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Navasota, Texas, United States
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Mark Taylor is a professional writer, a TEA-certified teacher of grades EC-12, a college professor, a graphic designer, a composer, and an historian all rolled up into one guy! Before becoming an educator, Mark spent 20 years running his own marketing company, TaylorCreative. As a teacher of both elementary and middle school students and college undergraduates, Mark put his talents to work to make learning a little more hands-on to increase active cognitive engagement.
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Civil War Causes: Sectionalism Map Activity
Students use three reading passages (North, South, West) to document specific differences and industries that led to sectionalism; students document these on a map and then create a conversation between the regions highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each region. 7 pages total (including answer key). The directions are 3-up on an 8.5 x 11 sheet; passages are on 8.5 x 11; the map and conversation activity are on a legal (8.5 x 14) sheet. If you ever find any typos on one of my products,
4th - 8th
Government, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Uses of the Buffalo
This easy-to-use PDF includes a study worksheet, presentation pages (PDF) and an answer key! It shows how the native Americans used every part of the American Bison (aka "the buffalo"). It's a great tool for helping students understand how the lifestyle of the plains Indians was so closely tied to the life of the buffalo.
4th - 8th
Native Americans, Social Studies, U.S. History
Thirteen Colonies Map Set (4 pages + key)
Have your students label the original thirteen colonies and add notes, or draw symbols for a variety of economic, political and/or social details of each. This set includes an overview map of the entire 13 colonies and then an enlarged version of just the New England Colonies, just the Middle Colonies, and just the Southern Colonies. There's also a key included that labels them all, in case you want to put that up for the students to check their labels. There is lots of blank space around the co
5th - 11th
Government, Social Studies, U.S. History
STAAR-Formatted Expository Writing Prompts (8 Different)
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Fourth grade students will love expressing their strong opinions to these expository writing prompts! Includes 8 different STAAR-formatted expository prompts!
4th - 7th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Informational Text
Civil War Vocab Activity and Crossword Package
You've never seen a vocabulary activity like this! It looks like a crossword puzzle to the students...but it's really a graphic organizer to make them think about the new vocabulary words, and not just blindly copy down words and definitions this time. You are a tricky one, teacher!
To introduce Civil War vocabulary, students will receive a crossword puzzle with clues but NO word bank. What?! Next, you'll put up a mysterious slide (PDF) with a color image and the first word box. "What is this p
4th - 8th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, U.S. History
Empresarios & Texas Colonization (Unit Review)
You can work backwards from this review to teach the most important facts from this unit. Includes everything that will be on the test. Students can use this review to create their own questions in table groups and compete against the other table groups. They love this! Parents love this because they can see exactly what to help their student study to be ready for the test.
4th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Frayer Models: Parts Of Speech (6 Different)
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Help your students learn parts of speech by completing these customized Frayer models for students to paste into their interactive notebooks! Contains "half sheet" size student "blanks" (mounted 2-up to save paper) and an 8.5x11 answer sheet/demonstration sample for the teacher. You can even enlarge the sample sheet for each part of speech and use as an anchor chart around the classroom!
The following p
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
Texas Geographic Regions Foldable
Fourth AND Seventh grade students love to fold and cut this foldable and glue in an interactive notebook. Have them color each region's "flap" a different color as you introduce it, and then have them take notes on that region's landforms, major cities, natural resources, Native American Indian tribes, rainfall, climate and more. Students can use it later as a study aid to prepare for a quiz or a test (sold separately).
4th - 7th
Geography
Landforms (Activity, Review & Quiz
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Lead a class discussion with fourth grade students about landforms as they label each landform on a map. Later, provide students (and parents) with a review sheet, and then quiz them over the same landforms you've been discussing. Answer key included.
4th
Geography
Republic of Texas Warm-up Puzzles (3-Pak!)
Included in this package are three different puzzles (and answer keys) to help students with vocabulary for the Republic of Texas. There's a crossword puzzle that prints 2-up on an 8.5x11 sheet, a word scramble that prints 4-up on a sheet, and a word find that prints 4-up on a sheet. These are great warm-ups to allow students to practice with the vocabulary terms, which is how I've used them in my class. They're simple enough to be done in 5 or 10 minutes of class. If you ever find a typo in an
4th - 7th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, U.S. History
Republic of Texas Vocabulary Quiz Pak (3 quizzes; 5 activities; answer keys)
This package is well worth the price! If you're trying to teach vocabulary for the Republic of Texas, this is the package for you! Here's what you're getting: -Vocabulary sheet; blank version, completed version, partial version 1, partial version 2 -Vocabulary passage; students practice the words by putting them in the context of the story. -Vocab passage quiz; here's a 10-question quiz about the content of the vocabulary passage. It's an easy grade and students go deeper with the content using
4th - 7th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, U.S. History
Key Events of the American Revolution (Beginning, Middle, End) Graphic Organizer
Graphic Organizer—Help your students remember the key events at the beginning, middle, and end of the American Revolution. This single page note sheet gives them lines to fill in details about the Battles of Lexington & Concord, The Battle of Saratoga, The Winter at Valley Forge, the Battle of Yorktown, and the Treaty of Paris (1883). Each event features space to write key people, dates, and other details.
This PDF includes a color version, black and white version, a blank black and white vers
5th - 11th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, U.S. History
Levels of Government Package (handout and quiz and answer key)
This handy handout lists the primary functions of each level of government. It also has a 10-question quiz and answer key to assess students' understanding.
4th - 8th
Government, Social Studies, U.S. History
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About the store
Experience
Mark Taylor is a professional writer, a TEA-certified teacher of grades EC-12, a college professor, a graphic designer, a composer, and an historian all rolled up into one guy! Before becoming an educator, Mark spent 20 years running his own marketing company, TaylorCreative. As a teacher of both elementary and middle school students and college undergraduates, Mark put his talents to work to make learning a little more hands-on to increase active cognitive engagement.
Teaching style
Hands-on; active; lots of student collaboration
Awards & shining teacher moments
Numerous awards from the International Association of Business Communicators, Communicator Awards, Telly Awards, Silver Quill Awards and more.
My own education history
B.S. in Ag Journalism, Texas A&M University
M.S. in Ag Education/Adult Education, Texas A&M University
Doctoral Studies in Educational Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University
Additional graduate studies in literature, Texas A&M University
Additional graduate studies in music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Additional biographical information
Mark Taylor grew up on a farm in the small, farming community of Webberville, Texas, on the outskirts of Austin. After graduating from Texas A&M University, Mark work in radio for five years as a station manager for KAGC radio in Bryan, Texas and as a reporter/studio engineer for the USA Radio Network in Carrollton, Texas. His marketing background includes marketing director positions for two manufacturers, communications director for a school district, and his own experience as a self-employed marketing consultant and free lance writer. He lives in College Station, Texas with his wife, Beverly, who is also a career educator. He currently teaches Texas History for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. He is also a part-time instructor for Blinn College.
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