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Swersty

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Spring Branch, Texas, United States
About the store
I just completed my fifteenth year as an elementary librarian at a Texas school that has K-5th grades. Before becoming a media specialist, I was a first grade teacher for 10 years.
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Preview of Puppy Palooza How Rocket Learned to Read Book Study Unit

Puppy Palooza How Rocket Learned to Read Book Study Unit

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Puppies and reading abound in this book study unit for "How Rocket Learned to Read". Your students will love putting on a Puppy Reading Parade with shoebox floats and stuffed animals! Other activities included are: "Fiction Prediction" (pre-reading questions), "How I Learned to Read" (reading interview), "Classroom Pound Hounds" and "Let the Names Begin" (reading skills), "Alphabetical Puppies" (ABC order), "Read Me!" (high frequency/sight word practice), "Read to Puppy" (reading fluency), "A
Preview of Puppy Palooza 2! "Rocket Writes a Story" Book Study Unit

Puppy Palooza 2! "Rocket Writes a Story" Book Study Unit

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If your students like puppies and owls, "Rocket Writes a Story" is the perfect pick for you! Rocket the dog and his teacher the little yellow bird are back, along with a new owl friend in this sequel to "How Rocket Learned to Read". Filled with engaging language arts activities, Puppy Palooza 2 is a sequel unit that will inspire your students to work on their writing skills and become members of O.W.L. (Official Writing League). Student activity pages come in both color and black and white. Exam
Preview of Surfer Chick and Her Rad Dad Book Study Unit

Surfer Chick and Her Rad Dad Book Study Unit

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Get your class stoked about reading in this righteous book study unit for "Surfer Chick" by Kristy Dempsey. Word work won't seem like work at all for your students when you add water and surfboards for some hands-on fun in the "Word Pool" activity! Also included in this unit: "Fiction Prediction" (pre-reading questions), "Surf's Up" (post-reading discussion), "Surfer Slang" (introducing new vocabulary), "Gnarly Word Search" (surfer vocabulary word search), "Nouns on Board" (reading practice), "R
Preview of Owl Themed Classroom Transportation Bracelets

Owl Themed Classroom Transportation Bracelets

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Children think owls are a hoot, and these owl-themed bracelets will make it easy to see how each one of your students is going home from school! The bracelets come in a variety of color schemes (4 colorful, 1 in black & white), and each color scheme includes the following 7 expressions: "Owl" be going home on bus # ___ today! "Owl" be going home by car today! "Owl" be going home by parent pickup today! "Owl" be going to after-school care today! "Owl be going to daycare after school! "Owl" be wa
Preview of Puppy Palooza Themed Classroom Transportation Bracelets

Puppy Palooza Themed Classroom Transportation Bracelets

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Swersty
Puppies are always popular with kids, and these dog themed bracelets will make it easy to see how each one of your students is going home from school! The bracelets come in a variety of color schemes (4 colorful, 1 in black & white), and each color scheme includes the following 7 expressions: Woof woof! I’m going on bus # ___ today! Woof woof! I’m going home by car today! Woof woof! I’m going home by parent pickup today! Woof woof! I’m going to after-school care today! Woof woof! I’m going to d
Preview of Surfer Themed Classroom Transportation Bracelets

Surfer Themed Classroom Transportation Bracelets

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These totally rad surfboard bracelets are perfect for a beach, surfing, or ocean themed classroom and will make it easy to see how each one of your students is going home from school! The bracelets come in a variety of colorful surfboard designs (including 1 in black and white), and each design scheme includes the following 7 expressions: Hey dude, I'm going on bus # ___ today! Hey dude, I'm going home by car today! Hey dude, I'm going home by parent pickup today! Hey dude, I'm going to after-s
Preview of Chef de la YOU!

Chef de la YOU!

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Frogs! Food! Fun! This frog and food-themed lesson pack goes with the book "Gilbert de la Frogponde". Included in this pack is a unique recipe for a yummy frog dish that is sure to get rave reviews from your students! Other lessons/activities are: "Fiction Prediction" (pre-reading questions), "ABC Me" (alphabetical order), "Under Cover Food" (drawing and descriptive words craftivity), "Guess My Food" (interactive oral language activity), and bookmarks.
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About the store

Experience

I just completed my fifteenth year as an elementary librarian at a Texas school that has K-5th grades. Before becoming a media specialist, I was a first grade teacher for 10 years.

Teaching style

I love to use creative storytelling and fun props to get kids interested in reading. I like to involve my school's classroom teachers in dramatic storytelling elements by having them dress up or act out the books we read and study in the library!

Awards & shining teacher moments

2004 Campus Teacher of the Year; 2016 Campus Educator of the Year

My own education history

I received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Southwest Texas State University in 1990 and earned my School Library Certification from the University of North Texas in 2002.

Additional biographical information

Working in the library is so rewarding because I get to be surrounded by great books and enthusiastic readers all day long!