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
This word search on the ig Word Family also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Big
♦ Dig
♦ Fig
♦ Jig
♦ Pig
♦ Rig
♦ Twig
♦ Wig
♦ Zig
This word search on the et Word Family also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Bet
♦ Get
♦ Jet
♦ Met
♦ Net
♦ Pet
♦ Set
♦ Vet
♦ Wet
This word search on the letter U also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Udder
♦ UFO
♦ Ukulele
♦ Umbrella
♦ Umpire
♦ Undershirt
♦ Unicorn
♦ Unicycle
♦ Utensils
Generalizations: These generalizations cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while identifying and explaining valid and faulty generalizations. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students reading 16 valid and faulty generalizations (over 2 cootie catchers) 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.
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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
This word search on the oke Word Family also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Awoke
♦ Broke
♦ Choke
♦ Joke
♦ Poke
♦ Provoke
♦ Smoke
♦ Spoke
♦ Stroke
This word search on the ump Word Family also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Bump
♦ Clump
♦ Dump
♦ Hump
♦ Jump
♦ Pump
♦ Slump
♦ Stump
♦ Thump
This word search on the unk Word Family also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Bunk
♦ Chipmunk
♦ Clunk
♦ Dunk
♦ Funk
♦ Junk
♦ Skunk
♦ Sunk
♦ Trunk
This word search on bossy r -ur words also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Burn
♦ Curve
♦ Fur
♦ Hurry
♦ Hurt
♦ Purse
♦ Surf
♦ Turkey
♦ Turtle
These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of the different types of genres.
This product contains 8 cards with the following terms:
♦ Biography
♦ Drama
♦ Fairy Tale
♦ Horror
♦ Mystery
♦ Mythology
♦ Science Fiction
♦ Suspense
These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of the different types of homonyms.
This product contains 16 cards with the following terms:
♦ Arms
♦ Band
♦ Bar
♦ Bark
♦ Bat
♦ Chest
♦ Crane
♦ Date
♦ Duck
♦ Foot
♦ Nail
♦ Note
♦ Park
♦ Pitcher
♦ Spring
♦ Tie
These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of the different types of homophones.
This product contains 12 cards with the following terms:
♦ Berry-Bury
♦ Billed-Build
♦ Fare-Fair
♦ Hare-Hair
♦ Leek-Leak
♦ Male-Mail
♦ Meet-Meat
♦ One-Won
♦ Pear-Pair
♦ Sail-Sale
♦ Sun-Son
♦ Tea-Tee
These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of verbs.
This product contains 16 cards with the following terms:
♦ Build
♦ Carry
♦ Catch
♦ Clean
♦ Cut
♦ Dance
♦ Eat
♦ Hide
♦ Paint
♦ Pay
♦ Play
♦ Shake
♦ Sing
♦ Talk
♦ Think
♦ Write
Setting: These Setting Cootie Catchers are a fun way to practice inference. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.
This activity has students reading 16 short passages (over 2 cootie catchers) to each other and then asked to identify the setting in which the passage takes place. Multiple choice answers are given along with the question.
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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
Beginning of the Year: This beginning of the year word search is perfect for those moments when students finish early! This word search also doubles as a coloring book!. The solution to the puzzle is included.
Beginning of the Year Vocabulary Terms:
♦ Backpack
♦ Books
♦ Computer
♦ Gym
♦ Lunch
♦ Pencil
♦ Ruler
♦ School
♦ School Bus
♦ Science
♦ Social Studies
♦ Teacher
Greek Mythology: This Greek mythology word search/ coloring book also doubles as a coloring book!. The solution to the puzzle is included.
Greek Mythology Contents:
♦ Aphrodite
♦ Apollo
♦ Ares
♦ Athena
♦ Atlas
♦ Charon
♦ Cronus
♦ Hades
♦ Hercules
♦ Hermes
♦ Icarus
♦ Medusa
♦ Poseidon
♦ Uranus
♦ Zeus
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This closed syllables word search also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Ball
♦ Basket
♦ Chicken
♦ Crab
♦ Insect
♦ Mop
♦ Pan
♦ Pumpkin
♦ Rabbit
This open syllables word search also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Acorn
♦ Apron
♦ Baby
♦ Bison
♦ Pilot
♦ Remote
♦ Robot
♦ Stapler
♦ Tulip
This word search on the ack Word Family also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Back
♦ Crack
♦ Jack
♦ Pack
♦ Sack
♦ Shack
♦ Stack
♦ Tack
♦ Track
This word search on the ain Word Family also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Brain
♦ Chain
♦ Explain
♦ Grain
♦ Pain
♦ Rain
♦ Spain
♦ Sprain
♦ Train
This word search on the ale Word Family also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included.
Vocabulary Terms Included:
♦ Bale
♦ Exhale
♦ Gale
♦ Male
♦ Pale
♦ Sale
♦ Scale
♦ Tale
♦ Whale