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I am a Nationally Board Certified Mid-Level Generalist and have been a teacher for 20+ years. I have always taught the sixth grade and just LOVE them! Prior to teaching I worked in the health insurance industry as a Marketing Representative. I love integrating technology into the curriculum as much as possible. My blog: yoursmarticles.com focuses on strategies for technology integration. Through conferences, seminars and training sessions I share my experience with other teachers as much as possible!
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Inferring is Priceless
Unleash the Detective Skills of Your Students with "Inferring is Priceless"! Looking for a fun, hands-on way to teach inference? This engaging activity turns your students into detectives as they analyze 14 unique store receipts to draw conclusions and make inferences. Inferring is Priceless combines critical thinking with real-world scenarios, helping students master the skill of inferring while enjoying the process. What's Included: 14 Receipts: Each receipt provides clues for students to expl
2nd - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.5.1
, RL.6.1
Also included in: Inferring Skills BUNDLE
Cereal Box Book Report & Commercial
Working on persuasive techniques? Need a creative book report project? Use these instructions and templates to have your students create a book report out of a cereal box. Students can then record a commercial advertisement for their cereal. This packet includes COMPLETE student directions, formatted templates for students to cut out and glue onto the cereal box, directions for recording a commercial and a rubric for grading. As always, thanks for ✨Using Your Smarticles✨ Looking for Lessons/T
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Minecraft Bulletin Board Set - Student Work Display
Mind Craft Bulletin Board Set – Inspired by Minecraft! Bright • Bold • Student-Approved Looking for a classroom display that’s as fun as it is functional? This Mind Craft Bulletin Board Set brings the pixelated charm of Minecraft into your room—with an educational twist! Featuring the phrase “Our Minds Craft Fabulous Work,” this vibrant, full-color display is perfect for showcasing student work while tying into a theme your students already love. What’s Included: ✅ Full-color printable letters
3rd - 8th
For All Subjects
Cause and Effect with an Animated Short
Cause and Effect with Ormie – An Animated Short Film LessonEngaging | Standards-Aligned | No-Prep RequiredLooking for a high-interest, low-prep way to teach cause and effect? This lesson uses the hilarious and heartwarming animated short film Ormie to help students identify and write cause and effect relationships using clear signal words. Trust us—your students will be hooked! Ormie is a determined pig with one goal: get the cookies on top of the fridge. As students watch his over-the-top attem
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing-Expository
Also included in: Animated Shorts for Reading Instruction - BUNDLE!! Distance Learning
Escape Room - Students Create Their Own
Students create their OWN themed escape room in this terrific editable Google Slide product.....and NO LOCKS ARE NEEDED!!!!! This is a print and go Escape Room concept for ANY content area. Have students edit the template to include a theme, a mystery letter and 5 different puzzles/riddles that lead to a solution for the ESCAPE!!! When finished, students print and exchange their escape challenges for an engaging classroom ADVENTURE!! Every step is guided with video tutorials (if needed) to he
3rd - 10th
For All Subjects
QR Code Non-Fiction Text Features
Transform Expository Text Lessons with This Fun QR Code Quest!Engage your students in exploring the organizational features of expository (non-fiction) text with this interactive QR Code Quest Activity! By integrating technology, this resource turns a potentially routine skill-building exercise into an exciting, hands-on learning experience that your students will love. What’s Included: Introduction to Expository Text Features:A clear explanation of key organizational features in expository tex
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.5.5
Merge Cube - Solar System Scavenger Hunt
This Merge Cube lesson plan works with the Galactic Explorer Solar System app. The poems lead students to explore the solar system within the app and determine which planet each poem is describing. As they collect planet names, they are lead to the solution of a riddle!
Not sure what Merge Cube is?? Merge Cubes are one of the hottest new trends in Educational Technology at the moment and can be CHEAPLY obtained at local retailers. Integrating AR/VR principles, a merge cube allows you to ho
3rd - 6th
Astronomy
Also included in: Merge Cube BUNDLE!
Digital and Printable Paper Template Postcard EDITABLE
The 3-2-1 Postcard is a great reflective/summative piece for students after learning new concepts. Students create a postcard with 3 facts, 2 questions and 1 opinion about their experience and include an image suitable to their topic. Although the example here is specific to Ancient Egypt, the document is editable and can be changed to reflect ANY topic. Included in this product is a printable paper template with editable directions as well as a DIGITAL postcard template with an example and
3rd - 10th
Ancient History, Social Studies
Captain Underpants Book Study
Transform Your Classroom with a Complete Captain Underpants Novel Study Unit!This novel study is no "brief" lesson plan—it's a comprehensive, ready-to-use unit! With perfectly paced instructions and engaging activities, all you need to do is print and go. Your students will be captivated by the adventures of Captain Underpants while developing their reading and writing skills. What's Included in This Unit: ✨Chapter Summaries✨ Comprehensive summaries to keep students on track with the story.✨Scop
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.3.1
, RL.3.3
, CCRA.R.1
+2
For the birds - Reading Strategy Reinforcement
This companion worksheet to the 'for the birds' short Pixar film is and AWESOME Plug and Play lesson. It's perfect for reinforcing reading skills and a perfect lesson for sub plans.
As students watch the video For the Birds, there are stop points on the worksheet that ask students to make inferences, predict, identify theme, generalize, summarize and compare. Students are also guided through the process of summarizing the narrative in a mini-lesson featuring the Somebody Wanted But So strateg
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
Merge Cube BUNDLE!
In this Merge Cube BUNDLE, you'll get six Merge Cube lessons ready to use in your classroom. Included in this Merge Cube lesson set is: DIG: Create holographic worlds and incorporate evidence based writing with the FREE DIG app. Galactic Explorer: A scavenger hunt to use with Galactic Explorer featuring all of the planets in the solar system THINGS!: Use the HEART in the FREE THINGS! app and decode anagrams to evaluate all of the functions of the heart. Vocabulary, diagram and reading passag
3rd - 7th
Computer Science - Technology
Evidence Stems - Using Evidence in responses with an Animated Short
This worksheet is based on a COMPELLING animated short video titled Dreamgiver: https://vimeo.com/36833415. Your students will be MESMERIZED by this film!!This wordless video is a 6 minute story. A group of orphans sleep peacefully in an orphanage. Quietly the window opens and a mysterious creature with goggles and a notepad lands on the windowsill. This creature is the Dreamgiver. His job is to make dreams peaceful for sleeping children about a creature that provides dreams to children.The comp
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing-Expository
Also included in: Animated Shorts for Reading Instruction - BUNDLE!! Distance Learning
Fact and Opinion with an Animated Short Film
This product is a companion sheet for the video High Diving Giraffes: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPrWo5pEvyk or Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/76684408 This adorable and lifelike video features a group of dare-devil giraffes (but not a baby giraffe) taking over a pool house and performing splendid dives from the high-dive. This whimsical video is sure to delight you AND your students. Along the way, your students will learn facts about giraffes, learn to distinguish facts from fa
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
Jenga Vocabulary AND/OR Spelling Game
Elevate Learning with the Tower Tip Challenge: A Fun Way to Practice Spelling and Vocabulary!Looking for an exciting and interactive way to reinforce spelling and vocabulary skills in any content area? The Tower Tip Challenge game is perfect for students of all ages! This engaging activity turns learning into a thrilling game, keeping students motivated and focused. What's Included: Printable Tutorial: Clear instructions on how to set up the game, keep score, and use the score sheet.Score Sheet:
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Merge Cube - Mr. Body Brain Scavenger Hunt
This Merge Cube lesson plan works with the Mr. Body app. The poems lead students to explore the BRAIN within the app and determine which area of the brain each poem is describing. As they collect the names of each section, they are lead to the solution of a riddle...and they're LEARNING!!!! Student then LABEL a diagram of the brain...3 different DIFFERENTIATED options provided. Aligned with NGSS standards!
Merge Cubes are one of the hottest new trends in Educational Technology at the mome
3rd - 6th
Anatomy
Also included in: Merge Cube BUNDLE!
Criteria and Constraints BOOM™️ cards
If you're working with NGSS Standard MS-ETS1-1 or 3-5-ETS1-1 and looking to support student understanding of the concepts of criteria and constraints when conducting engineering design tasks, then this BOOM™️ card deck will help! The first 4 cards introduce the concept of criteria vs. constraint and guide students towards understanding. Then, students are provided with 16 examples of criteria vs. constraint that are similar to what they might see in an engineering design task. Students click
3rd - 8th
General Science, Physical Science, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Spring Circuit Stem Challenge
Paper circuitry is an AMAZING ways for students to practice their STEM (STEAM) skills and circuit projects are great additions to any Makerspace. This EDITABLE DOCUMENT provides a template, material list, content background, and step-by-step instructions to create a Daisy Circuit (series) project with LED lights. The project includes instructional objectives, background information and guided instruction with a template that allows students to guide themselves through this amazing project.
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
Converse About Me!
This About Me project encourages students to share about themselves by following prompts that correspond with the parts of a tennis shoe. Questions like, "What makes you dig in your heels?" and "What keeps you on your toes" help you get to know your students. Students can then decorate and color their own converse sneaker for an attractive Back to School display. This project will help you 'run away' with your getting to know you activities! ***BONUS FEATURE*** Included is an idea for integra
3rd - 7th
For All Subjects
Bulletin Board - Sour Patch Theme
This colorful, eye-catching bulletin board displays the title "Our Batch of Kids" in colors and a style that mimics a popular candy! Each student can be displayed on the board as a gummy candy with 6 styles to choose from, while the title tells everyone who is in your class!
This product is designed to be printed and cut out to fit the display area you are using...whether it's a door or a bulletin board. Complete assembly directions, ideas and examples are included with the full color prod
1st - 8th
For All Subjects
The One and Only Ivan - Merge Cube Project
Bring Ivan from the book “The One and Only Ivan” to life with this fun and engaging project! Students edit slides based on the character traits of Ivan: Appearance, Feelings, What He Says and his Actions.. They then log-in to a CoSpaces account and upload images of the slides and move/position them into place on the Merge Cube. Students can then add (and animate) Ivan the gorilla, Ruby and other characters that fit the novel and VOILA you have a student generated character cube viewable on
2nd - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading
Also included in: CoSpaces Creations Bundle (with Merge Cube)
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Experience
I am a Nationally Board Certified Mid-Level Generalist and have been a teacher for 20+ years. I have always taught the sixth grade and just LOVE them! Prior to teaching I worked in the health insurance industry as a Marketing Representative. I love integrating technology into the curriculum as much as possible. My blog: yoursmarticles.com focuses on strategies for technology integration. Through conferences, seminars and training sessions I share my experience with other teachers as much as possible!
Teaching style
Unquestionably my teaching style is student-centered. Student inquiry and project based activities are my strengths coupled with technology integration.
Awards & shining teacher moments
FInd me on TikTok!! @MaryHoward118
Author: Artificial Intelligence to Streamline Your Teacher Life
National Board Certified Teacher
2018 and 2020 NYS Teacher of the Year Finalist
Certified BrainPop Educator
Apple Teacher
Google Certified Teacher Level 2
Lee Bryant Outstanding Technology
Teacher of the year 2014-2015
Published in 2013 NYSMSA'S In Transitions journal
Published in AMLE Magazine
Published iBook on Student ENgagement
Presenter at ISTE, NYSMA, NYSCATE and many other conferences on technology integration
Author of Yoursmarticles.blogspot.com and yoursmarticles.com
My own education history
1991 Graduated from Michigan State University
2001 Obtained Masters Degree
and teaching certificate PRE-K through 6
60+ hours above masters credit
Additional biographical information
Mother of 3 sons (and a charming cavalier spaniel), runner and ice hockey player. I love my job and put all of my energy into doing what's best for students.
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