Schmidti's School
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Oceano, California, United States
About the store
I've been teaching for 13 years. Five of those years were in a Montessori (1st-3rd grade) classroom in our newly-founded public school Montessori setting. Now I teach third grade (the best grade to teach, in my opinion)!
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Six Traits Bundle
These 6 PowerPoints include lots of suggestions for activities, lessons, and games for teaching the Traits. Each PowerPoint focuses on one particular trait, so you can teach them isolated or mix them up. The documents are intended to support you through lessons and the student activities help drive these concepts home. Some slides give background information to the instructor and include PDF attachments, as needed. No prep needed, aside from printing a page or pages for students to complete. Exa
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
L.3.1i
, L.3.2a
, L.3.2b
+28
6 Traits Organization Six Traits Lesson and Activities
This PowerPoint includes lots of suggestions for teaching the ORGANIZATION Trait. The document is intended to support you through lessons and student activities to help drive this concept home. Some slides give background information to the instructor and include PDF attachments. Slides 1-4: Title page, Table of Contents, and Introduction to Teacher Slides 5-7: Review from 6 Traits Introduction Slides 8-10: Organization Key Lesson Slides 11-12: Anticipatory Set Options Slides 13-14: “Good” an
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.5.2d
, W.5.2e
, W.5.3c
+9
Also included in: Six Traits Bundle
6 Traits Ideas Six Traits Lesson and Activities
This PowerPoint includes lots of suggestions for teaching the IDEAS Trait. The document is intended to support you through lessons and student activities to help drive this concept home. Some slides give background information to the instructor and include PDF attachments. Slides 1-4: Title page, Table of Contents, and Introduction to Teacher Slides 5-7: Review from 6 Traits Introduction Slide 8: Ideas Key Lesson Slides 9-11: Anticipatory Set Options Slides 12-13: “Good” and “Bad” Examples of
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.4.4
, W.4.5
, W.4.10
+6
Also included in: Six Traits Bundle
6 Traits Voice Six Traits Lesson and Activities
This PowerPoint includes lots of suggestions for teaching the VOICE Trait. The document is intended to support you through lessons and student activities to help drive home this concept. Some slides give background information to the instructor and include PDF attachments. Slides 1-4: Title page, Table of Contents, and Introduction to Teacher Slides 5-7: Review from 6 Traits Introduction Slide 8: Voice Key Lesson Slides 9-11: Anticipatory Set Options Slides 12-13: “Good” and “Bad” Examples of
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.3.1
, W.3.3
, W.3.4
+9
Also included in: Six Traits Bundle
5-paragraph essay lesson day 2 Hamburger writing
This lesson is a follow-up to the first Hamburger style writing lesson on writing a 5-paragraph essay. It is possible to just download this lesson, but there will be some missed gems, so it's best to start with day 1 ( Organizational Strategy & Lesson for teaching paragraphs or 5-paragraph essay).
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.5.1d
, W.5.2
, W.5.2e
+9
6 Traits Sentence Fluency Six Traits Lesson and Activities
This PowerPoint includes lots of suggestions for teaching the SENTENCE FLUENCY Trait. The document is intended to support you through lessons and student activities to help drive this concept home. Some slides give background information to the instructor and include PDF attachments. Slides 1-4: Title page, Table of Contents, and Introduction to Teacher Slides 5-7: Review from 6 Traits Introduction Slide 8: Fluency Key Lesson Slides 9-12: Anticipatory Set Options Slides 13-15: “Good” and “Bad
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.5.2
, W.5.2d
, W.5.2e
+11
Also included in: Six Traits Bundle
6 Traits Word Choice Six Traits Lesson and Activities
This PowerPoint includes lots of suggestions for teaching the WORD CHOICE Trait. The document is intended to support you through lessons and student activities to help drive this concept home. Some slides give background information to the instructor and include PDF attachments. Slides 1-4: Title page, Table of Contents, and Introduction to Teacher Slides 5-7: Review from 6 Traits Introduction Slide 8: Word Choice Key Lesson Slide 9: Anticipatory Set Slides 10-11: “Good” and “Bad” Examples of
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.6.4
, W.6.10
, W.7.10
+4
Also included in: Six Traits Bundle
6 Traits Conventions Six Traits Lesson and Activities
This PowerPoint includes lots of suggestions for teaching the CONVENTIONS Trait. The document is intended to support you through lessons and student activities to help drive this concept home. Some slides give background information to the instructor and include PDF attachments. Slides 1-4: Title page, Table of Contents, and Introduction to Teacher Slides 4-7: Review from 6 Traits Introduction Slide 8: Conventions Key Lesson Slides 9-10: Anticipatory Set Options Slides 11-12: “Good” and “Bad”
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.4.3
, W.5.3c
, W.5.3d
+8
Also included in: Six Traits Bundle
All About Sentences Mini Lesson 1 of 5
This is a weeklong set of lessons which can be extended beyond a week for younger or diverse groups of learners. It covers the basics, so could be a good set of lessons for first graders or even a great review for third graders and everyone in between.
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1
, L.3.1
, CCRA.W.4
+2
Our Class Lost Tooth Graph
This graph is in Word, so it can be easily altered. Change the names to the students in your class, print it, laminate it, then have the kids (or you) color in the boxes based on how many teeth they lost during the school year - or for their entire life! You don't have to laminate this to make it work.
PreK - 4th
Graphing, Health, Math
Six Traits Writing Introduction
This PowerPoint presentation is a great way to help students wrap their heads around the 6 Traits. It includes visuals and explanations in kid terms to help students begin to develop their writing skills.
1st - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.3.2
, W.3.3
, W.3.5
+10
Multiplication and Division Story Problems
There are 10 problems printed onto boxes on 1 page. It is a Word document, so you can change the names to make it a little more fun & familiar for your students. You can print the cards onto cardstock and use them as a center or just present them orally to the class or small groups.
2nd - 5th
Math, Other (Math)
All About Sentences Mini Lesson 5 of 5
This is the final lesson about sentences. After teaching all 5, your students will be experts on complete sentences, as well as subjects and predicates!
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
L.2.1
, L.2.2
, L.2.3
+3
All About Sentences Mini Lesson 4 of 5
This is the fourth in a series of lessons on writing complete sentences.
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
L.3.1
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.L.1
+1
All About Sentences Mini Lesson 3 of 5
This is mini lesson 3 of 5, so start with lesson 1 for best results.
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
L.2.1
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.L.1
+1
All About Sentences Mini Lesson 2 of 5
This is lesson 2 that builds from lesson 1.
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
L.3.1
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.L.1
+1
Organizational Strategy & Lesson for teaching paragraphs or 5-paragraph essay.
This is the first of 2 mini lessons. They build on each other, helping the student to understand each step and make it meaningful. If you only wanted one of the 2 lessons, this would be the one to download, though there are gems in each of these 2 lessons!
1st - 5th
English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.2.2
, W.2.5
, W.3.1a
+5
First Day of School Homework
This is more of an idea than it is a form. It is to be used as a "get to know you" activity at the beginning of the year.
2nd - 6th
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About the store
Experience
I've been teaching for 13 years. Five of those years were in a Montessori (1st-3rd grade) classroom in our newly-founded public school Montessori setting. Now I teach third grade (the best grade to teach, in my opinion)!
Teaching style
I honor student input and find value in students' ideas. My classroom is rarely filled with the teacher doing a bunch of lecturing. I have recently become interested in Whole Brain Teaching (check it out on YouTube).
Awards & shining teacher moments
Okemos Commitment to Excellence award, Extraordinary Science Curriculum award, Technology Guru plaque
My own education history
I bleed green and white, for Michigan State University, of course! It's nice living in (or near) a college town. There are so many resources that my students and I benefit from, such as the planetarium, dairy store (how to make ice cream), the Children's 4-H Gardens, Wharton (center for performing arts), and so much more! Plus, we teachers have access to professors and they are often willing to come into the classroom to enrich our lives more! I earned both my bachelor's and master's degrees from MSU. The College of Education has earned many honors too. It's a pedagogical mecca!
Additional biographical information
I have the most wonderful husband and a most amazing son and daughter. My son is in seventh grade and my daughter is in fourth. Life is good!
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