I have spent the first 10 years of my career teaching in low SES schools along the I-95 corridor. Twenty years ago, I left the regular classroom to become a school librarian. I now manage an elementary, Title 1 school library in a large suburban district.
Want to decorate your space and have the students practice fine motor skills? Make snowflakes! Many of the templates I found online were too tricky for elementary, so I made my own. There are two templates for K-1, and three for 2-4. Just fold and cut for winter fun.
An open ended scavenger hunt will send students off to explore the library and discover the gems waiting on the shelves. This packet has scavenger hunts leveled for each grade K-3 and an extra that can be used for grades 4-6. The kindergarten version requires no reading, the first grade work has simple sight words, and the second grade work is easy to read. As the grades progress, the content becomes harder, and the intermediate grades are asked to record title, author, and call number for th
For use in a Montessori library, a typical school library, or any classroom teaching concepts of print, this set is a great resource for group instruction and individual practice. Included are infographics with missing labels and comprehension three-part cards for all vocabulary covered. Three-part cards can also be used as flash cards. Terms taught include: title, author, illustrator, cover, spine, spine label, ISBN, and barcode. Parts of a book can be taught on many levels, from kindergart
Engage students with a simple recipe to go along with Lois Ehlert's Growing Vegetable Soup. All of the ingredients are pulled from the book. This is a great extension for more proficient young readers, a tool for connecting to families, or an accessible way to teach reading recipes for 2nd or 3rd grades.
I created this phonics page for intermediate grade students who are still mastering first grade phonics skills. These particular activities contain only audible consonant sounds- no digraphs and no silent letters. There are also mostly short vowels.
For each image, students choose the letters that form that word. At each place, the student chooses from two possible letters, and colors it in.
There are 2 pages of L- blends and 2 pages of R- blends. Each page has 7 words. All but 2 words h
Looking for an informational text designed for emerging readers? Here it is! Simple text accompanies engaging photographs. Like my other informational text files, this piece is written with the emerging reader in mind. The Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level for this article is 1.7, determined with a digital readability program.
Quick and easy activity for the "Five Little Pumpkins" poem. Practice scissor skills while making creative pumpkin faces. Just the thing for a last minute project.
Just a quick response page for students to respond to text.
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Literature, Writing
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Experience
I have spent the first 10 years of my career teaching in low SES schools along the I-95 corridor. Twenty years ago, I left the regular classroom to become a school librarian. I now manage an elementary, Title 1 school library in a large suburban district.
Teaching style
Never do for a student what they can do for themselves. Be the guide they need to learn and grow.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2019 AASL Inspire Collection Development Award
My own education history
BA, Vassar College
MLIS, Drexel University
Post-Graduate certificates, University of LaVerne