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Place Value Game Identifying Values to the...

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Read Aloud Unit for Weslandia

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Coat of Arms Activity Get to Know You Project

By TeachingLife

Are you looking for the perfect activity to supplement your Middle Ages unit? This Coat of Arms Activity Get to Know You Project uses close reading as a springboard for a fun and enlightening activity for your students. This is a favorite project in

Subjects:

Middle Ages, Back to School, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.8

$6.00

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Classroom Job Application

By TeachingLife

Want to foster independence in the classroom? Here's an easy way to get kids involved in making the classroom magic happen! Trying using this with your students! Students choose the 3 jobs that are the most appealing to them and try to convince the

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables, Classroom Forms

$3.00

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Goal Setting using Monthly Reading Log Calendars

By TeachingLife

This features a 24 month set of calendars that can be used to track daily reading. There's two versions included and both are editable! One is best suited for a workshop model and the other works well in classrooms using AR. On the calendar, each

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Homework, Classroom Forms

CCSS:

CCRA.R.10

$5.00

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Social Issue Persuasive Writing Unit

By TeachingLife

This SCRIPTED writing unit focuses on different issues relevant in the world and the United States. Students think deeply about the situations present and actively take a stance. Their stance is reflected in their thesis statement and further

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$13.50

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$Math Problem Solving Strategy Cards$

Math Problem Solving Strategy Cards

By TeachingLife

**Updated September 2016 with new fonts and graphics. Also included is a one page spread with all the problem solving strategies. It's perfect for student notebooks!** There are 9 math problem solving strategies written in student friendly

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

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Social Studies Series: New York State Lap Book

By TeachingLife

Layout pictures of the lap book *Title—Welcome to New York *Vocabulary pocket with vocabulary cards *Answers *Foldables for: *The Great Lakes *Niagara Falls *New York State Map with task cards to label the map (significant rivers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks

$3.00

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Differentiated Literacy Activities--The Little Match Girl

By TeachingLife

There are 2 text versions of this Hans Christian Andersen classic story. I use this as an interactive read aloud using the modeled think alouds and turn and talks. Students can continue the discussions about the text using the discussion prompts.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Short Stories, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$7.00

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{Owl Themed} Parent/Teacher Conference Pack

By TeachingLife

**This pack was completely updated with new fonts, owls, and forms!!** (August 2015) I've included the new, updated version, as well as the older version so you have more options to choose! Black line versions of some forms help save on ink! This

Subjects:

Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Classroom Forms

$5.00

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Small Group Activity Book Club Guide

By TeachingLife

Are you looking for a convenient method to amplify student voices in your upper grade classroom? Book clubs are an engaging and motivating way to reach all levels of learners. With this book club guide, you'll transform your thinking about small

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Unit Plans

CCSS:

SL.3.1, SL.3.1a, SL.3.1b, SL.3.1c, SL.3.1d, SL.3.2, SL.3.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.1a, SL.4.1b, SL.4.1c...

$14.99

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Social Studies Series: New York City Lap Book

By TeachingLife

*Layout pictures of the lap book *Title—Welcome to New York City *Vocabulary pocket with vocabulary cards *The Big Apple in big letters with an apple (for the back cover) *Answers *Foldables for: *Legendary Landmarks (Statue of Liberty, the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks

$3.00

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Read Aloud Unit for Weslandia

By TeachingLife

This is a read aloud plan for the book Weslandia. What does that mean? In my classroom, I use a balanced literacy approach where I teach reading skills through my modeled thinking (or think alouds) as I read the text. The students try out the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3

$3.50

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Johnny Appleseed Close Reading Passages and Activities

By TeachingLife

This pack includes:*Two leveled texts *Close reading Activity Pages (3 pages) *Character Traits—filling in a graphic organizer *Character Traits—short response question *Character Traits—analyzing a quote from the text*Extension Activity

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

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Place Value Activity Bundle

By TeachingLife

This bundle includes:*Place Value Puzzles*Place Value Memory*Value BustersAll activities include places to the millions. Place Value Puzzles:This activity can be used as stations, centers, or small group instruction and focuses on identifying digit

Subjects:

Place Value

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.2

$9.25

$8.00

Bundle

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Swimming into Measurement: Measuring and Drawing Angles Centers

By TeachingLife

These centers meet the common core standard 4.MD.6, which states that students measure angles in whole number degrees using a protractor and sketch angles of specified measures. This collection of tasks can be used as an enrichment activity for

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Math Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.00

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Place Value Game Identifying Values to the Millions

By TeachingLife

This printer-friendly game can be used in stations, centers, or small group instruction. It is a 2 player game where players look at large numbers and identify the worth of their cards using the values of specific digits. Newly updated and

Subjects:

Place Value

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Games

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.2

$3.75

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Understanding Base Ten and Place Value

By TeachingLife

This pack delves into the place value standard: Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the place to the right. (CC 4.NBT.1) There are 7 scaffolded teaching points and each one

Subjects:

Place Value

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Assessment, Homework, Lesson

$13.50

$10.00

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ELA "I can..." statements {OWL themed} BUNDLE

By TeachingLife

These cards are perfect for any 4th grade classroom implementing the common core standards. The standards included in this bundle align to 4th grade: *Literature Standards *Informational Standards *Speaking and Listening Standards *Writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

$10.25

$8.20

Bundle

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Multi-Digit Multiplication Pack

By TeachingLife

**UPDATED July 2016--I made this printer friendly with only black line images, new fonts, new borders, new images, and I added an additional practice page for each skill. The wording in some of the word problems were revised as well. I love the

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

$3.00

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Division Practice: Task Cards and Worksheets

By TeachingLife

This versatile division set offers engaging activities that keeps kids moving and thinking! Perfect for centers, independent work, assessments, even homework! There are many options for differentiating within the pack! Please see the

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

4.NBT.B.6, 4.OA.A.3

$3.00

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Multiplicative Comparison Task Card Problems

By TeachingLife

A collection of 12 multiplicative comparison word problems aligned to the common core standard 4. OA.1. It can be used as an enrichment activity for 3rd grade, on level activity for 4th grade, or additional support for 5th grade. You can easily

Subjects:

Math, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Task Cards

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.70 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

This is my 18th year teaching in a Title One public school--although I have experience teaching many grade levels, the majority of my teaching years are in the upper grades. My favorite being 4th grade. :) In addition, I hold a certification in Pre-K through 6th grade and a Literacy Specialist License.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am fluent in Balanced Literacy and I use the workshop model in reading, writing, and math. I use data from conferences, small groups, and assessments to drive my instruction. I use differentiated instruction within math and literacy stations, individual conferences, and in strategy/guided groups. I strive to create experiences for students that foster independence, voice, and choice.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

My work around student ownership and innovation was featured at the ASCD National Conference in Chicago! (March 2019)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I attended SUNY Oneonta where I graduated with honors in Elementary Education. I had a concentration in English and a Special Education Minor. I went to Bank Street College of Education in Manhattan and received my Masters in Literacy Specialization.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I currently teach 4th grade in a Title One public school.