Making Moments
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I have been teaching for a little over twenty years, and I am still living for and loving those moments that bring smiles to their faces.
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The Kingdom - Interactive Math Journey
A fun way to make math more engaging for students is to embed math concepts into a story that draws the readers in and gives them opportunities to interact with the characters. That is what this product offers. Through the tale of an army of ants who are desperate to save their Queen from a rogue group of ladybugs the reader has opportunities to practice their math skills. As the ants travel through the Southern Kingdom in search of their queen, they must learn all that they can about numbers a
3rd - 5th
Math
CCSS, TEKS
4.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.A.3
+26
Let's Play What's that Rule
This product is designed for students to independently practice grammar rules on capitalization and commas. Students review the rules and save the sentences from the “Blooper Blob” by applying the rules to find the mistakes that have been made. Then, they check their answers and give themselves points for every sentence they save. The students will total up their points, and you access and reward.
4th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
, LA.4.11.D.x
+1
Angles on a Protractor
This product contains three instructional slides giving students the basics of using a protractor to find angles. It also includes four activity slides containing fifteen questions for students to practice finding angles on a protractor. This is in PDF form for you to print or project, but it is designed to be uploaded as a Google Slides presentation for individual student practice. The link is found on the first page in the teal box.
4th - 5th
Geometry, Math, Measurement
CCSS, TEKS
4.MD.C.5
, 4.MD.C.5a
, 4.MD.C.5b
+7
Geoman Gameboard
This product is a game that combines two areas that students often struggle with, geometry terms and multiplication facts. This game is played like hangman but with a twist. As students guess a letter to the geometry term, they have to solve a multiplication fact before the host will tell them whether or not the letter is in the word. If they get the fact correct, but the letter is not in the word, they still get some points, but part of Geoman gets colored in. If they miss the fact, the letter
3rd - 4th
Geometry, Math, Mental Math
CCSS, TEKS
4.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.2
, MA.4.6.A
+1
What's Your Number Gameboard
This product is a gameboard that can be printed and laminated onto a manila folder for students to use during math centers or as a small group activity. The set comes complete with easy to read instructions, 28 color-coded question and answer cards that cover all areas of the 4th grade standards (4 number sense cards, 6 number operations cards, 6 fractions cards, 6 measurement cards, 4 geometry cards, and 2 finance cards). Students will enjoy playing the game as they solve problems, check their
4th
Math, Math Test Prep
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.3
, 4.NBT.A.2
+6
The Answer Is
This product will challenge your students to use their critical thinking skills. They are given the answer to a question, and they have to choose one of four word problems that will provide that answer. But the thinking doesn’t stop there. They have to also match each of the four word problems to the corresponding strip diagrams and select which strip diagram will match the given answer. This set includes 5 “The Answer Is” cards that are color-coded to match the corresponding word problem car
4th - 5th
Math
CCSS, TEKS
5.NBT.B.7
, 4.OA.A.3
, MA.4.1.B
+4
Change That Form
This free product will give your students the opportunity to practice recognizing and changing numerical forms. They can practice independently or you can laminate these pages and have them work with a partner. You can also project the presentation and discuss whole class. This is in PDF format, but there is a link for the digital format on the second page of the PDF.
4th
Math
CCSS, TEKS
4.NBT.A.2
, MA.4.2.B
Who Knows My Rule
Do your students need some in-depth practice with relationship tables? If so, this product is perfect for you. This product contains 24 questions geared toward helping students to understand how to use relationship tables with expressions and word problems. Students will use critical thinking skills to figure out the rule of a table and to write the expressions that match the numerical relationship between the position of a number (input) and the value (output). The students will progressively m
4th - 5th
Math
CCSS, TEKS
MP4
, MP7
, MA.4.1.F
+3
Say, Say What's Your Array
This product offers your students a fun way to practice building arrays as they build their understanding of how to represent multiplication. They will be reinforcing vocabulary and using critical thinking skills as they work their way through the activities. This can be used in centers, small groups, or independently. While this is in PDF form to use with manipulatives in your classroom, there is a link provided for a digital form on Google Slides. Make sure you have your Google Drive open bef
3rd - 4th
Math
CCSS, TEKS
3.OA.A.1
, 4.OA.A.1
, 4.OA.B.4
+1
Data Analysis - Stem and Leaf
This product contains 11 slides for your students to practice reading and creating Stem and Leaf graphs. There are reminder slides and notes at the bottom of each slide that provide helpful hints. This product comes as a PDF with a link to the digital version in Google slides.
4th - 5th
Math
TEKS
MA.4.1.E
, MA.4.9.A
Data Analysis - Dot Plots and Frequency Tables
This digital delight is designed to provide practice for converting and analyzing data. There are two sets of interactive slides. The first set provides the students the opportunity to convert data between Frequency Tables and Dot Plots and has eight analysis questions. The second set has two slides of data and two slides with questions about the data. This set is a bit more challenging. This comes as a PDF with links to the digital versions of the product. First, make sure you are signed in to
4th - 5th
Math
CCSS, TEKS
4.MD.B.4
, MA.4.1.D
, MA.4.1.F
+2
Metric Measurement Conversion Tables
This product contains one instructional slide and 12 activity slides that will provide your students with an opportunity to practice using an input/output table to convert units of metric measurement including length, volume, and mass. Each slide has helpful information that will guide them in the activity. This is in PDF form for you to print or project, but it is designed to be uploaded as a Google Slides presentation for individual student practice. The link to the Google Slide presentation i
4th - 5th
Math, Measurement
CCSS, TEKS
4.MD.A.1
, MA.4.8.B
Standard Measurement Conversion Tables
This product contains one instructional slide and 16 activity slides that will provide your students with an opportunity to practice using an input/output table to convert units of standard measurement including length, volume, and mass. Each slide has helpful information that will guide them in the activity. This is in PDF form for you to print or project, but it is designed to be uploaded as a Google Slides presentation for individual student practice. The link to the Google Slide presentatio
4th - 5th
Math, Measurement
CCSS, TEKS
4.MD.A.1
, 5.MD.A.1
, MA.4.8.B
Place Value Riddles
This product includes 8 riddle clue cards and 12 task cards. The clue cards are designed to be used with partners or in two small groups. With these cards, the students will be given several place value clues to what a number might be. For some of the cards, there is more than one possible answer, so expect discussion and critical thinking to be going on. These cards promote vocabulary skills. The students can use the vocabulary page to help them if they need it. There is a Riddle Clue Mat provi
4th - 5th
Math, Place Value
CCSS, TEKS
4.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.A.2
, 5.NBT.A.2
+7
Place Value, Build on What You Know
This product helps students to build on what they know about place value. It is designed for students who have a basic understanding of place value in standard, written, and expanded forms. The first two slides are a review of the basics of place value. These would be great for a whole-class discussion. The third slide allows the students to practice what they know about inserting commas and going from standard form to written form. The fifth and sixth slides would be great for a mini-lesson, te
4th - 5th
Decimals, Math, Place Value
CCSS, TEKS
4.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.A.2
, 5.NBT.A.1
+5
Challenging Place Value
This product is designed for students who have a basic understanding of place value and can identify the standard form, written form, expanded form and notation of a given number from the one billions place to the hundredths. What makes this product challenging is that it goes beyond the basics of knowing place value to recognizing multiple ways to represent the value of a number. This set of 24 task cards requires the students to take what they know and apply it in ways that they haven’t thoug
4th - 5th
Decimals, Math, Place Value
CCSS, TEKS
4.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.A.2
, 5.NBT.A.1
+8
Relationship Tables - Challenge Problems
This is a set of six challenging task cards that will stretch your student’s thinking. The students will be given multi-step word problems that require them to select the relationship table that can be used to solve the problem. The set includes a student answer document to record their answers, a hint sheet for each task card, a page designed for workspace, and the answer choices in the form of relationship tables. The student answer recording document also has challenge questions that the s
4th - 5th
Math, Other (Math)
CCSS, TEKS
4.OA.A.2
, 4.OA.A.3
, 4.OA.C.5
+5
Numerical Relationships - What's the Buzz?
Trying to figure out how relationship tables, models, word problems and equations fit together can be puzzling, but with this product, you can get your students up and buzzing. The first five task cards in this product display an input/output model providing a rule and asks the student to select the correct table that matches the model. The following eight task cards allow the students to match a table to a model and then to an equation and word problem. The next six cards are a step by step gu
4th - 5th
Math, Other (Math)
CCSS, TEKS
4.OA.A.2
, 4.OA.A.3
, 4.OA.C.5
+4
Numerical Relationships - What's the Buzz?
In this free sample, you will get a sneak peek at what you will find in the "What's the Buzz?" Numerical Relationship task card set. The first two cards, in this sample, display an input/output model that provides the rule and asks the students to select the correct table that matches the model. The following two task cards give the students an opportunity to match a table to a model and then to a word problem and equation. Those cards are perfect for group and partner collaboration. If you like
4th - 5th
Math
CCSS
4.OA.A.3
, 4.OA.C.5
Reasonable or Not - The Because Cards (full set)
This product contains 16 task cards that will open the door for some stimulating math talks. As your students compare and analyze answer choices, they will be challenged to use critical thinking skills to justify why one answer is better than another. These cards are designed two to a page with a blue/green color code number system making them perfect for partner use, and there is also a second set of cards that displays one question per page for the projector and whole-class discussion. An ans
4th - 5th
Applied Math, Math, Math Test Prep
CCSS, TEKS
4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.A.3
, 5.MD.A.1
+7
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About the store
Experience
I have been teaching for a little over twenty years, and I am still living for and loving those moments that bring smiles to their faces.
Teaching style
I believe in doing whatever it takes, for however long it takes, to reach, stretch and build the confidence of every child, expressing the belief that attitude is everything, and "I can't" does not exist.
Mistakes are opportunities and challenges are to be embraced, for both are essential in growing the whole child.
Having said all that, I am human and often fail to live up to my expectations, but every day, I determine in my heart to make the most of my moments.
Awards & shining teacher moments
The prompt asked for honors and awards, and I am reluctant to add this information because it could create a false impression. As you read, please keep in mind that I am not all that and a bag of chips.
In 2013, I was voted as Teacher of the Year for my campus. I went on to represent my campus at the district level and won the honor of District Teacher of the Year. From there, I went on to represent my district at the regional level. I made it to the top 5 finalists. Now that you know that don't hold it against me.
My own education history
University of South Florida
Additional biographical information
Before dedicating my life to a career in education, I followed a few other career paths, not by choice but out of necessity. I married and gave birth to two children which blessed me tremendously but greatly hindered furthering my education.
My husband died the year before I began my career as a teacher. As a single mom, I have fought long and hard to balance both worlds. I learned to value every moment as a mother and as a teacher. Sometimes time was not my friend, and the resources I needed were scarce. I relied on other teachers to help me. Now it is my turn to give back, and TPT is the perfect platform.
I am just a few years from retirement and half the time I can't remember where I set glasses down at, but I am going to commit to creating and passing on tools that will help you find the time to create those valuable moments.
I wish I could make everything free, but did I mention that I am quickly approaching retirement age and I am a teacher.
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