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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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Project Based Learning: Create a Personal Budget 6th Grade Math
Project based learning for 6th grade math skills is awesome! Teach your students math skills and financial literacy through this project-based learning activity. Your students will practice decimal operations (money), work with percentages, and create scatter plots. Challenge activities allow for it to be used in 6th grade as well. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Your students will get their first peek at the process of creating a budget! Kids love having choices, and
6th
Decimals, Graphing, Math
CCSS
6.SP.B.5
, 6.NS.B.3
, 6.NS.C.7d
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Add, Subtract, Multiply Decimals Project Based Learning | Valentine's Day
Looking for an exciting and engaging way to teach your 5th graders about adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals? Look no further than our "Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying Decimals Project Based Learning for 5th" math project! This is a great PBL for Valentine's Day or any other day of the year with the engaging candy shop theme. This week-long math project is designed to help students develop a deep understanding of these key mathematical concepts through hands-on activities that challen
4th - 6th
Decimals, Fractions, Graphing
Also included in: 5th Project Based Learning Math Starter Kit 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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