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.
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
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
Turn your students into fact and fiction experts in this book study companion unit for "Charlie the Caterpillar" by Dom De Luise. Kids will especially love "A Datapillar is Born", a fun activity that will have them gathering facts and making colorful Caterpillar Datapillars to brighten up the classroom!
Also included in this unit: "Fiction Prediction" (pre-reading questions), "Sorry, Charlie!" (post-reading discussion), "Where's the Word?" (word search), "The Sequel" (writing a story), "Fact an
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
Adorable puppies are ready to highlight your students' academic and behavioral accomplishments in this award pack! Perfect for writing in your own custom awards categories, you can choose between 13 different dog designs. Each blank award has a puppy and the the words "Bow WOW!" followed by lines to write student name, award name, teacher name, and date.
Permission to copy awards and electronic distribution is for single classroom use only, unless additional user licenses are purchased.
Proudly Presenting...Peacock-Style Student Awards!
Show your class how proud you are of their academic and behavioral accomplishments with peacocks! Perfect for writing in your own custom awards categories, you can choose between 5 different colored backgrounds in addition to black and white. Each blank award has a peacock and the the words "Proudly Presenting" followed by lines to write student name, award name, date, and teacher name. Each award can be printed full-size on a single sheet, or
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
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
Proudly Presenting...Peacock-Style Student Awards!
Show your class how proud you are of their academic and behavioral accomplishments with peacocks! The following awards are included in color and black & white:
Bookworm
Kind Kid
Colorful Personality
Enthusiastic Learner
Marvelous Manners
Preferred Partner
Fantastic Friend
Handy Helper
Good Citizenship
Sweet Disposition
Responsible Kid
Amazing Artist
Neatest Handwriting
Creative Character
Positive Personality
Wonderful Writer
Math Mogul
Super
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
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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!
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