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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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Winter Project Based Learning for 5th Grade: Plan a Holiday Party
Project-based learning (PBL) for Christmas, Winter, or December. Great for Common Core Math and other standards. Help your students practice decimal operations and more with this quality math project-based learning for 5th grade. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs! No mention of Christmas in this product, but it can be used as a Christmas or just general winter holiday project! Are your students so excited ab
5th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Measurement
Also included in: 5th Grade Math Project Based Learning Bundle
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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.
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!
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