Michaelina Deneka
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Connecticut, United States
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An early childhood educator with almost a decade in the field, I have been dedicated to serving children through every step of my career, from my work as 1st Grade Lead Teacher in a public afterschool setting to my position as Curriculum Director for a startup homeschool alternative for diverse learners during the pandemic. I received my M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education from UMass Boston and am licensed in the state of Massachusetts.
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Criss Cross: Adding with Arrays or Multiplication Card Game and Worksheets
Students will be criss-ing and cross-ing in this fun and easily-taught card game that can be used to introduce and reinforce math skills across multiple grades! Successfully used in my own classroom with students as young as 6 and as old as 10, Criss Cross is a variation on the well-known card game War that focuses on expressing the total number of objects in a rectangular array as the sum of repeated addends, or on expressing the same array as the product of two factors; it can even be used to
K - 5th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
2.NBT.A.2
, 2.NBT.B.5
, 2.NBT.B.6
+9
Las Posadas Math: Addition/Subtraction/Multiplication with Spanish Numbers 1-9
Broaden your students' awareness of other cultures and languages as they engage with this fun math activity centered around the 9 nights of the Mexican Christmas tradition of Las Posadas! After using the included flashcards to teach students the numbers 1-9 in Spanish, allow your students to tackle a set of six math problems challenging them to use what they've learned. A translator is included on each page to support students, and ample room is provided above and next to each number sentence to
1st - 5th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
1.OA.C.6
, 1.OA.D.8
, 2.OA.B.2
+2
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Experience
An early childhood educator with almost a decade in the field, I have been dedicated to serving children through every step of my career, from my work as 1st Grade Lead Teacher in a public afterschool setting to my position as Curriculum Director for a startup homeschool alternative for diverse learners during the pandemic. I received my M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education from UMass Boston and am licensed in the state of Massachusetts.
Teaching style
My teaching celebrates children as the creators of their own knowledge and recognizes play as the best path to learning! I know that even the littlest learners are capable of achieving big things with the right scaffolding, and believe that kids deserve opportunities and guidance to engage with real-life questions, problems, and materials. I'm a firm believer in interdisciplinary learning, empowering students to forge new connections between their facts and follow their curiosity wherever it leads them; as any former student will attest, I absolutely adore questions... especially ones I can't answer!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Early Childhood Education Departmental Book Award, UMass Boston || College of Education and Human Development Merit-Based Scholarship, UMass Boston
My own education history
2020 M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, UMass Boston, 4.0 GPA || 2013 B.A. in Philosophy, Colby College, Waterville, ME, 3.58 GPA
Additional biographical information
Outside the classroom, I continue my mission to inspire children's imaginations by appearing at birthday parties and public events as a costumed entertainer, as well as writing middle grade fantasy novels (which are currently seeking an agent!) My favorite TV show is Jeopardy, my current craft obsession is needle felting, and my app addiction is the NYT crossword puzzle. You can delve further into my dreamscape at www.MDeneka.com to learn more <3
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