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Smiles-4-Math

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San Antonio, Texas, United States
About the store
I have had over 29 years of experience as an elementary educator with the Department of Defense (United Kingdom), Kansas, Arizona, and Texas. Over half of my teaching experience has been spent in Curriculum and Instruction as a coach in elementary mathematics. Even though I have now retired from teaching full-time, I continue to work part-time as a tutor for elementary math students during the school year; plus, make time to travel and focus on my "creative" side!
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Preview of 5th Grade Vocabulary "Picture" Cards:  Place Value of Whole Numbers & Decimals

5th Grade Vocabulary "Picture" Cards: Place Value of Whole Numbers & Decimals

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Smiles-4-Math
THANK YOU for purchasing these math vocabulary "picture" cards for place value! This product contains TEKS-aligned visual models for 5th grade place value of whole numbers and decimals. They are great to display throughout the year in the classroom on a Math Wall AND given to students to put in their journals. They are printable and easy to use for ALL learners. As a math coach and tutor I know that understanding academic math vocabulary is always a struggle for students, so these visual mo
Preview of Freebie Math Anchor Chart: Strip Diagrams

Freebie Math Anchor Chart: Strip Diagrams

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Thank you for downloading this freebie! This product is a great visual representation of strip diagrams that can be used as an anchor chart for students. This anchor chart helps students to see the relationships between the mathematical operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division! This chart can be posted in the classroom OR printed for students to place in a math journal. It is a wonderful resource for any student in grades 2-5 and is TEKS aligned! Follow me on my TPT sto
Preview of Mathematical Adventures "Traveling Around" Math Destination: Hawaiian Islands

Mathematical Adventures "Traveling Around" Math Destination: Hawaiian Islands

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Smiles-4-Math
Aloha from Hawaii! This product is just one of many more math adventures to come in which I use AUTHENTIC pictures that I have taken in order to engage students about real-world mathematics. I have provided prompts and questions to help engage students in mathematical thinking and all of the process standards. Each adventure takes a student to a different state/country about a real-world math problem that is open-ended and encourages ALL students to think about the math that she/he is seeing
Preview of 2nd Grade Vocabulary "Picture" Cards: Place Value of Whole Numbers

2nd Grade Vocabulary "Picture" Cards: Place Value of Whole Numbers

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Smiles-4-Math
THANK YOU for purchasing these math vocabulary "picture" cards for place value! This product contains TEKS-aligned visual models for 2nd grade place value of whole numbers. They are great to display throughout the year in the classroom on a Math Wall AND give to students to put in their journals. They are printable and easy to use for ALL learners. As a math instructional support teacher and tutor, I know that understanding academic math vocabulary is always a struggle for students, so these vis
Preview of Mathematical Adventures-"Traveling Around" Math Destination:  Gettysburg, PA

Mathematical Adventures-"Traveling Around" Math Destination: Gettysburg, PA

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Smiles-4-Math
Greetings from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania! THANK YOU for purchasing this product! This product is one of many math adventures that take students to different places I have visited. Pictures I take show real-world math problems from each place. Wow! What a wonderful trip it was to Gettysburg! I couldn't resist taking lots of pictures to share with my students and engage them with real-world math problems from some of my favorite places. Through open-ended prompts and open-ended questions, my
Preview of 4th Grade Vocabulary "Picture" Cards: Place Value of Whole Numbers & Decimals

4th Grade Vocabulary "Picture" Cards: Place Value of Whole Numbers & Decimals

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Smiles-4-Math
THANK YOU for purchasing these math vocabulary "picture" cards for place value! This product contains TEKS-aligned visual models for 4th grade place value of whole numbers and decimals. They are great to display throughout the year in the classroom on a Math Wall AND give to students to put in their journals. They are printable and easy to use for ALL learners. As a math coach and tutor I know that understanding academic math vocabulary is always a struggle for students, so these visual models d
Preview of 4th Grade Vocabulary "Picture Cards": Add & Sub Whole Nos, Decimals, Fractions

4th Grade Vocabulary "Picture Cards": Add & Sub Whole Nos, Decimals, Fractions

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Smiles-4-Math
THANK YOU for purchasing these 4th Grade math vocabulary "picture" cards for addition and subtraction! This product contains TEKS-aligned visual models for 4th grade addition and subtraction concepts of positive rational numbers. They are great to display by unit or throughout the year in the classroom on a Math Wall. Student-sized cards can be given to students to put in their journals. These cards are printable and easy to use for ALL learners. As a math coach and tutor I know that underst
Preview of 5th Grade Vocabulary "Picture Cards": Add & Sub Whole Nos, Decimals, Fractions

5th Grade Vocabulary "Picture Cards": Add & Sub Whole Nos, Decimals, Fractions

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Smiles-4-Math
THANK YOU for purchasing these 5th Grade math vocabulary "picture" cards for addition and subtraction! This product contains TEKS-aligned visual models for 5th grade addition and subtraction concepts of positive rational numbers. They are great to display by unit or throughout the year in the classroom on a Math Wall. Student-sized cards can be given to students to put in their journals. These cards are printable and easy to use for ALL learners. As a math coach and tutor I know that underst
Preview of 3rd Grade Vocabulary "Picture" Cards: Place Value of Whole Numbers

3rd Grade Vocabulary "Picture" Cards: Place Value of Whole Numbers

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Smiles-4-Math
THANK YOU for purchasing these math vocabulary "picture" cards for place value! This product contains TEKS-aligned visual models for 3rd grade place value of whole numbers. They are great to display throughout the year in the classroom on a Math Wall AND give to students to put in their journals. They are printable and easy to use for ALL learners. As a math coach and tutor I know that understanding academic math vocabulary is always a struggle for students, so these visual models do help studen
Preview of Mathematical Adventures-"Traveling Around" Math Destination: Nashville,Tennessee

Mathematical Adventures-"Traveling Around" Math Destination: Nashville,Tennessee

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Smiles-4-Math
Welcome to Nashville, Tennessee! This product is just one of many more math adventures to come in which I use authentic pictures that I have taken in order to engage students about real-world mathematics. I have provided prompts and questions to help engage students in mathematical thinking and all the process standards. Each adventure takes a student to a different state/country about a real-world math problem that is open-ended and encourages all students to think about the possible problem
Preview of Mathematical Adventures- "Traveling Around" Math Destination: Whitefish, Montana

Mathematical Adventures- "Traveling Around" Math Destination: Whitefish, Montana

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Smiles-4-Math
This product is just one of many more math adventures to come in which I use authentic pictures that I have taken in order to engage students about real-world mathematics. I have provided prompts and questions to help engage students in mathematical thinking and all of the process standards. Each adventure takes a student to a different state/country about a real world math problem that is open-ended and encourages all students to think about the math that she/he is seeing in the picture.
Preview of Math Anchor Charts:  Word Problem Structures

Math Anchor Charts: Word Problem Structures

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Smiles-4-Math
THANK YOU for purchasing this product! This product is a great visual representation of word problem structures that can be used as anchor charts for students. These anchor charts are a MUST for students to help them in seeing relationships between the operations that help to determine unknowns in an equation when solving a problem situation. These charts can be posted in the classroom or given to students to place in a math journal. It is a wonderful resource for any student in grades 1-5.
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Experience

I have had over 29 years of experience as an elementary educator with the Department of Defense (United Kingdom), Kansas, Arizona, and Texas. Over half of my teaching experience has been spent in Curriculum and Instruction as a coach in elementary mathematics. Even though I have now retired from teaching full-time, I continue to work part-time as a tutor for elementary math students during the school year; plus, make time to travel and focus on my "creative" side!

Teaching style

My teaching style has always been about student-centered learning. I have always believed that students learn best through hands-on experiences that promote higher-level questioning and build strong problem-solving skills. My goal has always been about students being engaged and accountable for their learning.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Best Actress Award in college; Graduate School Distinction Award; Who's Who in America; Author of Professional Development "So You're Teaching Second Grade" for McGraw Hill

My own education history

BA of Arts (German) Undergraduate Degree from University of Texas at Arlington, TX Elementary Teaching Certificate-DODDS, Texas, Arizona Masters in Ed Leadership Graduate Degree from Northern Arizona University at Flagstaff, AZ

Additional biographical information

Grandmother of five wonderful grandchildren who make me laugh and keep me young at heart!