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Personification PowerPoint Activities

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The practice PowerPoint activity features 30 colorful photos and a sentence with an example of personification on each slide. Students identify the animal, object, or idea being personified and the action that makes it personification. This can be

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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$Multi Step Word Problems Math Worksheets 3rd Grade$

Multi Step Word Problems Math Worksheets 3rd Grade

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Need uncluttered math worksheets in a simple design? These 5 pages have 5 multiple step story problems per page with space for students to show their work. Instead of labeling each page for 3rd grade, the grade level indicator is the first number on

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Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

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3^rd, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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Hyperbole PowerPoint Activities

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Practice hyperbole using this PowerPoint activity featuring 30 colorful photos and a sentence with an exaggeration on each slide. Students identify the word or words that make the sentence a hyperbole, then tell what it really means. A student

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Creative Writing, Reading, ELA Test Prep

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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$Multi Step Word Problems Math Worksheets 5th Grade$

Multi Step Word Problems Math Worksheets 5th Grade

By The Brighter Rewriter

Need uncluttered math worksheets in a simple design? These 5 pages have 5 multiple step story problems per page with space for students to show their work. Instead of labeling each page for 5th grade, the grade level indicator is the first number on

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Basic Operations, Word Problems, Test Preparation

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5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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$Multi Step Word Problems Math Worksheets 4th Grade$

Multi Step Word Problems Math Worksheets 4th Grade

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Need uncluttered math worksheets in a simple design? These 5 pages have 5 multiple step story problems per page with space for students to show their work. Instead of labeling each page for 4th grade, the grade level indicator is the first number on

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Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

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4^th, Homeschool

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Revising and Editing Passages Writing Test Prep

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8 Texas short reading passages provide great revising and editing practice and review. Options include print, Easel Activities, and Google Forms. There are 4 nonfiction passages for revising and 4 nonfiction passages for editing. Each passage has a

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Grammar, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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4^th

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Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

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Classroom Rules Behavior Procedures PowerPoint Animal Theme

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Want to have lively and effective rules discussions the first day or week of school? These PPTs use animal photos and puns for a humorous look at classroom rules and behavior. One PPT shows the animal slides with rules only and the other PPT shows

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Classroom Management, Character Education, Back to School

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Staff

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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$Place Value Song Lyrics$

Place Value Song Lyrics

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All About That Place can be sung to the tune of All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor and helps students remember key points about place value. Place value is best identified reading from right to left, digits are numbers, one example of a place

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Math, Other (Music), Place Value

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Songs, Lesson

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Adjectives and Adverbs PowerPoint Activities

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Students identify adjectives, adverbs, and the words they modify using a PowerPoint of 30 animal photographs. On each slide, students identify the highlighted word in each sentence as an adjective or adverb and tell which noun or verb is being

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Creative Writing, Reading, ELA Test Prep

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Test Prep Reader's Theater

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These 2 motivational scripts will encourage your students before state testing. One script is whole class and one is small group. In Test Prep Alphabet Actions, each alphabet letter is an character who reminds students of important actions for

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Study Skills, For All Subjects, Test Preparation

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Scripts, Lesson

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Spanish Settlements in Texas Reading Passages

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Build comprehension using 8 short nonfiction reading passages and questions that help explain when, where, and why the Spanish established settlements and missions in Texas. The passages are numbered in the correct sequential order. Options include

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Reading, Other (Social Studies - History), Informational Text

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4^th

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Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

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Reading Cadence Chants PowerPoints

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Need reading practice and review with a boot camp theme? Your students will love using cadence chants to learn and remember important skills and strategies for reading. The chants all sound like the U.S. Army's Sound Off Cadence. Marching around

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Reading, ELA Test Prep, Test Preparation

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Multiple Meaning Words PowerPoint Activities

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This practice PowerPoint features 30 colorful photos and a sentence on each slide containing a multiple meaning word. Students determine if the meaning of the highlighted word in the sentence matches the photo and record answers on their Yes/No

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Creative Writing, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Homophones PowerPoint Activities

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This PowerPoint practice activity features 30 colorful photos with a sentence on each slide asking students to choose the correct homophone. At the end of the PPT, there are more ideas for extending the lesson. Students LOVE the photos as visual

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Cause and Effect PowerPoint Activities

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This practice PowerPoint features 30 colorful photos of different events with cause and effect questions. Slides 1-10 are about identifying causes and slides 11-20 are about identifying potential effects. Slides 21-30 ask students to identify two

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Map Elements Song Music Video

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The Map Song music video reminds students of important map skills and elements. Included are definitions for map, globe, map title, scale, legend, grid system, compass rose, plus the cardinal and intermediate directions. The tune of the song is My

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Vocabulary, Vocal Music, Geography

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

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Songs, Video Files, Lesson

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$Special Strategies Word Problems Math Worksheets 5th Grade$

Special Strategies Word Problems Math Worksheets 5th Grade

By The Brighter Rewriter

Need uncluttered math worksheets in a simple design? These 5 pages have 5 story problems per page with space for students to show their work. Each page features one special problem-solving strategy. Included are pages for logical reasoning, finding

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Math Test Prep, Word Problems, Problem Solving

Grades:

5^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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$Math Cadence Chants PowerPoints$

Math Cadence Chants PowerPoints

By The Brighter Rewriter

Need practice and review with a boot camp theme? Your students will love using cadence chants to learn and remember important skills and strategies for math. The chants all sound like the U.S. Army's Sound Off Cadence. Marching around while chanting

Subjects:

Math Test Prep, Word Problems, Test Preparation

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$3.00

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Sequence Song Lyrics

By The Brighter Rewriter

The Sequence Song can be sung to the tune of If You're Happy and You Know It and helps students understand the definition of sequence, sequence clue words, the use of a flow chart, and drawing an arrow (either physically on the page or mentally) to

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Songs, Lesson

$1.00

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ARMS and CUPS Song Lyrics

By The Brighter Rewriter

Both ARMS and CUPS can be sung to the tune of YMCA by The Village People and help students remember important steps to take in improving their writing compositions. A.R.M.S. is used for revision and stands for Add, Remove, Move, and Substitute.

Subjects:

Grammar, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Songs, Lesson

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.75 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I taught both regular and TAG 3rd Grade for 22 years, ESL PK-5th for 6 years, and was a Title I Reading and Math Interventionist for 3rd-5th for 4 years. I am recently retired and love creating resources for TpT.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I provided instruction with fun and laughter in an organized, well-managed environment. I love words and word play. Games and songs were always a regular part of my lesson plans.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have been a Teacher of the Week, Teacher of the Month, Teacher of the Quarter, Educator of the Year, and less officially…A Favorite Teacher of All Time.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I hold a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor and an M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership from Sam Houston State University. I have additional certifications in English as a Second Language and Special Education.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I consider myself an expert on 3rd graders and horses. I've ridden hunter, jumper, eventing, and dressage horses most of my life. I am still happily married to Tom since 1981. We have one daughter, Erin, who is a graphic designer and photographer.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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