Making Middle Work
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Shapleigh, Maine, United States
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I have taught grade levels ranging from 1st through 6th and have loved it all. Currently, I am a Resource Room teacher for 5th and 6th graders, and I couldn't love what I do any more than I do after this most recent year. I have been teaching for 4 1/2 years and am FINALLY feeling like I am confident in all that I am doing. I have done a lot of trial and error and I am only planning on posting TPT items that are successful for their purpose.
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The River by Gary Paulsen Higher Level Comprehension Questions & Final
This is a set of 4 separate student comprehension packs for the book "The River" by Gary Paulson. Each question is numbered based on the chapter that the question comes from. For example, question 12 comes from chapter 12, question 14/15 comes from chapters 14 and 15 combined. The text is rated as a Lexile 960 book, or a Guided Reading Level R. Recommendations for this text range from 4th-6th grade depending on the students’ instructional reading levels. This document is for use in public clas
4th - 6th
Literature, Writing
HATE THAT CAT by S. Creech Higher Level Poetry Comprehension Questions
Book Leveling
This text is rated as a Guided Reading Level S or DRA 40 level book. Recommendations for this text range from mid 3rd to mid 5th grade depen-ding on the students’ instructional reading level and language development. This book is heavy with figurative language and gives loads of opportunity for inferencing. It's also written entirely as a poem! COOL!
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3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Poetry, Reading
Comprehsnsion Questions for ' The Double Life of Pocahontas ' by Jean Fritz
*CONTENT NOTE: This is intended to be a literary book study; this content should not be accepted as a primary source of information. Making Middle Work encourages all teachers and learners to explore primary source content from Native American and Indigenous People in order to appreciate the valuable and differing historical perspectives. -------------------------------- The design of this packet is done with the needs of all in mind, and so the stimulation on the student pages has been limited,
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
LOVE THAT DOG by S. Creech Higher Level Poetry Comprehension Questions
Book Leveling This text is rated as a Lexile 1010 book, or a Guided Reading Level T and DRA 50. Due to the book’s reading level, recommendations for this text range from 4th grade to as high as 8th grade. Product Intended Use This document is for use in public and/or homeschool classrooms to get students thinking more deeply about the books that they are reading. Analysis of texts, characters, and language are extraordinarily important, and the rigor at which we provide our instruction must mat
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Poetry, Reading
Properties of Addition and Multiplication Reference Sheet
A quick reference for the properties of addition and multiplication.
Two versions: One with all of the addition properties grouped together and all of the multiplication properties grouped together. The other shows like terms together (identity properties together, associative properties together, commutative properties together...)
**EDITED to include Distributive Property.**
5th - 12th
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
Gary Paulsen's GUTS Biography Comprehension Questions & Final
*Includes 7 front and back student hand outs, counting the final project, which is a student choice of 2 unique and different writing projects!*
This text is rated as a Lexile 1230 book, or a Guided Reading Level X. Recommendations for this text range from 6th-8th grade depending on the students’ instructional reading levels. FMI, visit this site.
I read this with a group of students reading at the 5th grade level, and it was very challenging for them, and they needed a lot of suppor
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
Mouse and the Motorcycle High Level Comprehension Questions & Writing
The design of this packet is done with the needs of all in mind, and so the stimulation on the student pages has been limited, the space for answers is significant, and the work is divided in such a way that “packets” are not given. Each student hand out is one page, front and back; this is to help keep kids from feeling overwhelmed, and to help you collect and review student work often enough to use it formatively. I hope you enjoy.
This document is for use in public classrooms or homescho
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Comprehension Questions for Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary
Book Leveling
This text is rated as a Lexile 310 book (DRA 34, or a Guided Reading Level O). Recommendations for this text range from 2nd-5th grade depending on the students’ instructional reading levels. FMI, visit http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/meet-abraham-lincoln#cart/cleanup!
Intended Use
This document is for use in public classrooms or home-school classrooms to get students thinking more deeply about the books that they are reading. Analysis of texts, author’s purpose, and l
2nd - 5th
Informational Text, U.S. History
Comp Q's- Richard Peck's "A Year Down Yonder" (Figurative Language)
Book Leveling
This text is rated as a Lexile 610 book, or a Guided Reading Level V and DRA 50. Due to the book’s reading level, recommendations for this text range from 4th to 5th grade, though I used it with 6th grade due to the ***high occurrence of figurative language,*** which we were working on! FMI, visit http://www.scholastic.com/ teachers/book/year-down-yonder#cart/cleanup.
Intended Use
This document is for use in public and/or homeschool classrooms to get students thinking more deeply
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Cursive Tracing Practice and Brain Break
**If your students are having a difficult time with focus or fine motor control, tracing is an excellent brain break which improves both of those areas/ skills. I do this "rainbow" style, which means that they can trace each sentence several times over with different colors to make the sentences look like rainbows- that saves on paper too because they can use the same sentences as long as they'd like!
2nd - 6th
Writing
History Comp Q's for "The Story of the White House" by Kate Waters
Here are 12 questions to assess literal and inferential comprehension of informational text using "The Story of the White House" by Kate Waters, which is a 30+ page book containing illustrations, maps, and diagrams. This book is an awesome introduction to understanding Government because of the historical facts about presidents, our capital, and the US in general
3rd - 5th
Government, Informational Text, U.S. History
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl High Level Comprehension Q's (&Answers)
5 two-sided student hand outs and a final project choice across 3 genres! Plus, you get an answer key! Book Leveling This text is rated as a Lexile 870 book (roughly Fountas & Pinnell level T). Recommendations for this text range from 3rd- 6th grade depending on the students’ instructional reading levels, but the reading level is recommended for 5th. Remember, this is a companion to be used with your explicit instruction and observation of students’ overall reading skills. Intended Use This doc
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Similarities and Differences- Functions and Linear Equations Graphic Organizer
One blank version of a compare and contrast table for interactive completion. One completed version which can be used as a hand out if preferred.
+RECENTLY MADE THIS INTO A FREE PRODUCT...
due to a typo in the center box. The second line in the centermost box *should* read "Straight line fits in both."
It will not allow me to edit, so please enjoy this as a NOW FREE product/
7th - 12th
Algebra, Algebra 2, Graphing
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Experience
I have taught grade levels ranging from 1st through 6th and have loved it all. Currently, I am a Resource Room teacher for 5th and 6th graders, and I couldn't love what I do any more than I do after this most recent year. I have been teaching for 4 1/2 years and am FINALLY feeling like I am confident in all that I am doing. I have done a lot of trial and error and I am only planning on posting TPT items that are successful for their purpose.
Teaching style
I am in favor of the Student Driven/ SCPBL classroom. I teach is a CCSS state (Maine) and so the vast majority of what I use is geared towards the Core. My "style" is that of a teacher who fosters inquiry and exploration. I want my kids to be challenged by their own goals and aspirations (even if I do sometimes have to make my ideas seem like their ideas... haha). I do not want to push robots out of my room; I want to push the next generations of thinkers and doers out of my room.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Maine at Farmington. I was selected by my district to become a trainer in the area of Higher Level Thinking Skills. My professional portfolio was also selected to be a district/ state exemplar.
My own education history
I went to school in Southern Maine, and was lucky enough to stay in one district all the way from K-12, eventually graduating 25th in a class of 326 (darn gym class...).
I didn't know for sure that I wanted to become an educator until I became a TA for a special education classroom in 10th grade. I loved it, and I knew it was the right career for me, even if the lifestyle (and pay) was not the most appealing thing in the world. I went to UMF and majored in Special Education K-12, and returned to my district to pay back all they'd done for me as a student. I feel like I am doing what I am supposed to now, and am honored to be in the lives of the next generation!
Additional biographical information
I am married to my best friend, and high school sweet heart, and recently built a lovely home by the lake in Southern Maine. We kayak, and I bury my nose in books to stay sane- this summer I am in 3 book clubs (one for fun, and two excellent professional development clubs). I have no kids, no pets, and no immediate care in the world except for being a good wife, and a fantastic role model for my munchkins in my room!
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