This year marks 21 years of teaching 🎉🎉🎉 I have taught all levels of 8th-grade science for 13 years. I am now in my eighth year teaching gifted and talented students from 1st to 5th grade. I also have extensive training in NGSS through the New Jersey Department of Education as well as the Utah Partnership.
Let's start with the basics! Students define and discuss what ecosystems are in a structured lesson before watching a video with tons of great information. Students complete a video work page as they watch to capture important information about ecosystems. Next, students take guided notes on the basic parts of an ecosystem before applying what they learn with a picture activity. Students draw a picture of the basic parts of ecosystems WHERE THEY LIVE before discussing as a group. Finally, st
This engaging NGSS-aligned science resource has been created to give an introduction to the engineering design process with the incorporation of an original story about Farmer Bill and his farm animals. Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students will have a fun opportunity to discover, explore, design and build a bridge for Farmer Bill's cows to cross the pond, a pen so the naughty pigs don't escape and a chicken coop so the chickens can lay their eggs in peace. This resource requires basic mate
In this fun, highly engaging project, students will discover the Native American Full Moon name of their birthday month and research it to complete a presentation project. This product contains the projects in two different formats: a digital presentation OR a poster project. A guided research page and a rubric is provided for each project. Use whichever project suits your needs, or give students the choice.
Happy Halloween! Students grab and drag the number of candy corn for each addend to fill in the ten frame. Next, students count the candy corn and type the sum in the box. This cute Halloween inspired deck helps young students learn to add! Students are delighted to find a Lego building block activity at the end as they get to build their own candy creations! Students will beg for more! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO TEST! To Use Boom Cards -To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet.
PreK - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
, K.CC.B.4b
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Experience
This year marks 21 years of teaching 🎉🎉🎉 I have taught all levels of 8th-grade science for 13 years. I am now in my eighth year teaching gifted and talented students from 1st to 5th grade. I also have extensive training in NGSS through the New Jersey Department of Education as well as the Utah Partnership.
Teaching style
Through my experience as a science teacher, I find that if I am excited about what I am teaching, my students are as well! Hands on, creative lessons maximize student engagement and learning. Let's have some fun!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year 2021
Awarded PLC leader in 2011
Became honors teacher 2009
My own education history
I graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor's in Environmental Science. I received a Masters of Science degree from American Military University in Environmental Policy and Management.
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