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Pufferfish Puzzles

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South Carolina, United States
About the store
Welcome to my store! I've taught middle school ELA and elementary school for nineteen years. I love to create activities that engage students in high-level rigorous thinking. I currently teach enrichment and Gifted and Talented classes.
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Preview of 6th Grade Pronoun Test-Prep Review Digital Escape Room Grammar Mystery Game

6th Grade Pronoun Test-Prep Review Digital Escape Room Grammar Mystery Game

Looking for a fun way to review 6th grade grammar standards? Want your students to engage in meaningful practice with intensive pronouns, pronoun agreement, vague pronouns and practice the L.6.1 standard? Use this fun escape room to supplement your grammar unit or review for testing. How does it work? Students solve an engaging mystery: An alien has ruined the lemonade. Find the "sour" loser by solving puzzles and eliminating suspects! Students work through interactive Google Slides to solve
Preview of Thanksgiving Word Games - Fall ELA Enrichment Early Finisher Worksheets

Thanksgiving Word Games - Fall ELA Enrichment Early Finisher Worksheets

Are you looking for Thanksgiving Word Games for your upper Elementary class ( 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th)? This Fall worksheet set can be used as a class starter, collaborative game, warm-up, or early-finisher activity. These highly-engaging games will capture your student's attention with holiday fun! While your kids have a great time playing, they will be thinking critically through these higher-level thinking word games! These 25 worksheets will keep your kids engaged through all of November. T
Preview of Parenthesis Review Escape Room Breakout Game 6th Grade Grammar L.6.2.A

Parenthesis Review Escape Room Breakout Game 6th Grade Grammar L.6.2.A

Review Standard L.6.2a with this fun digital breakout escape room. Great for test prep or a supplement to your unit. Students will practice using parenthesis to set off nonrestrictive clauses. This is a fun way to practice 6th-grade grammar standards! Students will solve 6 clues, each of which requires them to choose the correct use of parenthesis to set off nonrestrictive clauses. Here's why I love using Escape Rooms like this in my classroom: Students are in an immersive Google Slides "room"
Preview of Write & Identify Equivalent Expressions Interactive notebook and clickable game

Write & Identify Equivalent Expressions Interactive notebook and clickable game

Introduce your 6th-grade math students to identifying and writing equivalent expressions using their knoweldge of mathematical properties! Use this interactive practice notebook of games and activities to turn your students into confident mathematicians! This no-prep, no-stress digital Google Slides allow you to teach in a fun way while differentiating learning and building skills one step at a time until deep complexity is reached! These slides are great for self-paced learning in a different
Preview of First Day of School Station Activity to Build Community and Establish Procedures

First Day of School Station Activity to Build Community and Establish Procedures

Build Routines and classroom community with this 20-minute station activity. Students circulate around the room learning routines that will enhance your classroom for the entire year. Want students ACTIVE on the first day of class?Tired of going over routines with a PowerPoint? Want a back-to-school activity that is meaningful and fun? This product is here to help! ➡️ Station 1: Birthday Celebrations Scheduled➡️ Station 2: Job sign-ups ➡️ Stati
Preview of Back-to-school class-starters, bell ringers  for the first week of school

Back-to-school class-starters, bell ringers for the first week of school

Use these no-prep back-to-school activities at the beginning of class to get kids thinking critically and communicating. Build community and encourage a growth mindset from the first moment of class. This power point provides 7 slides. Each slide contains a ready-to-use, fun, and engaging activity to use as an activating strategy for your class. Along with a critical thinking activity (which spans math, reading, and writing), each slide contains a word of the day to boost student vocabulary and
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About the store

Experience

Welcome to my store! I've taught middle school ELA and elementary school for nineteen years. I love to create activities that engage students in high-level rigorous thinking. I currently teach enrichment and Gifted and Talented classes.

Teaching style

I teaching by encouraging kids to read, write, and create! I believe that because creation is the highest level of rigor, students should have the opportunity to daily engage in many real-world, authentic experiences.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I am a National Board Certified Teacher, and am certified from elementary school through high school Language Arts.

My own education history

I earned a bachelors degree in English at Furman University and a masters in elementary education from Clemson.

Additional biographical information

In addition to teaching, I enjoy writing, reading, and running. I love spending time with my husband and two children.