I am an educator in Grand Prairie, Texas, working within Duncanville ISD. I have been the school's PTA President and am currently serving as Treasurer and Teacher Rep for the organization. I absolutely love my job as a 1st grade teacher and welcome the chance to share my classroom stuff with you!
This document is a 30 page packet of information that will help your incoming 1st grade parents and students fully understand and prepare for the transition from Kindergarten into 1st grade. The packet includes:
Page 1 - Cover (Seven Habits of Leaders)
Page 2 - What Will 1st Graders Learn
Page 3 - 1st grade grading information
Page 4/5 - 1st and 2nd semester sight words
Page 6 - Homework Tips
Page 7 - Letter and Number Recognition Chart
Page 8 - Examples of 1st grade math facts
Page 9/14 - DRA
This document is a Response to Intervention (RTI) documentation log. Log is set up in a weekly format, displaying 6 weeks of documentation information at a glance. Document has areas to document type of intervention, duration of intervention and focus of intervention.
This document is a quick and simple homework and communication log for ongoing communication with parents about student behavior. Students and parents can easily check behavior and homework for the day. Can be easily edited for your specific classroom needs.
Attached are CHAMPS guideline posters. These can be copied onto colored paper or blown up into full size posters. Contains five posters for Indvidual Work, Testing, Group Work, Whole
Group Instruction and Line Up Procedures.
The attached document is a complete data notebook for younger elementary aged students. Contains a cover page, goal sheet, mission statement, letter and number identification sheet, behavior plan, reading level charts and much more. Great for use by students in order to track and understand their individual academic and personal progress throughout the school year.
This document is a quick and easy homework reminder slip for students who have forgotten to return homework. Slip has blanks for student name, date of forgotten homework and a space for parent signatures. Great for an attention getting reminder, as well as for documentation purposes!
Quick and easy to fill out! This parent information helps teacher get straight to the basics (information) regarding their students. Easy for parents to fill out at BTS activities, Meet the Teacher Night etc. Contains information spaces for:
Student Name
Parent/Guardian Name
Address
Phone Numbers (Home/Work/Cell)
Emergency Contact (Name and Number)
Concerns
Allergies/Glasses/Hearing Aid
Medical Conditions
Transportation (First Day of School)
Transportation (Remainder of the Year)
Name of P
The document is a parent documentation log. Useful for documenting phone/email correspondance with parents/guardians regarding students. Able to list date, time, type of correspondance and notes relevant to conversation.
This document contains a quick screener for reading preferences and habits in elementary readers. The interview format is designed to be used in a one on one conference format with the student and helps to expand their understanding of personal reading preferences for the purpose of Reader's Workshop.
This form is a quick and awesome way to track your daily assessments of learning. Includes a column for Tues-Thurs. and a final column for assessments on Friday. The boxes are designed in the "check box" format, so a click of a mouse will notate if students have passed or failed each assessment. There is a portion at the top for the learning objective and the TEKS (can be edited for CC) and a portion at the bottom for the percentage of the class that passed the objective. Includes check boxes
The attached document is a set of four cards to be used as incentive desk cards for each of your classroom students. Cards are made with 20 incentive blanks, perfect for stars, stamps or small stickers. Complete with a name blank which you can type or write each student name.
This document is a template for "Leadership Loot". I use this in my classroom as a PBIS/CHAMPS reinforcement tool to encourage positive behavior. As students demonstrate desired behaviors, they earn "Leadership Loot". Each Friday they are either able to purchase from the class store using their "loot", or save their "loot" for a prize that costs more "loot". Print on green paper to resemble money. Great for reinforcing money objectives and counting objectives.
This is a great form to keep track of your student's writing needs and types of writing conferences you have had with them. It is formatted in a Mon-Fri. daily format so that you can meet with different students on various days throughout the week. There is a helpful key at the bottom, which allows you to notate what you conferred with students about (example: NP = new piece). It also allows admin to quickly look and understand what the notations represent. There is a note taking column on th
This is a great form to keep track of your student's reading needs and types of reading conferences you have had with them. It is formatted in a Mon-Fri. daily format so that you can meet with different students on various days throughout the week. There is a helpful key at the bottom, which allows you to notate what you conferred with students about and is separated into the columns of "GROW" - showing what students need to work on and CELEBRATE - showing what students are excelling at (e
This document is an easy to use "Center Tracker". Students keep this document in their folder. As students complete each center, they circle the center completed under the appropriate day of the week. Centers listed include: "Read to Someone", "Listen to Reading", "Word Work", "Writing", "Read to Self", "iPad" and "Read with Teacher" (for guided reading). Works as a great "quick check" for teachers and holds students accountable for completing a variety of centers.
This document is a simple Acrostic type poem helper useful for students beginning to learn about poetry. Students write each letter of their name in the blank, brainstorm words that describe them and begin with the letters in their first name, then write sentences or phrases using these words. Great for early elementary, open house and getting to know you activities!
Elementary reading data chart which allows students or teachers to quickly and easily chart DRA reading levels over the course of the school year, as well as documenting reading assessment scores. Great for data notebooks!
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Experience
I am an educator in Grand Prairie, Texas, working within Duncanville ISD. I have been the school's PTA President and am currently serving as Treasurer and Teacher Rep for the organization. I absolutely love my job as a 1st grade teacher and welcome the chance to share my classroom stuff with you!
Teaching style
My classroom can best be described as organized pink chaos. I am extremely organized, but welcome the chance to be spontaneous with my students as well.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Texas PTA Life Member, Teacher of the Year Runner-Up 2010-2011, Teacher of the Year 2015-2016, ELAR Curriculum Lead, Math Curriculum Lead
My own education history
Associate Degree - Art and Art History
Bachelors Degree - Government/English/Sociology
Masters Degree - Education
Post Grad Work - Child Development and Special Education
Additional biographical information
My life completely revolves around my family and my students. I absolutely enjoy everyday that I am able to teach and can not think of any other job I would like to do.
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