Tab Purvis
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Harlem, Georgia, United States
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I'm a third grade teacher from Thomson, Georgia- just outside of Augusta. I've taught third grade for six years and first grade before that. Third grade is absolutely my favorite! I've recently been trained in Norman Webb's Depth of Knowledge and assessment design by Karen Bailey. I've been the Science and Social Studies curriculum chair for 3rd grade for the past five years. I've presented twice for Augusta State University's Impacting Student Learning Conferences. This past summer, I joined my county's Common Core Curriculum Design Team.
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Bear Stays Up for Christmas Context Clues and Inferences Mini Lesson
Take the book, Bear Stays Up for Christmas, add common core explicit skills: context clues and inferences, and you have a fun way to make it to Christmas break!
Mini Lesson includes:
Print friendly worksheet with sentences from the story for students to decipher the meaning of key vocabulary using context clues
Vocabulary:
Soundly, lair, hoist, trudge, fade, toils, glee, mutters, tidy
Inferences printable with events from the story
Just in time for the holidays!
Enjoy!
Tab Purvis
2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
Economics Mega Bundle Teaching Unit
A whopping 110 pages of Teaching Economics MEGA Bundle!
This PACKED unit will give you tons of fun while teaching core economic standards!
Includes:
Vocabulary-
-2 foldables
-28 matching card sets
-crossword puzzle & key
-2 dominoes sets
Word Wall Word Set
Reading Sheet Set
-Producers and Consumers
-Taxes
-Goods and Services
Goods/Services Make a Poster Activity
-Example
Goods/Services Zany Zebra Game
Needs and Wants Lesson Plan
-Activity Sheet
2nd - 4th
Economics , Social Studies
Charlotte's Web Unit Assessment Mega Pack
Thinking about teaching a Charlotte's Web Unit?
Included in this Mega Pack of assessments:
22 multiple choice chapter quizzes
--1 short answer per quiz to meet the rigor of the Common Core
--available with or without rubric for short answer question
--Build stronger writing skills as you assess comprehension by teaching fully developed short answer responses that are easily graded with an included rubric
22 short answer quiz versions
1 answer key
22 sets of comprehension questions (divide
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Inferences Common Core with Alexander Who Used to Be Rich
Inferences are hard for kids! Teach inferences for the common core using a trade book your media center is sure to have! Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, by Judith Viorst is ideal for showing students how inferences add meaning to the story. Literal readers have a hard time getting the underlying humor of this tale, but by dissecting the inferences involved, they realize just how humorous Judith Viorst really is.
Includes:
18 inferencing cards with matching answer cards
--include
2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Mr. Popper's Penguins Unit COMBO pack Teaching and Assessment Units
Short on time? Need a solid novel based unit for the new Common Core?
This is it! This ALL INCLUSIVE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT COMBO PACK includes everything you need in order to teach Mr. Popper's Penguins! Specifically designed to meet third grade common core, all you need to do is read the book and hit print!
Students will love the Atwaters' imagination in Mr. Popper and his love for everything polar. Twelve dancing penguins and tons of chaos will dazzle them and teach your standards!
Includ
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Multiple Meaning Words Homograph Homophone Common Core Activity
Trying to teach multiple meaning words for the common core?
This activity will meet your needs!
Homograph Unit
He turned on the light in the bathroom.
light-
a. the manner of having little weight
b. pale colors
c. an object used to create visibility
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings- AKA Multiple Meaning Words.
2nd-4th grade Common Core teachers must cover this standard. Let me help you!
Included in this activity center:
16 dictionary definition c
2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary
Pollution / Conservation MEGA Bundle
Snag ALL of my Pollution and Conservation Teaching and Assessment Activities in this MEGA Combo Set!
$8.50
Includes:
1 Quick Study Guide
1 Unit Assessment- multiple choice with higher order questioning
1 Pollution Poster Activity with EQs, posters, vocab & rubrics
1 Culminating Pollution/Conservation Project Choice Board with rubric
38 Word Wall cards
2 Cause/Effect Graphic Organizers
1 Literature Set for Michael Recycle
6 Pollution / Conservation Activities -sorting, application to real world
2nd - 5th
Environment, Science
Divison Fact Practice Game
Want a fun way to get your kids to study their division facts?
This is it! Students work in groups of 3-6 to practice the accuracy and speed of their division recall. Students play a game where rival students try to pull the division fact card that matches the answer card which the dealer is holding. Add in some colorful fish and the children think this game is a blast! Works better than boring flash cards!
Included in this set:
9 game sets
-division fact practice for 2s-9s facts
-dividin
2nd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math
Mr. Popper's Penguins EVERYTHING for teaching Common Core!
Short on time? Need a solid novel based unit for the new Common Core?
This is it! This all-inclusive novel study includes everything you need in order to teach Mr. Popper's Penguins! Specifically designed to meet third grade common core, all you need to do is read the book and hit print!
Not your average unit... This pack meets the rigor and depth of the new common core. At your fingertips you have challenging activities, thought provoking questions and standard by standard tasks. Downloa
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Idioms Figurative Language Common Core Activity
There's a fox in the hen house! That's all you need to say to activate this lesson with your class! Students love learning about idioms.
Want a hands-on, common core lesson on idioms / figurative language?
Print this lesson and you will have 26 idiom cards to pass out to your students. Next, give them the activity sheet so they can draw the literal and figurative meanings for their idioms. If your students are like mine, they will love sharing their work with their classmates! I've even
1st - 5th
English Language Arts
Charlotte's Web Teach the Common Core Teaching and Assessment Combo!
Short on time? Need a solid novel based unit for the new Common Core?
This is it! This all-inclusive novel study includes everything you need in order to teach Charlotte's Web! Specifically designed to meet third grade common core, all you need to do is read the book and hit print!
Not your average unit... This pack meets the rigor and depth of the new common core. At your fingertips you have challenging activities, thought provoking graphic organizers and standard by standard tasks. Down
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Mr. Popper's Penguins Unit Assessment Mega Pack
Thinking about teaching a Mr. Popper's Penguins Unit?
Included in this Mega Pack of assessments:
20 multiple choice chapter quizzes
--1 short answer per quiz to meet the rigor of the Common Core
--available with or without rubric for short answer question
--Build stronger writing skills as you assess comprehension by teaching fully developed short answer responses that are easily graded with an included rubric
20 short answer quiz versions
1 answer key
20 sets of comprehension questions (
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Pollution / Conservation Project Choice Board
NO MORE BORING PROJECTS! This Pollution / Conservation Choice Board allows you to be one click away from having awesome student projects that you can’t wait to see! The Choice Board allows students to pick one assignment that matches their interests and learning style. The Choice Board offers a variety of assignments, such as: making a conservation journal, writing a play, acting in a movie, creating a poster, singing a song, making a compost collection pile, designing a game board, and much
2nd - 5th
Environment, Science
Charlotte's Web Teach the Common Core!
Short on time? Need a solid novel based unit for the new Common Core?
This is it! This all-inclusive novel study includes everything you need in order to teach Charlotte's Web! Specifically designed to meet third grade common core, all you need to do is read the book and hit print!
Not your average unit... This pack meets the rigor and depth of the new common core. At your fingertips you have challenging activities, thought provoking graphic organizers and standard by standard tasks. Down
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Heat Thermal Energy Minibook
Teach principles of thermal energy using this kid friendly, interactive minibook! My students love taking notes in their own research book. I print on the front of each page and leave the back blank so students can add their own illustrations or notes. I use this as my study guide for our thermal energy unit! It is 20 pages packed with facts about types of magnets, types of metals / objects that are attracted to magnets, magnetic field and much more! Some pages have space devoted for each s
2nd - 4th
Physical Science, Science
Teaching Paul Revere MegaPack
MEGA PACK for Paul Revere who is one of the 3rd grade historical people for the Georgia Performance Standards. This JAM PACKED SET includes:
1 picture poster to display on your wall
7 pages of vocabulary cards for your word wall
7 event cards to sequence as a timeline (whole group or center activity)
-Use those event cards to review the lesson
4 character trait cubes with the language of the GPS
-Use as a review game, extend by applying to historical people
-Use as a journal topic
1 8x10 graphi
2nd - 4th
Social Studies
Government Project Choice Board for Third Grade Georgia Performance Standards
NO MORE BORING PROJECTS! This Government Choice Board allows you to be one click away from having awesome student projects that you can’t wait to see! The Choice Board allows students to pick one assignment that matches their interests and learning style. The Choice Board offers a variety of assignments, such as: baking a cake, writing a play, acting in a commercial, creating a poster, singing a song, making a model, designing a game board, and much more! It fits all student ability levels
3rd
Government, Social Studies
Bar Graph Activities and Quiz
Want to review bar graph skills and vocabulary?
This set includes two levels of bar graph activities (with and without gridlines to assist students).
A lack of key words in the questions ensures that students are able to determine the operation needed from reading carefully.
Students manipulate the graph to prove that they can do more than gather information from the data.
A quiz is included to assess the mini unit.
If you like what you see, please leave feedback!
Thanks!
Tab Purvis
2nd - 5th
Graphing, Math
Magnets Game Review
Magnets Quiz Show!
Designed as a question and answer game format, students can review your magnets unit and have fun doing it!
Categories:
Attract / repel
Types of magnets
Magnetic fields
Support / refute (students must support or give evidence to refute a statement)
Vocabulary
25 Questions
To increase the rigor, some answers are multiple choice and others are free response. The support and refute category builds students’ abilities to develop and defend their opinions.
Focused on GPS S3P2.
2nd - 4th
Physical Science, Science
Teaching Mary McLeod Bethune MegaPack
MEGA PACK for Mary McLeod Bethune who is one of the 3rd grade historical people for the Georgia Performance Standards. This JAM PACKED SET includes:
1 picture poster to display on your wall
11 pages of vocabulary cards for your word wall
11 event cards to sequence as a timeline (whole group or center activity)
-Use those event cards to review the lesson
4 character trait cubes with the language of the GPS
-Use as a review game, extend by applying to historical people
-Use as a journal topic
1 8x
2nd - 5th
Social Studies
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About the store
Experience
I'm a third grade teacher from Thomson, Georgia- just outside of Augusta. I've taught third grade for six years and first grade before that. Third grade is absolutely my favorite! I've recently been trained in Norman Webb's Depth of Knowledge and assessment design by Karen Bailey. I've been the Science and Social Studies curriculum chair for 3rd grade for the past five years. I've presented twice for Augusta State University's Impacting Student Learning Conferences. This past summer, I joined my county's Common Core Curriculum Design Team.
Teaching style
I believe that I must do more than offer my students an education. It's my job to make sure they get it. I do this by having hands on lessons and interactive review games. I hope you will enjoy my teaching style!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year 2011- Thomson Elementary School <br/>
My favorite recognition came 3 years ago when my students stopped me during my class' end of the year recognition ceremony to present a medal, fashioned with staples and notebook paper, for "all the hard work and fun days."
My own education history
Augusta State University: <br/>
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education -May 2005 <br/>
Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education -May 2007 <br/>
Reading Endorsement -May 2007 <br/>
Specialist Degree in Teaching and Learning-May 2009 <br/>
Master Teacher to a Swedish Exchange College Student-2009 <br/>
Augusta State Mentor and Master Teacher- 2007 to present
Additional biographical information
I grew up in the country and put myself through college by working as a Victim/Witness Advocate for the local District Attorney's Office. The courtroom is my second passion. My husband, Brian and I have a silly and cute one year old girl named Katie. Wow, things sure have changed since she arrived! :) Brian and I are always on the road, making the most of our lives. What drives me? I love when my brain feels like it is flying 90 miles per hour planning and designing a new way to help that one kid to GET IT.
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