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Character Studies

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Units of Study for Teaching Reading: Unit 3 Character StudiesWhat's Included:Lesson plans (summaries of what is included in the Lucy Calkins Teacher Manual)Excerpts from the text to print or project on the boardTraceable Anchor

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd

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Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Kindergarten Book Report

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Kindergarten Book Report: Title Characters Setting Beginning, Middle, End My favorite part of the story was

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Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Homework, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Research Clubs

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Units of Study for Teaching Reading: Unit 4 Research ClubsWhat's Included:-Overview of the Unit-Overview of the Lessons-Lesson plans for each session (summaries of what is included in the Lucy Calkins Teacher Manual)-Excerpts from the text to print

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English Language Arts, Informational Text

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3^rd

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Resources for Teaching the Literary Essay

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Graphic Organizers, Anchor Charts, and a Writing Checklist to help you teach the Literary EssayVisit my blog to see how I use this resource in my classroom:http://teachingtothetesttaker.blogspot.com/2017/03/literary-essay.html

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English Language Arts, Writing

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables, Posters

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Kindergarten Progress Report

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What's Included: A Reading Progress sheet: this can be used to test students on letter recognition, letter-sound correspondence, recognizing and producing rhymes, counting syllables, isolating beginning sounds, and identifying text features. A

Subjects:

Reading, Math

Grades:

Kindergarten

Types:

Assessment, For Parents

CCSS:

K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.5, K.G.A.2, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2

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3rd Grade Reading: Units of Study Bundle

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BUNDLE & SAVE!Grab all five reading units for an entire year's worth of reading plans and resources! These units will save you time in planning and will provide you and your students with the tools needed to navigate the units of study.EACH

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Reading

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3^rd

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Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Opinion Writing Anchor Charts

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4 Anchor Charts to project & trace:*How to write an Introduction*How to write a Body Paragraph*How to write a conclusion*Think about your audience

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English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Posters

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Words Their Way Digital Activities: Within Word Pattern Bundle

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Words Their Way is a program designed to teach students phonics, spelling, and vocabulary. Each set of slides covers one sort, or set of spelling features, in the Words Their Way curriculum. These slides are easy to assign virtually, and will allow

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Spelling, Vocabulary, Phonics

Grades:

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

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Activities, Google Apps

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Building a Reading Life

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Units of Study for Teaching Reading: Unit 1 Building a Reading LifeWhat's Included:-Overview of the Unit-Overview of the Sessions-Lesson plans for each session (summaries of what is included in the Lucy Calkins Teacher Manual)-Traceable Anchor

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English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

3^rd

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Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

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Word Reference Materials

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This unit includes everything you need to teach your students all about the word reference materials: dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses!What's Included:Presentation: A Powerpoint presentation that introduces students to what each word

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

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Fairy Tale Writing Unit

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What's Included:-Overview of the Unit-Overview of the Sessions-Fairy Tale Writing Checklist-Bend I includes: Plans: Summaries of sessions 1-6Chart: Ways that Authors Adapt Fairy TalesChart: How to Write a Fairy Tale AdaptationWorksheet/Graphic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd

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Worksheets, Posters, Lesson

$15.00

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Context Clues Unit

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This unit covers the five different kinds of context clues:1. Definition2. Synonym3. Antonym4. Example5. Inference/GeneralWhat's Included:-A poster, practice worksheet, and answer key for each type of context clue-A practice passage about weather in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Unit Plans, Assessment, Posters

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Words Their Way: Emergent-Early Letter Name Digital Sorts

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42 Sorts with moveable picture cards on Google Slides:Concept Sorts1. Concept Sort: Fruit/Not a Fruit2. Concept Sort: Animal/Not an Animal3. Concept Sort: Shapes4. Concept Sort: Food, Clothes, Toys5. Concept Sort: Clothes6. Concept Sort: FoodRhyming

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

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

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Activities

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RF.K.1d, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2d

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Google Slides™

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Main Idea Unit

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This unit is designed to help students identify the main idea and key, supporting details of short, nonfiction and fiction passages. What's Included: 1 Anchor Chart/Poster for teaching the strategy 1 Graphic Organizer that guides students as they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

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Parent Teacher Conference Forms

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Editable Powerpoint/Keynote File with 13 slides including:-Pre-Conference Survey for Parents/Guardians to complete-6 forms with editable text boxes for you to type your notes about each student and their progress in each subject and then print-6

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Other, For All Subject Areas

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Not Grade Specific

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Printables, For Parents

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Mystery Reading Unit

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What's Included:-Overview of the Unit-Mystery Reading Notebook-NEW: Digital Mystery Reading Notebook (Editable Google Slides)-Bend I Resources: Overview of Sessions 1-7Lesson plans for Sessions 1-7Lesson Model PagesChart: Reading Partners (PDF &

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

3^rd

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Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Posters

$25.00

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Reading to Learn

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Units of Study for Teaching Reading: Unit 2 Reading to LearnWhat's Included:Overview of the Sessions Lesson plans for each sessionTraceable Anchor Charts in PDF, JPG, and JPEG formatsGraphic OrganizersText Excerpts from the teacher manual that are

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English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

3^rd

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Unit Plans, Posters, Lesson

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Stop and Jot Resources (Fiction)

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Use these tools to teach your students how to stop and jot while reading. Stopping and Jotting improves metacognition and strengthens reading comprehension skills. The sticky notes that students create can be used as an assessment and/or as the

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Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Graphic Organizers, Posters, Task Cards

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WWP: Sort 12 - Short a (CVC) and Long a (CVCe, CVVC-ai, & open syllable-ay)

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Spelling Feature: Short a (CVC) and Long a (CVCe, CVVC-ai, & open syllable-ay)Words Their Way is a program designed to teach students phonics, spelling, and vocabulary. Each set of slides covers one sort, or set of spelling features, in the

Subjects:

Spelling, Vocabulary, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$2.50

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Google Slides™

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Within Word Pattern: Sort 10 - Review Short Vowel (CVC) and Long Vowel (CVCe)

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Spelling Feature: Review Short Vowel (CVC) and Long Vowel (CVCe) PatternsWords Their Way is a program designed to teach students phonics, spelling, and vocabulary. Each set of slides covers one sort, or set of spelling features, in the Words Their

Subjects:

Spelling, Vocabulary, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$2.50

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I went to the University of Dallas and majored in Elementary Education. I did my student teaching in a 2nd grade class, and got my first teaching license in Texas. After college I joined a service teaching program called PLACE Corps in Los Angeles. I got my second teaching license in California and taught Kindergarten there for three years while working on a Master’s degree in Reading Instruction at Loyola Marymount University. Next, I took a job in Arlington, Virginia teaching 5th grade English/Language Arts and Social Studies for two years. After that, I switched schools and taught 3rd grade at another school in the same county for three years. Finally, I took a position as a Reading Specialist at another school (still in the same county) and that’s what I’m doing now!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. Elementary Education M.A. of Education in Reading Instruction

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Government, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Geography, Life Skills, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Autumn, Easter, Place Value, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Handwriting, Early Intervention, End of Year, Engineering, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community