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April Smith is a literacy coach who helps educators and school leaders implement evidence-based writing instruction. She is a county Teacher of the Year award winner and the author of the book Simplify Your Writing Instruction: A Framework For a Student-Centered Writing Block. April has a special interest in teaching students with dyslexia, and she is dedicated to empowering educators to make writing instruction more effective and accessible for all students.
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Preview of 4th Grade Math Project Based Learning | Add, Subtract, Multiply, Money, and More

4th Grade Math Project Based Learning | Add, Subtract, Multiply, Money, and More

This fun 4th-grade math project-based learning activity teaches students math and business skills while they design and plan their donut shop opening! Standards covered include Multi-digit addition & subtraction, money, multiplication, and more! It's great for Common Core Math and other state standards! Help your students practice real-life math skills with this quality math project. It even includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice are built in
Preview of Math Project Based Learning for 4th Grade: Plan a Family Vacation | Enrichment

Math Project Based Learning for 4th Grade: Plan a Family Vacation | Enrichment

Have your 4th graders plan a family vacation in this fun Math Project-based learning activity! Standards covered include distance, numbers in word and number form, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It's great for Common Core Math and other state standards! Help your students practice real-life and math skills with this quality math project. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs! Your students
Preview of End of the Year Math Project For 4th Grade: School Carnival | Graphing, Fraction

End of the Year Math Project For 4th Grade: School Carnival | Graphing, Fraction

Have your 4th graders plan a school carnival in this fun Math Project-based learning activity! Standards covered include area, money, simple fractions, graphing, addition, subtraction, and multiplication. It's great for Common Core Math and other state standards! Help your students practice real-life and math skills with this quality math project. It even includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs! Your students will be
Preview of 3rd Math Review | Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Measurement in Feet

3rd Math Review | Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Measurement in Feet

If you're looking for an exciting and engaging way to review your 3rd grade math standards on measurement and basic arithmetic operations, look no further than this fast food PBL! This comprehensive unit is designed to help your students develop a deep understanding of basic measurement (in feet), while also strengthening their skills in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers. With a focus on project-based learning and real-world applications, our program will help your stu
Preview of 4th Grade Thanksgiving Project Based Learning | November Math Activities

4th Grade Thanksgiving Project Based Learning | November Math Activities

Have your 4th graders plan Thanksgiving Dinner in this fun math project based learning activity! Standards covered include adding mixed numbers, adding like fractions, multiplying whole numbers, measurement (conversion from inches to feet), and money. Great for Common Core Math. Help your students practice real-life and math skills with this quality math project. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs! Your stude
Preview of Valentine's Day Math Project-based Learning: 5th grade standards

Valentine's Day Math Project-based Learning: 5th grade standards

Fun Valentine's day Project-based learning (PBL) 5th grade! Help your students practice decimals, graphing, multiplication, and division. Includes Math concepts and links to other subject areas. This project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing the Math they've learned this year! Students will put their Math skills to work planning their very own Valentine's Day party, using the guests of their choosing. All of my project-based learning activities come with free e-mail support!
Preview of Halloween Math Project Based Learning: Plan a Halloween Party

Halloween Math Project Based Learning: Plan a Halloween Party

Great Halloween Activity for October! Fantastic for Common Core Math. Spiral the math standards using this one week PBL for grades 3, 4, 5. Differentiation and student voice and choice is built in! It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs! Are your students so excited about Halloween that they can't seem to concentrate on their work? This project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing the Math they've
Preview of Winter Project Based Learning for 4th Grade | Winter Math Activities Fractions

Winter Project Based Learning for 4th Grade | Winter Math Activities Fractions

Standards covered in this 4th grade math project include area, perimeter, fractions, addition, subtraction, and multiplication. It's great for Common Core Math and other standards! Help your students practice real-life and math skills with this quality math project. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs! Your students will be SO excited to do math during this ENGAGING project. Students will use ALL mathematical
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Experience

April Smith is a literacy coach who helps educators and school leaders implement evidence-based writing instruction. She is a county Teacher of the Year award winner and the author of the book Simplify Your Writing Instruction: A Framework For a Student-Centered Writing Block. April has a special interest in teaching students with dyslexia, and she is dedicated to empowering educators to make writing instruction more effective and accessible for all students.

Teaching style

Different modalities - lots of hands-on activities!

Awards & shining teacher moments

Intermediate Teacher of the Year 2014-2015

My own education history

BA in Liberal Studies CSU Chico MA in Literacy CSU San Marcos

Additional biographical information

When students are authentically engaged in learning, the entire classroom comes alive. Everyone is excited, interested, and happily immersed in what they’re doing, so much so that they forget they’re learning. Engagement on this level gives rise to a boundless, vibrant energy that should be at the heart of every classroom. Classrooms should be noisy and messy!