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Meet Your Teacher Editable Powerpoint

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Travel the World: Let's Visit Schools!

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Rock On (rocks and minerals unit)

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Are you learning about rocks and minerals? Make your students' learning fun and engaging with this pack. In this pack, you will find: - anchor charts -- rock cycle, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, minerals, and Earth's crust - graphic

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, General Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

$8.00

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Subjects and Predicates game pack

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Games to teach subjects and predicates featuring: - Subject and predicate posters - Subject and predicate tic-tac-toe - Subject and predicate sort - Subject and predicate game board - Mixed up sentences with subjects and predicates -Subject and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Games, Centers

$5.00

479

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Common Core Standards for Second Grade

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If your state is moving to the common core standards, this resource will really come in handy. I have included standard cards for teachers and students. The teacher format is the actual standard. The student format is in student friendly language of

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Assessment, Professional Documents, Printables

$8.00

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Main Idea mini lesson with "Why Do Leaves Change Color?"

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Help your students identify main idea with this fall themed lesson using the book, "Why Do Leaves Change Color?" This mini lesson includes a lesson plan, main idea and details posters, anchor chart heading, main idea response sheets, and a main

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Autumn

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.2.2

$4.00

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Printable Routines Bundle (Morning, Dismissal, and Work)

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Do your morning and afternoon routines need some work? Try these posters to remind your students what they need to do as they come into your classroom and as they get ready to go home. Place these routines in a prominent place in your classroom and

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$15.00

$12.00

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If the Shoe Fits (an inferencing investigation)

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Oh no! The Shoe Snatcher has stolen 10 different shoes from 10 different people. Help Detective Gadget match the missing shoes to the clues on the case files. This activity can be used as center activity, a group investigation, or a whole group

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.00

397

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Anchor Chart pack

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Anchor charts for a variety of comprehension skills, sentence mechanics, nouns, verbs, and lots of additional skills. Some skills included: -cause and effect -summarizing -inferences -predictions -compare and contrast -visualizing -asking

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$12.00

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Amazing Astronauts Craftivity

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Enhance your student of space with the cute astronaut creativity. Included in this pack are tracing patterns for the astronauts, 6 pieces of writing paper, and bulletin board letters. Please be aware that these come out pretty big so the writing

Subjects:

Astronomy, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$5.00

449

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Inferring mini-lesson pack

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PLEASE BE AWARE, THESE LESSONS ARE THE SAME LESSONS THAT ARE IN MY READING STREET PACKS. Do you love using picture books to teach comprehension concepts but need some help developing your lessons? If so, this pack is for you. Included in this

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Lesson

$6.00

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Travel the World: Let's Visit Schools!

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NOW UPDATED FOR GOOGLE APPS!Enhance your study of world geography and culture with this engaging pack. With this pack, your students will travel to 13 different countries and learn all about their school traditions and customs. Using the reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Geography, Back to School

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Google Apps

$12.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Superhero Sentences

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This product is designed to meet common core standards in first grade, second grade, and third grade. -Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammarand usage when writing or speaking. (L.1.1; L.2.1; L.3.1)Included in this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Grammar

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$5.00

264

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Focus on Plot and Theme

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This unit is designed to help you teach plot and theme in your classroom. This unit has resources that you can use with any book as well as resources for 7 picture books. I have also included 2 anchor charts for you display on plot and theme and 3

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

RL.2.2, RL.2.5, RL.3.2, RL.3.5

$6.00

177

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$It's Football Time! (10 reading and math centers)$

It's Football Time! (10 reading and math centers)

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Celebrate the football season with your students by using these fun, engaging centers. Skills covered within this 71 page unit are: - Word families - Fact families - Synonyms - Place Value - Money - Nouns - Past and present tense verbs - Time -

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Autumn

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$8.00

117

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Plot and Theme minilesson pack

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (8.53 MB)

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Morning Routine Printables

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Make your morning start smoothly for you and your students by using the printable Morning Routine posters. Display these posters in a prominent place in your classroom so students know what they need to do as they come into your classroom each

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$6.00

263

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Comprehension minilesson bundle

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Lesson

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Full of Cheer literacy centers

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This literacy pack contains 10 literacy centers (in color and black and white) to help your youngsters get in the Christmas spirit. Skills covered include: -Christmas cause and effect -Nouns and verbs sort -Candy cane making words -The Perfect

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables, Centers

$6.00

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Reading Street Unit 2 bundle

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Do you need some additional resources to make your reading series work for you? If so this pack is for you. In this pack, you will find everything you need for Unit 2 of Reading Street. Stories included are: "Tara and Tiree," "Abraham Lincoln,"

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$32.50

$26.00

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Summer Reading Challenges

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Do you want to encourage summer reading for your students or your own kids? Try out this fun summer reading pack. The pack includes two different challenges. In one challenge, students must complete a specified number of challenges. In the other

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Summer

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Homework, Printables

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (0.68 MB)

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Common Core ELA Review Centers for 2nd grade

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Getting ready for the state test this spring or do you just want to review before summer? This pack contains 16 centers, 10 days of review work, 5 word searches, 3 write the room reviews, and color the match sheets all for the common core ELA

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Printables, Centers

$18.00

178

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am currently an adjunct professor teaching preservice elementary educators. I spent eight years teaching in 2nd grade. I have previously taught Kindergarten for one year and 1st grade for four years. Second grade has my heart! I love teaching with technology. I am a Google Certified educator, a Class Dojo mentor, and a Seesaw ambassador. I am also a model literacy teacher for my school district.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My style is always evolving. I love using games to teach and reinforce concepts. I fully believe that learning should be fun! I love using technology in my lessons to enhance the content and to modify the content and products.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Year 2011-2012 B97.5 Teacher of the Month for November (2012) Teacher of the Year 2014-2015 Google Certified Educator (Level II)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor's in Child Development and Learning from Maryville College and Master's in Elementary Education from the University of Tennessee. I also have an Ed.S degree from Carson Newman in Educational Leadership.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Check out my blog at http://swimmingintosecond.com for more ideas and resources.

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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, Higher Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Music, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Character Education, General Science, Library Skills, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, Test Preparation, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community