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Pencil Points

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FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, United States

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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.

You CAN Write Poetry! An Interactive Notebook Unit

Genre Mini Poster Set 1

Question Word Classroom Signs

Punctuation Anchor Chart

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Measuring Up! Measurement Unit

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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

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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

Famous American Mini Poster Set

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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

Geometry Unit for Interactive Notebooks or Not!

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This is a complete elementary geometry unit that I use in my own third grade class. It has 7 lessons that allow students to learn and discover the world of Geometry. With in this unit students are asked questions in each lesson that encourage them to explore their classroom world looking for lines, angles, shapes, both 2D and 3D. They will explore congruent shapes and end with a lesson on symmetry. The last lesson is a great bridge to science as students can explore symmetry in nature. The Layou

1st - 4th

Biology, Geometry

"I Love to Read...Well Maybe Not" Reading Survey

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This Reading Survey is a "Tic Tac Toe" graphic organizer. It has questions to give teachers (and students) a place to start to begin understanding how their students feel about their own reading. I use this in my class and complete one alone with the class. I use a blank one to also take a tally of the questions as we go over it together. Students are allowed to decide if they want to answer a question or not. This allows students to realize they are not alone in how they feel about reading an

2nd - 6th

English Language Arts, Reading

Think and Thin Questions

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Teaching children how to ask questions can be exciting as they learn to wonder about the world around them. Children enjoy asking questions and living in the world of wonder! To help them develop a deeper understanding of asking questions, this mini poster set is ready to print and display in your classroom. It is a set of posters to help explain how think and thin questions work. It is colorful and explains think and thin questions in a way that children can understand.

1st - 5th

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

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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!