I am presently in my 23rd year of teaching. I have taught business and computer courses, as well as various computer literacy classes. I focus on Personal Finance and Life Skills in my class to provide the students with real-world applications. I am currently teaching Business Fundamentals and Marketing. I have also taught computers at the elementary level. I love to teach hands-on activities that engage the students in their self-learning.
Poetry Unit PowerPoint with Student Booklet is a 60 page resource. This unit includes an animated PowerPoint for the teacher to use as a guide while discussing the different poetry types. The PowerPoint includes definitions and examples for each type. There is also a corresponding booklet for students to write notes with the examples provided. In addition, there is a page for the students to write their own original poems with space to draw an illustration for each.
Poem included in this re
Economics can be a hard concept for students to grasp. This is a mini lesson on economic indicators. This resource includes a short PowerPoint on indicators including inflation. Also included are assignments that go along with the PowerPoint for the students to complete. This resource contains engaging assignments to help them understand how a nation's performance is measured.
Topics Include:
- Labor Productivity
- GDP
- GNP
- The Economic/Business Cycle
- Standard of Living
- Unemployment
Comma Drama PowerPoint with Student Workbook is a 40+ page resource. This unit includes an animated PowerPoint (Microsoft 2010) for the teacher to use as a guide while discussing the different comma rules.
The PowerPoint includes each rule and examples for each on each slide. After the rules have been taught, there is a Review Time section with sentences and the comma flies in revealing the correct answer. There is also a corresponding booklet for students to practice and write their own s
This Language Arts Bundle contains animated PowerPoints and student workbooks for Figurative Language, Literary Genres, and Poetry.
Please check out each resource listed below:
- Poetry Unit PowerPoint with Student Booklet
- Figurative Language and Literary Devices PowerPoint with Student Booklet
- Literary Genres with Student Booklet
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This is a great resource when you are teaching about landforms! There is a PowerPoint that includes definitions and pictures. The student booklet includes a place for the students to write the definitions and a place to draw each landform discussed. Also, I have included an extra slide and student notebook page for your convenience.
Landforms inlcuded:
- Canyons
- Caves
- Coast
- Desert
- Glacier
- Hill
- Island
- Lake
- Mountains
- Ocean
- Plains
- Plateaus
- River
- Valley
- Waterfal
This is a bundle of two of my favorite author's purpose units for students to complete. I have bundled them to give you a savings of over 20% off.
Included in this Bundle:
Author's Purpose PowerPoint -This is a 17 slide powerpoint minilesson that covers the three parts of Author's purpose using the PIE acronym - Persuade, Inform, and Entertain. The PowerPoint uses animations and has a short guided practice section. The PowerPoint design has been changed a little to match but, the content is
In this activity, students will actively use an interactive business letter document to test their skills on formatting a business letter. This activity includes the interactive letters and keys needed to assess their work. There are three interactive lessons including one letter with advanced mailing notations.
This activity breaks up the monotony of just typing a business letter. It can easily be used as a bell ringer or used to fill those last few minutes of class when you want to find some
This animated PowerPoint presentation introduces students to common genres of literature with definitions and illustrations. This makes a GREAT introductory activity. The student booklet allows the students to be engaged by providing a place for them to write the definition, think of the title of a book they are already familiar with and draw a small illustration about the book. The Powerpoint has been left in PPT format so that you can easily make any changes that you may wish.
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I am presently in my 23rd year of teaching. I have taught business and computer courses, as well as various computer literacy classes. I focus on Personal Finance and Life Skills in my class to provide the students with real-world applications. I am currently teaching Business Fundamentals and Marketing. I have also taught computers at the elementary level. I love to teach hands-on activities that engage the students in their self-learning.
Teaching style
I believe the old Chinese Proverb “Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.” I think students learn best by doing; therefore, kinesthetic activities need to be implemented as much as possible. The more student independent activities that can be incorporated into the curriculum the better.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I am a member of several professional organizations and have attended a number of professional worksheets including NBEA, MBEA, SBEA, and ACTE. I am the 2019 Teacher of year in my school district. I am also a National Board Certified teacher.
My own education history
I am a graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi. I have a Master's Degree in Business Technology Education with a minor in Instructional Technology. I am an NBCT! I have been awarded Teacher of the Year and have served in a variety of other jobs in my school district.
Additional biographical information
I spend a number of hours each week formatting my own ideas on the lessons I teach. Planning and proper implementation are vital in the successful classroom.
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