Pencil Points
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FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, United States
About the store
Hi ! Thanks for visiting Pencil Points. I have been a teacher for over 30 years and I still love teaching. I am currently teaching 4th grade. I enjoy the energy and genuine enjoyment of learning of 9 and 10 year olds. In their eyes the world is a wonderful place with much exploring to do. I've taught every grade from K - 6th and find the older elementary grades to be the best fit.
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Famous Explorers Mini Poster Set
This Mini Poster set has many of the most influential European Explorers to find their way to the new world. Each poster has a graphic image of a famous explorer, the years they lived, the country they were sponsored by and a few important facts about each one. I use this set in my classroom to compliment our explorer unit. It is friendly and a quick reference for the explorers.
K - 4th
European History, Geography, Social Studies
Birthdays - Month by Month
Looking for a fun way to display class birthdays? Well here is a great way to do this. Birthdays Month by Month features each month of the year and a cute party picture to add a bit of excitement. Students can create pictures decorating their own party had or a present. Students can write the date of their birthday on their hats. The teacher can call all January birthdays and they will all meet and have their picture taken to show when their birthday is. This is great for graphing birthdays in y
PreK - 5th
Graphing, Other (Math)
Punctuation Anchor Chart
This is a quick, easy and meaningful why to teach punctuation marks to elementary students, or even older students as a fun review. You can use any punctuation related books to go along with it and make it even more fun I used "Punctuation Celebration by Elsa Knight Brunno. I had my students put their own copy in their Language Arts Interactive Notebook as a reference to use when they needed to remember when to use proper punctuation marks! Enjoy and have fun.
2nd - 6th
Grammar, Writing
Teacher Organization Kit for a Binder
This 2015-2016 teacher organization Kit will keep everything organized and ready for school. It has colorful patterns on every page
This kit includes:
-School Information Page
-2015 2016 School Calendar with US Holidays
-Lesson Plan Templete on 1 page
-Lesson Plan Templete on 2 pages
-Small Group Planning Page for Guided Reading
-Student Birthday Templete
-Year at a Glance Templete
-Logins and Passwords Keeper
-Student Grade Sheet
-Parent Communication Log
-Meeting Notes
-Post-it Note Pages
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For All Subjects
Measuring Up! Measurement Unit
If you are looking for an open ended researched based Measurement Unit then this one just might be for you. My Measuring Up measurement unit covers standard measurement graphic organizers covering length, weight, capacity, time, and temperature. I use this unit with my third graders as a research guide to compliment measuring activities. Students can work in partners or small groups to research and explore how measuring works. At the end of each organizer we discuss them as a whole group and st
3rd - 6th
General Science, Math, Measurement
You CAN Write Poetry! An Interactive Notebook Unit
Hello,
Hope you enjoy teaching this poetry unit as much as I did creating it. My students really enjoyed learning about poetry and writing their own.
This unit includes 9 different types of poems. Each lesson teaches a kind of poem, tells what the poem is, and gives an example of it. There is a place on each page for students to create their own poem.
I taught this unit at the beginning of the school year because it is a unit that allows for a great deal of student interaction giving students
2nd - 6th
Poetry, Reading, Writing
Just Right Books Mini Poster Set
This mini poster set features Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Goldilocks and the Bears are each featured on a poster that tells about how to choose a just right book. Papa's Book is to hard, Mama's Book is too easy and of course Baby Bear's book is just right. These posters were created in mind for the elementary classroom.
PreK - 6th
Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading
Polka Dot Teacher Binder Cover Sheets
This set has been updated for the 2017-2018 school year. It is and edible set of dividers with labels for different sections of the teacher binder. These section dividers have a polka dot boarder with the name of each section on it in matching print.
PreK - 6th
For All Subjects
Tool Box and Book Box Labels
This set contains labels for tool boxes and book boxes. The tool box set has a page with labels that every teacher needs and a page with empty labels that you can edit with the custom labels you may need. The book box set has a page labeled with the genres and a few others have popular authors on them. There are 2 blank pages you can edit with custom labels for labeling personal books you have in your own library.
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For All Subjects, Library Skills
Key Concepts for the Primary Years Program
For anyone who is teaching in an IB or PYP school, here is a set of the Key Concepts used in the PYP classroom. Each page was created with a concept and a question to help explain the key concept so it is easy for children to understand. Each concept has a blue chevron boarder and has a key on it to help students remember the PYP Key Concepts.
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For All Subjects
Reading Comprehension Strategies Mini Poster Set
This set of Reading Comprehension Strategy Posters feature 10 Strategies young readers learn to use to become better readers. Each poster gives an easy to understand definition of the strategy as well as a cute and meaningful graphic to complement the the definition and give the reader a visual or graphic organizer on how the strategy is used. I use this set in my classroom as a reference point on my "Good Readers Use..." Bulletin Board. I hope you enjoy using my product as much as I enjoyed cre
1st - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Reading Mini Poster Sets - Chevron Collection
This is a wonderful collection of reading posters to display in any classroom. It features Main Idea and Details, Making Connections to reading, and Just right books!
PreK - 6th
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies
Famous American Mini Poster Set
This mini poster set has a flair of patriotism featuring 9 of the most influential people who gave everything to make our country great. This set is displayed in my own classroom in my social studies center as a reference guide for my 3rd graders. It has facts about each person and a picture to show each famous american. Enjoy learning about the great americans.
K - 4th
Government, Social Studies, U.S. History
PYP Attitudes Mini Poster Set
This is a set of mini posters that beautifully display the 12 Primary Years Program Student Attitudes. They are not only used for school who practice PYP but for any classroom! I have these in my classroom displayed where my students can easily reflect on them.
PreK - 6th
Character Education, For All Subjects
We Are on the Job - Classroom Job Signs
This cute little set of classroom signs has a job for almost every child in your classroom, plus a few extra signs for you to create signs to for other jobs you need in your own classroom. Each job has a label on it for you to add student names. You can write names or type names in the labels and you are ready to print!
PreK - 6th
Non Fiction Text Features
Teaching Non-Fiction? This mini poster set was designed to show the most important non-fiction text features students need to know when reading non-fiction texts. These can be displayed in a classroom reading center for students to refer to. I have the displayed in my own classroom in my reading center.
1st - 6th
Informational Text, Reading, Reading Strategies
Genre Mini Poster Set 1
This attractive set of genre posters has 9 genres that most teachers have in their classroom library. Each poster explains what the genre is and has a visual image to help students connect to what they know about each genre. Like amy other products, I have these posters hanging in my Library Center. I hope you enjoy them!
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Reading
American Holidays Collection - Veterans Day & Memorial Day
This is an integrated activity that includes, reading non-fiction, writing and social studies though understanding the main idea and supporting details and Veterans Day and Memorial Day. I taught this in my own class and found it to be very successful. Kids enjoyed the extensions.
3rd - 5th
Reading, Social Studies
Main Idea and Details Mini Poster Set
This is an easy to understand packet of posters to help students understand Main Idea and Details. Featuring a cute little spider, he helps explain main idea and details. Shown in a graphic organizer form, these posters break down the main idea and details of s story in a clear and easy way to better understand this difficult concept.
1st - 4th
Reading, Reading Strategies
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About the store
Experience
Hi ! Thanks for visiting Pencil Points. I have been a teacher for over 30 years and I still love teaching. I am currently teaching 4th grade. I enjoy the energy and genuine enjoyment of learning of 9 and 10 year olds. In their eyes the world is a wonderful place with much exploring to do. I've taught every grade from K - 6th and find the older elementary grades to be the best fit.
Teaching style
My teaching style is a combination of structure and flexibility. I believe it is important to teach students to be responsible and independent within an educational environment that provides them the understanding they need to discover their own learning styles. Our school is an IB school system using and we fully implemtent the Primary Years Program totally integrating as much as the curricilumm we can. I follow the natural learning direction my students take and I'm able to teach concepts through whole group activities, group projects and hands on learning activities. I am always looking for my students to get that special "A-ha" moment when everything comes together.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I received an award from the Smithsonian Institute for excellence in science education.
My own education history
I have a Masters Degree in Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. I am trained in Reading Recovery and have a strong background in reading and writing. I have taken classes in Gifted and Talented Education, Content and Reading. I have always researched current educational trends and implemented the ones that allow children to learn openly and independently.
Additional biographical information
I have 2 wonderful children, both in college. We live with 2 miniature pinchers, and, a cat who bosses our dogs around. I am from Pittsburgh, and am a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I also enjoy the humor of Charles Schultz, the creator of the Peanuts Comics. I have a very large collection of all things Snoopy which is displayed in my classroom next to my Steelers collection. More important is I am a christian and put God before everything. I feel I am doing what he has called me to do. With him all things are possible.
Looking forward to hearing any questions you may have. Enjoy!
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