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Lightning Leonard

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Davie, Florida, United States
About the store
I have been teaching for 9 years at Sunset Lakes Elementary in Miramar, Florida. I have taught 3 rd, 4th, and 5th. I have experienced team teaching, looping, and departmentalization reading/Lang. Arts/S.S. I have a masters that focuses on Social Studies Curriculum. I now teach self-contained 3rd grade gifted. (Gifted and ESOL certified)
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Preview of Active Reading Strategies Powerpoint/Preparing for rigor and common Core

Active Reading Strategies Powerpoint/Preparing for rigor and common Core

This is a guided activity to teach students how to become metacognitive and active readers. This power point goes step by step using thinking and annotating strategies. Teach yourself and students how to be good reader with this fun Star Wars theme!! This is an item you won't regret. I did this power point as a 3rd grade workshop with the entire 3rd grade of 144 students. Every single student was actively engaged. We also so a dramatic increase in reading scores.
Preview of Current Event Article Graphic Organizer

Current Event Article Graphic Organizer

This is a perfect organizer for students to use to summarize an informational article. This will help organize a student's thinking when having to higher order think and analyze nonfiction text. Enhancing Vocabulary by Mindy Leonard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.
Preview of Reading Strategies PowerPoint for students

Reading Strategies PowerPoint for students

PowerPoint to help students become meta cognitive and learn to become a better reader through strategies.
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About the store

Experience

I have been teaching for 9 years at Sunset Lakes Elementary in Miramar, Florida. I have taught 3 rd, 4th, and 5th. I have experienced team teaching, looping, and departmentalization reading/Lang. Arts/S.S. I have a masters that focuses on Social Studies Curriculum. I now teach self-contained 3rd grade gifted. (Gifted and ESOL certified)

Teaching style

There is not one definition or style to explain my teaching. I'm unique and beat to my own drum.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Nominated as Social Studies Teacher of the Year in 2011-2012

My own education history

I graduated from Florida Atlantic University with my sociology degree. I received my masters at Florida International Education in International and Intercultural Education with a specification in social studies curriculum.

Additional biographical information

Creating curriculum is my hobby and running after a 2 year old!