I am currently a 2nd grade teacher at a public school in Arkansas, with 7 years of teaching experience. I hold a Master's Degree in Elementary Education, and am certified for P-8. I also hold a P-12 certification in ESL. I have taught 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade.
My teaching specialties are reading, science, and technology, although I love every subject. I am a computer programmer, and absolutely LOVE using the flipped classroom technique and new technology in my classroom.
I am currently a 2nd grade teacher at a public school in Arkansas, with 7 years of teaching experience. I hold a Master's Degree in Elementary Education, and am certified for P-8. I also hold a P-12 certification in ESL. I have taught 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade.
My teaching specialties are reading, science, and technology, although I love every subject. I am a computer programmer, and absolutely LOVE using the flipped classroom technique and new technology in my classroom.
25 Task Cards for Unit Conversion - These 25 Task Cards are designed to help students practice critical thinking with unit conversion in pseudo real-life problems. Story problems and direct conversion questions have been included in this set. 9 cards are direct questions that student simply solve the unit conversion for. The remaining 16 cards are one and two-part story problems.
All conversions are within the same measurement system. Standard and Metric units are included, with questions for capacity, length, and weight.
These task cards match Common Core State Standards (CCSS) 4.MD.A.1, 4.MD.A.2, 5.MD.A.1
These task cards are perfect for math centers, small groups, and whole group activities such as Scoot. Their self-checking and straightforward nature make them ideal for ESL/ELL students of all ages.
Included are:
*25 full-color unit conversion task cards
*1 full-color blank answer sheet for student use
*3 full-color blank task cards for your use
*1 full-color answer sheet with answers
*All of the above in grayscale for black & white printers
30 Pirate Themed Story Word Task Cards for Ratios and Proportional Relationships. These 30 Task Cards are designed to help students practice critical thinking with ratios and proportional relationships in pseudo-real life problems. The pirate theme is fun and engaging for students, but has been kept school-friendly for a wide variety of schools. There is mention of cannons/cannonballs, but no mention of guns or alcohol have been used in these task cards.
These task cards match Common Core State Standards (CCSS) 6.RP.A.1, 6.RP.A.2, 6.lRP.A.3 and 7.lRP.A.2.
These task cards are perfect for math centers, small groups, and whole group activities such as Scoot. Their self-checking and straightforward nature make them ideal for ESL/ELL students of all ages.
Included are:
*30 full-color pirate themed task cards for ratios & proportional relationships
*1 full-color blank answer sheet for student use
*2 full-color blank task cards for your use
*1 full-color answer sheet with answers
*All of the above in grayscale for black & white printers
32 Animal-Print Task Cards designed to practice recognition and identification of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
**NOTE--For this activity, I have specifically not counted "a, an, & the" as adjectives. This is not taught in all schools at this level, and might become too confusing for students. If you teach "a, an, & the" as adjectives, you can simply add those to the answer sheet for your students.**
These task cards are perfect for literacy center, small groups, and whole group activities such as Scoot. Their self-checking and straightforward nature make them ideal for ESL/ELL students of all ages.
Included are:
*32 full-color animal print task cards (8 each of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)
*1 full-color blank answer sheet for student use
*1 full-color sheet of blank task cards for your use
*1 full-color answer sheet with answers
*All of the above in grayscale for black & white printers
These Thanksgiving-themed fraction and percent story problem task cards are sure to please during the month of November! Each card is designed to help students practice Common Core standards for Numbers and Operations-Fractions for grades 4 and 5. There are 25 cards with Thanksgiving-themed word problems, ranging from 1 to 3-step questions dealing with fractions and percentages. The questions use a variety of strategies in different combinations, but all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) are required in order to solve all of the questions.
These task cards work well for independent or early-finisher work, small group work, assessments, and more! Students have the ability to self-check their answers by using the provided answer key.
Included:
* 25 full-color task cards with Thanksgiving-themed story problems
* 3 full-color blank task cards
* 1 full-color recording sheet
* 1 full-color answer sheet
* All items above in grayscale
These Back to School Task Cards are a perfect Common Core State Standards pretest for 4th graders, or a great review for 5th graders. Find out quickly which of the math standards your students still need work on with these cards, which cover the entire 4th grade year of CCSS Math Standards.
These task cards work well for independent or early-finisher work, small group work, assessments, and more! Students have the ability to self-check their answers by using the provided answer key.
Included:
* 28 full-color task cards
* 4 full-color blank task cards
* 1 full-color recording sheet
* 1 full-color answer sheet
* All items above in grayscale
Each question lists the standard at the bottom for your quick reference on what your students still need to work on!
Standards covered:
4.OA.A.2
4.OA.A.3
4.OA.B.4
4.NBT.A.2
4.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.B.4
4.NBT.B.5
4.NBT.B.6
4.NF.A.2
4.NF.B.3
4.NF.B.4
4.NF.C.6
4.MD.A.1
4.MD.A.2
4.MD.A.3
4.MD.C.7
4.G.A.1
4.G.A.2
(c) Elements of Elementary, 2014
This product is not sponsored by or affiliated with the national Common Core State Standards, but provides questions that can help you to assess your students' grasp of these standards.
These Back to School Task Cards are a perfect Common Core State Standards pretest for 3rd graders, or a great review for 4th graders. Find out quickly which of the math standards your students still need work on with these cards, which cover the entire 3rd grade year of CCSS Math Standards.
These task cards work well for independent or early-finisher work, small group work, assessments, and more! Students have the ability to self-check their answers by using the provided answer key.
Included:
* 25 full-color task cards
* 3 full-color blank task cards
* 1 full-color recording sheet
* 1 full-color answer sheet
* All items above in grayscale
Each question lists the standard at the bottom for your quick reference on what your students still need to work on!
Standards covered:
3.OA.A.3
3.OA.A.4
3.NBT.A.1
3.NBT.A.2
3.NBT.A.3
3.NF.A.2
3.NF.A.3
3.MD.A.1
3.MD.B.3
3.MD.C.6
3.MD.C.7
3.MD.D.8
3.G.A.2
This product is not sponsored by or affiliated with the national Common Core State Standards, but provides questions that can help you to assess your students' grasp of these standards
his September Daily Reading Comprehension Packet is 5 weeks of daily reading comprehension for the 5th grade classroom with a September theme.
These week-long activities alternate between fiction and non-fiction texts about back to school and September themes, as well as History topics. Written on 5th grade reading levels, these passages are perfect for daily morning work or homework.
Great for standardized test prep, these passages have the feel and re-reading of a close read with more structure. Questions are grouped by type so that students focus on one main skill a day. Simply print, hand out to students, and have them complete one activity each day. Each page should take between 10 and 15 minutes to answer, plus about 5 minutes for reading or re-reading the passage.
Each week, the student is presented with a new passage that they will work with for the whole week. Each week follows the same general format:
Monday - students read the passage and answer questions about main idea, theme, and the general form of the text.
Tuesday - students re-read the passage and answer multiple choice, standardized-test styled questions.
Wednesday - students re-read the passage and answer character or setting questions about the text, or specific History, Science, or other related questions for the non-fiction texts.
Thursday - students re-read the passage and answer GUM (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics) and text structure questions.
Friday - students re-read the passage and answer short-answer, written response questions about the text.
This month's topics:
Non-Fiction - Labor Day
Fiction - The Music Box
Non-Fiction - Constitution and Citizenship Day
Fiction - The Big Day
Non-Fiction - Nocturnal Adaptations
Want to know more before you buy? Check out the first full week in my Back to School 1-week FREEIBE!
All passages and questions are in American English.
This August Daily Reading Comprehension Packet is 4 weeks of daily reading comprehension for the 5th grade classroom with an August theme.
These week-long activities alternate between fiction and non-fiction texts about back to school and August themes, as well as Science and History topics. Written on 5th grade reading levels, these passages are perfect for daily morning work or homework.
Great for standardized test prep, these passages have the feel and re-reading of a close read with more structure. Questions are grouped by type so that students focus on one main skill a day. Simply print, hand out to students, and have them complete one activity each day. Each page should take between 10 and 15 minutes to answer, plus about 5 minutes for reading or re-reading the passage.
Each week, the student is presented with a new passage that they will work with for the whole week. Each week follows the same general format:
Monday - students read the passage and answer questions about main idea, theme, and the general form of the text.
Tuesday - students re-read the passage and answer multiple choice, standardized-test styled questions.
Wednesday - students re-read the passage and answer character or setting questions about the text, or specific History, Science, or other related questions for the non-fiction texts.
Thursday - students re-read the passage and answer GUM (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics) and text structure questions.
Friday - students re-read the passage and answer short-answer, written response questions about the text.
This month's topics:
Fiction - Back to School
Non-Fiction - History of School Busses
Fiction - The Stray
Non-Fiction - Phases of the Moon
Want to know more before you buy? Check out the first full week in my Back to School 1-week FREEIBE!
All passages and questions are in American English.
1 FULL week of August's Daily Reading Comprehension is FREE forever with this download. Enjoy 1 week of daily reading comprehension worksheets for 5th grade. Thinking of buying a full month (or more) of daily reading comprehension activities? Check this out and give it a try in your classroom before you commit!
This week-long activity is a fictional story about going back to school. Written on a 5th grade reading level, it is perfect for daily morning work or homework.
Great for standardized test prep, these passages have the feel and re-reading of a close read with more structure. Questions are grouped by type so that students focus on one main skill a day.
Monday - students read the passage and answer questions about main idea, theme, and the general form of the text.
Tuesday - students re-read the passage and answer multiple choice, standardized-test styled questions.
Wednesday - students re-read the passage and answer character or setting questions about the text.
Thursday - students re-read the passage and answer GUM (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics) questions about the text.
Friday - students re-read the passage and answer short-answer, written response questions about the text.
Text is in American English.