Teach in Another Castle
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Guess My State Research Project
This product is a fun take on a state research project. Students select a state, research that state, organize their research then write an essay all while keeping their state a secret. Students' essays can then be turn into a guessing game or a great display.
3rd - 6th
Social Studies, Writing, Writing-Expository
All About Me Pennant - Math
This is a great get to know you or back to school activity with a math spin. Copy these front to back then use them to get to know your students and decorate your classroom.
2nd - 7th
Art
Adjective Fish Activity
This is a quick easy activity to help introduce adjectives. Students will describe and illustrate a fish. This activity provides the perfect opportunity to discuss how important adjectives are and how they can change an entire sentence. Instructions and handouts provided. I have also provided directions and handouts for extension activities involving adverbs and comparative and superlative adjective and adverbs.
2nd - 4th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
7 Numbers and Operations Quizzes
This product includes 7 quizzes that cover the 4th Grade Numbers and Operations – Base Ten Common Core Standards. Each quiz has five questions that vary in difficulty and complexity. These are not just your average quiz questions. These question strive to assess deep understanding of each standard. The title of each quiz is listed below. Place Value Rounding Comparing and Naming Numbers Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing These quizzes are perfect for formative or summative assessment. Use
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
Rounding Quiz
This product includes 1 rounding quiz, that covers the 4th Grade Numbers and Operations – Base Ten Common Core Standard 4.NBT.A.3 . This quiz has five questions that vary in difficulty and complexity. These questions strive to assess deep understanding of the standard.
This quiz is perfect for formative or summative assessment. Use it as an exit ticket, as an assessment after a unit, as test prep, or a review. Answers are included.
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3rd - 5th
Math, Math Test Prep, Place Value
Place Value Quiz
This product includes 1 place value quiz that covers the 4th Grade Numbers and Operations – Base Ten Common Core Standard 4.NBT.A.1 . This quiz has five questions that vary in difficulty and complexity. These questions strive to assess deep understanding of the standard.
This quiz is perfect for formative or summative assessment. Use it as an exit ticket, an assessment after a unit, test prep, or a review. Answers are included.
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3rd - 5th
Math, Math Test Prep, Place Value
Quadrilateral Yearbook Project
This is a great project for reviewing the properties of quadrilaterals. Students will create a yearbook documenting each different quadrilateral. Your students will combine their knowledge and creativity to describe and draw each quadrilateral, identify what they have in common, and recognize where we can find each shape in the real world.
Detailed instructions and an example are provided*. Ready to print and go!
*The example provided is of a triangle so students can not just copy it as they
3rd - 5th
Geometry, Math
Pick The Place - Place Value Game
This is a game designed to help students develop an understanding of place value. The goal of this game is to create the highest multi digit number. Students take turns rolling a dice. They select the place to record each number they roll, giving it a high or low value. Once all the students have created their multi digit numbers they compare them to determine which one is the largest. I have included teacher directions, student directions, and boards for 4 digit numbers, 6 digit numbers, and d
2nd - 5th
Decimals, Math, Place Value
Naming and Comparing Numbers Quiz
This product includes 1 Naming and Comparing Numbers quiz, that covers the 4th Grade Numbers and Operations – Base Ten Common Core Standard 4.NBT.A.2 . This quiz has five questions that vary in difficulty and complexity. These questions strive to assess deep understanding of the standard.
This quiz is perfect for formative or summative assessment. Use it as an exit ticket, as an assessment after a unit, as test prep, or a review. Answers are included.
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3rd - 5th
Math, Math Test Prep, Numbers
Multiplication Quiz
This product includes 1 multiplication quiz, that covers the 4th Grade Numbers and Operations – Base Ten Common Core Standard 4.NBT.B.5 This quiz has five questions that vary in difficulty and complexity. These questions strive to assess deep understanding of the standard.
This quiz is perfect for formative or summative assessment. Use it as an exit ticket, as an assessment after a unit, as test prep, or a review. Answers are included.
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3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
Division Quiz
This product includes 1 division quiz, that covers the 4th Grade Numbers and Operations – Base Ten Common Core Standard 4.NBT.B.6 This quiz has five questions that vary in difficulty and complexity. These questions strive to assess deep understanding of the standard.
This quiz is perfect for formative or summative assessment. Use it as an exit ticket, as an assessment after a unit, as test prep, or a review. Answers are included.
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3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
Addition Quiz
This product includes 1 addition quiz, that covers the 4th Grade Numbers and Operations – Base Ten Common Core Standard 4.NBT.B.4 This quiz has five questions that vary in difficulty and complexity. These questions strive to assess deep understanding of the standard.
This quiz is perfect for formative or summative assessment. Use it as an exit ticket, as an assessment after a unit, as test prep, or a review. Answers are included.
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3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
Subtraction
This product includes 1 subtraction quiz, that covers the 4th Grade Numbers and Operations – Base Ten Common Core Standard 4.NBT.B.4 This quiz has five questions that vary in difficulty and complexity. These questions strive to assess deep understanding of the standard.
This quiz is perfect for formative or summative assessment. Use it as an exit ticket, as an assessment after a unit, as test prep, or a review. Answers are included.
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3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
All About Me
Need a quick, engaging activity for the first week of school. Just print this on legal size paper and go!
Great for a beginning of the school year display or classroom decoration.
3rd - 7th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts
Literature Circles Pack
Everything you need to start literature circles with any novel! Literature Circles are a great way to get students excited about reading and encourage deep conversation about books. You can use the resources in this pack multiple times with any book you choose. To run literature circles with these documents, create groups of 6 students and select a book for all 6 students to read. Assign each member of the group a different role each day (Question Creator, Character Analyzer, Word Wizard, Summar
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Get to Know You - Emoji Style
Get to know your students through emojis!
3rd - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
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About the store
Experience
I have been teaching for first and fourth grade for 9 years.
Teaching style
“Thank you Mario, but our Princess is in another castle”. If you have ever played Super Mario Brothers ©, you are all too familiar with these words. You faced them time and again when you joined Mario on his inexorable pursuit of Princess Peach. Here’s how it worked; Mario risked life and limb making his way to a castle where Princess Peach is reportedly being held. However, when he conquers the castle our gallant hero is informed that the princess is not there, she is in fact “in another castle”. Mario then begins another journey, through another perilous world, to another castle in hopes of finding his princess.
I recently dug out my old Nintendo © and played through this game, again as I met that disappointing message after each castle, I couldn’t help but draw a sobering parallel between this game and the field of education. “Thank you teacher, but our students aren’t ready for college.” Yes teacher, you gave it everything you had this year. Yes teacher, you spent endless hours aiding your students on their journeys. Yes teachers, you risked life and limb to accomplish your task (for some literally, for others figuratively). Yet you still didn’t meet the mark, we didn’t reach the goal, you didn’t beat the game.
So what do we do? For many, the default answer to this question is “turn around and try it again”. We as teachers tend to “do what we did last year” and hope for a better result. We replay the castle you just beat hoping the princess will somehow be at the end this time. My proposal, try another castle.
As an educator I am on an endless quest to find the right castle. To innovate, think creatively and problem solve to create an environment where my student can be successful. I am always searching for novel ideas and new ways to reach my kids. I’m not afraid of change and will continue to teach in another castle.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My building was gracious enough to vote me Teacher of the Year 2015-2016
My own education history
I am a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University with a duel degree in Elementary Education and Exceptional Needs Education.
Additional biographical information
Check out my blog at inanothercastle.weebly.com
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