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Classroom Behavior Management Incentives for the Entire Year

By True Life I'm a Teacher

Classroom behavior management incentives for the entire year encourage and reinforce positive behavior. This is my go-to system for whole-class behavior management.Students are instantly engaged and work hard to earn pieces toward a reward. By using

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Editable Meet the Teacher | Sneak a Peek | Open House Stations & Forms

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I love open house/sneak-a-peek/back-to-school night/meet the teacher...whatever you call it! I look forward to it every year, after all, it's where I finally get to meet my new students and their families!I set up stations around my classroom, with

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Beginning of the Year Activity - Here's the Scoop On

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Use this fun ice cream themed activity to have student introduce themselves to the class, create a back to school bulletin board, or as an end of the year reflection.What's Included:- How to print as a poster- Ideas for use- Here's the Scoop on Our

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Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

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Banner Template {ALL CAPS}

By True Life I'm a Teacher

After lots of comments and requests about the banners in my classroom reveal seen on my blog (www.truelifeimateacher.com) and Instagram (@truelifeimateacher), I’m so happy to share with you the letters and banner flags I used. Please know, that this

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For All Subject Areas, Back to School, Classroom Community

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$6.00

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August Secret Messages

By True Life I'm a Teacher

August Secret Messages are perfect for morning work, centers, workstations, early finishers, word work, and keeping students engaged throughout the month of August.August Secret Messages are August themed jokes and riddles designed for 2nd and 3rd

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English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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Activities, Printables

$4.00

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Writing Launch Lessons and Resources

By True Life I'm a Teacher

Writing Launch Resources include 14 lessons best suited for 1-3 grade classrooms designed to launch writing. Each lesson has the lesson objective, mentor text suggestion(s), activity/practice task, and printable(s).Lessons include:What is

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English Language Arts, Writing, Back to School

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables

$10.00

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Lined Paper Guide and Model

By True Life I'm a Teacher

Raise your hand if you're tired of students writing on the back of lined paper, or upside down?After nine years of being frustrated that my students don’t orient their paper correctly, I decided to create a model of what their paper should look

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

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$3.00

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Student Notebook Covers {Editable}

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Student notebook covers help label student notebooks, journals, and folders, and keep students organized. Plus, they are perfect for students to color and decorate during the first week of school!The editable versions allow you to call the covers

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Classroom Management, Back to School

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Printables

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Earth Day Writing Be Kind Change the World

By True Life I'm a Teacher

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by remembering to be kind to each other and to Earth? Students will brainstorm ways they can change the world around them, then write about it.Included are bulletin board letters. The beauty of these

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For All Subject Areas, Writing, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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Black and White Class Numbers 1-36

By True Life I'm a Teacher

These black and white class numbers are perfect for labeling cubbies, mailboxes, supplies, book boxes, backpack hooks, display hooks, and more! They are black and white making them super printer-friendly!Want to add a splash of color? Just print on

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Numbers, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Flash Cards, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

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2022 & 2023 Year-Long Pacing Guide Template

By True Life I'm a Teacher

I use a pacing guide to help me see the big picture for the school year. It’s what I pull out before I plan day-to-day lessons. If you’re wanting to know how to use a pacing guide, you’re in the right place.What is a pacing guide? A pacing guide

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For All Subject Areas, Back to School, For All Subjects

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Classroom Forms, Google Apps

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First Days of School Lesson Editable Template

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I've been sharing pictures and stories of my first few days of school plans for years on Instagram, and always get asked to share them.Up until now, I haven't shared them because they are so specific to my school and classroom that I didn't think it

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Back to School

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PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

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Black and White Calendar Pieces

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The beauty of these calendar pieces is that they are simple, easy to read, free of clip art (which I love, but sometimes want something a little simpler), and don’t require any colored ink. I recommend printing on white card stock, or colored card

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Math, Life Skills, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$3.00

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Editable Daily Schedule Cards

By True Life I'm a Teacher

Daily classroom schedule cards will help keep you organized, on-track, on-time, and will help you students know what to expect each day.There are over 60 cards, and a variety of different ways to express a subject (ex. reading, reading workshop,

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Classroom Management, Back to School, For All Subjects

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

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Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas

$4.00

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Back to School Scoot

By True Life I'm a Teacher

Get to know your students with this fun, movement-based activity! Students can become familiar with the game "Scoot" in an informal way. Students will get to answer a variety of questions related to going back to school, summer break, and general

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For All Subject Areas, Back to School

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

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Activities, Task Cards

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February Secret Messages

By True Life I'm a Teacher

February Secret Messages are perfect for morning work, centers, workstations, early finishers, word work, and keeping students engaged throughout the month of February.February Secret Messages are January themed jokes and riddles designed for 2nd

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English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables

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January Secret Messages

By True Life I'm a Teacher

January Secret Messages are perfect for morning work, centers, workstations, early finishers, word work, and keeping students engaged throughout the month of January.January Secret Messages are January themed jokes and riddles designed for 2nd and

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English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables

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Birthday Certificates & Display

By True Life I'm a Teacher

Create a beautiful class birthday display with these circular chalkboard-inspired months! Write your students names on the color labels, and glue underneath the appropriate month (or attach to some colorful ribbon).Two versions of months are

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For All Subject Areas, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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$3.50

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Editable Classroom Labels

By True Life I'm a Teacher

Help keep you, your students, and the supplies in your classroom organized! There are over 50 labels, plus blank labels. You have the option to print labels with chalkboard background, or white background in Chevron Brights {Aqua, Purple, Pink, Lime

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Printables, Classroom Forms, Posters

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Editable Newsletter Templates

By True Life I'm a Teacher

Sending home a weekly or monthly newsletter can help improve parent communication, and increase parent involvement.Keep families informed about important class/school events, what your class is learning, sight words, spelling words, learning

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Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

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Not Grade Specific

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Classroom Forms, For Parents

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching for 12 years in 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades. I've worked in a variety of different teaching models including: self-contained, inclusion (with push-in), co-taught inclusion, and co-taught self-contained. In addition I have my gifted endorsement.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Teaching begins and ends with classroom management, and the general organization of a classroom. My teaching style is based on a solid foundation of routines and procedures, high expectations, and a passion for seeing every child succeed in his/her own way.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelors - May 2009 Master of Education in Teaching and Learning - Dec. 2012 Gifted Endorsement - April 2016

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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, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Earth Sciences, Health, Other (Specialty), Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Library Skills, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Place Value, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Handwriting, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community