I've owned a child daycare business and worked for the Orange County Public School system of Florida. I've taught art and elementary education. After leaving teaching and I've continued working for schools.
Keep running records of student behaviors quickly and easily. Simply fill in student names, print, fill in the dates, and post in a convenient location.
Space for 25 names;12 letter codes for disruptive behaviors, 2 symbol codes for good behaviors, space to add 8 codes that you create, and 3 letter codes for an end-of-day overall rating.
Once a sheet is completed, file it or hole-punch it and add it to a binder, and then post a new sheet.
Best Ever! See it to Believe it! Easily adaptable • Includes detailed instructions • Great animations, sound bites & music - the teetering clock with wait time music is adorable (takes 7 seconds to load - wait for it) • Hyperlinks move the play to main category slides • Total of 30 questions and answers.
Students write a haiku on a ghost cutout (included). The ghost cutouts are used to decorate the bulletin board. Printable includes instructions and sample for writing haikus; both traditional and for Halloween.
The Thanksgiving Tree provides a fun way for students to explore the concept of gratitude. Additional objectives include writing / spelling, large group cooperation, overlapping, and blending colors – Complete instructions and printable for cutouts included.
This PowerPoint introduces students to homophones in a very fun way. The presentation includes animations, sound bites, and voice. One of the slides features an adorable poem about homophones; voiced over. Additionally, there are three slides containing 22 sets of homophones. Teachers can change the homophones by simply highlighting them with the click and drag of the mouse, and then typing over them.
Bell Work for The Twelve Days of Christmas, includes current pricing data, song lyrics, student worksheet, annotated worksheet, complete instructions, optional math problem solutions - Great Fun!
Students take home a card that is an extension of The Thanksgiving Tree bulletin board. The quarter-fold card prints on one side. Students paste the leaf they made for the bulletin board inside the card where indicated. The poem is original.
Target: Grade 2 - adaptable to younger/older students. 7 activities for hands-on-learning, good for whole groups or centers. Use activities to assess student understanding. Plan cites free source for worksheets.
Made with visual learners in mind, this colorful multiplication aid is perfect for the overhead projector or as a handout. An effective tool for students who have yet to learn, or have difficulty remembering, their multiplication facts. This printable is also a great resource to send home for parents to work with their students.
Barbara Burry
This printable document is for projection or handout and provides detailed explanations of the four steps for solving problems with examples. The printable is written in easy to understand language for elementary students.
I've owned a child daycare business and worked for the Orange County Public School system of Florida. I've taught art and elementary education. After leaving teaching and I've continued working for schools.
Teaching style
Constructivist
Awards & shining teacher moments
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member and recipient of the Adelphia Meyer Basford Scholarship for Art
My own education history
University of Central Florida
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies - Art & Creative Writing
Minor: English Language Arts Education
Additional biographical information
Happily married, 6 grown children, three adorable grandsons, 2 granddaughters, and one on the way.
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