STEAM CLIPS
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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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22 years. Visiting instructor, homeschool resource center teacher, and private tutor. Students inspire me.
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Interactive Composition Notebook Cover for Creative Writers
Print the page on any color. I like to give my students choices. I use heavy duty Spray Mount (outdoors or in well ventilated area) to glue the pages to the covers. They will last all year!
HOW:
Print file.
Spray back with spray glue.
Butt the page up against the spine tape on the left.
Run finger across the center and smooth out top and bottom.
Trim off the excess page flap with an Exacto knife or large scissors.
Hand the book to a student and watch them make it their own!
I'm currently deve
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, Writing
STEAM CLIPS Creative Writing Prompt - BEAR
You wake up and hear a noise outside.
You open the door and find a note:
“Please care for this baby bear. Give it a name and take it to a place where it will be happy.” – T. Roosevelt Jr.
The students look up new words, draw the scene, describe the scene with a powerful opening, (see example in images) and answer the three questions included at the bottom of the prompt.
STEAM CLIPS are short movie scenes of inventive imagination -- in our heads. When we tap into these imaginative clips of t
2nd - 6th
Creative Writing, Environment, Writing
SIX BOOKS Reading Log - FREE Supplement Page
The idea of reading SIX BOOKS can be overwhelming for the reluctant or challenged reader. After teaching challenged readers for the past few years I realized, these students hate the "baby stuff," however, several of them are dyslexic or focus challenged and require a simple, non overwhelming, page-by-page goal tracker - so I made them one!Mentoring a good reader sometimes takes all year to accomplish. I believe the very best thing a teacher can do is show interest and frequently check in with
2nd - 12th
Literature, Reading, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
, CCRA.L.3
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About the store
Experience
22 years. Visiting instructor, homeschool resource center teacher, and private tutor. Students inspire me.
Teaching style
I encourage imaginative thinking and writing for the sheer joy of it. I enjoy moments of jaw-dropped wonder at the grand ideas my students come up with. I enjoy making a difference in the lives of my students by empowering them to think great thoughts and make great things.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Photojournalism Award First Place USC.
Journalism, Front Page News Story - Beaufort, SC.
Advertising Campaign in Biloxi, MS (made CNN News).
Published Photography in Nevada 24/7.
Boy Scouts of America Leadership (8 years).
Mural Painting Recognition (USA Map on playground).
Best Mother of the Decade Award - from my family!
My own education history
Raised by a Dutch educator from the Netherlands
My childhood was enriched with Visual Art and combined learning
Military Child - Attended over 10 different schools and 3 HS's.
Studied Communications at USC.
Focus on Journalism, minor in Graphic Arts.
Studied Graphic Arts and French at Newbury College, UK.
Certified in Supplies and Requisitions, USAF.
Certified in Adobe Photoshop.
I speak English, Dutch, some French, some German, (Military Childhood!) and I am learning Spanish.
(I am always learning something!)
Additional biographical information
I'm a world traveler, a dreamer, a designer, a writer, and a teacher. I have taught Book Making, Creative Writing, Reading, Scenic Painting with Oils, Watercolors and Acrylics, Printmaking, Clay Works, Wire Mobile Making, Cursive Writing, and Self Portraiture with Oil Pastels to students ages 4 and up. My current focus is to teach Reading, Writing, and Spelling to our struggling students. My heart goes out to them.
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