I have had the good fortune to teach every grade except Kindergarten and grade 11. Currently I am an intermediate teacher teaching core Grade 4 subjects and exciting stuff in Grades 5-7, including multimedia, hands-on science, and special projects.
I have also taught ESL internationally and developed products for Successful ESL which have been used in classrooms around the world.
Very Easy Puppets to Make!!!
This is a collection of fairy tale puppet templates that can be used in a variety of ways. These are very simple puppets without moving parts. They are suitable for very young children up to middle intermediate children. The success I have had with this resource is in teaching children story structure in a fun and interactive way. Students love to complete the line black and white templates (no details added), or in the case of younger student, the colored templ
The children receive e-mails from aliens on Saturn. They invite them to visit their home on Earth. Includes role-plays vowels, consonants and consonant blends.
Includes:
Student book - 43 pages
Teacher\'s Guide Book - 48 pages
Glossary -- 153 new words
Colorful games and activities suitable for lamination - use over and over!
This book introduces the alphabet from M to Z. Includes colorful activities and Picture Bingo games. Rhyming words are introduced. This resource is suitable for younger children who have very little prior knowledge of English.
Download the extensive read-only preview to see the suitability of this resource.
Includes:
Student book - 42 pages
Teacher\'s Guide Book - 30 pages
Glossary -- 153 new words
Colorful games and activities suitable for lamination - use over and over!
A family goes to sea in search of the origin of strange radio signals. They are shipwrecked and the children lose their parents.
Grammar points covered:
Beginning grammar - nouns, verbs, pronouns
Sentence structure
Past and present tense
comparatives
Vowel and consonant digraphs
Punctuation
Role plays
consonant blends
Includes:
Student book - 70 pages
Teacher's Guide Book - 77 pages
Glossary -- 145 new words
Colorful games and activities suitable for lamination - use over and over!
Punct
Use this resource for a fun "Bone Theme Day".
This fun resource includes:
1. pattern for a small skeleton students can assemble
2. pattern for a large 3' paper skeleton
3. template for a poem about a skeleton which includes interesting vocabulary to get students involved
A family goes to sea in search of the origin of strange radio signals. They are shipwrecked and the children lose their parents.
Grammar points covered:
Beginning grammar - nouns, verbs, pronouns
Sentence structure
Past and present tense
comparatives
Vowel and consonant digraphs
Punctuation
Role plays
consonant blends
Includes:
Student book - 70 pages Teacher's Guide Book - 77 pages Glossary -- 145 new words
Colorful games and activities suitable for lamination - use over and over!
The children encounter the lightspoilers on Saturn but are saved by the Lightwizard. On Saturn, the friends meet many strange beings. They encounter the hostile \"lightspoilers\" but are saved by a friendly wizard.
Grammar points covered:
Beginning grammar - verbs
Vowel and consonant digraphs
Comparatives
Punctuation
Role plays
consonant blends
Includes:
Student book - 37 pages Teacher\'s Guide Book - 28 pages Glossary -- 142 new words
Colorful games and activities suitable for lamination
The children and their alien friends visit Canada where the aliens try to fish, swim and ski. Role plays, rhyming words, and consonant blends.
Includes:
Student book - 44 pages
Teacher\'s Guide Book - 69 pages
Glossary -- 141 new words
Colorful games and activities suitable for lamination - use over and over!
On a visit to Gold Island, two teens find out about the interesting history of the island, said to be a pirate hideout. In their search for gold, they find a map, and a secret code. Is the map authentic? Do they find gold?
It is a high interest low vocabulary reader with pre-planned activities and lessons. This resource is suitable for children 8 years old or older. This can vary with the individual student or group. Check out the extensive preview file.
This Storybook has 3 books in
This series of lessons is designed for children aged 3 to 5 years. The lessons integrate action, listening and song. Sets of pictures provide reading readiness activities and faciliate the understanding of the numbers.
This book has 39 pages.
Simple poem template has students introduce themselves. A great beginning of the year activity!
3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Vocabulary
$1.25
Original Price $1.25
Rated 5 out of 5, based on 2 reviews
5.0 (2)
Showing 1-11 of 11 results
About the store
Experience
I have had the good fortune to teach every grade except Kindergarten and grade 11. Currently I am an intermediate teacher teaching core Grade 4 subjects and exciting stuff in Grades 5-7, including multimedia, hands-on science, and special projects.
I have also taught ESL internationally and developed products for Successful ESL which have been used in classrooms around the world.
Teaching style
I believe that my vocation as a teacher is to inspire learners. When there is a passion for learning, difficulties and barriers are broken down. That is why activitities such as puppetry, literature, visual arts, and multimedia are so effective.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Camosun College Creative Writing Award.
Classroom experience teaching with multiple intelligences have been quoted in educational articles.
My own education history
B.Ed at the University of Victoria. 12 years of teaching experience.
Additional biographical information
My wife, kids and I live in Coquitlam, BC. I have fish in my pond and stick bugs in my class. I've always kept an arthropod pet. I love seeing excited kids making and performing with puppets. I enjoy using the motivational ESL storybooks sold on this site.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.