition is pre-labeled with the six core content areas (perfect for elementary school teachers) and t

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2015-2016 Teacher Planner in "Colorful Carnavale" Elementary & Secondary

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NOW IMPROVED WITH DIVIDERS! Make 2015-2016 your most organized year ever! With this product, you get one zipped file that contains two editions of the Colorful Carnavale planner (an excited combination of trendy colors and prints with bright accents). Each edition's contents are identical except (as featured in the preview) one edition is pre-labeled with the six core content areas (perfect for elementary school teachers) and the other is blank (perfect for secondary teachers with multiple/du

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2017-2018 So Fancy Teacher Planner (Editable)

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NOW IMPROVED WITH DIVIDERS!!! Make 2017-2018 your most organized year ever! With this product, you get one zipped file that contains an editable copy of the So Fancy planner (a dazzling combination of black and white patterns with splashes of gold and hot pink, coral, and turquoise accents). This planner's weekly contents are pre-labeled with the six core content areas (perfect for elementary school teachers), but the labels are editable (perfect for secondary teachers with multiple/duplicate

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2017-2018 Teacher Planner in "Sail Away" Elementary & Secondary

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***Updated 9/3/2017*** NOW IMPROVED WITH DIVIDERS!!! Make 2017-2018 your most organized year ever! With this product, you get one zipped file that contains two editions of the Sail Away planner (a calming combination of navy and white with gentle hints of gray and coral/red). This planner edition is pre-labeled with the six core content areas (perfect for elementary school teachers), but the content labels on the weekly planners are editable (perfect for secondary teachers with multiple/dupli

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ESL Accommodations Labels

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Easily document the accommodations your English learners receive on assignments and assessments. This file is compatible to print on Avery labels #5163 or labels of a similar 2"x4" size. Simply peel, stick, and check off the applicable accommodations! Copyright (C) 2014 Erika Bell. All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

K - 12th

English Language Arts, For All Subjects

How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae Burrito Booklet & Lesson

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By purchasing this product, you'll get a pre-lesson activity that will serve as a formative assessment and critical thinking exercise (and later as a "how to" model for student reference), a ready-to-copy burrito booklet to facilitate expository "how to" writing instruction, a technology-integrated lesson with QR code supports, and a template for students to use when publishing their writing. The first time I gave this lesson, it was an eye-opening experience to learn that several of my stude

2nd - 5th

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository

CCSS

W.2.2

, W.2.5

, W.3.2

Pumpkins: A beginning literacy unit with bilingual vocabulary supports

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This unit includes everything you need for a six-day unit on pumpkins, including bilingual vocabulary supports for English learners. When you purchase this product, you'll receive... *List of instructional standards covered in this unit *Suggested learning map/planning matrix for sequence of lessons and activities *Blackline masters of each component of the unit *Bilingual vocabulary cards for classroom word wall (illustrated set and real photograph set) - 6 sets...see details below *Suggested

K - 2nd

English Language Arts

CCSS

RI.K.7

, W.K.2

, W.K.8

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Experience

Teaching style

I believe in creating an educational experience for students. The more senses that are engaged, the more students are learning. So when you visit my classroom, you'll likely see students moving around and making noise, expressing themselves and learning through doing. I believe in establishing strong procedures and then letting students discover their own learning within those procedures. I encourage students to chase their thoughts if they have a new idea that leads them to a new direction. I believe this is where the most meaningful learning takes place.

Awards & shining teacher moments

CCBOE Employee of the Month, February 2014 Target Early Childhood Reading Grant, 2013-2014 ACEF Discretionary Grant, 2013-2014

My own education history

Master of Arts in Education in English as a Second Language, K-12 Bachelor of Science in Marketing with Spanish minor

Additional biographical information

My name is Erika Bell, and I was born and raised in the great state of Alabama. In 2007, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, with a minor in Spanish. I earned my Master of Arts in Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2011. I am highly qualified to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) for kindergarten through twelfth grade. I have three dogs, whom I consider to be my children. In my free time, I enjoy reading, watching movies, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family.