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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Prime and Composite Number Maze (Activity or Homework)
Students will differentiate between prime numbers and composite numbers using this fun maze style puzzle. Have students begin at "start" and end at "finish" by coloring in or highlighting the prime numbers and leaving those composite numbers white. Just print and use! Easy!!
4th - 8th
Math, Numbers
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
Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up Options FREEBIE
I've included three versions of sign up sheets for parent teacher conferences... 1) two day options with 15 minute intervals, 2) two day options with the times blank so that you can set times that work better for you, and 3) one day option where the parents provide more information. I personally prefer having two copies of Option 3 because I prefer having two days to choose from, but I also prefer to have the number or email handy is a big plus if times need to be adjusted last minute.
PreK - 12th
For All Subjects
Main Idea: Rubric for Creating a "Movie Poster" for Any Book!
One of the coolest ways that I have been able to get my kids to identify the main idea and details within a book if to have them create a movie poster! Kiddos will read their book and then they will:
-identify the most important details within the text (which will become elements of the picture or photo on the movie poster),
-identify the main idea and/ or themes (which will be part of the critic reviews, for example, "This book was an absolutely riveting tale which shows how challenging life
2nd - 12th
Art, English Language Arts, Reading
MineCraft Inspired Behavior Chart- Now with 3 versions!
RECENTLY UPDATED!!! This has been hugely popular with buyers, but I have received several requests for adjustments, which have been addressed in the update: There are now three versions of the point sheet AND three versions of the rewards sheets so that you can mix and match based on what is best for you. The first version is completed with 1/2 hour time intervals, and two goals: 1) Follow procedures and directions, and 2) work to the best of abilities. The goals sheet in version one is compl
K - 6th
Pokemon Inspired Behavior Chart- Now with link to EDIT in GDocs!
Pokemon Behavior Improvement Plan, by request! My Minecraft plan has been hugely popular with buyers, but I have received several requests for adjustments, including having an editable version. I'm on it! In this document you'll get two versions of the point sheet AND two versions of the rewards sheets. The version attached is a pdf, so it cannot be edited, but then there is a clickable link which will take you to the editable Google Doc, and THAT one is editable. Please keep in mind that you ma
K - 6th
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!
FMI, visit http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/hate-cat#cart/cleanup.
Product Intended Use
This document is for use in publi
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
Fortnite Inspired Behavior Chart- Now with 3 versions!
There are three versions of the point sheet AND two versions of the rewards sheets so that you can mix and match based on what is best for you. All are editable! The first version is completed with 1/2 hour time intervals, and two goals: 1) Follow procedures and directions, and 2) work to the best of abilities. The goals sheet in version one is completely filled in with recommended rewards based on effectiveness in my own program. The second version is completed with 1/2 hour time intervals and
K - 6th
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
Convert Units of Capacity US Customary 5.MD.A.1
This is an assessment regarding converting units of capacity in the US Customary system. The assessment is two pages, contains a scoring sheet, and has an answer key included (5 pages total). Common Core link is 5.MD.A.1 but could be accessible above or below this level depending on student ability level.
4th - 6th
Applied Math, Measurement, Other (Math)
"Thank You Ma'am" L. Hughes -RL6.1 and 6.3 Story Element Assessment G SLIDES
This is the assessment that I made for my students this year for CCSS RL 6.1 and 6.3. Before the assessment, we had learned about plot and story elements, character/ setting interaction, quotations, and citations of short stories, written responses. The assessment includes links to the short story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes, AND it has a link to the story being read on YouTube. This is ready to just share right into your Google Classroom... no prep necessary. A rubric for each stan
6th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.3
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
FREE Rhyming School Scavenger Hunt
Perfect for a reward- this scavenger starts where you want (I started right in our own classroom), and takes students on an in-school journey to known places in all schools! The best part is that it ends outside! Recess anyone? I used this with grades 3, 4, and 5, and all students thought it was pretty fun!!
K - 6th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Poetry
Comprehension Questions for The Supernaturalist by Eion Colfer
Science Fiction (sci-fi) is seriously under-emphasized in the world of classroom instruction. Kids have shown interest time and time again in books that cross into the unreal, and my 6th graders were glued to this book: Supernaturalist by Eion Colfer. This text is rated as a Lexile 650 book, or a Guided Reading Level T. Recommendations for this text range from 5th-7th grade depending on the students’ instructional reading levels.
Included are four two-page hand outs that correspond with the c
5th - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading
STARGIRL by J. Spinelli Higher Level Comprehension Questions
Book Leveling
This book is rated as a Lexile 590 book, or a Guided Reading Level V; the high interest and low readability level of this book allow weaker readers to access higher level thinking, reasoning, and real world applications. Although recommendations for this text range from 9th-12th grade interest, the grade level reading equivalent is entry 6th grade. Sidenote: My 11-13 year old young ladies especially enjoyed this book, and so I designed my questions according to the standards addre
5th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Fraction Assesment Grade 5.NF.A.1- B.4
CCSS aligned to 4th and 5th grade fraction standards. Large print for less stimulation and fewer problems per page.
Suggestion: Use Fraction Assessment A (this document) as a pre-test, and Fraction Assessment B ($1 in my TPT Store) as a post test.
4th - 6th
Fractions, Math, Math Test Prep
CCSS
4.NF.A.1
, 4.NF.A.2
, 4.NF.B.3
+5
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
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About the store
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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