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Father's Day Card: Writing Craftivity- Mother's Day card file is included, too!

By Deb Hanson

This file includes all of the materials needed for your students to create an unforgettable card for Mother's Day.... and it even includes the materials to create a Father's Day card as well! Both files follow the same pattern:Front of Card:

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English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

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Perspectives and Differing Points of View Worksheets and Craftivity

By Deb Hanson

Keep your students engaged as they practice identifying contrasting points of view in a short story! Your students will read FIVE short passages and identify the two differing perspectives presented in the story.I begin this lesson by reminding my

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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RL.5.5

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Memorial Day/Veteran's Day Readers' Theater Script in Print and Digital Easel

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for an engaging reading activity to do to recognize Veterans Day or Memorial Day? My students LOVE Readers' Theaters so I decided to write my own Readers' Theater script that we can read as an entire class on Veterans Day.The script

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Holidays/Seasonal

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Scripts

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RF.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b

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End of Year Writing Prompts and Activity: May Craftivity and Bulletin Board

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for an activity that will keep your students engaged near the end of the school year? This activity provides a writing activity that will allow your students to reflect on their school year. It includes the materials for a craftivity

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Writing, End of Year

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

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End of Year Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with Comprehension Check Worksheet 4th 5th

By Deb Hanson

These five end-of-year partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 4th and 5th grade students can complete with a partner. The scripts are set at the end of the school year when students are preparing to embark upon

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English Language Arts, Reading, End of Year

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, For Parents

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RF.4.4, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4b

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Figurative Language: Three Worksheets with Flower Craftivity Option

By Deb Hanson

This engaging activity is a fun way to review figurative language! The core of this resource is its worksheets. Literary devices are embedded into sentences, and students must identify the literary device(s) used in each sentence. These worksheets

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English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.5, L.4.5a, L.5.5, L.5.5a, L.6.5, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5

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Greek and Latin Roots: Five Worksheets and a Vocabulary Craftivity

By Deb Hanson

Keep your students engaged as they practice identifying and defining words with Greek and Latin roots. Best of all, it provides a visual connection to the meaning of word "roots"! Your students complete five worksheets where they identify words with

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English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Printables

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L.4.4b, L.5.4b, L.6.4b

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369

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Perspectives and Differing Points of View Practice: Google Slides

By Deb Hanson

Do your students need practice identifying various perspectives (points of view) as they read? This provides an engaging activity where your students read a short story and identify the differing points of view presented in the story. This digital

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.5.5

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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End of Year Awards: A Team-Building Writing Activity

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for a writing activity to keep your students engaged as the end of the school year approaches? This is a perfect activity to do during those last few weeks of school! Best of all, students create the awards for each other, making

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English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Printables

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End of Year Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with Comprehension Check Worksheet 2nd 3rd

By Deb Hanson

These five end-of-year partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 2nd and 3rd grade students can complete with a partner. The scripts are set at the end of the school year when students are preparing to embark upon

Subjects:

Reading, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, For Parents

CCSS:

RF.2.4, RF.2.4b, RF.3.4, RF.3.4b

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End of Year Memory Flipbook Activity: A Year to Remember!

By Deb Hanson

One of the most rewarding things to do at the end of the school year is to look back and reflect. This flipbook was designed to do just that... in a fun, creative way! Students write and draw facts they want to remember from this particular school

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English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

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

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Projects, Activities, Printables

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255

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Cinco de Mayo: A Readers' Theater Script with 5 Bonus Activities | PDF and Easel

By Deb Hanson

The Cinco de Mayo script has parts for 16 characters. (A smaller group could easily perform this, however, by simply assigning kids multiple parts.)The script is seven pages. Most of the story takes place at school. The main character's problem is

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English Language Arts, Reading, Holidays/Seasonal

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables, Scripts

CCSS:

RF.3.4, RF.3.4a, RF.3.4b, RF.4.4, RF.4.4a, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4a, RF.5.4b

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End of the Year Writing Activity: A Creative Writing Survival Kit Project

By Deb Hanson

Are you looking for a short writing activity for the final days of school? Something different than anything you've done the rest of the year? This is a fun, yet short writing activity that encourages higher-level creative thinking! Students are

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Projects, Printables

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.1, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.4, W.5.5

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Winter and Spring Holiday Partner Plays: 5 Fun Scripts with a Worksheet

By Deb Hanson

These five partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that 2nd and 3rd grade students can read with a partner. Topics include Saint Patrick's Day, the 100th Day of School, Read Across America Day, Teacher Appreciation Day,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Martin Luther King Day

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, For Parents

CCSS:

RF.2.4, RF.2.4b, RF.3.4, RF.3.4b

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Field Day Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet 2nd 3rd

By Deb Hanson

These five partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that students can read and complete with a partner. Each script follows Mr. Parks's class as they progress through Field Day. They require minimal teacher support, and

Subjects:

Reading, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, For Parents

CCSS:

RF.2.4, RF.2.4b, RF.3.4, RF.3.4b

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Field Day Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet 4th 5th

By Deb Hanson

Subjects:

Reading, End of Year

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, For Parents

CCSS:

RF.4.4, RF.4.4b, RF.5.4, RF.5.4b

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Context Clues Worksheets and Craftivity: A Cinco de Mayo Activity

By Deb Hanson

Here's a fun, creative way for your students to practice using context clues to identify the meaning of an unknown word. It includes worksheets and a craftivifty! I choose to do this around Cinco de Mayo (in early May), but there are materials

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

$3.00

141

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Figurative Language Flower Activity using Google Slides (digital)

By Deb Hanson

This engaging digital activity provides a fun way to review figurative language! Your students will read 30 sentences and identify the type of figurative language displayed in each sentence. After students identify the literary device, they "lift

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.4.5, L.4.5a, L.5.5, L.5.5a, L.6.5, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5

$3.00

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Google Drive™ folder

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have 16 years teaching experience. I began my career as a 2nd grade teacher. The majority of my career (13 years), I have worked as an elementary ESL teacher. In that capacity, I worked with students from kindergarten through grade 6 at all language development levels, but I most frequently worked with 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students. I was an upper elementary Reading Teacher (grades 4-5) for two years, as well. I have also spent some of my summers teaching graduate classes at a local university for teachers seeking an ESL endorsement.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in hands-on activities with lots of visual aids and graphic organizers! Most of my products include picture clues for my ESL students! I am constantly creating and making learning materials that will support the unique needs of my students and engage them so that they can experience success and know that learning can be fun!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have been asked to present half-day professional development seminars at a nearby school district. For my own local school district, I was asked to present two "Teacher Toolkit" seminars for my colleagues, focusing on student engagement and formative assessment. I have served as a mentor teacher to five first year teachers and several teachers new to an ESL position.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a B.A. degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Early Childhood. I have a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in English as a Second Language.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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Learn more about me by watching my YouTube video! Email me at deb@crafting-connections.com.

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Library Skills, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Earth Day, Informational Text, End of Year