Jenny
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Renton, Washington, United States
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This is my fifteenth year teaching, although I don't know where the time has gone! I've taught in both 4th and 5th grade self-contained classrooms and middle school in private, Catholic schools, but I moved to a public middle school last year. In addition, I've worked as a tutor for students ages 5-17 in both language arts and math. I also have taught fifth grade Catholic Faith Formation. I love teaching and can't imagine myself in any other profession!
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Phantom Tollbooth End of the Book Test
This is an end-of-the-book test for the book Phantom Tollbooth. The students are allowed to use their books for this assessment as they explore characters, setting and plot. These questions test their comprehension of the book at a literal level but also challenges them to respond and make inferences at a deeper level. This four page test also includes an answer key at the end.
4th - 6th
Literature, Reading, Writing
City of Ember Unit Test
This is an end-of-the-book test and answer key for the book City of Ember. The students are allowed to use their books for this assessment as they explore characters, setting and plot. These questions test their comprehension of the book at a literal level but also challenges them to respond and make inferences at a deeper level.
4th - 6th
Literature, Reading, Writing
Number the Stars End of the Book Test
Number the Stars is a Newbery Award Winner about two girls growing up in Denmark during the Nazi invasion of World War II. This teacher-created assessment is used in partnership with an art project to end a unit on Number the Stars. It is composed of multiple choice, matching and short essay questions. In addition, the test includes an answer key. My students are allowed to use their book as I do ask for quotations to support their thinking.
4th - 6th
Literature, Reading, Writing
5th Grade Catholic Jeopardy
This is a Power Point Jeopardy game to conclude the fifth grade year. It includes questions that are focused around all aspects of the Catholic 5th grade curriculum. The kids love playing Jeopardy and this is a great way to end the school year helping the kids remember the main points of the religion curriculum you hope they will retain.
Don't teach religion? No worries! This is easy to manipulate to meet your teaching needs. Civil War Jeopardy? Fraction Jeopardy? Plant and Animal Cell Jeopard
4th - 6th
For All Subjects, Religion
Maniac Magee End of the Book Test
Maniac Magee is a phenomenal story about a young boy who faces homelessness, racism and prejudice as he struggles to find a place to call home. This teacher-created assessment is used in partnership with an art project to end a unit on Maniac Magee. It is composed of multiple choice, matching and short essay questions. In addition, the test includes an answer key. My students are allowed to use their book as I do ask for quotations to support their thinking.
4th - 6th
Literature, Reading, Writing
Sign of the Beaver Multiple Perspectives Unit
This 50 page bundle is a set of lesson plans, literature circle jobs and specific activities to correspond with The Sign of the Beaver. While your students read this Newbery-winning book, they will explore the novel from multiple perspectives and answer in-depth questions that encourage them to look outside the perspective of our main character, Matt. In addition to worksheets, rubrics and printables, this packet includes an end of the book project regarding theme, deep-thinking reading response
4th - 6th
Literature, Reading, Writing
Stations of the Cross Art Project
During Lent, the fifth graders study the Stations of the Cross and pick one station they feel connected to in some way. With this project, they write about what happened during this station and how it affects their life today with a specific example. Included in this package is both the criteria for the project and the rubric by which it is graded.
4th - 6th
Graphic Arts, Religion
Matilda End of the Book Test
This is an end-of-the-book test and answer key for the book Matilda. The students are allowed to use their books for this four page assessment as they explore characters, setting and plot. These questions test their comprehension of the book at a literal level but also challenges them to respond and make inferences at a deeper level.
4th - 6th
Literature, Reading, Writing
Sacrament Jeopardy!
Be the Alex Trebek of your classroom! This power point is a Jeopardy game focused around the Seven Sacraments. It can be easily manipulated to meet your needs by editing the categories and questions. My students enjoy reviewing the Sacraments after our unit study with this game. Because of their excitement over Jeopardy, I've used this game as a template to review other units in multiple subject areas in addition to vocabulary lists and novels. My fifth graders give this two big thumbs up! Answe
4th - 7th
Religion
Sign of the Beaver Multiple Perspectives Activity
Sign of the Beaver is a novel that has been met with some controversy based on its portrayal of the Penobscot tribe and how the book focuses on this time period through the lens of a white boy only. Through this exercise, your student will step into the shoes of other characters and see the story from their perspective.
Throughout Sign of the Beaver, the characters are met with conflict again and again due to their different cultures. Their beliefs have not allowed them to look outside themselv
4th - 6th
Reading, Writing
Idiom Art Project
In correlation with reading the Phantom Tollbooth, the students uncover the meaning behind idioms. Through this short-term project, they choose one idiom and illustrate both its literal and figurative meaning. Included in this package is a sample project, the template for the project and an "Idiom Mural" which displays several common idioms. These projects always come out so well and are a great bulletin board!
4th - 6th
Reading, Writing
Student Self-Reflection for Parent Conferences
Do you want your students to become involved in their Parent/Teacher Conferences? Use these forms to help intiate the conference and help parents, student and you to find specific goals for each child.
This is a self-reflection the student fills out the week prior to parent/teacher conferences. The student is present at the conference and shares their strengths and areas of growth. Then, their guardians and I help them to form two or three measurable goals for the coming months which we write d
4th - 6th
Math Resources and Quick Reference Guide for Students
This 37 page book was made for students who needed a smaller, at your fingertips reference guide for basic math skills in grades 4,5 and 6. With a step by step guide for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, fractions and decimals in addition to references for geometry, problem solving and key math terms, students can quickly look up basic skills and work step by step.
While every math textbook goes into these skills more in depth, this detail can often be overwhelming f
4th - 6th
Math
Maniac Magee Pre-Reading Predictions
At the beginnning of the unit on Maniac Magee, the students are paired up and given one of these "Notable Quotables". They are asked to make predictions of the story based upon their quote alone. After they have written their prediction down, they share with another pair.
4th - 6th
Literature, Reading
Rubrics Ready to Use!
Have you ever wanted an easier way to grade that monstrous pile? Have you heard of rubrics but aren't sure the easiest way to implement? Look no further! :)
Through my masters program, I established a set of rubrics that I've refined and fine-tuned to the ones I use today. These rubrics have cut my grading time down considerably...I know! It seems to good to be true! I grade based on the seven traits of writing and have compiled for you a set of rubrics that range from individual to group proje
3rd - 9th
For All Subjects
Maniac Magee Reading Response Journal Prompts
This is a collection of reading response prompts for students to complete while they read Maniac Magee. This is best used alongside a reading journal or as a small or whole class discussion. It can be used for reading groups or as an assessment piece. It's up to you!
4th - 6th
Reading, Writing
Factors and Multiples SMART board Presentation
This interactive presentation explores the difference between factors and multiples. Students play a game in groups, pairs or as a class while discussing key terms from this chapter such as prime, composite, factor and multiple.
4th - 7th
Basic Operations, Math
Vocabulary Jeopardy
The kids always cheer when we come to a vocabulary day when Jeopardy has been planned. Use this power point as a template for your own Jeopardy game! Create basic sentences using your list words for the students to fill in the blank. Kids LOVE this fun way to memorize their vocabulary words and this can be used for a multitude of different subjects to review units or practice concepts.
3rd - 8th
For All Subjects, Vocabulary
Differentiated Spelling Acitivities
Are you looking for spelling activities for your students that are not one-size-fits-all? I use a differentiated spelling curriculum and each week my students choose one activity from these lists to complete in their spelling spiral. Each trimester, an updated list is given to the students and all three lists are enclosed in this download for you. Your students will be able to explore their spelling lists using their specific learning style and/or multiple intelligences. I use a rubric to grade
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Spelling
Half Magic End of the Book Test
This is an end-of-the-book test for the book Half Magic. The students are allowed to use their books for this four page assessment as they explore characters, setting and plot. These questions test their comprehension of the book at a literal level but also challenges them to respond and make inferences at a deeper level.
4th - 6th
Literature, Reading, Writing
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About the store
Experience
This is my fifteenth year teaching, although I don't know where the time has gone! I've taught in both 4th and 5th grade self-contained classrooms and middle school in private, Catholic schools, but I moved to a public middle school last year. In addition, I've worked as a tutor for students ages 5-17 in both language arts and math. I also have taught fifth grade Catholic Faith Formation. I love teaching and can't imagine myself in any other profession!
Teaching style
While I create my lessons around state standards, I always think to myself when forming a lesson, "will the kids enjoy this?" While I'm not naive and realize that learning can't be fun ALL the time, I do aim to create a learning atmosphere that is engaging and interesting for the students to learn by using multiple teaching strategies to reach and teach each learner. I do this with a lot of games to reinforce concepts, humor in the SMART board lessons I create and post-it notes next to my bed when I have a brainstorm at 3am. My students are middle schoolers, so they are more than happy to provide constant and immediate feedback for both lessons they've enjoyed and those that need to go in the archives of lessons which bombed. I love what I do and try to transfer that energy to my teaching because if I don't enjoy doing what I do, they kids won't enjoy learning what I teach!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Distinguished Graduate 2012
My own education history
After volunteering as a teacher at my church for Sunday School when I was a teenager, I fell in love with teaching and went on to earn a BA in Elementary Education from University of Portland. A few years ago, I earned my Masters in Education Curriculum and Instruction from Seattle University. Concurrently I received my Professional Certification for the state of Washington. A few years ago, I went back to school to acquire an endorsement for middle level humanities. This is what I now teach and I LOVE it. I think I'll hang up my student hat for awhile, but I'd love to go back and get another degree sooner than later!
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