Want to use the game that has inspired millions to get off the couch and start moving to inspire your class to do its very best? Capture the attention of students with this Wizards Unite, Harry Potter Go Behavior System. Points on cards are designed to mirror the value and rarity of various Foundables (as in the game). No technology required as students are rewarded with Harry Potter behavior cards and a classroom points system. It includes a sorting hat mechanism to put your students into team
Jurassic Park is one of those books that has captivated readers for decades and made them really think about the implications of modern science. This field guide and novel study includes everything you might need to teach this novel to your class. There are so many great ways you can teach Jurassic Park and so many scientific concepts made real in this book. This field guide helps teachers with this daunting novel providing a balance between literature study and science. INCLUDED: -Standard
No-Prep Anchor chart to print or poster to display standards and student I-Can Statement. Video Preview: https://youtu.be/0iKOy_tJ0ZU This 5.NBT.B.6 Standard includes: Multiplying Decimals and Dividing Decimals Versions included -English (Standard) -English (Dyslexic) -English (Visually Impaired) -Spanish (Standard) -Spanish (Dyslexic) -Spanish (Visually Impaired) -EASEL English (NOTE: This is part of larger bundles and products to complete your math lessons) Clipart used with purchased permissi
An amazing book that everyone loves with a product that will allow everyone to participate. For a video explanation and visual of the product click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oprr4JW5RfY Literature circles can be a lot of work, but with everything you need to have a successful literature circle, they can be a very meaningful experience for students that gets them talking and thinking about reading in a whole new way! Cinder by Marissa Mayer is an excellent novel (the most challenging part
5th - 9th
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature
Battle of the Bacteria Video / Lesson Plan Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAXqaKTLoRc Whether you teach upper elementary or middle school, it can be difficult to fit all of the subjects in a given day. With this activity, it makes it simple to teach math, writing, reading, health, and of course science together with one experiment. (I have done this activity as a 5th grade and 7th grade teacher). In this activity, students go throughout the school and collect samples of places that
No-Prep Anchor chart to print or poster to display standards and student I-Can Statement (NOTE: This is part of a larger bundles and products to complete your math lessons) Clipart used with purchased permission from: Educlips Mollie Monroe Fonts
No-Prep Anchor chart to print or poster to display standards and student I-Can Statement (NOTE: This is part of larger bundles and products to complete your math lessons) Clipart used with purchased permission from: Educlips Mollie Monroe Fonts
This is a game that gets students in the habit of using transition words while having fun at the same time. It also engages their creativity and sense of humor. Students take turns telling a story from a given card and are tasked with using the transition cards in their hands to continue telling the story. Nothing is needed except for the cards in this product and a timer. Transition Game This is a game that gets students in the habit of using transition words while having fun at the s
Video Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTXSukLfNSY Teaching about Outer Space can get dull especially when it comes to multiple-choice questions and rote memorization. This Classroom Escape Room (Break Out) out makes practicing the concepts you've been teaching with moon phases, rotation and revolution/earth cycles, and the planets fun! Students love doing these activities and get the teamwork and practice they need before an assessment or end of the unit. (I use this with fifth grade, i
This is a strategy that I learned about in a PD meeting. I used it in my classroom and realized a few things immediately: -- > It takes a lot of time to make (which is why I've now made it for you :-) -- > It's very effective The traditional 4 corners game goes like this: 1) Put up 2 signs around the classroom that say the different quadrilaterals (as a vocabulary practice). 2) Project the picture 3) Either call on the entire class to run to the right corner or (as I do it) call on a spe
This book club is meant to accompany the novel by Scott Westerfield. With many dystopian novels hitting the shelves it is hard to sift through which ones might be right for your students. It is hard to know which ones are going to make your students really think about their world and enjoy reading along the way. I was able to cover so many social studies concepts while have students thinking deeply about literature. Students really love this book and get very involved in the creation of thei
No-Prep Anchor chart to print or poster to display standards) (NOTE: This is part of larger bundles and products to complete your reading and writing lessons) Clipart used with purchased permission from: Educlips Mollie Monroe Fonts
Even though I love books, my husband never liked reading as a child (or even as an adult). When I heard him in a bookstore proclaim "Alex Rider, I LOVED that book when I was a fifth-grader" I had to buy it! Since this moment, the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz has been a staple in my classroom. Like my husband, many eager and reluctant readers have found a riveting tale that they just can't put down! This book is fast pace from the first page to the last and with this novel study can
5th - 8th
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Extended Video Preview / Video Lesson Plan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYz4_ZnUA84 Simple Lab to help you teach the scientific method and get your students enthusiastic about the scientific process. Use materials you have lying around your classroom to create an engaging, cross-curricular lesson with graphing! 4 Levels of Differentiation, English and Spanish Versions included in this bundle. Toilet Paper Test: 15 minutes, full activity 45 minute class period o You will Need: 4 different b
This product includes all of my 5th Grade Math Anchor Charts in one bundle. Each poster has standards in student language, step-by-step methods, visuals, and definitions where needed. Not only does this give you objectives and clear visuals,but you can also print them out for student reference (or as a differentiation technique) or as a review at the end of the year!
**PRE-MADE SIGNS IN PREVIEW** This is a strategy that I learned about in a PD meeting. I used it in my classroom and realized a few things immediately: -- > It takes a lot of time to make (which is why I've now made it for you :-) -- > It's very effective The traditional 4 corners game goes like this: 1) Put up 5 signs around the classroom that say each of the following types of matter (as a vocabulary practice). 2) Project the picture 3) Either call on the entire class to run to the rig
Want to mix chemicals and make explosions with your class as school and science education were intended? This lab sheet will make planning super simple! Not only will you have a lab that is fun, but a lab sheet to help students follow along and really learn from your experiment. In addition, you will be equipped with the lab translated into Spanish as well as available in 2 different differentiated forms! This is a common lab that teachers do all over the United States to get kids interested in
No-Prep Anchor chart to print or poster to display standards) (NOTE: This is part of larger bundles and products to complete your reading and writing lessons) Clipart used with purchased permission from: Educlips Mollie Monroe Fonts
This is meant to be a whole class, small group, or even independent novel study of the book Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park. In addition to traditional comprehension questions, there are nonfiction articles and other activities that students will use to help them learn more about topics surrounding the novel, including: -What is Kimchi? -Character Traits -Silkworm Metamorphosis -The Silk Road -Sustainable Farming -Korean Embroidery Also included is an end of unit project rubric for students
What is the cost of having personal freedom in a society? This book club is meant to accompany the amazing novel by Ally Condie. With many dystopian novels hitting the shelves it is hard to sift through which ones might be right for your students. It is hard to know which ones are going to make your students really think about their world and enjoy reading along the way. I was able to cover so many social studies concepts while have students thinking deeply about literature. Students really love
5th - 8th
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Writing-Expository
I have taught 5th Grade Advanced Academics, 5th Grade ESOL, Special Education, and General Education, 3rd Grade, 6th Grade Special Education Science, 6th Grade ELL Science, 7th Grade ELL Science, Preschool
Teaching style
My teaching style is loud, hands-on, interactive, and based on building personal relationships. I strongly believe in playing to learn and that students should laugh and have fun while learning the material. My classroom is effective but not traditional.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Recipient of the Susan Khal Magnan Scholarship for promising future teacher
My own education history
Attended Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame Indiana. Recieved a BA in Elementary Education with minors in Spanish and Italian. Certified in middle school science. MA in Spanish from Virginia Tech University. Educational Doctorate ABD from Seattle University.
Additional biographical information
I am a hands-on, loud, perpetually moving teacher. I love teaching and in a test-driven, data-crazy world want to keep learning at the heart of what I do and keep making school a fun place to grown and learn!
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