I have been an elementary school teacher for 22 years. I work with a diverse group of students and have had the privilege of teaching kindergarten, first grade, third grade, and fourth grade.
This science unit includes lesson plans, STEM activities, hands-on investigations,and vocabulary activities for forces, motion, and interactions (pushes and pulls). It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. With this unit, thinking like a scientist feels like playing.This is a bundle of three separate force and motion units. • Pushes and Pulls- All About Pushes and Pulls! • Racetrac
This STEM science bundle includes lesson plans, hands-on investigations, & vocabulary activities for weather. It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Just gather a few materials and you are ready to bring NGSS to your classroom!In this unit, students will:Collect and analyze data from daily weather journals to look for patternsPlan and conduct investigations (hands-on!) Explore dif
This earth science unit includes lesson plans and resources to understand the effects of severe weather. It is aligned to NGSS (K-ESS3-2) and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Bring NGSS to your classroom tomorrow!This is a part of Weather: An NGSS Unit (K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2, K-PS3-1, and K-PS3-2)- Money-Saving BundleComponents: •5E Lesson Plans •Engaging Materials (Photographs, text, video links) •P
These interactive place value activities are customized for your Google Classroom and/or 1:1 classroom. Students will practice building 3 digit numbers using moveable base 10 block pieces. #tptdigital
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This NGSS earth science unit includes lesson plans, science notebook prompts/pages, and engaging materials. Third grade students will will analyze and interpret data and look for weather patterns across the United States. They will also obtain, evaluate, and communicate information and look for patterns with global climate. It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Bring NGSS to your
This science unit includes lesson plans, interactive digital activities, and resources to support data analysis for weather. It is aligned to NGSS (K-ESS2-1) and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Bring NGSS to your classroom tomorrow!This is a part of Weather: An NGSS Unit (K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2, K-PS3-1, and K-PS3-2)- Money-Saving BundleIn this unit, students will: Learn about different types of weather Re
This science unit includes lesson plans, hands-on explorations, and vocabulary activities for forces, motion, and interactions (pushes and pulls). It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas. Student materials provided in Spanish. Bring NGSS to your classroom tomorrow!This is a part of Classroom in Motion: K-PS2-1 and K-PS2-2- Money-Saving Bundle In this unit, students will: •explore movement (pushes and pulls) wi
These interactive fraction activities are customized for your Google Classroom and/or 1:1 classroom. Students will practice representing fractions greater than one with picture models and number lines using moveable pieces. #tptdigital
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In this YEAR-LONG kindergarten NGSS bundle, your students will become researchers, scientists, and engineers. This bundle includes lesson plans, hands-on investigations, STEM and literacy activities to explore Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, Life Science, and Engineering. It is fully aligned to kindergarten NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Just gather a few materials and you are read
This interactive number sense activity is customized for your Google Classroom and/or 1:1 classroom. Students will practice decomposing numbers 5-10 with number bonds and equations. #tptdigital
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This kindergarten life science bundle includes lesson plans, hands-on investigations, & activities for living things. It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Just gather a few materials and you are ready to bring NGSS to your classroom!This is a bundle of three separate life science units: Living Things: What Animals Need (K-LS1-1)Living Things: What Plants Need (K-LS1-1)Living Thin
This interactive phonics activity is customized for your Google Classroom and/or 1:1 classroom. Students will practice building CVC words with Elkonin Boxes. #tptdigital
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English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
Students become engineers in this STEM unit as they design and build shade structures for a small object (ex: teddy bear counter). It is aligned to NGSS (K-PS3-2) and includes lesson plans and resources to integrate science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Gather a few materials and bring NGSS to your classroom tomorrow!This is a part of Weather: An NGSS Unit (K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2, K-PS3-1, and K-PS3-2)- Money-Saving Bundle
This NGSS earth science unit includes lesson plans, science notebook prompts/pages, and engaging materials. Third grade students will analyze and interpret data and look for weather patterns across the United States. It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Bring NGSS to your classroom tomorrow!In this unit, students will: • analyze and interpret quantitative data (maps, tables) •us
This NGSS kindergarten earth science bundle includes lesson plans and engaging materials to understand how plants and animals can change the environment and act as an important part of a system. It also explores how humans can change the environment and what we can do to help our Earth. It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Just gather a few materials and you are ready to bring NG
These interactive fraction activities are customized for your Google Classroom and/or 1:1 classroom. Students will practice representing fractions with number lines, comparing fractions with number lines, and representing fractions greater than one with picture models and number lines using moveable pieces. #tptdigital Replace paper/pencil assignments with colorful, interactive digital activities!This is a bundle of three seperate Google Classroom resources: Fractions and Number Lines: Digi
Students become scientists in this NGSS unit as they plan and conduct investigations to observe the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface. It is aligned to NGSS (K-PS3-1) and includes lesson plans and resources to integrate science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Gather a few materials and bring NGSS to your classroom tomorrow!This is a part of Weather: An NGSS Unit (K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2, K-PS3-1, and K-PS3-2)- Money-Savin
This NGSS life science unit includes lesson plans and engaging materials. Kindergarten students will analyze and interpret data as they learn about the needs of desert and wetland animals. It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Little research scientists in your very own classroom!In this unit, students will: • use research materials (text, photographs) to analyze and interpret dat
These interactive fraction activities are customized for your Google Classroom and/or 1:1 classroom. Students will practice comparing fractions with number lines using moveable pieces. #tptdigital
Replace paper/pencil assignments with colorful, interactive digital activities!
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You will need a free Google account to use these activities for whole class instruction.
Your students will need free Google accounts to use the activity with Google Drive, or if your district is par
This mini-STEM unit includes lesson plans for an engineering task where students will design, build, and test different types of paper fans. It is aligned to NGSS and integrates science and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and performance expectations. Just gather a few materials and you are ready to bring engineering and NGSS to your classroom!Components: •Lesson Plans •Hands-on engineering task •Science notebook pages •Rubric integrating 3 dimensi
I have been an elementary school teacher for 22 years. I work with a diverse group of students and have had the privilege of teaching kindergarten, first grade, third grade, and fourth grade.
Teaching style
I love to do hands-on activities with my students. I enjoy integrating games, kinesthetic activities, and technology whenever I can. I am very interested in open-ended, inquiry-based instruction in science and math.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2008- Teacher of the Year
My own education history
I earned my Bachelor's degree with a double major in Biology and History from Claremont McKenna College.
Following this, I attended San Diego State University and earned a Masters degree in Reading and Language Arts along with a Reading Specialist credential.
Additional biographical information
Wife and lucky mom of two children!
I live in San Diego and have a passion for education, particularly math, science, and literacy.
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