I have a total of 27 years teaching experience . After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida (hence the name "HappyEdugator"), I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, before I went up to Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Last year, I went back to 1st grade in a private setting. I have traveled worldwide and am also fluent in Spanish.
I have a total of 27 years teaching experience . After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida (hence the name "HappyEdugator"), I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, before I went up to Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Last year, I went back to 1st grade in a private setting. I have traveled worldwide and am also fluent in Spanish.
Computer Lab Rules Posters or Signs. Good for beginning of the year. 12 computer lab rules. Print out these posters and a header sign for your computer lab and have your room ready for back to school. You can choose which rules you wish to post. Includes rules for proper computer use, handling of the equipment, and procedures to follow when leaving. - HappyEdugator
Back to School - Welcome Back To School PowerPoint Template. Beginning of the year: Open House, Parent Night or Back to School Night or the first day of school with 12 slides ready to go...all you need to do is fill in a few blanks and edit the specifics. Designed for middle school but can be used at other levels as well. EDITABLE slide presentation welcomes them all back and identifies school and team members, identifies the team mission statement and beliefs, tells who's who, expectations and policies, grading, parent conferences, special projects, etc. You may use suggestions or add your own policies. -
Word Families PowerPoint. 77 slides on this Literacy PowerPoint! Introduce word families. Print out as signs for literacy centers, make into reading phonics flashcards by printing out on index cards, or show on the projector to use when introducing a word family. Each slide has the word family as the title, an example of a word in that family, and a picture to represent it. Multiple uses...you can use these signs as word wall titles, for word sorting, reading practice flash cards, etc. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Past verb tenses PowerPoint. More than 30 slides on the four past tenses students often get confused: the past, the past progressive, the past perfect, and the past perfect progressive. Grammar rules are given for each tense, with plenty of examples for positive statements, negative statements and questions. Sound and animation added to keep it lively. Best used in chunks.
Rikki Tikki Tavi Vocabulary Activities. Vocabulary for the short story Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling. Includes: Study Sheet with 15 vocabulary words, their part of speech and definition; Two page Vocabulary Practice Sheet, Study Cards, Fiction Literature Terms Sheet, Hot Seat Vocabulary Review Game, Vocabulary Matching Test, and Key. - HappyEdugator
In this pack you will get 12 editable character awards for the end of the year. You may choose 4 different styles of boys and girls, and also if you want color or black and white. You may choose to use one of the ready made awards, or create your own since the character words are editable. You may move text around to where you like it as well. The character traits included for the awards are:
Respect
Responsibility
Trustworthiness
Compassion
Friendship
Perseverance
Cooperation
Patience
Honesty
Citizenship
Kindness
Sense of Humor
These are easy to use...just type in student name, your name and date. Then print and you are ready to go. 96 pages. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Show Not Tell PowerPoint. How to use the "Show Not Tell" strategy in creative writing. Imagery and sensory language create mental pictures. Strong verbs replace dead verbs. Helps student write with more descriptive words and vivid language. Animated graphics. Practice slides included.
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Context Clues - Analyzing Context Clues PowerPoint. Help students figure out unknown words in text. Build vocabulary and reading comprehension by teaching common context clues. This PowerPoint has explains five different context clues: definition, synonym, antonym, example, and inference. Practice activity at the end with answers. 15 slides. Updated August 2015. Good for test prep! -
Allergies: Anaphylaxis PowerPoint describes a severe allergic reaction which is life threatening, causes, symptoms, and emergency treatment, including how to use and administer an epi-pen. When going back to school, teachers should know this in case of an emergency with a student who has a severe allergy. A good tool for a health class. Includes a sign that can be used to place on a peanut safe table in the cafeteria.
Appositives and Appositive Phrases PowerPoint. Animated graphics and interactive slides helps students Identify appositives and appositive phrases, how to punctuate sentences with appositives, and how to use appositive phrases to combine sentences. Sentence combining is a skill that helps student correct short choppy sentences in their writing. Supports common core standards. - HappyEdugator
End of the Year - Good-bye Cards. Send your students off with this cute little poem that will show how much you care! Personalize these good-bye cards with each student’s name and your name, then print out. Make great gift labels, or use by themselves. Ladybug theme. Business card size...can be printed out on business cards from Avery. Ten cards per sheet. Editing allowed for your classroom use only. You can type in student name and teacher name. You can also remove those fields. The poem itself is not editable, but you can remove the poem and write your own instead. Happy summer! - HappyEdugator
Irregular Verbs Common in English PowerPoint. 41 slide presentation on the most common irregular verbs in English. Each slide gives the infinitive form of the verb and a short definition, and an example of the past tense and past participle forms of the verbs in a sentence. The slides have fun graphics, sounds, and animations. This is useful for English Language Learners as well as for regular students who want to brush up for standardized tests. Note that thumbnails do not come out accurately- free preview is available. - Happyedugator
Internet Safety PowerPoint - Pausing Before You Post. Strategies for students to use the internet and social media wisely. Students can discuss appropriate internet behavior on social media and ways to increase their internet security. Students can then take a pledge online at jostens to pause before they post.
Parts of a Book PowerPoint. Basic parts of a book from the cover, spine and pages to what is inside. Distinguishes between fiction and nonfiction books, and explains how a book is organized, from the title page, table of contents, to the index and bibliography. Animated graphics make it engaging. Supports common core standards. Revised with more content in June 2014 - HappyEdugator
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
Finding the Main Idea When Reading Non-Fiction PowerPoint. Interactive questions with immediate feedback and animated graphics. Explains main idea and how to find it when reading informational text. Common core requires more nonfiction reading! Students need to have a good understanding of what they read, and this is a key skill they need for success. Good for test prep! - HappyEdugator
PowerPoint Timer! Classroom Management PowerPoint Timer. Set for any time up to 1 hour. Keep students on task with this countdown clock. The PowerPoint slides count down from 60 minutes all the way to "None." Set it for any time up to 60 minutes. It has a 2 minute warning (with a sound effect) as well to give students advance notice that time will be up soon. It can be used for timing students for many different activities including cooperative learning time, group work, independent work, timed tests, etc. A great visual aid for teaching students how to pace themselves for state tests. Just project it up on the Smartboard for all students to see. It doesn't have to be set always at 60 minutes: it can be set at any interval between 1 and 60 minutes and transitions slides each minute. Good classroom management technique to keep students on task.
Transition Words and Phrases Lists and Sorting Activities. Supports common core! Transitional words and transitional phrases are useful in writing clear and fluent paragraphs, but students need to be familiar with when to use them. Includes a Word Splash of Transition Words with a graphic organizer for sorting, several different handouts with lists of useful transition words, and a categorizing worksheet.for groups to work on and discuss. Some words may be classified in different categories, so this can lead to interesting discussions and students will have to employ higher level thinking skills.The lists will become a handy reference tool for use when writing. - HappyEdugator
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3c Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3c Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3c Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.2c Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3c Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.
