Shanni School
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San Antonio , Texas, United States
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Starting in 2014, I spent 11 months abroad teaching English to students from many different levels in Peru, Malawi, Cambodia and Vietnam. Upon returning to the states, I joined Teach for America. I was placed in San Antonio where I taught middle school English Language Arts and reading with SAISD for two years. I then became a 5th grade teacher with Great Hearts Academy which provides students with a classical, liberal arts education. After the birth of my son and with the pandemic going on, I took the year to be home with my family. I was able to help homeschool my daughters who are now going into 3rd and 5th grade.
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Mastering Mechanics of Meaningful Dialogue
Our words hold a lot of power, and what we choose to say or not say in each moment and situation can have very large impacts. Within this lesson, students will be provided with opportunities to explore dialogue, learn the rules for punctuating it, and practice using it in realistic life scenarios. Included with this lesson is a warmup activity, a guide with rules for punctuating dialogue, a silly writing activity, and scenario conversation sheets that will allow for students to practice the ski
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
W.5.3b
, L.4.1
, L.4.1f
+17
Make Your Own Restaurant Math Game
In this fun and interactive lesson, students will have the opportunity to use math in practical and memorable ways through creating their own imaginative restaurants. Students will have a blast coming up with their menus and then getting to take turns being a server or customer at each other's’ restaurants. This resource can be tailored to any and all skill levels ranging from counting and using money, adding numbers with or without decimals, multiplying with decimals, and using percentages to c
Not Specific
Math
CCSS, TEKS
2.NBT.B.5
, 2.NBT.B.6
, 5.NBT.B.7
+21
Mixtures and Solutions: building scientific knowledge and growing our hearts
Included with this resource are a variety of different activities to help students understand the concepts of mixtures and solutions, the different ways in which they can be separated, and how this relates to their lives in practical and meaningful ways. Within the file, you will find a “What’s Included” sheet that will inform you of how you may use the different materials provided. The materials range from a riddle guessing game, story cards, group discussion questions, and definition sheets f
3rd - 5th
Science
TEKS
SCIENCE.1.6.B
, SCIENCE.2.6.A
, SCIENCE.3.6.A
+6
Reading, Writing and Life Lessons from a Strawberry
I will never forget the first time I heard the strawberry story. It has had a lasting impact on me and I continue to share it with friends, family, and every student I teach. Within this lesson, students will be introduced to a classic Zen story that will have them on the edge of their seats and left with a total cliff hanger. From digging deeper into the text and exploring characterization, descriptive/sensory language, mood, and symbolism, students will discover the deeper meaning of the story
4th - 7th
English Language Arts
CCSS, TEKS
RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
, RL.5.1
+64
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Experience
Starting in 2014, I spent 11 months abroad teaching English to students from many different levels in Peru, Malawi, Cambodia and Vietnam. Upon returning to the states, I joined Teach for America. I was placed in San Antonio where I taught middle school English Language Arts and reading with SAISD for two years. I then became a 5th grade teacher with Great Hearts Academy which provides students with a classical, liberal arts education. After the birth of my son and with the pandemic going on, I took the year to be home with my family. I was able to help homeschool my daughters who are now going into 3rd and 5th grade.
Teaching style
I believe that we all learn and retain information best when we are able to make meaningful, practical connections to it. My goal is to create lessons and learning environments where students not only walk away with new knowledge and a greater hunger for learning, but also a strengthened, more full heart.
My own education history
I graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Community Health Sciences.
I received my teaching certification through the Education Service Center, Region 20 TOPP program in San Antonio, TX.
Additional biographical information
I have published a children’s picture book titled Doggy Discovers Gratitude, along with a short story collection titled Be: embracing childlike wonder and the truth of who we are through short stories. Both may be found and purchased on Amazon.com
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