I have been a teacher for 15 years! (wow....it's gone by fast) I started my career teaching Kindergarten and then moved to First Grade after a year. I taught First Grade for 4 years before I moved to Indiana and became a Media Specialist. After 3 years in the library I moved back into a classroom, and currently teach 3rd grade!
This download contains 5 small posters that can be posted near computers that will remind students what to look for when searching for a credible website. While researching, students will be reminded to look for who, what, when, where, and why of each website. This package also contains a URL cheat sheet and 2 templates for comparing, evaluating, and rating websites. Students will also have the chance to provide a written response about their findings while evaluating each site.
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This activity will get your kids up and moving while sorting themselves. The printout includes 22 cards that contain bits of information. When handed out to your students they will sort themselves based on if the info on their card is something they would share publicly online or if it's something they should keep private.
Also included in the printout is a cut and sort handout which can be used as an assessment tool or add it your daily classwork!
This product contains 10 pages of colorful charts from numbers 1-1,000. The colorful columns remain the same all the way through to help students recognize the patterns numbers follow as the increase by tens and hundreds.
I would recommend copying these in color, laminating them, and then attaching them in a manor that allows students to see the entire chart.
This mini-book is a perfect tool to use when encouraging your students to read a variety of reading genres. Both mini-books in this download encourage students to read a teacher selected number of books from specific genres. Students will collect a stamp in their passport when each genre goal is met.
The first mini-book has a description of the genres on each page. The second mini-book does not have a description, but there is an open area for students to take notes about each genre.
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These numbers puzzles are a great tool to use when reinforcing number sense and the importance of place value. These four piece puzzles contain 2, 3, or 4 four digit numbers and then three other ways to show the number, but in different ways. This activity can be used independently, in pairs, or in small groups. It also includes a documentation page, if you wish for your students to record their answers.
Download contains:
8 two-digit puzzles
10 three-digit puzzles
12 four-digit puzzles
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This pack is a great tool to help your K-2 students conduct research on different animals. I have included differentiated pages for different levels of learning abilities. They can use nonfiction books or the internet to find out what the animals look like, what they eat, and where the live. There is additional space provided for turning notes into a written report. The pack includes a blank research template and templates for 22 different animals:
- monkey
- lion
- kangaroo
- giraffe
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This download contains eight writing activities that will have your kiddos answering the question, "Would you rather?" Get their minds working early in the school year using descriptive language and supporting details with these wacky questions.
This freebie will help students solve problems and make decisions through the use of information. Students are required to identify research goals, collect materials, cite information, and then reflect on their work. This would be a great companion for those students starting a new research project.
The pack includes templates that will encourage your students to be better note takers. Students need to be able to evaluate, organize, and summarize their thoughts and information. This pack helps them do so in a fun, creative way.
Use these activities after reading Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg by Lori Mortensen to your class. This is a cute story about a farmer trying to get a dog into the bath. He stumbles across different farm animals, wonderful illustrations, and some rhyming words!
Included in this mini-unit are:
- story retell picture prompts (small size for smaller groups and a large set for whole group)
- Cut and paste sequencing
- Different writing activities (sequencing, making connections, and a descriptive
This back-to-school resource has several tools you can use to kick off your school year in a positive way. Included are: Parent/student questionnaires Summer review crafts Team building movement activities Other printables for independent, small group, and whole-class activities
This activity includes 30 four-piece place value puzzles. Students will match the standard form, number line estimation, word form, expanded form, and place value block representations of each number. The first 8 puzzles model 2-digit numbers. The next 10 puzzles model 3-digit numbers. The last 12 puzzles model 4-digit numbers. There is also a recording sheet included where students can choose a completed puzzle and document the different representations of the number shown.
This product contains 4 pages of number spinners. There are two 2 digit spinner pages and two 3 digit spinner pages, as well as three different recording sheets (addition, subtraction, and mixed operations).
This is a great math workshop activity because the different spinners allow each student to work independently, while creating and solving math problems.
Your students will have fun practicing their multiplication skills through patterns, spinning to create facts, and determining if equations are true or false. This set reviews facts 1-9 and combination pages for facts 1, 2, 3 / 4, 5, 6 / & 7, 8, 9. This set is great for:1. Math Centers 2. Early Finishers 3. Homework
Your students will enjoy practicing their multiplication facts while challenging each other to "Connect Four" first.
This download includes 8 game boards. Four of the boards use easier facts (multiply 0, 1, and 2's) and four of the boards include facts through nine. It also includes fact cards and game pieces that can be printed and laminated for continued use.
2nd - 4th
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
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Experience
I have been a teacher for 15 years! (wow....it's gone by fast) I started my career teaching Kindergarten and then moved to First Grade after a year. I taught First Grade for 4 years before I moved to Indiana and became a Media Specialist. After 3 years in the library I moved back into a classroom, and currently teach 3rd grade!
Teaching style
I am a hands-on teacher who believes that all students learn differently and it is my job to meet their needs. I focus on how students learn best and target my lessons to help them be successful!
Awards & shining teacher moments
District Teacher of the Year - 2016, School Teacher of the Year - 2016, Golden Apple Winner, presented by colleagues for flexibility and team work
My own education history
B.S in Education from Ohio University
Masters in Teacher Leadership
Additional biographical information
Besides teaching and working on school things, I really enjoying reading, walking and hiking with my dogs, being crafty, and cooking.
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