Ruth S.
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Connecticut, United States
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I've been an elementary and middle school teacher for over 25 years in Connecticut and have served on ELA and history curricula committees. I was the Connecticut representative on the Weekly Reader National Teacher Advisory Board and appeared on ABC's "Good Morning, America", to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Weekly Reader. Working with the other state representatives and Weekly Reader's editorial, graphic arts and marketing departments, was an incredible experience!
For ten years, I was a NASA/Lockheed Martin Mission Systems "Student Signatures in Space" teacher. My students, Board of Ed, staff and others signed NASA posters that accompanied astronauts during space missions aboard the space shuttles. We also participated in NASA's/Lockheed Mission System's "Space Day" held at the Mall, in Washington, D.C. where my students had the amazing opportunity to speak with space experts, like John Glenn, Homer Hickum and others.
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Journal Prompts FREE
Journal Prompts FREE
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Do you have students who say they don't like to write or those who say they don't know what to write about? Watch pencils fly across their papers when they're given my 280 prompts that be used for daily journal writing or to encourage class discussions. Suggestions of how to use them are included. Great for morning meetings and centers! Take a look at the comments teachers have made about my prompts and you'll understand why they've been downloaded thousands of
4th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
HOLES Literature Guide Novel Study
Holes Literature Guide Novel StudyYour students will unravel the mystery of Camp Green Lake and determine how the past is connected to the present by using my ready to print worksheets that include: plot, setting, characters, cause and effect, predicting, themes, main ideas, summarizing, discussion questions for each chapter, symbols, choices (extension activities), connections, opinions, figurative language, rising, falling actions, climax, and more. MANY teaching ideas are given for each pa
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Hatchet Literature Guide Novel Study
Hatchet Student Worksheets
Worksheets include: plot, setting, characters and character traits, connections, essays, reflections, thought provoking questions, response to text, themes, five senses, predictions, rising/falling actions and climax, cause and effect, book marks, chapter trifold, story board, figurative speech, vocabulary by chapter, conflict resolution and more!
A great variety of survival websites, for kids, are also included.
These self explanatory, student worksheets are desig
4th - 7th
Literature, Reading, Writing
Book or Story Response Task Cards
Book or Story Response Task CardsMy book or story response task cards can be used with any book or story. Teachers love them because they can be used year to year with a wide range of readers! The activities were designed for multi-levels to promote critical and analytical thinking. Use them with small, large groups, with guided reading groups, literature circles and at literacy centers. They can also be used as prompts for response journals or as discussion starters. There are 120 activities
4th - 9th
Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.4
+5
Number the Stars Novel Study Literature Guide
Number the StarsNumber the Stars student worksheets in this literature guide include: characters, plot, setting, character traits, themes, cause/effect,conflict/resolution, figurative language, response to text, vocabulary by chapter, parts of speech, verb tenses, punctuation, capitalization, summarizing, “thinking out of the box” questions, author’s point of view, author biographical worksheet, comparison of characters, connections, and more! Many websites are provided including author interv
4th - 7th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
+14
IRREGULAR PAST AND PARTICIPLE FORMS OF VERBS
One of my best sellers! Aligned with the Common Core.
This 12 page packet includes lessons of how to teach irregular and participle forms of verbs as well as worksheets that can be used as classwork, homework or as assessments. Two charts of irregular verbs are included. One chart is complete, the other one has missing verbs that the students have to fill in. Answers are included.
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3rd - 10th, Adult Education
English Language Arts, Grammar
Maniac Magee Novel Study Literature Guide
Maniac Magee Novel Study Literature Guide
This literature guide include: character trait charts, written response sheets for subjects such as bullying, fortunate/unfortunate events in Maniac's life, similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia sheets. Design your own candy bar, questions for each chapter, Connecticut Mastery Test formatted questions that anyone can use, a theme page that can be used with any story.
Many extended activities are included with teacher tips and Maniac website
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Bloom Ball Reports
Bloom Ball Reports
A Bloom Ball report is based on Blooms Taxonomy that encourages higher level thinking. Your students will have fun as they work together to write, draw, cut out and glue the edges of the circles together to make these colorful reports. They make wonderful classroom displays and you'll be tempted to display them all year long! Some of my students donate them to me at the end of the year and I use them as examples for my next year's class!
PLEASE NOTE: If you purchased this
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Prefixes UN and RE FREE
Ready to print student worksheets to teach or review the prefixes, UN and RE!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS RESOURCE HAS BEEN UPGRADED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2016. PLEASE UPLOAD THE LATEST VERSION, FREE OF CHARGE, OF COURSE! :) It has a whole new look and a mini poster for display in your classroom.
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4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Vocabulary
NonFiction Bingo
Nonfiction BingoPlaying Nonfiction Bingo games helps students learn how to identify nonfiction text features and reinforces the features as they read nonfiction articles and text. Included in this packet are: 4 pages markers 20 different Bingo cards Teacher call out card Student study guide with nonfiction features and definitions. Teacher recording chart Student record keeping and self evaluation page Bingo winner coupons Bingo labels for the Bingo Jar How to use instructions Run weekly Nonf
4th - 9th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
SEQUENCE ACTIVITY
Sequence Activity
These are great activities to reinforce sequence using clue and transition words. Kids have to identify the clue words in the sentences, then draw one line under the event that happened first, and two lines under the event that happened second.
PLEASE NOTE: This packet of sequence activities has been modified and pages have been added. Please upload the new activities that include more activities and teaching suggestions.
More sequence activities.
Sequence Packet
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3rd - 9th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Poetry Task Cards
Poetry Task Cards
Do you have students who just don't like to write poetry? These 27 Poetry Task Cards can be used to create poetry packets, as center activities or to model different types of poetry. Each card has a definition, example and picture of a particular poem. Included are traditional types of poems such as couplets, cinquains, odes and more. Humorous and serious poems are included. These cards will even motivate those students who say they dont like poetry, to join in the fun!
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3rd - 8th
English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing
Love that Dog by Sharon Creech - Assessment
Sharon's Creech's novel LOVE THAT DOG assessment.Love this book! There are ten short answer comprehension questions, fifteen multiple choice and seven opinion questions. All answers are given except for the opinion questions.
PLEASE NOTE: This packet has recently been revised using different software. Activities have been added. The comment about errors was made BEFORE IT WAS REVISED. THANKS!
MY READY TO PRINT RESOURCES SAVE YOU TIME!
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3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Maniac Magee Task Cards
Maniac Magee Task Cards
Activities include thought provoking open ended and opinion questions,literal and inferential questions, art activities, themes, cartoons, bullying, comparisons, and much more. These can be used during reading and after reading the bookl. Laminate and use year to year. Can be used in small or large groups, as independent seat work, as journal promopts or at centers.Templates are included for activities that require them.
There are twenty cards with 100 activities, 5 per
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
+7
Figurative Language Chart and Student Worksheets
Figurative Language Chart and Student Worksheets Included are activities for: personification, metaphor, simile, idiom, hyperbole, oxymoron, cliche, alliteration, imagery and onomatopoeia. Figurative Language Chart and Student Worksheets Worksheets range in difficulty and can be used as assessments. My student figurative language chart and ready to print student worksheets are a fantastic way to reinforce figurative language terms and definitions. Have your students keep the chart as a referenc
4th - 7th
Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing
CCSS
L.4.5a
, L.5.5a
, L.6.5a
+1
Book Report Trifold Use With Any Book
Book Report Trifold Use With Any Book
Included are: plot, setting, characters, connections (text to text, text to self, text to world, themes, conflict/resolution, cause/effect, rising/falling actions/climax, and three main events.
These book report trifold pages help you assess your students' understanding of reading comprehension strategies. The pages are in black and white. They're perfect to be used with a whole group, small groups and at literacy centers!
Use the pages year to year with
4th - 8th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
+4
HOMOPHONES ACTIVITY
These free homophone worksheets can be used for classwork, homework, or as an assessment. Answers are included. Students often confuse these words, so the more practice the better! Please note: The cover of this packet says there are two worksheets. There is also a homophone challenge worksheet. Feedback and FollowersIf you'd like to see more of my resources, please follow me by clicking on the star near my name. You’ll receive FREE updates for any of my resources you purchase. I’ll send you
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Spelling
Shiloh Literature Guide Novel Study
Shiloh Student Worksheets
These Shiloh worksheets work well with guided reading groups, literature circles,or as independent seat work. They can also be used as assessments, or homework.
This packet encourages students to brainstorm and collaborate in small groups in order to determine the best answers. Please view the preview to see more.
I'm a teacher/author and offer Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, American History, Novel Packets, Grammar, Back to School, Holidays, Writing, Poetry
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER NOVEL STUDY
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg literature guide.
My ready to print student worksheet packets save teachers time! These self explanatory, student worksheets are designed to encourage students to become actively engaged readers through conversation and collaboration with their peers in small groups.
Brainstorming and determining the best answers, as they cite information from the book, creates an atmosphere of higher level thinking. Analyzing text, as
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Literature, Writing
COLOR THE STATES
COLOR THE STATES
These fun activities will help your students become more familiar with the U.S. state's names, capitals, shapes and locations.
I created this packet a number of years ago because many of my students couldn't even recognize the shape of our state, let alone the capital city! It's amazing how diligently they work on the different activities. They color the states according to the directions on the sheets that are included in this packet. For example, all states that begin with t
3rd - 8th
Geography, Social Studies, U.S. History
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About the store
Experience
I've been an elementary and middle school teacher for over 25 years in Connecticut and have served on ELA and history curricula committees. I was the Connecticut representative on the Weekly Reader National Teacher Advisory Board and appeared on ABC's "Good Morning, America", to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Weekly Reader. Working with the other state representatives and Weekly Reader's editorial, graphic arts and marketing departments, was an incredible experience!
For ten years, I was a NASA/Lockheed Martin Mission Systems "Student Signatures in Space" teacher. My students, Board of Ed, staff and others signed NASA posters that accompanied astronauts during space missions aboard the space shuttles. We also participated in NASA's/Lockheed Mission System's "Space Day" held at the Mall, in Washington, D.C. where my students had the amazing opportunity to speak with space experts, like John Glenn, Homer Hickum and others.
Teaching style
Learning must be a personal and exciting experience for students. I have fun teaching and believe that humor is an essential part of the classroom.
I'm a firm believer of Howard Gardner's "Multiple Intelligences" theory that all children have different strengths and learning styles. To accommodate my students, I always try to integrate art, music and hands on activities in my lessons whenever possible.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Yes, I've received awards and have been honored for various accomplishments over the years, but personally, the greatest honor is to teach and encourage children to "reach for the stars" in order for them to recognize their talents and potential.
My own education history
B.S., Western Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, two Masters Degrees
Additional biographical information
For four years, I was a guest presenter at the NELMS (New England League of Middle Schools) convention in Providence, Rhode Island. I shared several of my innovative projects with K-12 educators, from New England, Canada and other countries.
I'm an avid writer and have written and edited a variety of educational articles, including a 250 page manuscript that will be printed in France next spring.
I was retained by NASA as an author, in 2009, and write articles about various space topics for K-12 levels based on the National Science Standards. The articles are published by NASA and sent to teachers and students around the world.
My current project is researching and writing a historical fiction novel about the Great Depression for kids, ages 9 - 14.
It's a pleasure to be able to share my original lesson plans with with other educators.
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