I am in my 19th year of teaching. I am a Read by Grade 3 Reading Strategist and Nationally Board Certified Teacher. I enjoy creating lessons that increase student engagement and outcomes.
This bundle is designed to be used as part of the: I DO, WE DO, YOU DO, which is also known as the Gradual Release Model. This approach to teaching builds on the intersection of theories from: Piaget's (1952) work on cognitive structures and schemataVygotsky's (1962, 1978) work on zones of proximal developmentBandura's (1965) work on attention, retention, reproduction, and motivationWood, Bruner, and Ross's (1976) work on scaffolded instructionI DO ( Modeled Lesson) - Teacher models how to do
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Want to break the ice and see how your class or co-workers are feeling?Here are 23 slides, enough for an entire month of school days. These engaging photos allow you to quickly check the "temperature" on how everyone is doing. Great for sponge activities, get to know you, morning routine, or discourse starter.
This bundle is designed to be used as part of the I DO, WE DO, YOU DO, which is also known as the Gradual Release Model. This approach to teaching builds on the intersection of theories from: Piaget's (1952) work on cognitive structures and schemataVygotsky's (1962, 1978) work on zones of proximal developmentBandura's (1965) work on attention, retention, reproduction, and motivationWood, Bruner, and Ross's (1976) work on scaffolded instructionI DO ( Modeled Lesson) - Teacher models how to do
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Whether you are a new or experienced teacher, or just new to Savvas Envision, you will find these templates help you plan better lessons. There are multiple one page lesson plan templates with various levels of support. The two page lesson plan template has a computer resource planning area and space for reflection. The two page lesson plan is a wonderful lesson plan example for your annual portfolio. Even if you don't fill in all of the areas, these documents will help you immediately and succe
This is a great resource for distance or hybrid learning. Learners could also do this asychronously. We were allowed to have STEM field trips, so my third graders looked forward to Soaring STEM Day. This is a slideshow with prompts to take students to some of the coldest (and coolest) places on the planet. For the closure activity, students send a postcard from the artic. Safe travels! As always, I hope that this saves you a little time. Prep Time Savers
Within this file, you have access to a shared writing lesson on gisting (a note-taking strategy) and summarizing fictional texts. It also includes a Graphic Organizer on Somebody Wanted But So Then with instruction. Additionally, this lesson aims guides you through activities that push learners to analyze existing summaries for quality. At the end, learners are encouraged to apply their learning through using a Jamboard link (included on slides) to summarize on their own. Within this lesson, you
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Using this product, you will be able to use Google Slides and Jamboard to have your students independently practice gisting and summarizing fictional texts. Within the set, you will also have access to a graphic organizer and slides detailing information about components of a fictional text (Somebody But So Then). The beginning of the slideshow starts with a modeled lesson and then has independent practice. A slide in the Google Slideshow has the Jamboard links inside of it. The jamboard links
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Are you looking for quick, no prep exit tickets that you can use for formative assessment? These eight engaging exit tickets are ready to use. Ways to use: * project on screen and student responds verbally or in writing (piece of paper or response journal) * assign the 1 slide exit ticket as an assignment in Google Classroom or your Learning Management System (e.g. Canvas) * have the entire class respond on their own slide all within a single document using the exit tickets with 20 slides * make
If you are looking for an easy to implement strategy for teaching narrative writing, this is it! This provides digital resources that will allow you to effectively teach the five paragraph narrative. This is an easy peasy writing system that works. There is a seven page, easy to follow, teacher's guide, a technology page to help you post and use these digital sources, and Jamboards that will allow students to interact with their ideas and classmates. This system uses prewriting graphic organizer
6 SEL Test Prep Slides, plus 1 blank format for you to edit. SEL check-ins can let you get a feeling of how your students are doing. Are they prepared? Before administering tests this year, check-in and see how they feel. Then offer some encouraging words.
This file includes details about using my Gisting and Summarizing Bundle as well as advice on logistically using Jamboards during lessons. This bundle includes Jamboard links for my Independent Practice set where students can work on their own with one passage, collaborate with a partner on a passage, or work independently on 6 passages. The shared writing lesson is set up where 20 students can individually work at the same time. If you like this product, check out my fiction bundle. It has com
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Use these slide shows and Jamboards to guide your instruction. Complete details on how to use can be found within files. Super easy, informative, and great during all teaching - especially teacher observations.
Within this file, you have access to an entirely modeled lesson on gisting (a note-taking strategy) and summarizing fictional texts. It also includes a Graphic Organizer on Somebody Wanted But So Then as well as instruction. Additionally, this lesson aims guides you through activities that also push learners to analyze existing summaries for quality as well as create their own. Within this lesson, you can demonstrate how to gist and create summaries with students with the fictional text provide
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
What's Included: Unique discourse system “S - A - Y” It! with Talking Tiles4 Slides to explain the S-A-Y Discourse System, 12 S-A-Y Slides for Jamboard pieces, 36 Slides for Jamboard grouping (to show what Jamboard slides look like)2 Jamboards (1 for partners and 1 for small groups), Links on slide 5 of this slideshow. Jamboards have drag & drop.Interactive Talking Tiles on Jamboards to ensure everyone participates appropriatelyGuides on Using Jamboard in Google Classroom and Google MeetThe slid
This product is aimed at helping students report on their progress to teachers as well as assess their own learning. As such, this activity aims to build children's ability to learn on their own and, at the same time, improve in areas where they assess the highest level of weakness. These prompts are geared towards elementary students, and also include prompts about different aspects of their health. Because distance education is challenging for many students, supporting their growth in this are
Digital Jamboard for Students to use on the InternetInteractive Phonics Short A/Long Ahttps://jamboard.google.com/d/1V0GZi0EJOlT4yUDUYPdDRXgNf1Ik9oTWCXGLxSZrkU4/edit?usp=sharingExamples of the screens (with moveable “sticky notes”). Copy the link above. Digital Jamboard - Interactive - Short A/Long A - Tied to TextThis is a short A and long A interactive Jamboard. It is designed for small group instruction with six students. There are screens with activities for individual learners and others fo
I am in my 19th year of teaching. I am a Read by Grade 3 Reading Strategist and Nationally Board Certified Teacher. I enjoy creating lessons that increase student engagement and outcomes.
Teaching style
I enjoy balancing direct instruction, ELL practices, and integrative activities. I try to provide rigorous lessons with support and scaffolds.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Nationally Board Certified 2013
Read By Grade 3 Selection Pool Distinction
My own education history
Elementary Education B.S.
Education Administration M.S.
16 credit endorsements in Middle School Math and Technology
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