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Kraus in the Schoolhouse

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Welcome to my store! My name is Laurie Kraus and I am a literacy coach in Hollywood, Florida. My store is dedicated in memory of my mom, Sandra Rosen. Because I knew you, I've been changed for good.

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Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns Activities and Worksheets | Grammar

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching regular and irregular plural nouns! These plural noun worksheets and activities are perfect for 2nd and 3rd grade students to practice and learn all about plural nouns. This resource will help teach

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Spelling

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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L.2.1b, L.3.1, L.3.1a, L.3.1b, CCRA.L.1

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Metaphors Activities and Worksheets | Figurative Language

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching about metaphors and figurative language. These metaphors activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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

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Activities, Printables, Posters

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RL.3.4, RL.5.4, L.3.5, L.3.5a, L.4.5, L.4.5a, L.5.5, L.5.5a, CCRA.R.4

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Idioms Activities and Worksheets | Figurative Language

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching about idioms and figurative language. These idioms activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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

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Activities, Printables, Posters

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RL.3.4, RL.5.4, L.3.5, L.4.5, L.5.5, CCRA.L.5

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Personification Activities and Worksheets | Figurative Language

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching about personification and figurative language. These personification activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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

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Activities, Printables, Posters

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RL.3.4, L.3.5, L.4.5, L.5.5, CCRA.L.5

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Hyperboles Activities and Worksheets | Figurative Language

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching about hyperboles and figurative language. These hyperboles activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

RL.3.4, RL.5.4, L.3.5a, L.4.5, L.5.5, L.5.5a, CCRA.R.4

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Figurative Language Activities Bundle

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching about figurative language. These figurative language activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

RL.3.4, RL.5.4, L.3.5, L.3.5a, L.4.4, L.4.5, L.4.5a, L.4.5b, L.5.5, L.5.5a, L.5.5b...

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Journalism Newspaper Unit Bundle

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching them about Journalism! These activities and worksheets are perfect for students learning to write a newspaper or for a journalism club. This resource is perfect for 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Posters

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Winter Similes Activities and Worksheets | Figurative Language

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching about winter similes and figurative language. These winter similes activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

RL.3.4, CCRA.R.4

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Journalism Newspaper News Articles | Unit 6

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

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Opinion Writing Best Pet | Easel Activity Distance Learning

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Opinion writing printable and digital activities included for kids to write about the best pet. 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students will use graphic organizers, planning sheets, and informational sheets to write opinion essays.This resource

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Research, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.1.1, W.2.1, W.3.1

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Fall Similes Activities and Worksheets | Figurative Language

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching about fall similes and figurative language. These fall similes activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Autumn

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

L.2.5, L.3.5, L.4.5a

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Verbs Worksheets and Activities to Teach Grammar and Parts of Speech

By Kraus in the Schoolhouse

Make learning fun for your students while teaching about verbs! These verb worksheets and activities are perfect for 1st and 2nd grade students to practice and learn all about verbs. This resource will help teach grammar skills.These activities can

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

L.1.1e, L.2.1, CCRA.L.1

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Spring Similes Activities and Worksheets | Figurative Language

By Kraus in the Schoolhouse

Make learning fun for your students while teaching about spring similes and figurative language. These spring similes activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Posters

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Journalism Newspaper The 5 Ws & H | Unit 3

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English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

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

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Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

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Adverbs Worksheets and Activities to Teach Grammar and Parts of Speech

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Make learning fun for your students while teaching adverbs! These adverb worksheets and activities are perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students to practice and learn all about adverbs This resource will help teach and review grammar

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

L.2.1, L.2.1e, L.3.1, L.3.1a, L.4.1, L.4.1a, CCRA.L.1

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Journalism Newspaper Introduction | Unit 1

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

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

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Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

$4.50

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Earth Day Poetry Writing

By Kraus in the Schoolhouse

Printable and TpT digital activities included for kids to write poems for Earth Day. This poetry unit will make it easier to teach students how to write a variety of poems. Students will write acrostic, cinquain, couplets, diamante, and haiku

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Earth Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$3.50

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Journalism Newspaper Interviews | Unit 2

By Kraus in the Schoolhouse

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

$4.50

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Halloween Similes Activities and Worksheets | Figurative Language

By Kraus in the Schoolhouse

Make learning fun for your students while teaching about Halloween similes and figurative language. These Halloween similes activities and worksheets help students practice writing using figurative language. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade,

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

$3.50

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Opinion Writing School Uniforms

By Kraus in the Schoolhouse

Opinion writing printable activities included for kids to write their opinion about school uniforms. 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students will enjoy using graphic organizers, activity sheets, and planning sheets to write opinion essays.This

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.2.1, W.2.5, W.2.8, W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.1, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.1, W.5.1a...

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

At my school I currently serve as the literacy coach. This job provides me with the opportunity to work with both students and teachers. In prior years I have taught first, second, third, fourth, and fifth grade. I also have taught gifted/high achieving students in first, second, and third grade.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style enables students to have an active role in their learning.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Finalist for Broward County's Teacher of the Year Teacher of the Year - Hollywood Hills Elementary Target Grant Recipient City of Hollywood Grant Recipient Broward Education Foundation Disseminator/Adapter

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated from the University of Florida with my Masters in Elementary Education (Go Gators!).

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have Reading, Media Specialist, and Gifted endorsements.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Environment, Social Studies, Civics, Elections - Voting, Government, U.S. History, European History, World History, World Languages, Spanish, Career and Technical Education, Health, Canadian History, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, General Science, Physical Science, Library Skills, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community