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Pig the Pug Craft!

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Read any of the adorable Pig the Pug books by Aaron Blabey and then have your students create Pig. Supplies needed:Paper plateScissorsGlueCrayons and/or markers and/or paint

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Reading

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Creepy Pair of Underwear Craft- 2 options!

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Read the book, "Creepy Pair of Underwear" by Aaron Reynolds to your students. Then follow it up with this craft. There are two options! Option 1: Students get the underwear pattern and follow the directions to draw a Creepy Pair of Underwear.Option

Subjects:

Reading, Halloween

Grades:

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

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Activities, Centers

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Pigeon Craft for Mo Willems Books

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Read any Mo Willems Pigeon books and then have your students create the Pigeon! They will cut it out and then glue it on any color of construction paper.

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Reading

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

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Grumpy Monkey- Craft to go along with the books!

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Read the the New York Times Bestselling book, "Grumpy Monkey" by Suzanne Lang to your students, and then have them make the Grumpy Monkey.Supplies needed:Template of Monkey FacePaper plateCrayons, markers, and/or paintScissorsGlue

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Reading, Arts & Music

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

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Activities

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Pete the Cat Craft and Writing Activity

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Use this resources with a Pete the Cat unit. It features the costumes associated with 9 different Pete the Cat books. Students can cut out the costume and glue it on Pete or choose the sheet where the costume is already on Pete. Then students will

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Reading, Writing

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

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Bonaparte Falls Apart Activities plus a skeleton craft!

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Read the book, “Bonaparte Falls Apart” by, Megan Cuyler then select an activity to do or do all of them!Activities include-Sequencing/retelling activity. You will print out the cards and then students either individually, in a group, or in a center

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Balanced Literacy, Reading, Halloween

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

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Activities

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Mae Among the Stars- Craft and writing activity

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“Mae Among the Stars” by by Roda Ahmed and Stasia Burrington is a great book to read to students during Black History Month or Women’s History Month. Dr. Mae Jemison was the first black woman to go to space. For this lesson, first read the book,

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Astronomy, Black History Month, Women's History Month

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

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Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! craft, vocabulary cards, and comprehension sheet

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Read the book, "Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!" by Megan Lacera and Jorge Lacera.This pack includes...* A cut and color craft where students make Mo the Zombie * A comprehension sheet* 9 vocabulary cards for you to print out and go over before you read

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Reading, Halloween

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

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Leaf Man- Craft to go with the book- Using paper leaves

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Have you ever tried to make a Leaf Man using real leaves? Every time I try it, it ends in a disaster! The room is a mess and the students are disappointed because they can't find the "right" leaves to make their Leaf Man. That is why I created this

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Reading, Autumn

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

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Activities

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Picture book Activities of the Bad Seed by Jory John- Retelling, craft, & more

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Read the very engaging book, “The Bad Seed” by Jory John. You can then use what activity you want students to create. Pack Includes: *A step by step craft where students can make their own Bad Seed. *A retelling sheet where students will cut out an

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Activities, Centers

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I Need A Hug! Activities for the book

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Read the cute book, "I Need A Hug" by Aaron Blabey and you can do 1 or all of the activities included. Included in this packet there is a writing sheet and sequencing sheet.. Also there are are two craft options to make a porcupine.

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Reading, Valentine's Day

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

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Activities

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Gruffalo Craft

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Read the classic book the "The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson and then make this craft!This is a paper plate craft where you will use the paper to help you make the Gruffalo's face. I couldn't decide which mouth I liked best, so I included 3 options,

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Reading

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities

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Grumpy Monkey- Oh, No! Christmas Craft

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Read the funny and heartwarming story of, "Grumpy Monkey Oh, No! Christmas" by Suzanne Lang and then have students make Grumpy Monkey with a Santa face. Directions for Craft:Each student will need a paper plate and a Grumpy Monkey face sheet and a 1

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Reading, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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

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Activities

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FLY GUY! Make your own Fly Guy

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My students the series, "Fly Guy" by Tedd Arnold. Read 1 or all of the books and then print out this craft for your students to make. Students will color, cut, and glue the page together to create their own Fly Guy. Then they will use the directed

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Reading

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

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Activities

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Make Elephant & Piggie - Craft to go with Mo Willems Books

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If your students love Elephant Piggie books like my students then they will LOVE this craft. *You need to purchase paper plates to make this craft.Directions: Color, paint, or glue on color squares on the plate to create the desired color. Next

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Reading

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

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Activities

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Creepy Crayon- Craft, Writing activity, written response, vocab. cards & more!

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Author Aaron Reynolds has created another fabulous creepy book! This resource has 5 different activities that go perfectly with the book. *Vocabulary cards- before reading the book go over the vocabulary cards with the students.*Craft- Students can

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Halloween

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

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Activities

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Writer's Workshop: Narrative Mentor Text Leads Posters

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This PDF highlights different types of endings from Mentor text picture books. This PDF is a support to the Writer’s Workshop and The Units of Teaching Writing 3-5 Personal Narrative Unit. It is meant to print off and post in the classroom alongside

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Creative Writing, Writing

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

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Handouts, Posters, Lesson

$6.00

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Make Pig and Trevor from "Pig the Elf"

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Start off by reading, "Pig The Elf" by Aaron Blabey to your students. Then your students can make both Pig and Trevor using a paper plate, these printable, and some basic classroom supplies. DIRECTIONSDepending on your supplies...Students can cut

Subjects:

Reading, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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

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Activities

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Book Buzzes

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This is a Book Buzz document like discussed in the Units of Teaching Reading by Lucy Calkins. After students read a book they fill out a Book Buzz sheet. Completed Book Buzzes are resources for other students to look at and find books that are

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

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

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Activities, Classroom Forms, Lesson

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The Couch Potato - Make your own Digital Footprint

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After reading the book, "The Couch Potato," by Jory John to students then have each student make their own digital footprint by cutting out the icons and gluing them on the foot. There are two different options. The footprint cut and paste activity

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology

Grades:

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

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Activities

$4.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I started teaching in 2004. I hold two masters degrees. One is School Administration and one in Library Media Science and I am a Nationally Board Certified Teacher. I was a classroom teacher, an instructional coach, and I am currently an elementary school librarian.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style is interactive. I like to get my students up and moving and use creative ways to reach my students.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I was selected as my elementary school’s teacher of the year in 2008-2009 school year. In 2016-2017 I was selected as my school's teacher of the year and District Teacher of the year. In 2020 I was selected as my school, and district's teacher of the year. I went to compete at the state level and was selected as one of the 4 finalist for Arkansas State Teacher of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have my Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education. I have my Masters in School Administration and Library Media Science.

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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, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Graphing, Measurement, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Chemistry, Environment, Social Studies, Civics, Elections - Voting, Native Americans, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Computer Science, ESL-EFL-ELL, Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Instructional Technology, Library Skills, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Robotics, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Dance, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Easter, Spring, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Engineering, Women's History Month, African History, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino and Hispanic Studies, Social Emotional Learning