Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
This interactive PowerPoint presentation will teach children all about how to be respectful in the school bathroom. It provides a child-friendly definition of respect and concrete examples showing kids what respect to yourself, others, the bathroom and things in the bathroom looks like and sounds like.
This presentation is perfect for PBIS, beginning of the year, review or social groups!
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All the items below are also available in a Behavior Lesson BUNDLE
Showing Respect in the Lunchroom Slide Show
Bucket Filling Power Point
Trust Bank Presentation
The Golden Rule and Acceptance
The Importance of Being Honest
Tattling vs. Telling
Snow at School
Being Respectful
Lining Up Properly
Know Your Anger Triggers
Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself
Good Fit Video Games
Dealing with Conflict
Dealing with Anger
Controlling Your Behavior
How to be a Bucket Filler
Behavior T-Charts
A Safe Recess
5 Ways to Avoid a Fight
This packet will help you directly teach students how to behave in every area of the school building. You will review with them what every area should "Look Like" and "Sound Like" and create posters that you will keep up in your classroom year round for reinforcement and review. This packet also includes my One Page Voice Level Clip Chart in English and Spanish. Sample and Blank T-Charts included.
Areas Include:
*Classroom
*Bathroom
*Hallway
*Lunchroom
*Recess
*Specials
This 168 page integrated Biography Research Unit Bundle contains EVERYTHING you need to teach students how to complete an individualized, self-directed Biography Research Project. This Biography Research Project is Common Core Aligned.
Students will learn how to synthesize biographies and put the information in their own words! You will use the gradual release of responsibility model to teach this Biography Research Project. This Bundle is differentiated and a perfect way to meet the needs of all of your students.
This Biography Research Bundle includes:
*5+ weeks of detailed Biography Research instructions- how to teach students how to read, evaluate and synthesize biographies into their own words. No more copying straight from the book!
*Parent letters explaining the biography research project. These letters are ready to sign and send home! The letters are available in English and Spanish
*Biography anchor chart printables
*Interactive Journal Pages
*All needed student hand outs and teacher masters
*Detailed preparation instructions- how to choose biographies, contacting your library and gathering biography materials
*Suggestions of biographies: Figures of American History and Contemporary Figures lists. There is also a blank page for you to make your own lists
*Visual examples for the teacher of biography research note taking and biography anchor charts
*Creative ways to assess prior knowledge about
*Review of important parts of biographies
*suggestions on how to supervise student biography research work and create guided reading groups based on needs you see during biography research
*step-by-step instructions on how to demonstrate how to make a digital end product using PowerPoint or Prezi. I have included a finished biography Prezi and a mostly complete biography PowerPoint for you to complete with your class.
*Invitations to the Biography Research Finale- a Living History Museum! Invite other classes and school staff!
*suggestions of audio resources
*Personal Student Dictionary
*Writing Process Clip Chart!
This Biography Research unit contains CHOICE, which is key for student engagement. Students will choose one biography from a selection of grade-appropriate biographies and focus on their person's Important Life Events, Personality Traits, Interests and Hobbies, Challenges, Contributions to Society and Other Interesting Facts.
Students will fall madly in love with this Valentine’s Day Math Pack for 4th Grade! Included are 30+ pages of puzzles, games and activities that are fully aligned with 4th Grade common core standards! This Valentine’s Day Math pack is super engaging and students won’t even know that they are learning! This pack is perfect for early finishers, review, sub folders and centers!
This is also a great way to review before standardized tests!
Included in this Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade you will find:
*Valentine’s Day word problems for all operations. One and two step
*Writing fractions as a decimal
*Ordering fractions with different denominators or numerators
*Valentine’s Day Hundred Chart hidden picture! Students will answer 120 questions to find the hidden picture
*Color by Product- Multiply two double digit number or a four digit number by a one digit number to find the correct colors
*Rounding numbers to any place value, expanded form and word form up to the millions
*Follow the directions to draw a map of Cupid’s Neighborhood! Identify rays, line segments, lines and right triangles within the map. OR use the map that is already provided to answer the questions
*Valentine’s Day Fraction line plots
*Valentine Card shapes
*Cupid’s Busy Day- a multiplication game for the hundred chart
A full answer key is included!
CCSS Math Standards:
4.MD.A.1
4.MD.A.2
4.MD.A.3
4.MD.B.4
4.NBT.A.1
4.NBT.A.2
4.NBT.B.5
4.OA.A.1
4.OA.A.2
4.OA.A.3
4.OA.B.4
4.NF.A.2
4.G.A.1
4.G.A.2
4.NF.C.6
100th Day of School Fun Pack and 100th Day of School Parent Letter.
Give your students an amazing 100th Day of School to remember with this creative and unique set of 100th Day of School Activities and centres. A 100th Day of School Parent letter is included in this 100th Day of School Activity Pack so that you can be prepared with volunteers and snacks.
In this 100th Day of School Activity Pack, you will find the following 100th Day of School Activities:
100th Day of School Parent Letter
100th Day of School Certificate- This certificate is available in full colour or black line master
100th Day of School Hat- A creative and fun twist on the 100th Day of School Crown. Instructions and photographs included.
100th Day of School Necklace- 100th Day of School counting mat is included
100th Day of School Trail Mix- Have students count out 100 ingredients to make this 100th Day of School snack.
Hop to 100- Students will actually be able to hop to 100
100 Ways to Show 100
Flip to 100- Students will flip a coin 100 times and record their results and answer questions.
Roll to 100- students will roll a dice 100 times, record their results and then answer questions about their results
Which has 100?- A 100th Day of School estimating activity
When I am 100- Students will predict how their life will be when they are 100 years old
Fun with the 100's Chart- Three 100's Chart activities- Find the Missing Numbers and a page of 100 Chart Puzzles in this 100th Day of School activity!
100's Chart Hidden Picture- This 100th day of school activity includes three levels of difficulty.
-a number match
-a set of addition and subtraction problems that can be completed using the 100's chart
-a wide variety of skill review- from tally marks to money. Pick the set that works best for your class or individual students on the 100th day of school!
To complete these activities with younger students, it would be helpful to ask for a parent volunteer for each 100th Day of School centre/activity.
You can set up these activities to complete in one day. You can also celebrate the week of the 100th Day of School by spreading out these activities for the whole week.
Be sure to read through these activities because some of them will require some advanced preparation.
Have a FANTASTIC 100th Day of School!!!!
Are your mornings a struggle, having to repeat yourself over and over telling your kids what to do to get ready? Try these Morning and Bedtime Routine Clip Charts! Now children will have a visual what they will need to do to get ready, helping them better process what they will need to do!
The Morning Clip Chart Includes:
Go potty & Wash Hands
Brush Teeth
Brush Hair
Eat Breakfast
Make Bed
Wash Face
Get Dressed
Pack Lunch
Bedtime Routine
Do Homework
Pick up Toys
Brush Teeth
Put on Pajamas
Say Prayers
Get Backpack
Eat Snack
Go Potty and Wash Hands
Good Night Hug
Read a Book
Wash Face
Take a Bath
Go to Sleep
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Use this Rekenrek Number Book to increase number fluency and number sense. Students will show the numbers 1-20 in two ways: On the rekenrek, on a ten frame and then two ways of their choosing (money, tally marks, pictures, number line, etc).
If you like this number book, please check out some of my other Rekenrek Resources or the entire BUNDLE available in my store!
Knowing how to line up quickly and quietly is an important school skill! This often needs to be directly taught and reviewed! Use this lesson with your students to teach them the proper way to line up. This behavior lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities.
If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series:
5 Ways to Avoid a Fight
A Safe Recess
Being a Bucket Filler
Building Trust
Choosing Safe Playground Games
Controlling Your Behavior
Dealing with Anger
"I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk"
Everyone Wants to Belong
Good Fit Video Games
Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself
Knowing your Anger Triggers
Lining Up Properly
Showing Respect to Others
Snow, School and You: A Guide
Tattling vs. Telling
The Golden Rule
The Importance of Being Honest
OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Trust must be earned. Use this lesson plan to give students a visual example of building trust that you can refer to all year long. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. A "10 Ways to Build Trust" Poster is also included.
If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series:
5 Ways to Avoid a Fight
A Safe Recess
Being a Bucket Filler
Building Trust
Choosing Safe Playground Games
Controlling Your Behaviour
Dealing with Anger
I Feel ____and Talk and Squawk
Everyone Wants to Belong
Good Fit Video Games
Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself
Knowing your Anger Triggers
Lining Up Properly
Showing Respect to Others
Snow, School and You: A Guide
Tattling vs. Telling
The Golden Rule
The Importance of Being Honest
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Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade
Christmas Math Pack
This Christmas math packet is made exclusively with 4th grade CCSS math standards. This Christmas math packet includes story problems, line plots, comparing numbers, fractions and more! 4th grade standards are covered using games, hidden messages and hidden pictures. Adorable graphics compliment these fun problems. This Christmas Math packet is perfect for the week before Christmas!
Included you will find 37 pages of Christmas Math:
*Christmas Story Problems
*Color by Sum- Adding and Subtracting 3 digit numbers
*Factors
*Writing fractions with 10 or 100 as a denominator as a decimal
*Comparing Decimals
*Logic Problems
*Line Plots
*Area and Perimeter
*Number and Shape Patterns
*Time, Money, measuring
*So much more!!!
4.MD.A.2
4.MD.A.3
4.MD.B.4
4.NBT.A.2
4.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.B.4
4.OA.A.1
4.OA.A.2
4.OA.A.3
4.OA.B.4
4.OA.C.5
4.NF.B.3
4.G.A.1
4.NF.C.5
4.NF.C.6
4.NF.C.7
This Christmas Maths packet is geared towards 8-10 year olds. This Christmas Maths packet includes story problems for every operation, graphing, comparing numbers, fractions and more!
Included you will find 25 pages of Christmas Maths:
*Christmas themed word problems. Single and multi-step Christmas Maths problems for all operations
*Christmas present 3 digit addition and subtraction Christmas Maths problems. Colour odd presents green and even presents red
*Multiplication and Division Christmas tree fact families
*Addition and Subtraction Christmas Maths tree fact families
*Number Comparison- Compare two numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. Add in a missing number to make the number sentence true on this Christmas Maths Page
*Rounding numbers to nearest 100 and 1000
*Elapsed Time - How long does Jeannette lie in bed awake until she can see if Santa came to her house? How long was Cheyenne wrapping presents? Find out with these riveting elapsed time Christmas Maths problems!
*Graphing- William asks 100 of his closest friends what they want for Christmas. In this Christmas Maths page, use his data to make a graph, fractions, percents and more!
*Fractions- Divide up Christmas biscuits and Christmas cakes
*Number Patterns- Find the pattern and fill in the missing numbers. Identify the pattern
*Shape Patterns- In this Christmas Maths page, find the patterns and fill in the missing shapes.
*Hundreds Chart Puzzles- Avery can't open her Christmas Maths presents until she has finished these Hundreds Chart Puzzles. Help her!!!
*Christmas Hidden Picture- Answer 100 Christmas Maths problems to find the Christmas Maths Hidden Picture!
This Christmas Maths packet is a great supplement to your curriculum. Offer this Christmas Maths packet as review or offer this Christmas Maths as enrichment. Send this Christmas Maths packet home over break to keep students thinking. This Christmas Maths pack makes great morning work or an early finishers!
Answer Key is included.
This interactive PowerPoint presentation will teach children all about how to be respectful in Music Class. It provides a child-friendly definition of respect and concrete examples showing kids what respect to yourself, others, the music classroom and things in the music classroom looks like and sounds like.
This presentation is perfect for PBIS, beginning of the year, review or social groups!
If your like this product, please check out:
All the items below are also available in a
Behavior Lesson BUNDLE
Showing Respect in the Library
Showing Respect in the Bathroom Slide Show
Showing Respect in the Lunchroom Slide Show
Bucket Filling Power Point
Trust Bank Presentation
The Golden Rule and Acceptance
The Importance of Being Honest
Tattling vs. Telling
Snow at School
Being Respectful
Lining Up Properly
Know Your Anger Triggers
Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself
Good Fit Video Games
Dealing with Conflict
Dealing with Anger
Controlling Your Behavior
How to be a Bucket Filler
Behavior T-Charts
A Safe Recess
5 Ways to Avoid a Fight
100th Day of School Fun Pack UK Version
Give your students an amazing 100th Day of School to remember with this creative and unique set of 100th Day of School Activities and centres. A 100th Day of School Parent letter is included in this 100th Day of School Activity Pack so that you can be prepared with volunteers and snacks.
All vocabulary, spelling and money is for the UK. You can find the US Version HERE
In this 100th Day of School Activity Pack, you will find:
100th Day of School Parent Letter
*100th Day of School Certificate- This certificate is available in full colour or black line master
*100th Day of School Hat- A creative and fun twist on the 100th Day of School Crown. Instructions and photographs included.
*100th Day of School Necklace- counting mat is included
*100th Day of School Trail Mix- Have students count out 100 ingredients
*Hop to 100
*100 Ways to Show 100
*Flip to 100- Students will flip a coin 100 times and record their results and answer questions.
*Roll to 100- students will roll a dice 100 times, record their results and then answer questions about their results
*Which has 100?- An estimating activity
*When I am 100- Students will predict how their life will be when they are 100 years old
*Fun with the 100's Chart- Three 100's Chart activities- Find the Missing Numbers and Chart Puzzles
100's Chart Hidden Picture- This 100th day of school activity includes three levels of difficulty.
-a number match
-a set of addition and subtraction problems that can be completed using the 100's chart
-a wide variety of skill review- from tally marks to money. Pick the set that works best for your class or individual students on the 100th day of school!
These 100th Day of School activities will have students cheering "Best 100th Day of School EVER!!!!"
To complete these 100th Day of School activities with younger students, it would be helpful to ask for a parent volunteer for each 100th Day of School centre/activity.
You can set up these 100th Day of School activities to complete in one day. You can also celebrate the week of the 100th Day of School by spreading out these activities for the whole week.
Be sure to read through these 100th Day of School activities because some of them will require some advanced preparation.
Have a FANTASTIC 100th Day of School!!!!
Shapes Activity Pack: A Shapes Activity Unit - Shape Identification, Shape Games, Shape Fractions, Shape Activities, Anchor Charts and MORE!!!
This Shapes Activities Unit is 190 pages for grades 2-5 (a great review for 5th) and is aligned to the common core. This Hands-On shapes unit includes all you need to get your students "In Shape!"
In this Shapes Activity Unit you will find:
*Shapes Anchor Chart Printables
*Interactive Journal Pages
*Pre-, Mid and Post unit assessments
*Where Did I Put My Polygon?- Solve the riddles to discover which polygon shape is being described. Paste the shape in the correct box
*Polygons All Gone!- A fun shapes dice game where students will make polygon shapes
*Shape Sorting- Students will sort quadrilateral shapes and polygon vs. non polygon shapes
*Measuring Shapes- 4 pages for students to find the area and perimeter of given shapes
*Gardener Gracie's Dilemma- Help Gracie shape the area and perimeter of her garden beds
*I Have, Who Has- A great shape warm-up game practicing the area, perimeter and naming of shapes
*Shape Fraction Memory- Students will have to find shapes divided into the same number of fraction
*Shape Fraction play dough mats- mold and cut the given shapes into fractions, have your partner name the shape fractions, label the shape fraction pieces
*Shape Posters- display these shape posters in your math area and help students master area of shapes, perimeter of shapes and more!
*find the area of shapes by dividing them into smaller rectangles
*Learn and Practice the distributive property of area
This Shape Activities Unit is packed with tons of activities that are aligned to the common core. This Shapes Activities unit makes a great addition to your school's curriculum! I hope you and your students enjoy this shapes activities unit!
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CCSS Math Standards
2.G.A.1
2.G.A.2
2.G.A.3
3.MD.C.5
3.MD.C.6
3.MD.C.7
3.MD.D.8
3.G.A.1
3.G.A.2
4.G.A.3
Thanksgiving Math
This Thanksgiving math packet is geared towards 3rd -5th graders.
Included you will find 18 pages of Thanksgiving Math:
*Thanksgiving themed Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division stories. Single and multi-step problems
*Graphing - Natalia surveys her class about their favorite Thanksgiving food. Answer questions about her data and make a graph and fractions
* Number Comparison- Compare two numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. Add in a missing number to make the number sentence true
*Rounding- rounding numbers to nearest 10 and 100. Use the answers to answer a secret Thanksgiving Math message!
* Elapsed Time- What time did Jackson's dinner start? How long did Thanksgiving dinner take? What time did Tonya and her family get to Grandma's? Solve these time problems to find out
*Addition and Subtraction with 3 and 4 digit numbers
*Fractions- Divide Thanksgiving dessert up for the guests. Help a Farmer make a new turkey pen
*Number Patterns- Find the pattern and fill in the missing numbers. Identify the pattern.
*Even and Odd. Color even numbers orange and odd numbers brown. Identify what fraction of the items are even
*Hidden Picture- answer 100 math questions to find this Thanksgiving Hidden Picture!
This Thanksgiving math packet would make a great supplement to your curriculum!
Answer Key is included.
CCSS Math Standards:
3.MD.A.1
3.MD.B.3
3.NBT.A.1
3.NBT.A.2
4.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.B.4
3.OA.A.1
3.OA.A.2
3.OA.A.3
3.OA.A.4
3.OA.B.5
3.OA.B.6
3.OA.C.7
3.OA.D.8
3.OA.D.9
4.OA.A.1
4.OA.A.2
4.OA.A.3
4.OA.C.5
3.NF.A.1
This Christmas Math Pack is 25 pages and designed for 5th grade students. It covers TONS of 5th grade standards in fun and engaging ways. This Christmas Math Pack is perfect for the week before Christmas or holiday breaks!
This Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade Includes:
*Coordinate Graphing Mystery Picture
*Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
*Rounding and Comparing Decimals to the ten thousandths
*Volume
*Interpreting Line Plots with fractions
*Fraction Word Problems
*Order of Operations
*Writing and Solving Equations
*Scaling
*Christmas Logic Problems
*Ordered Pairs
CCSS Math Standards Covered:
5.MD.B.2
5.MD.C.3
5.MD.C.4
5.MD.C.5a
5.MD.C.5b
5.NBT.A.3b
5.NBT.A.4
5.NBT.B.5
5.NBT.B.7
5.OA.A.1
5.OA.A.2
5.OA.B.3
5.NF.A.1
5.NF.A.2
5.NF.B.5b
5.NF.B.7
5.G.A.1
Everything you need for the month of December! 159 pages of Christmas FUN! There is simply too much in this bundle to describe it all in this space! Please see each link for a FULL product description and preview. Included in this Christmas MEGA Bundle:
Christmas Math packet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491
Christmas Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892
Christmas Kindness Elves https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kindness-elves-a-new-christmas-tradition-11122273
Christmas Party Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-party-pack-11122280
The Great Elf Contest https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-great-elf-contest-a-christmas-game-for-the-hundreds-chart-11122281
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CCSS ELA Standards:
W.2.5
W.2.8
W.3.2
W.3.5
W.4.2
W.4.8
W.5.4
W.5.8
L.2.1
L.2.2
L.3.1
L.3.2
L.4.1
L.4.2
L.5.1
L.5.2
L.5.3
CCSS Math Standards:
2.MD.C.7
2.MD.C.8
3.MD.A.1
3.MD.A.2
3.MD.B.3
2.NBT.A.3
2.NBT.B.7
3.NBT.A.1
3.NBT.A.2
3.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.B.4
3.OA.A.1
3.OA.A.2
3.OA.A.3
3.OA.A.4
3.OA.B.5
3.OA.B.6
3.OA.C.7
3.OA.D.8
3.OA.D.9
4.OA.A.1
4.OA.A.2
4.OA.A.3
4.OA.C.5
3.NF.A.1
3.NF.A.3b
2.G.A.3
Make number sense FUN with this Rekenrek Quick Image game! This rekenrek game is great for centres or small groups. The cards include all numbers on the Rekenrek from 1-20 in all combinations. One player will show the card for 3-5 seconds. The other player will have to identify the number, or re-create it on their personal rekenrek and then tell the number. The first player to get 20 points wins!
Instructions, score sheet and cards all included!
If you enjoy this game, check out my Rekenrek BUNDLE!!!
Help prevent bullying in your classroom by explaining the concept of Bucket Filling to your students. This colorful Power Point outlines the major points and concepts of bucket filling in a child friendly way!
Students LOVE Puzzles! Have them loving math with this Fall Hundreds Chart Hidden Picture. Students will solve 120 problems to reveal the hidden picture! The problems in this Hidden Picture are for Kindergarten and 1st grade.
Problems Include:
Base 10 Blocks
Adding and Subtracting 10
Adding a single digit to a double digit number
Number Comparison
Number Sense
This Fall Hundred Chart Hidden Picture is also part of my Fall Math Pack for 1st Grade!! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-math-for-1st-grade-11119520
Check out the Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hundred-chart-hidden-picture-mega-bundle-11127114