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.
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
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
Page after page of Anticipation Guides, vocabulary for various levels from ELL to enrichment. Analogies, synonyms/antonyms, select the correct definition based on the passage, planning for the end of the unit writing task. Answer keys. Exemplars of above, on, and below grade level examples of writing task. 37 pages in all. Editable.
Ice Breaker, SEL Check-in, and Discourse promptsWhether you are distance, hybrid, or face-to-face, these slides will get teddy bear lovers talking. Distance learning, one technique is to share the screen and have participants type the number for how they feel in the comments on Zoom or Google Meets. For face-to-face, one technique is to project the screen and have participants "show me the finder" (which number they identify with). If you are doing hybrid, you can do a combination of the two ab
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
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
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.
7 Slides plus an additional slide that it editable.These slides are great for SEL check-ins or practicing discourse. Little learners will love it! As always, my hope is that this saves you a little time. Prep Time Savers
PreK - 2nd
English Language Arts, School Counseling, School Psychology
Even though you are working at a distance, doesn't mean that you can't have meaningful conversations with your learners! In this bundle, I wanted to make it as interactive as possible for learners. Learners can learn time through using the calendar provided as well as learn how to label their emotions, which is an important socioemotional skill for their lives. By incorporating these two aspects, this bundle wants to address the needs of the modern student through helping you have meaningful con
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
Three week credit recovery plan with standards, warm-up, and some lesson ideas. This should get your students on track to catch up whether you are teaching face to face, hybrid, or distance learning.
FSTL Companion Lesson Plan, G Slide, and Interactive Jamboard (Horse/Car Race) Three items are included in this product to use as companion pieces to Flying Start to Literacy with Early Emergent, Level C 3/4: My Horse & The Car Race 4 Days Guided Reading, 30 minute sessions The lesson plan offers 30 minute lessons for paired texts across four days. Groups are designed to have 6 students. Each student should have a number. They will use that number to appropriately participate on the Jamboard.
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
6 SEL Slides for High School Students plus 1 editable slide Want to check-in and see how your class is feeling? Here are six slides to do this. Great icebreaker or sponge activity.
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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