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Katherine Teff

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Pleasantville, Iowa, United States

About the store

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in English and a certification in secondary education from the University of Iowa, I made the cross-country trek to start a new adventure - to teach second grade a high-performance charter school in Tucson, Arizona. This experience has provided me with a great outlook on what both elementary and secondary students need to flourish. In addition to my second grade fully-inclusive classroom, I have also had experience with high school world humanities, composition, and language arts classes, as well as middle school/ junior high language arts and reading classes through student teaching and practicum field placements. I am currently loving my job teaching English 10 and Composition to a dynamic group of adjudicated male youth at an alternative reform school.

What's In Her Bag Inferencing Mini Lesson

Multiplication Pack

Substitute Teacher Binder FREEBIE

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Substitute Teacher Binder FREEBIE

Created by

Katherine Teff

This substitute or guest teacher binder includes a "welcome to our classroom" introduction letter, and sections for important information, daily schedules, behavior management, special needs and accommodations, medical information, emergency procedures, notes about the day, seating charts, lesson plans, emergency lesson plans, and additional materials. The binder pages feature fun and festive polka dot and chevron patterns appropriate for any classroom.

PreK - 12th

For All Subjects

Writing and Conducting an Interview Graphic Organizer

Created by

Katherine Teff

While teaching my students how to conduct an appropriate interview, I found that many benefited from a graphic organizer to help the sequencing of their interview. This graphic organizer provides reminders that students should ask open-ended questions, make their interview conversational, and explain why they are conducing the interview to the interviewee. For examples of how to integrate this into your classroom and ideas to make this graphic organizer into a complete lesson, please visit

5th - 10th

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Main Idea Anchor Chart Set

Created by

Katherine Teff

This document includes 2 anchor charts to help your students understand how to identify the main idea in a text. This activity is great for students of all ages, either to introduce them to the idea of finding the main idea, or reviewing main idea identification. These anchor charts are also great for use before standardized testing! These charts also make great posters to display in your classroom! If you like this download, please remember to give us a kind rating. Enjoy!

2nd - 12th

English Language Arts

Elements of a Story Poster Pack

Created by

Katherine Teff

This 17 page downloadable poster pack includes colorful posters for your classroom that define the following story elements: -setting -problem -solution -title -author -illustrator -characters -plot -point of view -theme -climax -rising action -falling action -exposition AND a bonus poster depicting the chronological parts of a story. These posters work well for use during a unit on writing short stories, or displayed as a bulletin board. This poster pack can be used for a variety of

3rd - 12th

English Language Arts

Letter Writing Mini-Lesson Bundle

Created by

Katherine Teff

This 10 page document has everything you need to teach your high school students how to appropriately write and format both formal and informal letters in one fifty minute class period. This bundle includes: -A lesson plan including objectives and common core aligned standards for grades 9-10 and 11-12 -A letter writing guide handout (a great reference material for students to use throughout the year), including a BONUS PAGE covering how to appropriately address an envelope -A letter writi

9th - 12th

English Language Arts

Rhythm and Meter in Poetry Poster Pack

Created by

Katherine Teff

This pack contains 14 posters to help introduce and guide your students through any prosody and scansion activities. The colorful posters are great for creating a bulletin board that students can use as a reference when identifying rhyme and meter in poetry. Posters can also be made into a reference book for the students or be used under a document camera while introducing the different terms. Posters include: 1 rhythm and meter in poetry title poster 1 poster explaining rhythm and me

9th - 12th

English Language Arts

Five Paragraph Essay BINGO

Created by

Katherine Teff

This download is the perfect supplement for use while teaching your students about the five paragraph essay. The download includes four different BINGO cards and a list of corresponding questions and answers. The game is designed to test the students' understanding of the different elements of the five paragraph essay in a quick and fun way. This game may also be used as a gateway for review of terms/material that students have not yet mastered.

4th - 10th

English Language Arts

Organizational Teacher Binder - Whimsical Woodland Birds

Created by

Katherine Teff

This binder pack contains everything you need to get yourself organized before the start of the school year. Pick and choose to print the dividers and organizational sheets you need! The whimsical design is appropriate for any grade or subject but was originally created for secondary English/ Language Arts. This 49 page pack document includes: Class information divider Daily schedule sheet 2 hour delay schedule sheet Early dismissal schedule sheet Half Day Schedule sheet Class roster

PreK - 12th

For All Subjects

Multiplication Pack

Created by

Katherine Teff

This bright and cheerful multiplication pack contains songs, tricks, a game, and practice worksheets to help your students not only learn their multiplication facts, but have fun doing it. These activities could be used during math centers or as whole or small group activities to boost learning. This 65 page pack contains: Multiplication songs and tricks poster Individual factors multiplication posters Multiplication chart Speed multiplication game Multiplication practice worksheets

2nd - 5th

Basic Operations

Iowa Core Literacy Grades 6-12 Anchor Standards Organizer

Created by

Katherine Teff

If you teach the Iowa Core Literacy Standards, then this download is for you. This document is designed to help make sure you cover all of the Iowa Core Anchor Standards with the lessons you teach throughout the semester or year. Included in this document: -An Iowa Core binder cover page -Organizational pages with the standards for reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language with column for documenting applicable lessons -A standards based rating/grading sheet to document when

6th - 12th

English Language Arts

How to Wrap a Present- Process Analysis/Informative Writing Worksheet

Created by

Katherine Teff

This "How To Wrap a Present" worksheet is great when introducing students of any age to the idea of writing either a process analysis essay or paragraph or an informative essay or paragraph. This worksheet is loads of fun around the holiday season, but can be used at any time for any grade. The activity works well when presented as a large group activity. You can even have a bit of fun by bringing materials and wrapping a gift with the students. If you liked this download, please give it

2nd - 10th

English Language Arts

What's In Her Bag Inferencing Mini Lesson

Created by

Katherine Teff

This graphic organizer works splendidly when teaching students about inferencing. For more ideas on how to use this graphic organizer in your classroom, visit my blog at http://projectwhimsy.blogspot.com/

2nd - 9th

Reading Strategies

Bird Themed Classroom Library Check-Out Log FREEBIE

Created by

Katherine Teff

This bird themed classroom library check-out log is designed to help any teacher keep his or her classroom library organized and accounted for. This checkout sheet provides spaces for the students to write the book title, their name, the date the book was checked out and the date the book was returned, therefore making it easier on the teacher to hold the students accountable when books go missing. This is also a great resource for students to learn which books are not available for check-out.

2nd - 12th

For All Subjects

Self-Editing Checklist

Created by

Katherine Teff

This handout is the perfect tool to remind students of all the aspects that are important to look for while editing their own compositions. By asking the student to edit their own composition and check off on each of the boxes and categories, students acknowledge that they understand the expectations for the assignment and they have attempted to fulfill those expectations to the best of their abilities. The self-editing checklist is a great step to help students make those last minute adju

4th - 12th

English Language Arts

Asking Good Questions FREEBIE

Created by

Katherine Teff

This freebie document will help you condition your students to asking themselves "good" questions while they read. Asking questions, an important reading strategy, or what I like to tell my students an activity that "good readers do" is important to helping a student understand whatever text he or she is reading, regardless of their age. This document includes reminders about why readers should ask questions and how to ask good questions as well as an interactive portion where students are a

2nd - 10th

English Language Arts

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About the store

Experience

Teaching style

I pride myself on creating a positive classroom environment that fosters self guided learning and inquiry. I push students to use higher level thinking skills and stretch to reach their highest potential by using whimsical activities that make learning fun. My goal is to not only boost the academic success of a student, but educate the "whole" student by encouraging them to become a productive member of society and good steward of our planet.

Awards & shining teacher moments

My 2012-2013 class of second grade students won the 2nd place Grand Award at the 2013 SARSEF science fair with their project "Are Your Hands Clean?" - a class experiment aimed to measure the effectiveness of hand sanitizer.

My own education history

I graduated from the University of Iowa in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in English and a certification to teach secondary English Language Arts for grades 5-12.