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I have worked as an educator since 2012 as both a former school psychologist and now long-time classroom teacher. I hold an Ed.S. in Curriculum & Instruction and a gifted certification. I’ve taught grades 3–8 and have served as both a curriculum and technology lead throughout the years. I have also developed and led several professional learning experiences and have found great joy in creating meaningful, integrated learning experiences. Through this platform, I want to help educators by providing sustainable systems that support both student growth and teacher well-being. I’m passionate about using data to close learning gaps while keeping learning engaging and connected to the real world. Many of my resources feature practical themes that reflect my love of the outdoors and commitment to hands-on, authentic learning. My ultimate goal is to create and share resources that keep us, as teachers and humans, rooted in what matters most.
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Preview of 5th Grade TCAP Science Practice Test + Slides | Full Year Review Assessment

5th Grade TCAP Science Practice Test + Slides | Full Year Review Assessment

Need comprehensive TCAP Science practice for your 5th graders? This TCAP Science Practice Bundle includes 40 total questions across two full-length, phenomenon-based practice sets—perfect for ongoing review, spiral practice, or final test prep. Slide decks, answer keys with rationale, and ZipGrade bubble sheet included! Each set is designed to mirror the structure, rigor, and thinking required on the Tennessee TCAP Science assessment. What's Included✔ Set A – TCAP Science Practice (20 questio
Preview of FULL YEAR ASSESSMENT BUNDLE | ALL TENNESSEE SCIENCE STANDARDS

FULL YEAR ASSESSMENT BUNDLE | ALL TENNESSEE SCIENCE STANDARDS

Looking for a complete, full-year set of 5th grade Tennessee Science assessments that are truly aligned to the TN Academic Standards? This MEGA BUNDLE includes every single 5th-grade standard— PS1.1-3, PS2.1-4, LS1.1, LS3.1-2, LS4.1, and ESS1.1-6—in clean, classroom-ready assessments that help you check for mastery with confidence. My hope is this bundle gives you everything you need to assess every unit all year long, ensuring you're assessing to the same rigorous expectations your students
Preview of Esperanza Rising Novel Study Bundle | Historical Context, Texts, Slides, Tests

Esperanza Rising Novel Study Bundle | Historical Context, Texts, Slides, Tests

Novel Study + Historical Context Collection | 4th–6th GradeTeach Esperanza Rising with deeper meaning, stronger comprehension, and rich historical understanding. This comprehensive curriculum combines a rigorous Esperanza Rising Novel Study with an engaging Historical Context Collection so students don’t just understand the story—they understand the real history behind it. Instead of surface-level comprehension, students explore the people, events, systems, and struggles that shaped Esperanza
Preview of 4th Grade Science TCAP Practice Assessment + Slides | Test Prep & Review

4th Grade Science TCAP Practice Assessment + Slides | Test Prep & Review

If you are looking for an authentic 4th grade science practice test that truly prepares students for the Tennessee TCAP — not just basic recall — this 30-question TCAP-style Science Practice Assessment is what your class needs. Slide deck, answer key, and ZipGrade bubble sheet included! This assessment is fully aligned to the current Tennessee Academic Science Standards and is NGSS aligned and mirrors the structure, rigor, and format of the real test. Students analyze data tables, models,
Preview of Esperanza Rising Novel Study Unit | Middle Grades Reading & Writing Lessons

Esperanza Rising Novel Study Unit | Middle Grades Reading & Writing Lessons

If you’ve been searching for more than just superficial comprehension questions… this is it. This comprehensive novel study for Esperanza Rising is a complete literacy curriculum designed to guide 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students through deep thinking, meaningful discussion, and powerful writing—without requiring you to piece resources together. Everything is thoughtfully structured, yet flexible enough to fit your classroom, your schedule, and your students.A COMPLETE NOVEL STUDY + LITERACY F
Preview of 5th Grade End of Year Science PBL Project | NGSS STEM City Park Design Challenge

5th Grade End of Year Science PBL Project | NGSS STEM City Park Design Challenge

4th & 5th Grade End of Year Science Project – NGSS STEM City Park Design Challenge If you're looking for an engaging end-of-year science project for 4th or 5th grade that reviews key NGSS concepts while keeping students excited during the final weeks of school, this capstone project has you covered. In this NGSS-aligned STEM design challenge, students become Environmental Design Consultants hired by the city council to design Willow Creek Community Park. Working in teams, students investigate
Preview of Esperanza Rising Historical Context Collection | Immersive History Integration

Esperanza Rising Historical Context Collection | Immersive History Integration

Informational Texts, Slide Decks, Assessments & Historical Integration for 4th–6th GradeBring Esperanza Rising to life through rich historical context, nonfiction reading, and meaningful cross-curricular learning. This comprehensive Historical Context Collection helps students fully understand the people, events, struggles, and systems shaping Esperanza’s story—moving beyond surface-level comprehension to deeper historical understanding, empathy, and critical thinking. Instead of simply reading
Preview of 10-Lesson Space Unit & Quizzes Bundle: Stars, Eclipses, Moon Phases, Galaxies

10-Lesson Space Unit & Quizzes Bundle: Stars, Eclipses, Moon Phases, Galaxies

Transform Your Space Science Unit With an Engaging, NGSS-Aligned 10-Lesson Storyline + Assessment Bundle! This unit offers 10 core lessons, 10 extension lessons, a culminating project & 5 rigorous assessments that are designed to promote content mastery, not just have your students participate in cute crafts. Journey Through Space is a complete, deeply engaging 10-lesson storyline unit designed to help students think like astronomers as they explore patterns in the sky, star brightness and dista
Preview of 5th Grade Science Unit & Quizzes Bundle | Seasons, Traits, Instincts & Behaviors

5th Grade Science Unit & Quizzes Bundle | Seasons, Traits, Instincts & Behaviors

Complete 5th Grade Science Unit + Assessment Bundle covering Life Science, Earth’s Tilt & Seasons, Rainforest Ecosystems, and Fraction Integration. Includes 10 high-quality deep dive lessons integrating essential science and math standards, data analysis, and optional extensions for each lesson to maximize your limited science instruction time! The complete unit is bundled with four rigorous, standards-based assessments to evaluate mastery of content and prepare students for what their state
Preview of TCAP Math Practice | 50 Test Prep Items + Slides | Tennessee Review 5th Grade

TCAP Math Practice | 50 Test Prep Items + Slides | Tennessee Review 5th Grade

TCAP Math Review – Grade 5 | Tennessee TCAP Practice TestThis resource is a rigorous, TCAP-aligned math review for 5th grade. This practice test is designed to closely mirror the format, rigor, and standards distribution of the Tennessee TCAP assessment. Slide deck and bubble sheets (ZipGrade) with answer key included for quick scoring with app. This resource is ideal for: TCAP test prep Benchmark-style practice Whole-group review Assessing student readiness before testingWhat’s Included:✔ 5
Preview of 5th Grade Science Assessment Bundle | Forces & Motion | TN Standards

5th Grade Science Assessment Bundle | Forces & Motion | TN Standards

Save time and money with this 5th Grade Science Assessment Bundle covering all Tennessee Forces & Motion standards (5.PS2.1, 5.PS2.2, 5.PS2.3, 5.PS2.4)! These three rigorous, TCAP-style quizzes are designed to prepare students for state testing while providing meaningful evidence of mastery. Each assessment includes: 10 standards-based questions (multiple-choice + multi-select) Stimulus items with diagrams, data tables, and graphs Questions that address common misconceptions Answer keys with de
Preview of 10-Lesson Space Unit: Stars, Eclipses, Moon Phases, Constellations, Galaxies

10-Lesson Space Unit: Stars, Eclipses, Moon Phases, Constellations, Galaxies

Transform Your Space Science Unit With an Engaging, NGSS-Aligned 10-Lesson Storyline! This unit offers 10 core lessons, 10 extension lessons, and a culminating project that are designed to promote content mastery, not just have your students participate in cute crafts. Journey Through Space is a complete, deeply engaging 10-lesson storyline unit designed to help students think like astronomers as they explore patterns in the sky, star brightness and distance, Earth’s place in the universe, galax
Preview of 6th Grade Science TCAP Practice Assessment + Slides | Test Prep & Review

6th Grade Science TCAP Practice Assessment + Slides | Test Prep & Review

If you need a rigorous, standards-based 6th grade science TCAP practice assessment that truly mirrors the structure and depth of the real exam, check out the preview. This comprehensive resource includes: ✔ 46 TCAP-style questions ✔ Phenomenon-based clusters ✔ Multiple choice, multiple select, and technology-enhanced items ✔ Data tables, graphs, and scientific models ✔ Full Tennessee Academic Standards alignment (current standards) Print-and-Go PDF: Student test booklet Bubble answer sheet Zi
Preview of 5th Grade Life Science Assessments | TN Standards & NGSS | Traits & Behaviors

5th Grade Life Science Assessments | TN Standards & NGSS | Traits & Behaviors

High-quality, rigorous, ready-to-use 5th Grade Life Science Assessments covering inherited traits, learned vs. instinctual behaviors, adaptations, and trait variations within a species. Includes printable PDFs, editable Google Docs, and answer keys with rationales. Perfect for TN & NGSS standards! Assess student mastery of key 5th Grade Life Science standards with this comprehensive assessment bundle! Designed for both Tennessee Science Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGS
Preview of 5th Grade Science Assessment Bundle: Matter & Its Interactions | TN Standards

5th Grade Science Assessment Bundle: Matter & Its Interactions | TN Standards

Help your 5th graders master the Matter & Its Interactions standards with this rigorous and ready-to-use assessment bundle, specifically aligned to the Tennessee Science Standards 5.PS1.1, 5.PS1.2, and 5.PS1.3. This 3-assessment bundle includes: 5.PS1.1 – Analyze and interpret data from observations and measurements of the physical properties of matter to explain phase changes between a solid, liquid, or gas. 5.PS1.2 – Analyze and interpret data to show that the amount of matter is conserve
Preview of 5th Grade Science TCAP Practice: Set A | Test Prep Review Assessment + Slides

5th Grade Science TCAP Practice: Set A | Test Prep Review Assessment + Slides

Prepare your students for state Science assessments with this rigorous, TCAP-authentic 5th grade science practice set aligned to the current Tennessee Academic Standards & NGSS. This resource includes 20 high-quality, phenomenon-based questions that mirror the structure, rigor, and item types students will encounter on the real TCAP. Slide Deck and answer keys (including ZipGrade bubble sheets for quick scoring) are also included. What’s Included20 TCAP-style science questionsReview slide deck
Preview of Science Assessment Bundle | Stars, Galaxies, Earth’s Tilt, Eclipses, Moon Phases

Science Assessment Bundle | Stars, Galaxies, Earth’s Tilt, Eclipses, Moon Phases

Assess your students’ mastery of Earth and Space Science with this comprehensive 5th Grade Earth & Space Science Assessment Bundle—aligned to Tennessee Academic Standards (5.ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe) and designed for clear, standards-based evidence of learning. This bundle includes five ready-to-use assessments covering all six 5th-grade Earth & Space Science standards, providing teachers with a complete, low-prep way to assess student understanding of: The apparent brightness of
Preview of Multiplying Fractions Differentiated Practice: 13 Small Group Leveled Activities

Multiplying Fractions Differentiated Practice: 13 Small Group Leveled Activities

This Multiplying Fractions Small Group Differentiation Pack is designed to support real understanding through models, reasoning, and carefully sequenced practice — not just "easier" or "harder" numbers. This high-quality practice pack isn't full of cutesy activities that don't improve learning. Rather, it was designed for truly differentiated small groups, intervention, enrichment, and reteaching to help students reach mastery of multiplying fractions. This resource includes 4 clearly defined l
Preview of 10-Lesson Science Unit | Traits, Adaptations, Instincts, Biodiversity, Seasons

10-Lesson Science Unit | Traits, Adaptations, Instincts, Biodiversity, Seasons

In an effort to provide high-quality instruction covering several standards and also offer real-world, meaningful applications of science and math content, this integrated, phenomenon-based storyline unit was created to immerse students in the wonder of the rainforest ecosystem - and the urgent need to protect it.Slide Decks Included!Most of us have so little time to provide high-quality science instruction. But, through a powerful storyline anchored in biodiversity, ecosystem connections, and
Preview of Rotation, Revolution, Constellations, & Shadow Patterns Unit + Assessment

Rotation, Revolution, Constellations, & Shadow Patterns Unit + Assessment

NGSS 5-ESS1-2 | Rotation, Revolution, Seasonal Constellations, & Shadow Patterns Standards-Based | Literacy-Integrated | Data Analysis | Modeling | Rigorous Assessment This toolkit is a complete, high-quality Earth & Space Science mini-unit that integrates science literacy, data analysis, modeling, and test-prep style assessment. Designed to cover the 5th Grade Earth & Space Science standard NGSS 5-ESS1-2 and to help students understand how Earth’s rotation and revolution cause observable patte
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I have worked as an educator since 2012 as both a former school psychologist and now long-time classroom teacher. I hold an Ed.S. in Curriculum & Instruction and a gifted certification. I’ve taught grades 3–8 and have served as both a curriculum and technology lead throughout the years. I have also developed and led several professional learning experiences and have found great joy in creating meaningful, integrated learning experiences. Through this platform, I want to help educators by providing sustainable systems that support both student growth and teacher well-being. I’m passionate about using data to close learning gaps while keeping learning engaging and connected to the real world. Many of my resources feature practical themes that reflect my love of the outdoors and commitment to hands-on, authentic learning. My ultimate goal is to create and share resources that keep us, as teachers and humans, rooted in what matters most.