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The Polar Express: Book Companion

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Elf in our Class!

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Balloons Over Broadway: Book Companion & STEM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

Balloons Over Broadway is the charming story of Tony Sarg and his upside-down puppets that have become Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade icons! Your students will fall in love with Melissa Sweet’s incredible picture book and you will love the lesson it

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Thanksgiving, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities

$3.75

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Rosie Revere Engineer: Book Companion and STEM project

By The Curious Catfish

Rosie Revere Engineer is a delightful, inspirational tale about a girl who learns to overcome and even celebrate her failures. This is a great story to use in teaching your students the value of failure and perseverance! This philosophy will help

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Measurement, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

$3.75

354

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How to Catch an Elf: Book Companion and STEM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton is the whimsical tale of Santa and one of his elves skillfully eluding the many traps that different children set for them! The special holiday STEM challenge will engage your students in the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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Projects, Centers

$3.25

702

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Iggy Peck Architect Book Companion and STEM Activity

By The Curious Catfish

Iggy Peck Architect is the funny, charming tale of a young man with unconventional talents and interests. Few people appreciate his talents until a fateful field trip where his talent rescues his teacher and fellow students! This instant classic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Centers

$3.75

220

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Homework Menus: First Grade

By The Curious Catfish

Look no further, the contents of this pack will fulfill all of your first grade homework wants, needs, and desires! The print and go Menus are low-prep for you, provide engaging, thought-provoking tasks for your students, and can be completed with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Homework, Printables

$12.00

225

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How to Catch the Easter Bunny: Book Companion and STEM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton is the whimsical tale of a savvy Easter Bunny skillfully eluding the many traps that different children set for him! The special holiday STEM challenge will engage your students in the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Easter, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Centers

$3.25

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How to Catch a Leprechaun: Book Companion and STEM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton is the whimsical tale of a savvy Leprechaun skillfully eluding the many traps that different children set for him! The special holiday STEM challenge will engage your students in the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, St. Patrick's Day, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Centers

$3.25

208

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Commutative Property of Addition

By The Curious Catfish

This mini-unit contains several activities that will help you teach the commutative property of addition to your students. They are great supplements to use along side curriculum resources, during math centers, or as remediation/enrichment

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Basic Operations

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

CCSS:

1.OA.B.3

$3.25

196

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How to Catch Santa: Book Companion and STEM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

How to Catch Santa by Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish is the enchanting holiday tale about children brainstorming and planning how to catch Santa and what they will do once they get their hands on him! The special holiday STEM challenge will engage your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Centers

$3.75

176

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Ada Twist Scientist: Book Companion & STEM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

Ada Twist Scientist is the charming tale of a curious girl named Ada. Her curiosity sets her on fact finding missions which result in experiments that lead to more questions and a bit of chaos! The following companion includes multiple ELA

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, General Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Centers

$3.75

275

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How to Catch a Turkey: STEM Challenge and Writing Craft

By The Curious Catfish

This special holiday STEM challenge will engage your students in the engineering process while encouraging them to think outside of the box! They will also have the opportunity to write a How-To story based on their trap with the option to turn it

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Thanksgiving, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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Projects, Centers

$2.75

245

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Hermit Crabs

By The Curious Catfish

This pack provides cross-curricular activities based on the study of hermit crabs. Whether you are exploring hermit crabs with your students or considering adopting one as a class pet, you'll find a plethora of science, reading, writing and math

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

$5.75

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Partitioning Shapes: Halves & Fourths

By The Curious Catfish

This mini-unit contains several activities that will help you teach fact partitioning shapes or basic fractions. They are great supplements to use along side curriculum resources, during math centers, or as remediation/enrichment activities. All of

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Geometry

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

CCSS:

1.G.A.3

$3.25

266

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Going Places: Book Companion and STEM Project

By The Curious Catfish

Going Places by Peter and Paul Reynolds is a wonderful story about Rafael and Maya who learn to think outside of the box during the Going Places Contest! The book along with these activities will encourage your students to find inspiration in the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Physics, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities

$3.75

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Minute to STEM it: Solar Ovens

By The Curious Catfish

This exciting STEM challenge will engage your students in the engineering process while encouraging them to think outside of the box! CHALLENGE: Build a solar oven to bake a s'more. This STEM challenge includes: -Challenge Poster -Challenge

Subjects:

Science, Cooking, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities

$2.00

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How to Catch a Monster: Book Companion & STEM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

How to Catch a Monster by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton is the whimsical tale of a playful monster eluding the many traps that a Ninja Master sets for him! The special holiday STEM challenge will engage your students in the engineering process,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Centers

$3.25

Digital Download PDF (8.98 MB)

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The Questioneers Bundle

By The Curious Catfish

Three cheers for THE QUESTIONEERS!Do you love Rosie Revere, Iggy Peck, Ada Twist, Sofia Valdez, and Aaron Slater as much as I do? If so, this collection of resources is for you!These charming tales by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts bring young

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities

$19.00

$17.50

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Salt in His Shoes Book Companion & STEM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

Salt in His Shoes is the inspiring story of Michael Jordan as told by his mother and sister. With the support of Michael’s family he learned that patience, determination, and hard-work are the most important ingredients in the making of a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Centers

$3.75

Digital Download PDF (13.68 MB)

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April Fool's Day STEM

By The Curious Catfish

Were you fooled into Snipe Hunting as a kid? It was a childhood right of passage to be tricked into running around the forest or field with your pillowcase making weird noises (to the delight of everyone else) in an attempt to catch that notorious

Subjects:

Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Centers

$3.75

Digital Download PDF (13.10 MB)

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Sofia Valdez Future Prez: Book Companion and STEAM Challenge

By The Curious Catfish

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez is the charming tale of a brave young lady with a giving heart and big dreams for her community! Throughout the story she learns that change starts with one person-even if that person is in grade two.The following companion

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (15.69 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I taught kindergarten and first grade for 11 years. Then became a kindergarten through 6th grade gifted teacher. Currently, I am serving my county as the Gifted Program Specialist, supervising and coordinating gifted services for more than 2,500 students!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Collaborative and student-led. I love creating engaging centers, games, and activities using the Common Core and Florida Standards. I believe in engaging all modalities to really cement a child's understanding! I'm very inspired by the Growth Mindset.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

-2017 Clay County Teacher of the Year (Teacher of the year representing both my school and county) -Fishman Prize for Superlative Teaching Practice nominee -Two time Teacher of the year nominee -2018 Governors Shine Award -Florida Teacher LEAD Network Alumni

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated with a degree in Journalism from Indiana University. When I moved back to Florida I kind of fell into teaching through the back door and it's a perfect fit. Who knew?? I took Master's classes to complete my teaching certificate and have completed my National Board TakeOne portfolio.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

We need to nurture a culture of perseverance to show our students that ability is not fixed and failure isn't a permanent condition.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Biology, Physics, Arts & Music, Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Cooking, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Place Value, Earth Day, Summer, Informational Text, Occupational Therapy, Early Intervention, Engineering, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community