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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!

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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!
Race to the New World:  A Thanksgiving Game for the Hundreds Chart
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Race to the New World: A Thanksgiving Game for the Hundreds Chart

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In this Thanksgiving Math game, 2-4 players will Race to the New World on the hundreds chart. Students will use two dice to play this Thanksgiving Math game. Following the instructions on the instructions page, they will roll the dice and move the number of spaces shown on the dice. Watch out for Doubles! Each time a student rolls a double, they will see if it means smooth sailing or a misfortune for their travels. A full color page hundred board (shown in thumbnail) and a white hundred board with a colorful background are both included in this game. This Thanksgiving Math Game makes a wonderful center or an activity for early finishers. Game pieces included!
Thinkin About Lincoln Sample
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Thinkin About Lincoln Sample

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This is a sample of my packet Thinkin’ About Lincoln. This creative thinking packet will bring Abraham Lincoln to life as no other research project has done before! Students will be inspired to research all aspects of Abraham Lincoln in order to find the answers to these creative thinking activities. This Abraham Lincoln Creative Thinking packet makes an incredible independent study or alternative task and pushes students to use the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. This is a 2 page sample. The full version contains 20 unique activities!
Summer Creative Thinking Packet
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Summer Creative Thinking Packet

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This is a packet of 20 creative thinking Summer activities for Summer. Keep your students thinking and writing right up until the last day of the school! These language rich creative thinking Summer activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a Summer activity packet (black line cover included). Fostering creative thinking has been shown to increase learning in all areas. This Summer Activity Packet will do just that! Included in this Summer Activities packet you will find: *Student Cover *The ABC’s of Summer *In Summer You Can’t… *Endless Summer *Can Summer GET Any Better? Yes! It Can *Summer Inventions *Summer is Great…Mostly *Too Many Arm Floaties *A New Summer Sensation *The Perfect Summer Beverage- *And the Question is… *Signs of Summer *Summer Poetry *It’s Just so HOT *Let’s Go Play! *So…That Just Happened *The Impossible Contest *The Hot, Hot Sand *Summer School *Classroom for Sale! *My Life as Part Dolphin Sample Answers included to get you and your class thinking! These activities makes a great early finishers packet! Use these as sponge activities to get your students thinking. Set up some centers using these Summer Activities. CCSS ELA W.2.5 W.2.8 W.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.4 W.4.2 W.4.8 W.5.4 W.5.8 L.2.1 L.2.2 L.2.5 L.3.1 L.3.2 L.4.1 L.4.2 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.3
Everyone Wants to Belong- An Acceptance Activity
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Everyone Wants to Belong- An Acceptance Activity

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This is an activity that will help students (and adults) realize that EVERYONE wants to be part of a group. This lesson promotes the acceptance of others. This 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!
Dealing with Conflict- "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk"
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Dealing with Conflict- "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk"

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How should you respond to someone when they say or do hurtful things? What should you do once you have used your words, but the other person STILL won't leave you alone? This lesson gives students the words and actions that they need to deal with conflict in a safe and healthy way. This 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!
Dealing with Anger
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Dealing with Anger

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What can you do when you get really angry in school? What is OK and what is not OK? This lesson gives students tools to deal with their anger. This 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!
Controlling your Behavior
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Controlling your Behavior

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Learning to control your behavior is an important part of growing up and being a good student in class. Give students strategies to learn to recognize and control their actions. This 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!
Choosing Safe Playground Games
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Choosing Safe Playground Games

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Help students figure out which games are great for the playground and which games might not be a good choice. This 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!
Informational Text Features Matching Page
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Informational Text Features Matching Page

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This is a matching sheet that reviews the parts of a Non-Fiction text. Use it as an assessment or have students access their prior knowledge by using this sheet. The answer key is included! This product is part of my informational text research projects!
Force and Interaction Activity Pages
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Force and Interaction Activity Pages

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These pages aligns with Forces and Interaction NGSS 3rd grade standards. The activity pages cover types of forces and patterns of motion. They can also be used as interactive notebook pages. These Force and Interaction Activity pages are a free sample of my Force and Interaction Unit Plan! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/force-and-interaction-integrated-unit-plan-science-reading-and-writing-11120703 This Force and Interaction Freebie Includes: *3 pages- Types of Forces, Patterns of Motion and Predicting Motion *Answer Keys
Writing Process Clip Chart
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Writing Process Clip Chart

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Use this Writing Process Clip Chart in your classroom to easily keep track of where your students are in the writing process. Includes: *Pre-Writing *Rough Draft *Revising *Editing *Peer Editing *Teacher Editing *Publishing
Close Reading Folder
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Close Reading Folder

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Make this Close Reading folder for your students to increase engagement during Close Reading! Students will keep all of their resources for a close reading in one spot! The use of sticky notes adds novelty. Included are complete instructions with photos including exact measurements and an editable label template.
Bucket Filling Power Point
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Bucket Filling Power Point

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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!
Behavior Coupons:  11 No-Cost Rewards
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Behavior Coupons: 11 No-Cost Rewards

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Did someone make it to Outstanding? Have their homework all quarter? Well behaved for a week? Give them a reward coupon! Here are 11 Classroom Management Behavior Reward Coupons Use these no-cost-to-you reward coupons to reward student behavior. A coupon to appeal to every student!! Designed to coordinate with my classroom management Clip-up- Chart. Reward Coupons include: Lunch with the Teacher Invite a Student from Another Class to Sit with You at Lunch Write with a Crazy Pen for a Day No Homework Pass 30 Minutes of Computer Time Get Your Name Read over the Announcements Sit Next to a Friend for the Day 5 Extra Points on a Test Bring a Stuffed Animal to School for a Day Teacher's Helper for a Day Care for the Class Pet Check out my other behavior items in my store!
The Great Elf Contest:  A multiplication game for the 100s chart
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The Great Elf Contest: A multiplication game for the 100s chart

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This is a Christmas Math multiplication game for the 100's chart. The premise for this Christmas math game is that Santa wants to bring an elf along this Christmas Eve to help him deliver presents. This is a HUGE honor! Play this Christmas math game to be the first Elf to color 5 presents in a row to win the opportunity to help Santa this Christmas. This Christmas math game makes a great partner game, but can be played by up to 4 players. For this Christmas math game, students will each get a set of digit cards. On each turn, students will draw two digit cards, multiply them together, and color the corresponding present on the Christmas math game board. The first player to color 5 presents in a row (vertical, horizontal or diagonal) wins this Christmas math game! Included in this Christmas Math game: -Instructions -Digit Cards -Game Board Put this Christmas math game out for early finishers or use it as a Christmas math center. I hope you and your class enjoy this Christmas Math Game! Merry Christmas! If you enjoy this Christmas Math Game, check out my Christmas Math Pack, Christmas Activities for Literacy and a Christmas Party Games Pack. These are also available in a discounted bundle! They are available in my store! CCSS Math Standards 3.NBT.A.3 3.OA.B.5 3.OA.C.7 3.OA.D.9
Building Trust in the Classroom and Beyond
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Building Trust in the Classroom and Beyond

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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 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!
How to Be a Bucket Filler
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How to Be a Bucket Filler

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Bring the Concept of Bucket Filling into your classroom with this pack! This pack includes Lesson Plans, classroom activities, a guide to a classroom display, Posters and More! 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!
Behavior Management Tracking Sheets and Calendars
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Behavior Management Tracking Sheets and Calendars

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These Behavior Management Tracking Sheets and Calendars are designed to help you keep track of classroom management with ease. Both Teachers and Students will be able to keep track of student behavior using these forms. All forms and clip chart are included in English AND Spanish!!! These Behavior Management Tracking Sheets include: -Behavior Management Tracking Sheets for the Teacher- Keep all of your behavior data in one place. These tracking sheets will come in handy during student conferences, for student behavior and academic referrals and are a quick reference when a parent or guardian asks you how their student is doing in class. -Behavior Management Clip Chart- A beautiful clip chart to use in your classroom that will help students keep track of their behavior. Included in English and Spanish! -A weekly student behavior management tracking sheet for students- clip this tracking sheet into a homework folder or an assignment notebook. Students will take this behavior management sheet home for parents to initial each night. Included in English and Spanish! - There is a behavior management calendar for each month of the year, perfect for year round schools! Students can use these calendars OR the weekly sheets. This will give them an excellent visual of their behavior and will help them track their behavior over time. These will be sent home nightly in a planner or assignment notebook for parents to initial. Included in English and Spanish Use these sheets also to offer rewards for student behavior. Use my FREE behavior coupon download (available in my store) to offer no to low cost rewards to students who achieve behavior goals! If you like this product, please check out my Ultimate Behavior Bundle available in my store! It includes this and 5 other Behavior Management products designed to get your classroom management on the right track!
Behavior T-Charts
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Behavior T-Charts

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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
A Safe Recess
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A Safe Recess

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Sometimes kids can have a hard time making good choices at recess. All that free time with less adult supervision can lead to fighting and new bumps and bruises. This lesson will help students think about making better behaviour choices. This 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!