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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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Preview of Reading a Graduated Cylinder BOOM™ Cards

Reading a Graduated Cylinder BOOM™ Cards

Do your students struggle reading the graduations on a graduated cylinder? Mine did, so I made this deck to help them practice not only reading the meniscus, but reading graduated cylinders with a variety of graduations. Included in this card deck are cylinders of MANY different volumes and graduations so students can practice reading cylinders filled with liquid, at the meniscus. The graduations include increments of .2, .5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 etc. It's a veritable graduation party!
Preview of Measuring with a Ruler Practice BOOM™ Cards

Measuring with a Ruler Practice BOOM™ Cards

Looking for a little extra ruler/measurement practice for your students? Check out these BOOM™ cards! The cards focus on METRIC measurement for the science/Math classroom and provide more than a dozen examples of items for students to measure and identify the correct measurement (sometimes in millimeters, sometimes in centimeters). The ruler on the cards is moveable so the students have to correctly line it up against the item and read the measurement. Such great practice!!! Boom™ cards are
Preview of Ruler Measurement Practice:  Closest to the Pin!

Ruler Measurement Practice: Closest to the Pin!

Looking for a FUN way to practice Customary Measurement with a Ruler with your students? This Closest to the Pin golf game is the perfect solution!Engage your students with an interactive and entertaining way to practice measuring skills. In this game, students are given 9 "holes" to work through, providing ample opportunities to master their measurement abilities in a FUN, INTERACTIVE way! How It Works: Golf Card Score Sheet: Each student is provided with a golf card score sheet and works with
Preview of Metric Measurement BOOM™ Escape Activity

Metric Measurement BOOM™ Escape Activity

This is a metric system escape challenge using special TREATS as a theme! Students measure each item and enter the value into a BOOM™ card to reveal a secret code letter. After all of the secret code letters are collected, students try to arrange them in a certain sequence to reveal a final 4 digit code. The correct code will solve the game! No additional materials, locks, printables are required. The entire escape is embedded into the BOOM™ card deck!! Just click and GO!! Support stud
Preview of Measurement Escape (Measuring Candy!)

Measurement Escape (Measuring Candy!)

Refine your student's mmmm-metric measuring skills with this one-lock, easy prep escape challenge! Students measure the ONE thing that motivates them more than anything....candy!! By measuring a starburst, a jawbreaker, a lifesaver and a twizzler, students unlock digital google forms revealing code letters. The letters must then be converted to a number (shhhh...it's a secret anagram) in order to unlock the 4 digit lock. Easy to set up.....fun and helpful for reinforcing measurement skills in
Preview of Percent, Decimal, Fraction I Have, Who Has Game

Percent, Decimal, Fraction I Have, Who Has Game

In need of a refresher or review on Percents, Decimals and Fractions? This FUN game might just do the trick! It's called an "I Have, Who Has" game. In this game, students announce a value that they are seeking declaring "who has". Another student has that value so they declare "I have". The game is circular so the student that starts is also the student that ends the game. The ONLY way it can be solved is for every answer to be correct thus completing the loop (this is sometimes referred t
Preview of Closest to the Pin Measurement Activity

Closest to the Pin Measurement Activity

Looking for a FUN way to practice Customary Measurement with a Ruler with your students? This Closest to the Pin golf game is the perfect solution!Engage your students with an interactive and entertaining way to practice measuring skills. In this game, students are given a golf "hole" to shoot at and pratice their measurement abilities in a FUN, INTERACTIVE way! Great for practicing metric measurement OR customary!!!How It Works: Golf Card Score Sheet: Each student is provided with a golf card
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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.