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Sonja Walsh

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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I have been a 3rd grade teacher for 6 years and learned just as much from my kids as they learned from me! I taught an SEI class for 3 of those years and will always be a better teacher for it! I have facilitated many staff workshops about math instruction, using anchor charts, data analysis to promote student learning, etc.

Thanksgiving Multiplication Game - Grades 2 & 3 - The Walshie Workshop

Thanksgiving Reading Activities/Centers - Grades 2 & 3 - The Walshie Workshop

September 11th Guided Notes & Activity for Grades 2,3,4 (The Walshie Workshop)

Weekly Bell Work Bundle #2 - Daily Reading & Math Practice for 2nd and 3rd grade

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Urban, Suburban, & Rural Communities Activities - Grades 2,3 &4

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Sonja Walsh

Here are a few of the things that I do each year to teach my students about the 3 main types of communities people live in and some of their characteristics. This isn't a whole unit, but it has always been a student favorite in my class. If the engagement is high and they're begging for more, you know that you're doing it right! In this fun activity bundle, you have: -Full colored Center sign (if you choose to use any part of this as a center) -Teacher Directions -Community Characteristics -Int

2nd - 4th

Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies

September 11th Guided Notes & Activity for Grades 2,3,4 (The Walshie Workshop)

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Sonja Walsh

Explaining the events of 9/11 is tough to do, especially when it is to a group of children. This is how I would do it each year. I presented the topic to the kids with guided notes (cloze) and then followed it up with either an online video, read aloud book, or both. Then I would end the discussion and lesson with The Courageous Quilt activity. This was important because the kids took away an empowering and positive message from such a tragic and terrible day in our history. This little bundle

2nd - 4th

Reading, Social Studies, U.S. History

Persuasive Writing Activity - "Buy My Cereal!" Project - Grades 3,4,5

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Sonja Walsh

Bringing the real world into your classroom is one of the most exciting things that you can do for your students! When I teach them about persuasive writing, this is one of the projects that the class really enjoyed...mostly because they got to look through toy advertisements! I would bring in the toy and cereal ads from local stores and ask them to look through and circle descriptive words with a small group of friends. You can also bring in some colorful cereal boxes and have the kids brains

3rd - 5th

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Weekly Bell Work Bundle #1 - Daily Reading & Math Practice for 2nd and 3rd grade

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Sonja Walsh

I absolutely LOVE doing bell work with my kids for many reasons. Here are a few of them: - Gives structure to our morning. They know what they are to be working on when they come into the room while homework is being checked. Woohoo, Classroom Management! -Gives the students daily review (or previews) of the items they are working on this year. The kids get 2 reading and 2 math problems to work on each day and is to be done quickly. This is just preview and review! -Students are responsible for

2nd - 3rd

English Language Arts, Math

We Measure Up - Measuring Centers for Small Groups & Partners - Grades 2,3,4

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Sonja Walsh

One of my favorite things to do with the kids in my class is to allow them to work independently or in a small group on newly acquired skills! It is so fun to watch them work! Here is one of the ways that I would help my kids work on measuring items. I set the activity up by saying how I always measure things before I buy them for my house (bookcases, chairs, etc.) to be sure they'll fit! You post the numbered measuring station cards around the room by the appropriate item. The kids will each ge

2nd - 4th

Math, Measurement

Super Shoppers: Adding Money & Making Change Game - 2nd & 3rd Grade

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Sonja Walsh

This is a fun way to allow your students to practice adding money and making change by letting them pretend to go grocery shopping! There are problems that allow the kids to find the totals of the items on their shopping lists. Then there are some problems that give the kids a chance to make change and see what they would get back when paying the cashier! You can print out the sheets and give them to the students to work on: -independently -with a partner or small group -whole group Or you can

2nd - 3rd

Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)

Silly Subject & Predicate Game - Grades 3 & 4 Grammar (The Walshie Workshop)

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Sonja Walsh

If you are looking for an engaging and fun way to teach your students about subjects and predicates, here it is! This is also fun for a review if your students have already learned this. Basically, this is a mix and match card game where half of the kids will have a blue subject card and half will have a red predicate card. They must mix with their opposite color and create a silly sentence with the cards. After a good chuckle, the kids will record their silly sentence and get ready to mix and

3rd - 4th

English Language Arts, Grammar

Thanksgiving Reading Activities/Centers - Grades 2 & 3 - The Walshie Workshop

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Sonja Walsh

Thanksgiving is such an exciting and special time of year. It is fun to have themed activities and centers, but it is also important that they are truly beneficial to the kids at the same time! The neat thing about this bundle is that you get 2 nonfiction articles about the pilgrims and their voyage to the "New World". This is a great way to get some extra social studies and history in while working on important reading skills! You will also get a fun creative writing activity for you

2nd - 3rd

English Language Arts, Social Studies

Complete Nutrition Unit Materials - Grades 2,3,4 (The Walshie Workshop)

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Sonja Walsh

This is a thorough and engaging set of materials that can be used along with the nutrition and health items you already have. This bundle includes: -Nonfiction Nutrition Article with Comprehension Questions -Food Pyramid (to teach about food groups and servings) -Creating a Balanced Meal (Students draw and label a graphic aid) -Food Group Sort & Classify Activity (Cut & Paste) -Quick Quiz on Nutrition and Healthy Eating These materials were carefully made and pack an educational punch! You g

2nd - 4th

Health, Other (Science), Reading

Character Education Study - Learning About Trustworthiness (The Walshie Workshop

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Sonja Walsh

I taught my class character education lessons every week during a whole group class meeting. I decided to make some materials to go along with the topics that I would teach and some ideas for how you could teach these lessons to the students in your own classroom! You can teach this in a variety of different time frames, ranging from 1 hour-long session or 4 30 minute sessions. It just depends on what your schedule will allow. In this bundle you will find: - Topic Poster - Definition Posters w

2nd - 5th

Character Education, Writing

Thanksgiving Multiplication Game - Grades 2 & 3 - The Walshie Workshop

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Sonja Walsh

This is a highly engaging and fun way to introduce or assess what your students learned about multiplication within word problems! There are 12 questions for the students to read and answer on their answer sheet! The students will work in small groups to multiply numbers in word problems as they move around the room in an orderly fashion. This is an especially fun game because all of the word problems are Thanksgiving themed! I always have my students create multiplication sentences to match

2nd - 3rd

Basic Operations, Math

Compare and Order Numbers Game - Grade 3 (The Walshie Workshop)

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Sonja Walsh

This is a highly engaging and fun way to introduce or assess what your students learned about comparing and ordering numbers! There are 12 questions that include word problems, ordering 3 numbers, and straight comparing and ordering with symbols. The students will work in small groups to compare numbers up to the thousands place as they move around the room in an orderly fashion. All of your students will truly enjoy the time to be working out of their seats...I would always emphasize to my

3rd

Math, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)

Fall Fact & Opinion Game/Center - Grades 2,3,& 4 (The Walshie Workshop)

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Sonja Walsh

Kids always love when they are able to play on the floor and learn at the same time! Give them this game and let the giggles begin! Every year my students love learning about facts and opinions. This is a fun activity to add into your unit! Included in this download: -Colorful Center Poster -Teacher Instructions -Fact & Opinion Definition with Game Instructions -Game Card pages *I print these activities in color and laminate them so that they look great and only need to be made once! I also

2nd - 4th

Reading

Time Attack! - Teaching Kids to Read an Analogue Clock - Grades 2,3,4

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Sonja Walsh

Any time that you can make learning into a fun and exciting game, do it! This is one of those activities that your students will beg you to do with them. Each time your class "plays" this game, they are gaining a wonderful skill that they will need in order to function in the adult world someday. Basically, cover your hand clock momentarily and shout "time attack!" Your kids will take the blank clock sheets from their desks, record the digital time on the sheet and put the hands on the clock wh

2nd - 4th

Math, Measurement, Other (Math)

Weekly Bell Work Bundle #2 - Daily Reading & Math Practice for 2nd and 3rd grade

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Sonja Walsh

2nd - 3rd

English Language Arts, Math

Newsletter Template for Teachers - (The Walshie Workshop)

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Sonja Walsh

I always liked to send home handwritten notes because I knew they would bring a smile to a parent's face! I liked to do the same thing with newsletters send home because it gave them a personal touch. This is a simple, yet effective way to keep your families in the loop with what is going on or coming up in your classroom! You can send this out weekly or monthly...that is up to you. I hope that this is as useful and helpful to you as it has been to me! Happy Teaching! -Mrs. Walshie :)

PreK - 8th

For All Subjects

Weekly Bell Work Bundle #3 - Daily Reading & Math Practice for 2nd and 3rd grade

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Sonja Walsh

2nd - 3rd

English Language Arts, Math

Say 3 Things - Listening & Speaking Game/Center for Grades 1-3

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Sonja Walsh

This is a fun flash card game that can be used in a variety of ways depending on what your needs are! Basically, when I was teaching ELL students, I was having a tough time getting some of them to feel comfortable speaking in front of others. This game worked like a charm! Soon after laminating and cutting this game out, I taught the kids how to play it. The kids loved it and regularly would ask if they could take it out when they finished another assignments early. Basically, the kids will

1st - 3rd

Context Clues Practice Activity for 3rd Grade (The Walshie Workshop)

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Sonja Walsh

I think that one of the most invaluable skills that we can teach our students is to be able to infer. Based on what they can pick up from the texts that they are given, then they will be able to determine the meaning of the new or unfamiliar words. The students will be using this skill for many years to come! In this bundle, you will find: -A colorful cover (I put a copy of this at the student center) -Teacher Directions -2 Pages of Context Clues questions How and when you want to use this pro

3rd - 4th

English Language Arts, Reading

Weekly Bell Work Bundle #4 - Daily Reading & Math Practice for 2nd and 3rd grade

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Sonja Walsh

2nd - 3rd

English Language Arts, Math

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Teaching style

I think that student engagement is the foundation for great education. Engagement is a must for the kids to actually take in the content, strategies, and lessons being taught! I also love for the kids to be in control of their own learning. I like to make things very hands-on and use questions to guide the kids to success. I always emphasize to the kids that I am just a facilitator...that they are the problem solvers. I love to have the kids moving around the room to complete tasks, rather than just sitting with a pencil and paper all day, even though there is definitely a time and place for that too! I pride myself on a strong community vibe in my classroom and treat my students as my equals. My philosophy in a nutshell: Walk in your students' shoes...if you are lost, they are. If you are bored, they are too. If you are truly enjoying yourself, they will too.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Graduated from ASU in 2007 with honors. I was the team leader on my grade level for 3 years. I was a mentor to new teachers at my campus and in my district.

My own education history

I earned my BA in K-8 Education from Arizona State University in 2007.

Additional biographical information

I live in the beautiful desert in Phoenix, Arizona. I am happily married with 2 adorable kiddos. I have wanted to be a teacher since I was a very small child. I actually used to make worksheets and activities for my younger siblings to complete at home! I truly love being creative, especially when it comes to crafting and making teaching materials.