I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes.
I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science
I have a PA Professional Certi
I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes.
I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science
I have a PA Professional Certi
Helping Verbs: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice identifying helping verbs within sentences.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the helping verb or helping verbs within the sentence. A multiple Choice (MC) version and an open ended version is provided. An answer sheet and an answer key are also included.
Adverbs: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they improve their ability to identify adverbs within sentences.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the adverb within the sentence. An answer sheet and an answer key are also included.
Appositives: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice identifying appositives within sentences.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the appositive word or phrase. A multiple Choice (MC) version and an open ended version is provided. An answer sheet and an answer key are also included.
Types of Sentences: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with the different types of sentences: Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory, and Interrogative sentences.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the type of sentence. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
Nouns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while identifying the four different types of nouns: common nouns, proper nouns, plural nouns, and pronouns.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the underlined noun. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
Spelling: These commonly misspelled words task cards are a great way for students to have fun while identifying the correct spelling of many commonly misspelled words.
This activity has students identifying the correct spelling, given multiple choice options, of 26 different commonly misspelled words outlined below:
Accommodate
Withhold
Argument
Separate
Commitment
Proceed
Consensus
Privilege
Academically
Biscuit
Business
Attendance
Calendar
Guidance
Lightning
Yield
Relieve
Receive
Embarrass
Occurrence
Existence
Occasion
Forward
License
Inadvertent
Judgment
Multiple Meaning Words: These multiple meaning words task cards are a great way for students to practice their skills while analyzing sentences to determine multiple meaning words (homographs).
This activity contains the following 20 types of practice questions:
1. Students identify the best definition for a word within a sentence
2. Students identify sentences with the same meaning as the word is used in an example sentence
Transition Words: These task cards are a great way for students to improve their vocabulary as well as their skills with using transition words.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 20 in total, and then asked to choose the correct transition word to use. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their writing skills.
There are 26 questions to get students engaged in an interesting conversation or to write in their journals. This product is also great for fast finishers.
Drawing Conclusions: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their skills with inference.
This activity has students reading 16 short passages to each other and then asked to make an inference based off the passage. A Multiple choice version and open ended version is provided. A recording sheet and an answer key are also included.
Fluency Passages: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their their oral reading fluency.
There are 20 short passages (fiction and non-fiction) for students to practice their fluency of phrases and sentences. These task cards can be used in the following ways:
* Reading with Partners
* Individual Reading
* Small fluency Groups
* Reading to the Class
* Reading Circles
* Warm Ups
* SPED
These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while identifying and explaining valid and faulty generalizations.
This activity has students reading 26 valid and faulty generalizations to each other. Students must then identify whether each statement is valid or faulty and explain their reasoning. A pre-made explanation is made for each one within the answer key. A recording sheet is also included.
Personification Cootie Catchers:
These are a great way for students to have fun while learning about different examples of personification. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students visually seeing a picture and determining what phrase it is. The following examples of personification are included:
My heart raced
The clock shouted the time
The tree was dressed in snow
My computer died
The sun reached out and grabbed me
The leaves danced in the wind
The wind whistled a tune
The cupcake is calling my name
Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike who provided the images
Main Idea: This main idea cootie catcher is a great way for students to have fun while finding the main idea of a passage. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students reading 8 short and interesting informational text passages to each other and then asked to identify the main idea out of two possible choices.
some passages allow students to come up with their own judgement as to what the main idea is.
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♦ Reading Strategies:
Authors Purpose
Cause and Effect
Character Traits
Compare and Contrast with Pictures
Compare and Contrast
Creative and Critical Thinking
Drawing Conclusions
Fact or Opinion
Figurative Language
Fluency
Generalizations
Genre Identification
Genre Types
Idioms
Inference
Literary Devices
Main Idea
Metaphors
Nonfiction Text Features
Paraphrasing
Parts of a Book
Personification
Point of View
Predictions
Reading Comprehension
Reading Response Questions
Restating the Question
Sequencing
Setting
Similes
Story Elements
Summarizing
Text Structures
Text Structures: Informational Text Structures
Theme
Writing Prompts
♦ Vocabulary:
Analogies (Grades 3-5)
Analogies (Grades 6-8)
Analogies (Grade 9)
Antonyms
Compound Words
Context Clues
Greek and Latin Roots
Homophones
Homonyms
Multiple Meaning Words
Prefixes
Root Words
Shades of Meaning
Spelling
Suffixes
Synonyms
Tone and Mood
Transition Words
♦ Grammar:
Adjective Identification
Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative
Adverbs
Appositives
Apostrophes
Capitalization
Clauses
Commas
Conjunctions
Contractions
Mentor Sentences
Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural
Nouns: Collective
Nouns: Common and Proper
Nouns: Irregular Plural
Nouns: Plural Nouns
Nouns: Possessive Nouns
Parts of Speech
Prepositions
Prepositional Phrases
Pronouns: Identification
Pronouns: Possessive
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Quotation Marks
Sentence Types
Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound
Verb Identification
Verb Tenses
Verbs: Helping
Verbs: Irregular
Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Prepositional Phrases: These prepositional phrases cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while improving their grammar skills. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other and then asked to state the prepositional phrase in the sentence.
There are two versions of this cootie catcher
1. Students can choose between 3 multiple choice answers
2. Students can identify the prepositional phrase without any aid.
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♦ Reading Strategies:
Authors Purpose
Cause and Effect
Character Traits
Compare and Contrast with Pictures
Compare and Contrast
Creative and Critical Thinking
Drawing Conclusions
Fact or Opinion
Figurative Language
Fluency
Generalizations
Genre Identification
Genre Types
Idioms
Inference
Literary Devices
Main Idea
Metaphors
Nonfiction Text Features
Paraphrasing
Parts of a Book
Personification
Point of View
Predictions
Reading Comprehension
Reading Response Questions
Restating the Question
Sequencing
Setting
Similes
Story Elements
Summarizing
Text Structures
Text Structures: Informational Text Structures
Theme
Writing Prompts
♦ Vocabulary:
Analogies (Grades 3-5)
Analogies (Grades 6-8)
Analogies (Grade 9)
Antonyms
Compound Words
Context Clues
Greek and Latin Roots
Homophones
Homonyms
Multiple Meaning Words
Prefixes
Root Words
Shades of Meaning
Spelling
Suffixes
Synonyms
Tone and Mood
Transition Words
♦ Grammar:
Adjective Identification
Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative
Adverbs
Appositives
Apostrophes
Capitalization
Clauses
Commas
Conjunctions
Contractions
Mentor Sentences
Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural
Nouns: Collective
Nouns: Common and Proper
Nouns: Irregular Plural
Nouns: Plural Nouns
Nouns: Possessive Nouns
Parts of Speech
Prepositions
Prepositional Phrases
Pronouns: Identification
Pronouns: Possessive
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Quotation Marks
Sentence Types
Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound
Verb Identification
Verb Tenses
Verbs: Helping
Verbs: Irregular
Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Root Words: These root words cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while practicing word root meanings. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students identifying the meaning of the root within a word of a sentence. Multiple choice options with answers are provided.
Aqua – Water
Auto – Self
Centi – 100
Exo – Outside
Fore – Before
Hyper – Over
Inter – Between
Micro – Small
Mis – Wrong
Multi – Many
Noct – Night
Pre – Before
Re – Again
Scribe – Write
Trans – Across
Tri – Three
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♦ Reading Strategies:
Authors Purpose
Cause and Effect
Character Traits
Compare and Contrast with Pictures
Compare and Contrast
Creative and Critical Thinking
Drawing Conclusions
Fact or Opinion
Figurative Language
Fluency
Generalizations
Genre Identification
Genre Types
Idioms
Inference
Literary Devices
Main Idea
Metaphors
Nonfiction Text Features
Paraphrasing
Parts of a Book
Personification
Point of View
Predictions
Reading Comprehension
Reading Response Questions
Restating the Question
Sequencing
Setting
Similes
Story Elements
Summarizing
Text Structures
Text Structures: Informational Text Structures
Theme
Writing Prompts
♦ Vocabulary:
Analogies (Grades 3-5)
Analogies (Grades 6-8)
Analogies (Grade 9)
Antonyms
Compound Words
Context Clues
Greek and Latin Roots
Homophones
Homonyms
Multiple Meaning Words
Prefixes
Root Words
Shades of Meaning
Spelling
Suffixes
Synonyms
Tone and Mood
Transition Words
♦ Grammar:
Adjective Identification
Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative
Adverbs
Appositives
Apostrophes
Capitalization
Clauses
Commas
Conjunctions
Contractions
Mentor Sentences
Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural
Nouns: Collective
Nouns: Common and Proper
Nouns: Irregular Plural
Nouns: Plural Nouns
Nouns: Possessive Nouns
Parts of Speech
Prepositions
Prepositional Phrases
Pronouns: Identification
Pronouns: Possessive
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Quotation Marks
Sentence Types
Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound
Verb Identification
Verb Tenses
Verbs: Helping
Verbs: Irregular
Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Genres: Which Genre? Cootie Catchers: These are a great way for students to have fun while learning how to identify the different literary genres. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students reading a passages (16 over 2 cootie catchers) to each other so that they can identify the following genres:
Biography
Fantasy
Historical fiction
Informational
Mystery
Poem
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
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♦ Reading Strategies:
Authors Purpose
Cause and Effect
Character Traits
Compare and Contrast with Pictures
Compare and Contrast
Creative and Critical Thinking
Drawing Conclusions
Fact or Opinion
Figurative Language
Fluency
Generalizations
Genre Identification
Genre Types
Idioms
Inference
Literary Devices
Main Idea
Metaphors
Nonfiction Text Features
Paraphrasing
Parts of a Book
Personification
Point of View
Predictions
Reading Comprehension
Reading Response Questions
Restating the Question
Sequencing
Setting
Similes
Story Elements
Summarizing
Text Structures
Text Structures: Informational Text Structures
Theme
Writing Prompts
♦ Vocabulary:
Analogies (Grades 3-5)
Analogies (Grades 6-8)
Analogies (Grade 9)
Antonyms
Compound Words
Context Clues
Greek and Latin Roots
Homophones
Homonyms
Multiple Meaning Words
Prefixes
Root Words
Shades of Meaning
Spelling
Suffixes
Synonyms
Tone and Mood
Transition Words
♦ Grammar:
Adjective Identification
Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative
Adverbs
Appositives
Apostrophes
Capitalization
Clauses
Commas
Conjunctions
Contractions
Mentor Sentences
Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural
Nouns: Collective
Nouns: Common and Proper
Nouns: Irregular Plural
Nouns: Plural Nouns
Nouns: Possessive Nouns
Parts of Speech
Prepositions
Prepositional Phrases
Pronouns: Identification
Pronouns: Possessive
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Quotation Marks
Sentence Types
Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound
Verb Identification
Verb Tenses
Verbs: Helping
Verbs: Irregular
Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives: These cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while identifying comparative and superlative adjectives. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students reading various sentences (over 2 cootie catchers) to each other and then asked to identify the correct adjective in its comparative or superlative form through the use of multiple choice answers. There are also some questions which require students to identify the comparative and superlative from memory.
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♦ Reading Strategies:
Authors Purpose
Cause and Effect
Character Traits
Compare and Contrast with Pictures
Compare and Contrast
Creative and Critical Thinking
Drawing Conclusions
Fact or Opinion
Figurative Language
Fluency
Generalizations
Genre Identification
Genre Types
Idioms
Inference
Literary Devices
Main Idea
Metaphors
Nonfiction Text Features
Paraphrasing
Parts of a Book
Personification
Point of View
Predictions
Reading Comprehension
Reading Response Questions
Restating the Question
Sequencing
Setting
Similes
Story Elements
Summarizing
Text Structures
Text Structures: Informational Text Structures
Theme
Writing Prompts
♦ Vocabulary:
Analogies (Grades 3-5)
Analogies (Grades 6-8)
Analogies (Grade 9)
Antonyms
Compound Words
Context Clues
Greek and Latin Roots
Homophones
Homonyms
Multiple Meaning Words
Prefixes
Root Words
Shades of Meaning
Spelling
Suffixes
Synonyms
Tone and Mood
Transition Words
♦ Grammar:
Adjective Identification
Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative
Adverbs
Appositives
Apostrophes
Capitalization
Clauses
Commas
Conjunctions
Contractions
Mentor Sentences
Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural
Nouns: Collective
Nouns: Common and Proper
Nouns: Irregular Plural
Nouns: Plural Nouns
Nouns: Possessive Nouns
Parts of Speech
Prepositions
Prepositional Phrases
Pronouns: Identification
Pronouns: Possessive
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Quotation Marks
Sentence Types
Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound
Verb Identification
Verb Tenses
Verbs: Helping
Verbs: Irregular
Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Plural Nouns: These plural nouns cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while they practice using plural nouns within sentences. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 16 in total, and then asked to identify the correct plural noun that fits into the sentence. Answers are included.
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♦ Reading Strategies:
Authors Purpose
Cause and Effect
Character Traits
Compare and Contrast with Pictures
Compare and Contrast
Creative and Critical Thinking
Drawing Conclusions
Fact or Opinion
Figurative Language
Fluency
Generalizations
Genre Identification
Genre Types
Idioms
Inference
Literary Devices
Main Idea
Metaphors
Nonfiction Text Features
Paraphrasing
Parts of a Book
Personification
Point of View
Predictions
Reading Comprehension
Reading Response Questions
Restating the Question
Sequencing
Setting
Similes
Story Elements
Summarizing
Text Structures
Text Structures: Informational Text Structures
Theme
Writing Prompts
♦ Vocabulary:
Analogies (Grades 3-5)
Analogies (Grades 6-8)
Analogies (Grade 9)
Antonyms
Compound Words
Context Clues
Greek and Latin Roots
Homophones
Homonyms
Multiple Meaning Words
Prefixes
Root Words
Shades of Meaning
Spelling
Suffixes
Synonyms
Tone and Mood
Transition Words
♦ Grammar:
Adjective Identification
Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative
Adverbs
Appositives
Apostrophes
Capitalization
Clauses
Commas
Conjunctions
Contractions
Mentor Sentences
Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural
Nouns: Collective
Nouns: Common and Proper
Nouns: Irregular Plural
Nouns: Plural Nouns
Nouns: Possessive Nouns
Parts of Speech
Prepositions
Prepositional Phrases
Pronouns: Identification
Pronouns: Possessive
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Quotation Marks
Sentence Types
Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound
Verb Identification
Verb Tenses
Verbs: Helping
Verbs: Irregular
Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Conjunctions: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their ability to identify conjunctions within sentences.
This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the correct conjunction. Half of the cards are multiple choice. An answer sheet and an answer key are also included.