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Having taught over 10 years, I find I LOVE to teach in very rural areas. I am now on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation teaching early elementary. Go BRAVES!
My specialty is working with students who struggle to read or have behaviors that make learning a challenge.
I've written children's and young adult books as well as poetry but have not found myself an agent yet to help publish them.
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If Quadrilaterals Could Talk - MATH Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater has been written for 5 students. It is intended to help students remember what features special quadrilaterals, trapezoids, parallelograms, rectangles, squares, and rhombuses have. Many times students struggle to keep the shapes separate. This will help. It is a fun way to tie math and language arts together. I use this script to help students review quadrilaterals. In the script, each of the quadrilaterals think that they are special because of the things they have until
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, Geometry, Short Stories
CCSS
4.G.A.1
, 4.G.A.2
, 5.G.B.3
 +16
Perimeter, Area, and Volume - Oh My! - Small Group Reader's Theater for Math
This is a small group reader's theater. I use this script to introduce perimeter, area, and volume as well as to review the subject with my students. It was written for four students. The idea of this reader's theater is to reinforce the formulas used to find each of the equations as well as to teach and practice the language involved. It is just one more way to tie Language Arts together with Math. Math has a language all its own and it is very important to find ways to practice it and use it
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Measurement, Short Stories
CCSS
4.MD.A.3
, 5.MD.C.3
, 5.MD.C.3a
 +22
The Fraction Freaks Help with Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers - S.G.R.T.
This is a reader's theater for 4 students. It is not a normal reader's theater. This one is designed to use as an intervention tool for students who are struggling with improper fractions and mixed numbers. It is one way I can mix language arts with math. Students are still working on fluency but they are practicing math vocabulary as well as talking their way through the process of making a mixed number an improper fraction and vice versa. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, Fractions, Short Stories
CCSS
4.NF.B.3c
, 5.NF.A.1
, RL.6.10
 +15
Understanding the Properties of Multiplication - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater is for four students. The key concept, besides reading fluently, is the 4 Properties of Multiplication and the Math Vocabulary that goes along with it. When I used it in my class, the students who performed it REALLY got into it. That might be because I, myself, love math! They did a wonderful job and, a month later, STILL remember the properties and why they are what they are. My class is 99% ESL and language is VERY important in every lesson not just in readin
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Other (Math), Reading Strategies, Short Stories
CCSS
4.NBT.B.4
, RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
 +14
The Fraction Freaks Explain WHY common denominators are used to + or -
This is a small group reader's theater is for four students. This is a way to tie together math and language arts. I use the Fraction Freak scripts to help reteach ideas that students are struggling with or to help introduce a new concept. It exposes students to the vocabulary and uses a different part of their brain. In this Fraction Freak script, the students explore WHY the denominators have to be the same in order to add or subtract. It also discusses one way to find the least common denomin
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, Fractions, Short Stories
CCSS
5.NF.A.1
, RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
 +14
The League of Incredible Mathmaticians - Part One: The Place Value Problem
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 5 students. It is intended to introduce or review place value. In the script, Citizen does not understand place value and how it works. Citizen wants to give up and decides that they are not good at math. The League of Incredible Mathematicians comes to explain that math is about perseverance, patience, a positive attitude, and problem solving. Together they help citizen work through how place and value work. This is the first script introd
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Place Value, Short Stories
CCSS
2.NBT.A.1
, 2.NBT.A.1a
, RL.6.10
 +16
Fractions on Number Lines - Lesson 4
This PowerPoint is for 3rd Grade. It is the fourth lesson in teaching fractions and introduces number lines. Items covered in this lesson are: Review numerator, denominator, and unit fractions. Then students are introduced to number lines and why we use them with fractions. We discuss why the denominator doesn't change while the numerator does using the number line as a visual. Students count up and down the number line past 1. They will compare and contrast those fractions with the whole number
3rd - 4th, Adult Education
Fractions, Vocabulary
CCSS
3.NF.A.2a
, 3.NF.A.2b
Snow Science - Two FUN, Hands On, Experiments Written as STEM Lessons using SIOP
Are you looking for experiments that are fairly easy, with little cost, and quick but STEM based? This packet has two. Both involve one of the easiest ingredients in winter - snow. The first experiment examines how dense snow is and the second one examines how clean it is. The lesson plans are written using SIOP form. One way to do these experiments is in a science center but I like to have Fridays be our project days and my students write about every project we do. You can buy just one of the e
3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Graphing, Physical Science
The Fraction Freaks Introduce Fractions - Small Group Reader's Theater for Math
This is a small group reader's theater for 3 people. It is used to introduce the topic of fractions and to teach the vocabulary words numerator and denominator. It is a great way to help students struggling to understand which numbers go in the numerator and which ones go in the denominator. It is the first of several reader's theaters introducing the fraction freaks as they talk about fractions. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.If you are lo
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Fractions, Math, Vocabulary
CCSS
3.NF.A.1
, 3.NF.A.3c
, RL.6.10
 +19
Snow Science - How Clean IS Our Snow - Hands On, STEM, Science Experiment
Are you looking for experiments that are fairly easy, with little cost, and quick but STEM based? Then this lesson is for you. It involves one of the easiest ingredients in winter - snow. The experiment examines how clean it is. The lesson plan is written using SIOP form. One way to do this experiment is in a science center but I like to have Fridays be our project days and my students write about every project we do. You can buy them as a package with this. I used this experiment to teach why w
3rd - 8th, Adult Education
Graphing, Physical Science
CCSS
5.MD.C.4
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 3.NF.A.1
 +2
Fractions on Number Lines - Lesson 5
This PowerPoint is for 3rd Grade. It is the fifth lesson in teaching fractions and introduces number lines. The best part of the lesson is you can use it with your math book, worksheets, etc. or independent of them! This lesson focuses on how to draw and label number lines as well as what fractions beyond one whole should be called. Students begin to plot points on the fraction number line as well as fill in the missing fractions. Students will also be led to understand that the parts on the num
3rd - 4th, Adult Education
Fractions
CCSS
3.NF.A.2a
, 3.NF.A.2b
Lesson Plan for Math Activity - Introducing Fractions Multiplied by Fractions
This activity lesson is designed to give students a concrete understanding of what happens when fractions are multiplied by other fractions. I use it when we begin studying multiplication of fractions. I believe that students should understand WHAT is happening and not just how to do something. It helps with retention. Many of my students are ESL. This creates unique challenges with Language. The more concrete an example I can give the students the better. Teachers should read instructions ahea
4th - 6th, Adult Education
Fractions, Math
CCSS
5.NF.B.5
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About the store
Experience
Having taught over 10 years, I find I LOVE to teach in very rural areas. I am now on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation teaching early elementary. Go BRAVES!
My specialty is working with students who struggle to read or have behaviors that make learning a challenge.
I've written children's and young adult books as well as poetry but have not found myself an agent yet to help publish them.
Teaching style
I really believe in the Piaget approach along with the 7 different learning styles. I try to incorporate 3 styles at a time into my lessons to enhance learning. I also focus on high engagement and have yet to follow my lesson plan to the 'T' because of this.
Thus showing how lessons are 'in the moment' and adjust that way to my students.
One of my favorite things is getting rid of grading papers and switching to a quick check at the end of the lesson. Within 3-5 minutes and usually 3 questions, I can identify and mark where each student is and then adjust the lesson for the next day accordingly. Ie. adding more reteach or extensions etc. Yes, there are still papers selected to go into a folder for them to show their parents to celebrate and demonstrate their own success but they are more intentionally selected and made.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Two Americorps tours of duty, 'Driven to Teach' award, National Poet Society Recognition, etc.
Teacher of the Year at T.O. Smith Elementary in Ogden Utah. 2015
My own education history
Two Bachelors Degrees. One in Education and one in Technical Writing.
Additional biographical information
I now live on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee Nevada. We still miss our dear friends from Monument Valley. If you, too, like teaching in the trenches and want to jump out of the frying pan into the fire, they are a place to go. Both have a desperate need for committed teachers. I have 7 children, am learning (slowly) Spanish, Navajo, and Sign Language, and I love to Crochet!
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