With an education in both Special and Elementary education, I am currently a 4-6 grade self-contained instructional special education teacher.
Past experience:
8th Grade Language Arts Resource
5th Grade General Education
K-6 Resource
Want to try something creative? Have your students create their own commercial! Students will use this graphic organizer to organize their ideas and plan their commercial. This activity is great for group work!
Students will create their own Shape Robot or Shapebot while finding the perimeter and area of each shape. Have students cut and paste pieces on a piece of construction paper for a nice look. A separate answer sheet is provided for students to write their answers. This activity is great for assessing knowledge of perimeter and area while creating a great decoration for bulletin boards! I like to print on different colors of paper, so students can mix and match colors. This is a fun way for
Use this graphic organizer to show students plot elements. This organizer can be used for a story, novel, passage, article, etc. Great to visualize for SPED and ELL students! You can shrink to make fit into interactive notebook if needed! :)
Use this graphic organizer to introduce haiku poetry. This page is great for two separate half sheets. Introduce the characteristics of poetry on the top half sheet. Have students create their rough draft on the bottom half sheet. Each line represents one syllable.
Skills used:
-Note taking
-Brainstorming
-Pre-planning
-Writing
IEP at a Glance Template -Editable and customizable for each of your students -Give to each general education teacher to have all needed information on one page! -Keep in a binder to easily access when needed Includes place for: -Student name, label, grade, IEP expiration, reevaluation expiration -Goals -Minutes per week -Classroom accommodations -Assessment accommodations -Other important info (***Student named is fictional) When printed, this IEP at a Glance is VERY easy to read. Perfect to g
Have students cut and glue this into a notebook to make a flip book. Students can cut at the two middle lines for the flaps to fold. Students write the definitions and examples of action verb, linking verb, and helping verb in their notebooks. Great resource for interactive notebooks!
Use this Venn Diagram to compare and contrast ideas. Lines are great to keep writing organized. I personally use this consistently with my Special Education students in the General Education classroom. Store favorite! Downloaded over 2,000 times!
Do you need to track or assess on task or off task behavior of one of your students? Use this organizer to check on or off task behavior every 15 seconds for 20 minutes. You can also track the behavior of a same age peer in the same setting to compare on or off task behavior.
Use this bathroom pass to keep track of how often your students are leaving class. You can use a hole punch, sticker, or marker to help you keep track. This product includes both a Bathroom and Restroom version for whichever version you prefer to use with your kiddos! Pass Reads: Bathroom/ Restroom Pass Room ____ Student: ___________ Expires: ________
Students self-rate their morning and day with this easy, daily check-in/ check out sheet. Students fill out the date, weather, if they are on time, and if they are ready to learn each morning. In the afternoon, the students self-rates their day. The teacher rates the student's day as well in addition to writing an optional comment. This is an easy way to keep communication open between parents and to hold students accountable for being ready to learn.
Students make a goal to reach by the end of the quarter. Each week, students will write about their progress on their goal. At the end of the quarter, students reflect on the process. Skills used: -Goal setting -Reflection *Great for upper elementary to high school students*
The Closest to.. [0, 20, 100, you choose!] games are great for students to practice their fluency skills. In the bundle, there is addition, subtraction, multiplication, and two charts to differentiate for various learners. My students LOVE this game, and it helps students to learn their math facts. I print out the game and put in plastic sleeves or laminate. That way, students can use a dry erase marker and play multiple rounds. Both color version and black and white version provided (10 tot
Students can use this sheet as a reference when solving problems with fractions. Print in color or black and white. Download the half sheet for students to easily reference on desks.
Use this graphic organizer for notebooks or for binders to help students organize the properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, and common polygons. This is a great resource for your geometry unit when talking about different types of shapes and their properties. Students are able to see the shape and draw their own. Below the drawing, there are lines provided for students to write the properties.
Students can use this sheet as a reference when solving problems with fractions. Print in color or black and white. Download the full sheet for student binders or notes. Download the half sheet for students to easily reference on desks.
Use these reading graphic organizers for students to practice reading comprehension skills. Four different graphic organizers are included. How I use during my reading stations: After students read a text at their own reading level independently, student complete a reading graphic organizer about the text. You can use this for multiple grade levels, and change expectations based on student ability. For example, Kindergarteners may draw a picture or a few words while a second grader would wr
With an education in both Special and Elementary education, I am currently a 4-6 grade self-contained instructional special education teacher.
Past experience:
8th Grade Language Arts Resource
5th Grade General Education
K-6 Resource
Teaching style
There is always a way to learn and be exposed to grade level standards. Students may just need to be shown in a different way!
My own education history
Purdue University grad in Special and Elementary Education, Masters in Teaching and Learning, English as a Second Language Endorsement
Additional biographical information
Chicago native
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