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I taught for 35 years in the classroom - middle school and high school, in conjunction with distance learning, independent study and homeschool, and now I create resources to help teachers save time while keeping learning fun. My heart is for the new teacher trying to survive, the busy parent who desires to homeschool their student(s) and balance work, and the seasoned teacher looking for less stress in the last stretch. My high school resource supplements (college prep) are designed to make teaching simple, engaging, and stress-free — with the goal to graduate their student from high school!
Specializing in supplemental materials to support an IB curriculum, AP or Gate curriculum as well as classroom comprehensive and Alternative Education/Home School and Independent Study across various subjects, including humanities, literature, visual arts, social studies and much more. I have guided curriculum development and led successful education department initiatives in both middle school and high school.
What sets my resources apart? They’re not just well-designed—they’re tried, tested, and refined through years of classroom experience and alternative education in diverse educational settings. I’m committed to providing high-quality, engaging concise materials that inspire students towards success and make teaching a little easier for you. My resources are designed to be both practical and transformative.
Best to you!
Kay
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Career Path Assessment Questionnaire (Lecture Notes/Worksheets)
Add this worksheet to your student/adult career assessment exercises. 72 questions for students to ponder and rate their interests and skills. Following the questionnaire is a rating scale narrowing down a student's answer to interest sectors such as agriculture, mechanics, healthcare, computers, etc.. CUSTOMER TIPS:Be sure to follow my store to be alerted of new products. Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. _________________________________________
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Health, School Counseling
Baroque, Rococo & Neoclassical 1600-1700 Lecture Presentation with Teacher Notes
An excellent source for independent study students and for a Humanities class.Overview The Baroque period was a relaxed and confident time where artists began turning out works of stunning originality. All of the arts flourished during this time. Painters from the Baroque era used more action in their works. Such as Caravaggio who added mysterious light to add drama. Peter Paul Rubens created works with heightened emotion. Further artists contributed to the amazing advances in the field such as
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
19th Century Art 1800 - 1900 -Lecture Presentation with Teacher Notes
IDEAL FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY, HOMESCHOOL, OR CLASSROOM!Teacher lesson notes, vocabulary and assessments are included with this 45 slide lecture presentation. 19th Century Art - Romanticism, Realism, & ImpressionismThe Rococo style of art was created for the French Ruling class commissioned art to reflect their decadent lifestyle. Neo-classicism followed as society tried to reach back to a more ordered time. Some artists rejected the noble subject matter and balanced composition on Neo-Classicism.
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
Japanese Art and Culture - Lecture Presentation with Teacher Notes
In this lesson (33 slides and 4 pages of teacher lesson/notes/a-g) students will explore the art and culture from Japan. In 594 CE distinct Japanese art began to develop with the building of wooden Buddhist temples. The golden era for Japanese art started in 784 CE with the Yamato-e and Ukiyo-e painting styles. Unit SummaryStudents will experience the art of Japan through the themes of Place, Seasons and Materials. Students will start by looking at a map of Japan. Students will begin by lookin
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
Art of the Americas - Lecture Presentation and Teacher Notes
Art of the Americas Proportion Unit Overview In this lesson students will explore how art developed in North and South America. Roughly 20 million people inhabited the Americas when the Europeans arrived. Over 2,000 groups had settled in different areas across the land. Each group developed a distinct live style that included buildings, and other sophisticated art forms. Pre-Columbian is the label given to the time period before Europeans traveled to the Americas. When the Europeans arrived ant
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
The Renaissance Art Perspective -Lecture Presentation with Teacher Lesson Notes
Perfect for students enrolled in Independent Study, Distance Learning or for your classroom.Renaissance Art - Perspective Unit Overview - Between the years 1500 and 1527 (sacking of Rome) saw a prodigious outpouring in Italy in all the visual arts. In Rome under the patronage of pope, Julius II, works of startling novelty by Raphael and Michelangelo were created. Unit Summary During the Renaissance many changes occurred in the way people viewed life and the world around them. How the de Medici
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
Egyptian Art - Lecture Presentation with Teacher Lesson Notes
Perfect for students enrolled in Independent Study, Distance Learning or for your classroom.Egyptian Art Value & Form Egyptian civilization was extraordinary in both its lavishness and longevity. The magnificent society lasted 3,000 years and left us some of the most iconic art. Students will be able to identify the expressive qualities of form and understand the use of value in artwork. Unit Overview Egyptian artists were guided by a strictly regulated set of standards. Originality was not all
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
Art of India and Middle East- Lecture Presentation with Teacher Lesson Notes
IDEAL FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY, HIGH SCHOOL HOME SCHOOL, ART HISTORY/VISUAL ARTS, AND IN A WORLD CULTURES CLASS. This unit will cover the religious, intellectual and artistic achievements that took place in India. The Islamic faith influenced the arts of many cultures since the Prophet Muhammad began his teachings in the 7th century. Essential questions, assessments, vocabulary, art history, Indian and Middle Eastern art and how the societal and spiritual beliefs are represented in the sculptures
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Vocabulary
Prehistoric Art - Lecture Presentation with Teacher Lesson Notes
EXCELLENT FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY STUDENTS AND FOR YOUR (ART AND WORLD CULTURES) CLASS!This Lecture Presentation coupled with a teacher lesson plan and notes will assist you in jump starting your unit. Included are essential, guiding, and foundational questions, vocabulary terms, a formative assessment, summative assessment suggestion, guided practice, and sketchbook drawing focusing on line and shape. Unit Overview In this unit students will explore prehistoric art. The urge to make art is as o
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
African Art -Lecture Presentation with Teacher Lesson Notes
Unit Overview In this lesson students will explore the breath of African art history. We will explore links between the cultural significance of the art artifacts and the beliefs of each tribe. Further, students will gain understanding of the conditions of the native people when European explorers came to the content of Africa. The land and resources will be discussed with how this contributed to the art produced. Unit Summary The content of Africa is huge with different climates and tribes. Ea
8th - 12th
Art History, Visual Arts, Vocabulary
China Art - Lecture Presentation
This unique lecture and sketchbook lesson(s) presentation has diverse uses for Asian history, art history, sketchbook classes and cultures classes. China, one of the Oldest continuous culture in the world. Accomplishments being the Compass, paper, porcelain, wood block printing Chinese painting is documented in literature however no ancient paintings survived the earliest period of history. Lessons includes vocabulary, sketchbook activities. maps, early Chinese Art so-called "stone age art" dat
8th - 12th
Asian Studies, Other (Arts), Visual Arts
"All Quiet On The Western Front" by Erich Remarque (Unit)
IDEAL UNIT FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY STUDENTSThis GIANT unit includes everything a classroom teacher or a teacher facilitating an independent study/distance learning program for students who need to complete this common core comprehensive WWI unit as a section of their English 10/11 requirements or as a supplement to their World History class. CONTENTS INCLUDES (67 pages of good teaching stuff!)Cover with background notes and why teach this unit. Cornell Note example and template TED Talks Resea
9th - 12th
Literature, Writing
The United States in 1910-1919
This 6 page worksheet/handout supplies your students with information what the United States was like back in 1910-1919. Lists of:Popular Books Popular Entertainers Popular Movies Fashions Fads - many moreAnother page of Famous Firsts such as.... . . electric self-starting for cars from General Motors . . . Indianapolis 500 automobile race . . . identification of vitamins . . . aircraft takeoff from the deck of a ship . . . senators elected by popular vote . . . income tax . . . wireles
6th - 11th
Close Reading, U.S. History, Writing
Life in the American Colonies
Colonial Life Since you may be reading to your class or group of students several selections from Colonial times, this guide will give you an overview of everyday life in the colonies. Life in the American colonies was different from the way we live today. The towns in the colonies began simply as wilderness outposts but soon grew into thriving cities. This brought many changes for the colonists. 50 Colonial Life questions following (the 11 page reading) with answers! I enjoyed utilizing this
4th - 10th
Close Reading, Informational Text, U.S. History
The Last Tsar and the Red Scare - passage and response questions
INDEPENDENT STUDY, HOME SCHOOL OR CLASSROOM - This short passage is an excellent introduction (in a nutshell) to The Red Scare and the Russian Empire.In 1900, the Russian Empire was vast and sprawling-but relatively ineffective. Revolution broke out in 1905 when workers marched to the palace of the Tsar in St. Petersburg to ask for reforms. Government troops fired on the unarmed citizens, killing and wounding hundreds. Bloody Sunday:-as it was known, became a catalyst for liberal leaders who wer
4th - 9th
Close Reading, Short Stories, Writing
"Lusitania" passage and response questions
This short passage telling the story of the Lusitania with follow-up questions and projects."On board the Lusitania, Was the typical cargo carried on the ocean liner. Since Lusitania was the largest passenger ship in the world, it could carry a great deal. Perhaps that is why it also carried something extra: 4,200 cases of small caliber cartridges and other munitions." Students are to research why. On Friday, May 7, the Lusitania neared the Irish coast, and everyone was relieved to think they
6th - 9th
Close Reading, Short Stories, Writing
Mythical Creature Research Project
IDEAL FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY/DISTANCE LEARNINGSince the beginning of time, humans have used their imaginations to fill in the spaces beyond what is known with magical beasts and monsters. Stories of these creatures have persisted thousands of years into our own time. Although many people do not believe in their actual existence today, they live on through popular culture (books, films, TV shows, and video games). They are still the creatures that haunt our dreams and inspire our imagination. Ta
4th - 10th
Creative Writing, Short Stories
The Emotion of Color
This fun handout may be paired to several types of lessons.1. Studio Art, painting 2. Socio-emotional lectures 3. Counseling, career assessments 4. Creative writing TERMS OF USE Thank you for purchasing from my store. Please read the terms of use before distributing these materials. Your purchase(s) is good for a single-teacher (or teacher team) classroom, homeschool, or independent study teacher. If you wish to photocopy and/or digitally share any resource with another teacher, please purchase
3rd - 9th
Informational Text, Social Emotional Learning, Visual Arts
Navajo- An Uncrackable Code
During World War II a select group of Navajo was enlisted by the U.S. Marines to develop a secret code that the Japanese could not decipher. The code makers faced a number of problems, including the fact that many military words had no equivalent in Navajo. The code talkers had to give new names to these things, using familiar words instead of the technical terms. For example, a battleship was lo-tse in Navajo. Literally translated it meant "whale." This fun Native American supplement has stude
3rd - 7th
Close Reading, Native Americans, Writing
Glossary of Elizabethan Words
This handout of Glossary of Elizabethan Words, as used in Caesar, is also valuable in reading many other Shakespearean plays. I used this handout while having fun in class acting out important scenes, and the drama teachers were wild about utilizing this handout! Have fun with this! IDEAL UNIT FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY STUDENTSTERMS OF USE Thank you for purchasing from my store. Please read the terms of use before distributing these materials. Your purchase(s) is good for a single-teacher (or teach
6th - 12th
Drama, Literature, Vocabulary
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800+ Teaching Materials and Monthly Sales! To learn about my sales, click on the star and receive alerts!
I taught for 35 years in the classroom - middle school and high school, in conjunction with distance learning, independent study and homeschool, and now I create resources to help teachers save time while keeping learning fun. My heart is for the new teacher trying to survive, the busy parent who desires to homeschool their student(s) and balance work, and the seasoned teacher looking for less stress in the last stretch. My high school resource supplements (college prep) are designed to make teaching simple, engaging, and stress-free — with the goal to graduate their student from high school!
Specializing in supplemental materials to support an IB curriculum, AP or Gate curriculum as well as classroom comprehensive and Alternative Education/Home School and Independent Study across various subjects, including humanities, literature, visual arts, social studies and much more. I have guided curriculum development and led successful education department initiatives in both middle school and high school.
What sets my resources apart? They’re not just well-designed—they’re tried, tested, and refined through years of classroom experience and alternative education in diverse educational settings. I’m committed to providing high-quality, engaging concise materials that inspire students towards success and make teaching a little easier for you. My resources are designed to be both practical and transformative.
Best to you!
Kay
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Be sure to follow my store to be alerted of new products. Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower.
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Hello, I am Kay! With 35 years of experience in diverse educational settings—including middle school, high school, and independent study—I have transitioned to sharing my extensive curriculum and resources. I have realized that my teaching expertise now focuses on helping educators save time while maintaining an engaging learning environment.
My mission is straightforward: to empower you to leave your classroom at the end of the day with confidence, assured that your students are engaged and your lesson plans are prepared. My philosophy is to work smarter, not harder—this embodies my approach to teaching.
My lessons are (a-g), many are college prep/A.P lessons, comprehensive, short, and impactful, so all levels of learning are taking place. My lessons (worksheets/handouts) may be extended upon or further modified; thus, my lessons provide a subject springboard for teachers and students.
Awards & shining teacher moments
National Youth Leadership on Collegiate Success
Administrative Leadership
High School (grades 9-12) English and Art Educator
Independent Study and Distance Learning Middle School and High School Curriculum Specialist
My own education history
Stanford University
San Jose State University
Educational Specialist
Middle School and High School English, and Art
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