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The Balanced Learner

Rated 4.82 out of 5, based on 11 reviews
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Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States
About the store
I am a Gifted and Talented Specialist with a Master’s in Advanced Teaching Methods and am currently working on my PhD in Cognition and Instruction. I primarily teach upper elementary grades. I enjoy developing inquiry-based activities that empower students to take charge of their learning. You might also see me dabble in motivational or organizational decor here as well.
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Preview of Interacting with Hershey Bar Fractions

Interacting with Hershey Bar Fractions

I use Jerry Pallotta's Hershey Bar Fraction book to go with this activity sheet. There were some pages I skipped because of standards and time. This activity lasted about 20min. The students loved it because they were required to do what the pages asked, but it gave them accountability to write down what they found. I used REAL Hershey bars, but you can also use brown paper as well. They loved eating them at the end as a reward for their hard work. This sheet was designed to meet South Car
Preview of Be a Champion

Be a Champion

This is one of my all-time favorite TED videos and quotes for teachers! This is a great inspirational piece for your classroom, workroom, or mailroom. I hung it in teacher bathrooms so that they can be inspired every day! This is an 8.5x11 color printable. It can be print on cardstock or regular paper and easily laminated.
Preview of Instructions Limit Creativity - Gifted Kids Matter Series

Instructions Limit Creativity - Gifted Kids Matter Series

This is a series I am doing to help promote knowledge about gifted education and gifted students. If you would like the "Gifted Kids Have Purpose" slogan at the bottom, please see the product called "Instructions Limit Creativity". This is meant to be a digital file for social media or to hang in a classroom. An 8X11 print is also available as another product.
Preview of Building Strong Vocabulary Infographic

Building Strong Vocabulary Infographic

This is a tool that you can use digitally or print based on the printer you have for parents or other educators. It is a researched-based approach to building strong vocabulary.
Preview of How to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader - Fiction DIGITAL Infographic

How to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader - Fiction DIGITAL Infographic

This DIGITAL infographic is meant to be used to help parents help their child with reading at home. It provides simple advice and small things parents can do while learning at home with their child. This can be used for VIRTUAL learning or Face to Face Learning. File is in a .pdf format for easily upload and email distribution. Product is intended to be used for individual classrooms only. Please purchase a separate license if you would like to use this with your team. **I am working on a
Preview of How to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader!  Nonfiction DIGITAL Infographic

How to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader! Nonfiction DIGITAL Infographic

This product is intended to help parents with reading along side or with their children. It is meant to help facilitate discussions about reading to help deepen the level of comprehension. This product is in a DIGITAL .pdf format so that it can easily be added to resources you use to communicate with parents. This is meant to be for your personal classroom use. Please purchase additional licenses for team members.
Preview of Instructions Limit Creativity - Without GT

Instructions Limit Creativity - Without GT

This was created for a classroom to support student creativity. I hope it helps students think outside of the box for areas like writing and math.
Preview of No Significant Relationship

No Significant Relationship

I love quotes around my classroom or even seeing them around the hallways at school. It brings positivity to my day even when things are going in the wrong direction (teachers know what I mean). This is a color printable 8.5x11 and can print on cardstock or regular paper and be laminated. I like printing on bright white paper so that the colors pop.
Preview of Classroom Applications

Classroom Applications

This is a printable for classroom management. If you need this in a larger file please let me know. It does print out 8.5x11 for a standard printer. I am currently working on a black and white copy.
Preview of BUNDLE - Help Your Child Become a Better Reader!  Fiction and Nonfiction DIGITAL

BUNDLE - Help Your Child Become a Better Reader! Fiction and Nonfiction DIGITAL

This product is a bundle of the two infographics created to help parents help their children at home strengthen their reading comprehension skills.
Preview of Motivational Printable for Classroom

Motivational Printable for Classroom

This is a digital piece of art for the classroom. It is full color and can be printed easily and laminated on 8.5x11 white paper.
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I am a Gifted and Talented Specialist with a Master’s in Advanced Teaching Methods and am currently working on my PhD in Cognition and Instruction. I primarily teach upper elementary grades. I enjoy developing inquiry-based activities that empower students to take charge of their learning. You might also see me dabble in motivational or organizational decor here as well.

Teaching style

Student-Driven, Teacher-facilitated.

Additional biographical information

South Carolina Educator