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I am getting ready for my 5th year of teaching! I have taught science, social studies, and ELAR in 3rd and 4th grade.
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Black History Month Reading Passages 3rd Grade | STAAR Reading & TEKS Practice
Students will read grade-level informational and literary texts about influential African American figures and cultural history and demonstrate understanding by identifying main idea, supporting details, theme, vocabulary in context, author’s purpose, and text structure, while providing text-based evidence in written responses. This resource includes 4 high-interest informational and narrative passages featuring: George Washington Carver Ruby Bridges Mae Jemison The Music of Freedom (Spirituals
2nd - 5th
Black History, Reading, Writing
Financial Literacy Vocabulary Cards | 2nd-4th | Math and Social Studies
Make reviewing money and economics engaging and TEKS-aligned! This 3rd Grade Economics & Financial Literacy Resource includes vocabulary flashcards with visuals, Blooket upload questions, and student-friendly definitions covering profit, loss, income, supply, demand, scarcity, producer, consumer, and more. Perfect for: TEKS 3.7 Economics TEKS 3.9 Financial Literacy Social Studies & Math integration Centers & Small Group Sub Plans Students will practice vocabulary: ✔️ Profit & loss ✔️ Fixed
2nd - 4th
Economics , Financial Literacy, Money Math
Argumentative Text Bundle | 3rd Grade ELA
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table:Help your students master Extended Constructed Responses (ECR) with this STAAR-aligned reading resource built around Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table. This step-by-step lesson teaches students how to write strong, organized responses using the TEXT strategy (Topic, Evidence, Explain, Tie Back) while targeting key comprehension skills required on STAAR. One Plastic Bag Reading ComprehensionThis One Plastic Bag reading comprehension resource hel
3rd - 5th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
The Storyteller’s Candle | Literary Elements, Figurative Language, SCR/ECR
These The Storyteller’s Candle lesson plans are designed for 3rd grade ELAR and align with HMH Into Reading. This 2–3 day reading unit focuses on literary elements, text features, figurative language, theme, and written responses using SCR (RAP) and ECR (TEXT) strategies. Students engage in close reading, discussion, and STAAR-style constructed responses while exploring the powerful message of community, culture, and storytelling. Perfect for whole group, small group, centers, or test prep
3rd - 5th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
Also included in: Argumentative Text Bundle | 3rd Grade ELA
Energy Island Lesson 3rd Grade | Point of View, Text Features & ECR
Engage your 3rd grade students with this 2-day Energy Island lesson focused on author’s point of view, text features, and extended constructed response (ECR). Using Energy Island by Allan Drummond and a paired informational passage, students practice close reading, compare texts, and write STAAR-style responses using the TEXT strategy. This low-prep resource includes graphic organizers, exit tickets, sentence stems, and ECR practice—perfect for HMH, TEKS-aligned ELAR instruction, test prep,
3rd - 5th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
Also included in: Argumentative Text Bundle | 3rd Grade ELA
One Plastic Bag Reading Comprehension | Text Structure, Cause & Effect, ECR Writ
This One Plastic Bag reading comprehension resource helps students analyze informational text using cause & effect, sequence, and problem & solution structures. Designed for upper elementary classrooms, this printable pack includes SCR questions, text structure practice, and ECR writing using the TEXT strategy. Students will cite evidence, organize responses, and explain ideas clearly while exploring a real-world environmental issue. Perfect for guided reading, whole group lessons, small gr
3rd - 5th
Reading, Writing, Writing-Essays
Also included in: Argumentative Text Bundle | 3rd Grade ELA
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table ECR | TEXT Strategy, Author’s Purpose, T
Help your students master Extended Constructed Responses (ECR) with this STAAR-aligned reading resource built around Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table. This step-by-step lesson teaches students how to write strong, organized responses using the TEXT strategy (Topic, Evidence, Explain, Tie Back) while targeting key comprehension skills required on STAAR. Perfect for whole group, small group, intervention, or test prep, this resource walks students from understanding the text to con
2nd - 4th
Reading, Writing, Writing-Essays
Also included in: Argumentative Text Bundle | 3rd Grade ELA
Winter Fact vs. Opinion Game | 2nd–4th Grade Reading | TEKS Aligned | Printable
Help students master fact vs. opinion with this engaging winter-themed literacy game! Designed for grades 2–4, this low-prep activity builds critical thinking and discussion skills using kid-friendly statements about winter. Students read each statement and decide whether it is a fact or an opinion, then justify their thinking through discussion or written response. Perfect for whole group instruction, small groups, literacy centers, morning meetings, or test prep. This resource supports r
2nd - 4th
Other (ELA), Reading, Reading Strategies
Argumentative Paired Texts | Claims, Evidence & Opinions | ELAR
Help your students master argumentative reading skills with these engaging paired passages about school uniforms! This 3rd grade ELAR resource includes two leveled texts presenting opposing viewpoints, perfect for teaching claims, evidence, fact vs. opinion, inference, and constructed responses. Students read School Uniforms Are Helpful and School Uniforms Are Not Necessary, then answer STAAR-style multiple-choice questions, a Short Constructed Response (SCR), and an Extended Construct
3rd - 5th
ELA Test Prep, Reading, Writing
Bee Activity (Informational Text + Google Form Lock)
Engage your 3rd graders with this bee-themed informational reading activity designed to build comprehension, main idea skills, and text feature knowledge. This digital resource includes a Google Forms scavenger hunt, an informational passage about honeybee waggle dances, and auto-graded multiple-choice questions. Students read a high-interest nonfiction passage, analyze a diagram, and unlock a secret code at the end for a fun, game-like experience. Perfect for stations, small groups, test p
2nd - 4th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Reading
Christmas Reading Escape Room | 2nd - 4th Grade | Google Form
Engage your 3rd graders with this Christmas Reading Escape Room designed to build essential reading skills while bringing holiday fun into the classroom! This Google Forms escape room includes high-interest passages, multiple-choice puzzles, and lock codes that challenge students to use main idea, sequencing, inference, context clues, poetry analysis, and text features.Perfect for December literacy centers, whole-group activities, early finishers, or a festive ELA review. Students read Christ
2nd - 4th
Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary
12 Days of Christmas Kindness | Classroom Elf Kindness Challenge | December
Bring joy, kindness, and holiday magic into your classroom with this 12 Days of Christmas Kindness Elf Challenge! Each day, your classroom elf gives students a simple, meaningful kindness mission—from giving compliments to writing thank-you notes, sharing supplies, cleaning the classroom, helping friends, and spreading cheer. This resource includes 12 printable kindness prompts, each written in a warm, elf-themed voice. Tasks are simple enough for elementary students, encourage social-emotiona
K - 5th
Classroom Community, Not Subject Specific, Social Emotional Learning
Christmas Around the World Worksheets & Activities | 2nd-4th | Differentiated
Take your students on a global holiday adventure with this Christmas Around the World unit!This resource includes engaging reading passages, differentiated quizzes, a compare-and-contrast graphic organizer, hands-on cultural activities, and song suggestions for six countries: Germany, Mexico, the Philippines, Sweden, Ethiopia, and the United States. Perfect for Grades 2–4, bilingual classrooms, and ESL learners. Students explore traditions like Parols in the Philippines, Las Posadas in Mexic
2nd - 4th
Geography, Reading, World History
Candy Cane Nonfiction Reading Passage + Comprehension & Text Features
Make December literacy sweet with this 7-page NO-PREP Candy Cane informational text pack — perfect for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade! Students love learning the surprising history and “how-it’s-made” facts about everyone’s favorite striped Christmas treat, while practicing key nonfiction reading skills. What’s included (6 pages total): Full-page engaging nonfiction article with real photosBold vocabulary, headings, captions, fun fact box, and labeled diagrams5 rigorous multiple-choice comprehension qu
2nd - 4th
Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
The Missing Nine Short Story & Comprehension Worksheets | “Seven Ate Nine” Math
Your students will LOVE this hilarious “Why is Six afraid of Seven?” math-joke story with a powerful social-emotional twist! “The Missing Nine” is a 5-page NO-PREP printable pack that combines reading comprehension, math humor, and an important lesson about rumors, gossip, and checking facts before believing what you hear. What’s included (5 pages total): Fun cover page with 67th Day of School themeOne-page original illustrated short story (7 short paragraphs, Grade 2 reading level)6 multiple-ch
1st - 3rd
Close Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies
Christmas Contractions Worksheets | 2nd-4th Grade Grammar | December Literacy Ce
Make teaching contractions fun and festive with this 8-page NO-PREP Christmas Contractions pack — perfect for 2nd-4th grade! Your students will beg to practice apostrophes with these adorable Christmas-themed worksheets. What’s included (10 pages total): Contractions reference chart (not, will, would, have, is, are)7-sentence Christmas worksheet (rewrite 10 underlined words as contractions)“Reindeer Contraction Race” writing activity (students write 5 original sentences using contractions)2 Cont
1st - 5th
Grammar, Reading, Writing
Thanksgiving Grammar Activities | Parts of Speech, Verb Tenses, Sentences, and P
Give your students a fun, engaging way to review grammar skills with these Thanksgiving-themed grammar worksheets! This no-prep resource is perfect for 2nd–4th grade and reinforces essential skills like parts of speech, verb tense, quotations, sentence types, and punctuation — all with a festive fall theme students love. Students will identify noun/verb/adjective, fix quotation marks and punctuation, sort sentence types, practice verb tense recognition, and crack a Thanksgiving word code usin
2nd - 5th
Grammar, Reading
The Leaf Thief Activities | Comprehension, Plot, Theme, Main Idea, and SCR (2-4)
Unlock the magic of autumn with this The Leaf Thief Activities packet for Alice Hemming's hilarious picture book! Perfect for 2-4 fall read-alouds, students solve the 'leaf thief' mystery through engaging Leaf Thief Comprehension questions—explore Squirrel's panic, Bird's wisdom, and seasonal change. No-prep worksheets build RL skills like plot, comprehension, central idea, theme, character traits, character comparison, and SCR practice. What's Included (8 Pages):Multiple-choice plot quiz: Mai
2nd - 4th
Close Reading, Reading, Writing
Turkey Disguise Project | Bilingual Craft & Checklist for 3rd Grade Thanksgiving
Save your turkey from Thanksgiving dinner with this engaging Turkey Disguise Project for 3rd grade! Inspired by Turkey Trouble, students pick a sneaky disguise (superhero? Cupcake?), cut/glue the blank turkey template onto construction paper, and decorate with markers, fabric, or glitter. Bilingual (English/Spanish) checklist ensures sneaky success—no one will spot that turkey! Key Features:Editable parent letter for family projectsBlank turkey outline (printable PDF)Step-by-step instructions
K - 5th
Coloring Pages, Not Subject Specific, Reading
Bad Seed’s Costume Writing & Art Activity | The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky Co
Bring creativity and descriptive writing together with this engaging Bad Seed’s Costume activity! Designed to pair perfectly with The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky by Jory John, this resource helps students practice vivid descriptive language while designing a Halloween costume for the Bad Seed. Students will: 🎃 Design a unique Halloween costume for Bad Seed ✍️ Write a descriptive essay using sensory details and strong adjectives 💬 Share how Bad Seed feels and how others react 🧠 Strengt
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, Reading, Writing
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Experience
I am getting ready for my 5th year of teaching! I have taught science, social studies, and ELAR in 3rd and 4th grade.
Teaching style
I desire for my classroom to be covered with calming colors and to be a space where students feel safe and ready to learn. I love using alternative seating when I can and using a verity of teaching styles. I am a hands on learner, which can sometimes be difficult in the ELA setting. I try to make my classes as interactive as possible and hope to add more small group activities this year that I can their to individual student goals.
I am a big fan of goal setting, even with my 4th graders. Many see reading and writing as a big struggle, and I hope that helping students set goals and check points can help them enjoy the subject as I have. Growing up I struggled with motivation to read and write. I did not want to try conquering any text longer than a paragraph. I later learned that I am Dyslexic, which explained much of my struggle with the subjects. After working through my challenges with reading and learning to set goals, it got to the point where I didn’t want to put my books down. I had found a love for books.
Reading and writing have been so impactful in my life beyond being able to work and learn in an academic setting. These subjects became an outlet for me to learn about the world and myself, and I hope that I can show my students the impact that reading and writing can have on their life.
My own education history
I attended public school K-12 in East Texas, and followed up by attending East Texas Baptist to obtain my Bachelor’s of Science in Education. I specialized and became certified for early childhood through 6th grade in all subjects.
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