Lessen Planning
533 Followers
New York, United States
About the store
Welcome and thank you for visiting Lessen Planning!
Over the past 14 years, my journey in education has been nothing short of transformative. My experience encompasses roles as a Teacher, School Counselor, Curriculum Writer, and Academic and Behavior Interventionist. I am certified in Texas, North Carolina, Illinois, Arizona, and New York. My variety of experiences has contributed to my passion for creating well-tested, high-impact, and easy-to-use resources!
I truly enjoy empowering fellow educators in their journey toward a joyful, fulfilling, and successful career in education. Please don't hesitate to reach out! E-mail me at: lessenplanning@outlook.com
Read more
All resources
Filters
Grade
Subject
Resource type
Standard
Audience
Text Structures Jeopardy! Editable! Use the questions or create your own
This is a fun way to review text structures. Pair or put students into groups to really make this a more interactive and fun game. Text structures included: main ideachronological orderdescriptioncompare and contrastcause and effectQuestions, feedback, or requests? Email me: lessenplanning@outlook.com
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.6.6
, LA.6.9.B
, LA.8.9.B
+5
Text Evidence Task Cards, Grade 3 EDITABLE! Reading, Expository, Informational
**Updated with new 19-20 TEKS!** Formerly 3.13B **Want the non-editable PDF version? Click here** About These Task Cards These task cards are different in that each question has been carefully modeled after 3rd Grade STAAR Reading (Texas standardized state test) questions and include a thorough answer key which includes possible text evidence answers. The questions are written in the same style, use similar questioning stems, and are even written in the same font as standardized state tests. Th
3rd - 5th
Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.3.1
, CCRA.R.1
, LA.3.6.F
+1
Reading STAAR Test Prep Main Idea Supporting Details 3.9Di Updated! EDITABLE
Updated for the newest released TEKS! Aligned to TEKS & Common Core! **Formerly 3.13 A, now 3.9Di** **Want both the PDF and PPTx versions? Click here!** About These Task CardsThese task cards are different in that each question has been carefully modeled after 3rd Grade STAAR Reading questions and include a thorough answer key which includes possible text evidence answers. The questions are written in the same style, use similar questioning stems, and are even written in the same font as STAA
3rd - 5th
Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.10
, LA.3.7.C
+1
Responding to Trauma and Crisis: Processing Activity and Guidelines
This freebie was originally created after the countless number of school shootings and the increase we see in traumatized students at school, this FREE resource includes: Guidelines for teachers & parents on how to respond after a traumaCommon symptoms/responses after a traumaA processing activity that you can do whole class, small group, or 1-1Updated in June of 2020 to include a sensory processing guide*Featured in CNN article on the lengths that we educators go through to keep our kids safe
1st - 12th
School Counseling, School Psychology
Restorative Justice in the Classroom: Restorative Classroom Conversation
Need to RESTORE the relationships in your classroom?This *EDITABLE* presentation is created to facilitate a classroom conversation after the dynamics in the room have changed-- this could be used when a specific incident has occurred (such as a fight), when students are being exclusionary, or any other time when the classroom dynamics have become negative. ♦please view the notes in the PPT presentation ♦you may print this presentation (it's formatted scaled to full page) ♦it is editable, so plea
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
School Counseling, School Psychology
Also included in: Restorative Practices for the Classroom Bundle NEW!
Creating New Year's Resolutions with SMART Goals!
Start the year off right! This product includes a brief history of New Year's Resolutions and then walks you through the process of turning your resolution into a SMART goal. There's a handout included that This activity includes: a brief history and overview of New Year's Resolutionsa guide to help turn your resolution into a SMART goalcreating accountability handout to help walk through the SMART goal processtracking sheets that include daily, weekly, monthly, six weeks, and quarterly trackin
5th - 12th
Character Education
Guess the Gift! Inferencing Game for the Holidays!
GUESS THE GIFT! A fun game for the holiday season! *The goal of the game is to be the first one to guess the gift! *Each slide describes a different gift. *Click for each hint. There are 5 clues total. The clues are revealed by clicking, which allows you to build suspense and create a great competition! *The clues make it easier, so the further you go down the list of clues, the easier the game will be. *All the answers are in the Notes/Comments section at the bottom of the PowerPoint. Have f
2nd - 8th
Close Reading, Informational Text
Teach Tolerance, Build Empathy: Anti Bullying & Discrimination Presentation
This presentation was created in response to discrimination and stereotyping on campus. It covers labels, stereotypes, bullying, bystanders, and empathy. There are 4 short video clips, partner work, and several class discussion questions. Depending on the discussions, this product could take two to three lessons to teach. Keep in mind this is a sensitive topic and to be open-minded yet set boundaries for kind language. Each video is embedded in the file, and there are also links in case the
6th - 12th
Character Education, School Counseling
Bullying Presentation: Learn, Stop, and Prevent Bullying! EDITABLE!
Want to prevent and combat bullying in your school? Start here!This is a great editable introductory presentation to cover what bullying and cyberbullying are, the effects of bullying on victims, the psychology/thinking behind bullying, and finally ways to combat bullying. This was initially created for a 6th grade class, and I have personally used it with 5th graders and up through 8th grade. Questions, comments, or requests? Email me! lessenplanning@outlook.com
4th - 9th
Character Education, School Counseling
"Oranges" Poetry in 4 Voices: Interactive Poetry Activity
"Oranges" in Four Voices: A Fun, Interactive Poetry ActivityWanting to spice up your poetry jam? Well, do I have an activity for you! Your kids will love this activity. It's not only great for fluency practice, but it also helps students learn how to analyze poetry for figurative language, imagery, elements of narrative poetry such as plot development and actions, as well as understanding the relationship between the poet and the speaker. This activity includes a copy of Gary Soto's "Oranges",
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, Poetry, Reading
The Perfect Paragraph Writing Activity EDITABLE
The Perfect Paragraph writing activity helps students of all ages understand how to structure a great paragraph. This activity focuses on the "ingredients" of a paragraph-- a topic sentence, supporting and detail sentences, and a concluding sentence. It's simple to understand and guides the writer with scaffolding to construct their very own perfect paragraph.
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
Weekly Reading Log with Reading Strategy Icons
This weekly reading log encourages students to apply reading strategies while they read to build comprehension. Can be used as homework, a warm up, after SSR/DEAR, or as an exit ticket. This is an EDITABLE version, so you can make any changes or additions you like. Reading Strategies: Monday- Infer Tuesday- Connect Wednesday- Visualize Thursday- Monitor Understanding Friday- Evaluate THANK YOU! If you have any questions, comments, concerns, requests... please email me at: lessenplanning@outloo
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Plot Map with Theme, Character Traits, Lingering Questions-- EDITABLE
This is not your grandma's plot map. Go deeper and encourage critical thinking with this plot map! About this Plot Map / What makes this one different...- more in-depth and guided approach to understanding the exposition - 3 main events to identify for the rising action - identify character traits of the protagonist - identify the theme of the story - list any lingering questions (great follow up activity-- students discuss their lingering questions and try to answer these on their own through S
6th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Greek Mythology: The Gods & Goddesses of Mt. Olympus
This PowerPoint goes through the most studied gods and goddesses in Greek mythology-- the Olympians. Goes perfectly before reading stories like The Iliad, The Lightning Thief, or Black Ships before Troy. Kids love learning about these mythical gods and goddesses, and the cool illustrations captivate their interest! Also included is a guided notes page for students to fill in the blank-- it is in the same order as the Power Point slides. Questions, feedback, or requests? Email me: lessenplanning
4th - 12th
Literature, Other (ELA)
Showing 1-14 of 14 results
About the store
Experience
Welcome and thank you for visiting Lessen Planning!
Over the past 14 years, my journey in education has been nothing short of transformative. My experience encompasses roles as a Teacher, School Counselor, Curriculum Writer, and Academic and Behavior Interventionist. I am certified in Texas, North Carolina, Illinois, Arizona, and New York. My variety of experiences has contributed to my passion for creating well-tested, high-impact, and easy-to-use resources!
I truly enjoy empowering fellow educators in their journey toward a joyful, fulfilling, and successful career in education. Please don't hesitate to reach out! E-mail me at: lessenplanning@outlook.com
Teaching style
Warm, authentic, high expectations, and always with some humor. Teaching is such a messy and beautiful profession, so being able to find my own way of doing things where I am real, empathetic, and making connections with every single student has always been very important to me.
Awards & shining teacher moments
★ Microsoft World-Wide Innovative Educator Award
★ Distinguished Educator
★ School Counselor of the Year
I've also received accolades for my state testing scores, but I don't want to highlight that too much (I know you get it).
My own education history
I grew up in public schools in the Midwest. During high school, I moved to Texas and this was my first experience with seeing how different schooling can be based on location and policy. As a student, I loved learning but never felt connected to school. In college, I had some amazing experiences working for Communities in Schools, and that's when I knew I needed to be in education.
Since then, I became a teacher, earned my master's in education, went through another post-graduate program to obtain my school counseling credentials and became a health and wellness coach to help educators live their best lives in and out of the classroom.
Certifications:
★ Master's Degree in Education
▶School Counselor, EC-12
▶ESL Generalist, Early Childhood-6th Grade
▶Reading/Writing/Social Studies, Grades 4-8
▶Certified in Washington, Texas, North Carolina, Arizona, Illinois, New York
▶ASCA Specializations, IIRP (restorative practices) certified, SAMA and CPI certified, ICF (coaching) certified
▶National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands