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Personal Finance Unit - PBL Simulation - Print and Google™ Drive

By Desktop Learning Adventures

If you’re looking for a way to teach life skills that gives kids the opportunity to see what it’s like to have the financial responsibilities of an adult, this Project-based Learning Simulation is it! In this financial literacy unit, kids will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Life Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Simulations, Google Apps

CCSS:

6.NS.B.3, 6.NS.C.5, 7.EE.B.3, RI.6.7, W.6.2, W.6.3, W.6.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, MP2...

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Personal Finance Unit - PBL Simulation - Money Crack the Code Bundle

By Desktop Learning Adventures

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Life Skills

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps

CCSS:

6.NS.B.3, 6.NS.C.5, 7.EE.B.3, RI.6.7, W.6.2, W.6.3, W.6.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, MP2...

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$26.32

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$Math Escape Room - Decimals, Problem Solving & Crack the Code$

Math Escape Room - Decimals, Problem Solving & Crack the Code

By Desktop Learning Adventures

If you’re looking for a fun way to have kids apply what they’ve learned at the end of the year, look no further! This engaging, team-building math escape room experience, steeped with problem-solving challenges designed to review multi-step

Subjects:

Math, Order of Operations, Decimals

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

6.NS.B.3, 6.RP.A.3c, MP1, MP3, MP6

$6.50

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$PEMDAS Computation Math Games Galore Bundle - Differentiated$

PEMDAS Computation Math Games Galore Bundle - Differentiated

By Desktop Learning Adventures

Math Games Galore Bundle is a collection of my favorite math strategy games. These year-round games are differentiated and accessible to students in 4th-8th grade. They work well in centers, as a solitaire activity when students are finished, as

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Order of Operations

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

5.OA.A.1, 6.EE.A.1, MP1, MP2, MP6

$13.25

$9.99

116

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36 Bingo – Order of Operations Math Computation Game

By Desktop Learning Adventures

36 Bingo is a fun way to practice computation and order of operations, while planning a strategy to manipulate numbers for a desired outcome. Differentiation is built in, pushing students to think beyond simply adding and subtracting. This has

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Basic Operations

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Games, Centers

CCSS:

4.NBT.B.4, 4.NBT.B.5, 4.NBT.B.6, 5.NBT.B.5, 5.NBT.B.6, MP1, MP4, MP5, MP6

$3.75

211

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Pi Day - Area & Circumference of a Circle - Crack the Code

By Desktop Learning Adventures

Pi Day Crack the Code gives students practice solving for radius, diameter, circumference and area of a circle with 2 Crack the Code puzzles. These self-correcting puzzles offer built-in practice with rounding decimals. Teacher notes and answer keys

Subjects:

Geometry, Measurement, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

7.G.B.4, MP1, MP6

$3.75

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Geometry Escape Room - Angle Measures, Transversals - Crack the Code

By Desktop Learning Adventures

If you’re looking for a fun, end of year geometry challenge, look no further! Escape the Time Machine is an engaging, team-building challenge that reviews angle measure rules for triangles and quadrilaterals, as well as the relationship between

Subjects:

Reading, Basic Operations, Geometry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, GATE

CCSS:

7.G.B.5, 8.G.A.5, MP1

$7.50

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Money – Making Change, 20% Off, Estimate Cost Crack the Code

By Desktop Learning Adventures

How many times have you been in a store and the cashier had no idea how to figure out how much change you should get back? Registers do all the thinking for them. But what happens when the register doesn't have that function? (Yes, they do still

Subjects:

Math, Mental Math, Decimals

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

6.NS.B.3, 6.NS.C.5, 6.RP.A.3c, MP2

$4.25

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$Order of Operations Math Strategy Computation Bowling Game$

Order of Operations Math Strategy Computation Bowling Game

By Desktop Learning Adventures

PEMDAS Computation Bowling Game is a fun order-of-operations math strategy game. If you're looking for an opportunity for students to gain math fact fluency while practicing building multi-step equations, this is it! Your kids will enjoy the

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Order of Operations

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

6.EE.A.1, MP1, MP2, MP6

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (14.95 MB)

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Animal Research Unit - Project Based Learning

By Desktop Learning Adventures

In this project-based learning unit, kids focus on animal adaptations and their habitats. Animal RAFT Research Unit is a two-week Language Arts-Science animal research unit that allows students the opportunity to use their research by applying it to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Projects, Assessment

CCSS:

RST.6-8.2, RST.6-8.10, WHST.6-8.1a, WHST.6-8.1b, WHST.6-8.2a, WHST.6-8.2b, WHST.6-8.7, WHST.6-8.8

$6.50

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Naming Ordered Pairs on Coordinate Plane - TWO Crack the Code Activities

By Desktop Learning Adventures

You have found the perfect practice in this Naming Ordered Pairs on the coordinate plane activity. This fun CRACK the CODE activity has 2 challenging puzzles, each with 26 different ordered pairs to be named, one for each letter of the alphabet.

Subjects:

Math, Geometry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

5.G.A.1, MP4, MP5, MP6

$3.25

Digital Download PDF (9.45 MB)

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Book Reports - Novel Series Study - RAFT

By Desktop Learning Adventures

Novel Series RAFT is a book report option designed to creatively assess novel series, pushing students beyond simple recall to synthesis, evaluation and application levels of understanding. Here’s what teachers are saying-♥ I love this for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, W.6.2a, W.6.2b, W.6.2d, W.6.3, W.6.3a, W.6.3b, W.6.3d, W.6.4...

$3.95

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$Exponents - Crack the Code Math Practice Activity$

Exponents - Crack the Code Math Practice Activity

By Desktop Learning Adventures

This cool math practice activity is loaded with mental math and problem solving opportunities. This puzzle includes computation problems using exponents, distributive property and a couple decimals thrown in for good measure.Ways to use Crack the

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Order of Operations

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

6.EE.A.2c, MP1, MP5

$1.75

Digital Download PDF (7.55 MB)

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$Math Place-Value Problem-Solving Bookmark$

Math Place-Value Problem-Solving Bookmark

By Desktop Learning Adventures

This math bookmark is a handy math tool for students to improve number sense skills with a desktop place value table. Addition, subtraction, ordering from least to greatest or greatest to least, writing large numbers and decimal values extended to

Subjects:

Numbers, Word Problems, Decimals

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

CCSS:

5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2, 5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.B.7

$1.50

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Story Map for Novels

By Desktop Learning Adventures

This graphic organizer helps students organize their ideas in thinking about their novels. I've used it in Literature Circles to guide discussions and as a quick reading assessment for students who want credit for my class read-alouds.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

CCSS:

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

$1.25

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$Math Reflection Rubric$

Math Reflection Rubric

By Desktop Learning Adventures

Math reflections give us good information on who really understands the concepts and can verbalize, and who needs more work. This scoring rubric is a quick way to give students feedback on their written understandings. I've added a second page that

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms, Graphic Organizers

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (2.72 MB)

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$Seasonal & Holiday Math Practice - Crack the Code Bundle$

Seasonal & Holiday Math Practice - Crack the Code Bundle

By Desktop Learning Adventures

This fun assortment of seasonal and holiday math practice activities includes 15 different puzzles, with a variety of problem-solving formats, focusing on math computation, ordering decimals, as well as working with area and circumference of

Subjects:

Math, Order of Operations, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

5.NBT.B.7, MP1, MP5, MP8

$22.25

$16.75

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$Order of Operations Winter Math Practice - Crack the Code$

Order of Operations Winter Math Practice - Crack the Code

By Desktop Learning Adventures

Order of Operations (Winter) Activity: Snow Globe is another fun activity that is loaded with mental math and problem solving opportunities. This puzzle includes computation practice using PEMDAS, percents, variables, mental math, decimals, square

Subjects:

Algebra, Order of Operations, Mental Math

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

MP1, MP6

$1.75

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Author Study Newsletter

By Desktop Learning Adventures

Author Study Newsletter is a great way for students to connect their favorite stories to the author that wrote them. This culminating project has the student reading five books from a favorite author, in a contracted timeline worked out between you

Subjects:

Reading, Gifted and Talented, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.L.2

$3.75

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Mindfulness Activities - Character Education Posters & Quotes - Kid Awards

By Desktop Learning Adventures

Kids Caught Doing Great Things includes 12 posters and 12 student activity sheets featuring 24 quotes of all the positive character traits found on the Kid Caught Doing Great Things awards. Together, these posters and activities reinforce the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Character Education

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

W.6.4, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10

$4.99

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have over 20 years in the classroom; the majority of those in 6th grade, with some of the earlier years in 5th and 5/6 multiage settings. My goal is to help students realize their potentials and that learning is actually a life-long endeavor.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe children learn best through real-life, hands-on experiences, preferably in a problem-based situation when possible, where the teacher is a facilitator of that learning. Active learning sparks curiosity and creativity.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Undergrad from Texas Tech University; Masters in Education (MAELT) from Regis University; Gifted & Talented Cohort through Jeffco & DU; Colorado Geographic Alliance Teacher Consultant; highly qualified in math.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love playing tennis and golf and am lucky to live where I can do that year round. Whenever we travel, I'm constantly thinking about how I can bring that experience back to the classroom for students. Once a teacher... ;)

GRADES

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, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Reading, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Other (Science), Arts & Music, Drama, Math Test Prep, Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Literature, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, For All Subjects, Informational Text