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Response Journal for Three Cups of Tea Young Reader's Edition

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Mrs. Riddle's Three Cups of Tea Young Reader's Edition Response Journal This eight page reflective journal will guide your students through reading the Young Reader's Edition of the best-selling book Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

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

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

$8.50

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Reading Selection Test for the True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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Mrs. Riddle's Reading Selection Test for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka After reading this creative spin on the beloved folk tale, assess your students vocabulary and comprehension skills with this reading selection test.

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Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Assessment

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Beezus and Ramona Independent Reading Response Journal

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Independent Reading Response Journal for Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Independent Reading Response Journals are a great way to monitor student's comprehension of the story they are reading.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature

Grades:

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

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Activities

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Traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears Play Script

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Mrs. Riddle's Traditional Play Script for the Classic Folktale Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original,

Subjects:

Drama

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

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Activities, Scripts

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Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary Reading Response Journal

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Muggie Maggie Independent Reading Response Journal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Independent Reading Response Journals are a great way to monitor student's comprehension of the story they are reading. They can be completed

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities

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Word Sneak

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Word Sneak is an interactive oral language game that gets students talking about content in a fun, engaging way. Simply print, laminate, and cut the word sneak cards provided. Divide students into groups of 2 and allow them to have a conversation

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English Language Arts

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, ...

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Open House Scavenger Hunt

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Mrs. Riddle's Open House Scavenger Hunt Want to make your annual parent open house a little more fun and engaging? Try my open house scavenger hunt! Parents and students work together to find the classroom items on the list, all the while

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Other (Specialty)

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Printables

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Developing Decoding with Lips the Fish

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Developing Decoding with Lips the Fish Assist your struggling readers in developing decoding skills using the Lips the Fish beanie baby reading strategy! This packet includes five days of engaging activities and lesson extensions focusing on

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.00

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Original Play Script for the Tortoise and the Hare

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Mrs. Riddle's Original Play Script for the Traditional Folktale The Tortoise and the Hare ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original version

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

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

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Printables, Scripts

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Mrs. Riddle's Favorites: Six Traits Trade Books

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Mrs. Riddle's Favorites: Six Traits Trade Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are looking for a picture book that would lend itself nicely to teaching one of the six traits of writing, look no further! Mrs. Riddle's

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

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Homeschool Curricula, Bibliographies, Professional Documents

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Getting Acquainted Bingo for Buddies

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Mrs. Riddle's Getting Acquainted Bingo for Buddies Do you have a buddy classroom system with an older or younger grade level? Are you looking for ideas to break the ice and get the older and younger students working as a team? If so, then this is

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Other (Specialty)

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

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CVC Memory

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This printable CVC Memory game will have your students learning how to sound out words in no time, while having tons of fun! This packet includes blank templates for you to edit as well as a "CVC Thief" card to allow the cards to be used for

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Reading, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

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

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Printables, Centers

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Mrs.Riddle's Cooperation Scavenger Hunt

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Mrs. Riddle's Cooperation Scavenger Hunt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you want to reinforce cooperation skills with your students in a fun and innovative way? Try Mrs. Riddle's Cooperation Scavenger Hunt! Students work as a team

Subjects:

Life Skills, Critical Thinking, Character Education

Grades:

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

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Activities

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Old Maid Homophone Game

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Mrs. Riddle's Old Maid Homophone Game Get your kids excited about homophones through this fun version of Old Maid! Great for centers, enrichment, remediation, or cooperative learning! Simply print on cardstock and cut out! Additional variation

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

1^st

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Printables, Games

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Original Play Script for the Three Little Pigs

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Mrs. Riddle's Original Play Script for the Traditional Folktale The Three Little Pigs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original version of

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Drama

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

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Activities, Scripts

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Engaging Money Center

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Mrs. Riddle's Pocket Change Exchange Money Center Easy to create and use, this money center will get your students counting money in three unique activities. The first activity has students counting the coins in several pockets. The second

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Other (Math)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

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Froggy Color Sorting

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Help your students learn their colors with this fun sorting activity! Print and laminate each Froggy sorting mat and bug printables for durability. After cutting out each bug, place the bugs and sorting mats in a center and let the sorting begin!

Subjects:

Other (Math), Child Care, Early Intervention

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PreK, Kindergarten, Homeschool

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Printables, Games

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Mrs. Riddle's Ending Sound Old Maid Game

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Mrs. Riddle's Ending Sound Old Maid Game Looking for a fun way to improve your student's ability to recognize ending sounds in words? Try Mrs. Riddle's Ending Sound Old Maid Game! Print the attached cards on cardstock for an instant learning center

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Games, Centers

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Place Value Skyscrapers

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Mrs. Riddle's Place Value Skyscrapers Activity Having a hard time making place value fun? Try this engaging activity. Students build a skyscraper with base ten blocks. Then they must count how many they used and record with the correct place

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Other (Math)

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

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Old Maid Homophone Game Variation

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Mrs. Riddle's Old Maid Homophone Game(Variation) Additional old maid game cards to go with Mrs. Riddle's original Old Maid Homophone game. Add in these additional game cards to familiarize your students with other homophone pairs. Great for

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Grammar

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Printables, Games

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for twelve years in Title I multicultural schools in MN, AZ, and SD. I have taught 1st and 2nd grade regular education classes as well as sheltered ELL classes for students in grades Kindergarten-5th. I am SEI (Structured English Immersion) and ENL (English as a New Language) Endorsed and hold a Master's Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to teaching in the elementary setting I also teaching graduate and undergraduate level courses on English language development in conjunction with local universities.

MY TEACHING STYLE

For English language learners I believe in creating lessons that follow the SIOP framework with a particular emphasis on comprehensible input and output as outlined by Stephen Krashen. All of my lessons strive to include a focus on new language acquisition in the form of meaningful engagement in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. My objective is to create purposeful language learning experiences for my students by following the teaching and learning cycle and continually improving my craft as a teacher.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

*Employee of the Month *Mentor Teacher to Student Teachers and Interns *Graduated Summa Cum Laude, South Dakota State University Graduate program *Awarded numerous grants for my classroom and school

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's Degree (2004) Concordia College Moorhead, MN Elementary Education Graduated with Highest Honors, Education Department Master's Degree (2012) South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Elementary Education Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in English as a New Language Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Top of my class (2012 graduates)

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Above all, I believe in establishing a community of respect and safety that lowers the affective filter for English language learners. I utilize an ethnographic approach to learning more about my students and families so I can meet their needs and get to know them not just as students and parents but as individuals. I often find I learn much more from them than they do from me as their teacher.