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Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE: Greek Gods, Myths, Activities, Escape Room & MORE

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This Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE includes over 150 pages and contains everything you need to teach your students about Greek Mythology or to prepare them to read Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief. First, introduce your students to Greek Mythology

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Ancient History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

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Identifying Story Elements with Pixar-esque Short Films & Movie Clips BUNDLE

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Students will practice identifying and analyzing story elements while they watch over 95 different short films, movie clips, and movie trailers. Students knowledge of literary fictional elements will be strengthened as they identify genre,

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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$24.00

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Inference Reading Unit Bundle for Making Inferences: Paper and Digital

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Bundle includes a 22-Slide Introductory Presentation, Guided Student Note Pages, Short Film Activities, Real-Life Inference Activities, and 5 different Inference Assessments. It contains everything you need to instruct and assess your students on

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RL.9-10.1

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$14.00

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Story Elements Unit Bundle

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This bundle contains everything you need to instruct and assess your students on the Literary Story Elements. The bundle contains over 400 pages and is comprised of 7 different units: Genre, Point of View, Setting, Character Analysis, Plot,

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Assessment

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Themes in Literature Unit BUNDLE

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Teach your students to determine the theme in a story by introducing the concept with the Introductory Theme Presentation and Guided Student Notes. Then have your students practice determining the theme by using the 15 Theme Task Cards and the 21

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Assessment, Task Cards

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Types of Conflict Unit BUNDLE

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Start by introducing the concept with the Introductory Presentation and Guided Student Notes. Then have your students practice using the 16 Conflict Task Cards and the 14 Conflict in Movie Clips Activities. Finally, assess your students using the

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Assessment, Task Cards

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Character Analysis Unit BUNDLE

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This Character Analysis Unit Bundle includes an Introductory Character Presentation, a Guided Student Note Packet, Character Trait Task Cards, Character Analysis with Short Films, Three Character Assessments and MORE!! Each Product in the Bundle

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Assessment

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Fever 1793 Comprehensive Unit BUNDLE

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This Comprehensive Unit contains everything you need to teach Laurie Halse Anderson's historical fiction novel, Fever 1793. To view a sample of these resources, please check out my FREEBIE ... Fever 1793 Resource Sampler. BUNDLE includes:Fever

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Literature Circles

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Plot Elements Unit BUNDLE

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Start by introducing the Parts of a Plot and the Plot Diagram with the Introductory Presentation and Guided Student Notes. Then have your students practice diagram the plot using the Superhero & Supervillain Origin Stories Plot Activity and the

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

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Comprehensive Genre Unit BUNDLE: Paper & Digital for Distance Learning

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This unit contains everything you need to instruct and assess your students on Genre!! ⭐️ Genre Introductory PowerPoint Presentation & Guided Student Notes Begin the unit with this PowerPoint Presentation. It contains 17 slides and is a great

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Library Skills

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Assessment

$29.50

$16.00

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BUNDLE ... Touching Spirit Bear

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I use these resources while teaching the novel, Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen. I know my students have enjoyed using these resources. I hope yours will, as well. HAPPY TEACHING!!Products included in this BUNDLE:FREEBIE ... Touching Spirit

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

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$13.00

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Close Readings from An American Plague by Jim Murphy; Fever 1793 Supplement

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Seven Synthesized Reading Sets from Jim Murphy's An American Plague, the True & Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. Each Reading is designed as a two-page close reading article with accompanying questions aligned with the ELA

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Worksheets

CCSS:

RI.7.1, RI.7.4

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Setting Story Element Unit BUNDLE: Paper & Digital for Distance Learning

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This Setting Story Element Unit Bundle includes an Introductory Setting Presentation, a Guided Student Note Packet, Setting Task Cards, Setting Practice with Short Films, and a Final Setting Test. It contains everything you need to instruct and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.6.3, RL.7.3, RL.8.3

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$10.00

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Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Complete Novel Unit

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This Bundle includes everything you'll need to teach the novel, Uprising, by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The unit includes several resources to give your students the needed background knowledge they'll need to understand the novel including

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment

$36.00

$20.00

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Nonfiction Text Structures Unit BUNDLE

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This Nonfiction Text Structure Unit BUNDLE includes over 85 pages and contains everything you need to teach your students about the five nonfiction text structures: Description, Chronological Order, Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect, &

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes, Task Cards

$15.50

$12.00

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Close Reading Ultimate BUNDLE ... Topics for Today's Teens

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Looking for interesting articles for your teens? These Close Reading Article & Question Sets includes 2-page articles, instructions for annotating the article, and questions aligned with the ELA Common Core Reading Informational Text Standards.

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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Worksheets

$32.00

$22.00

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Holiday Sudoku Word Puzzles BUNDLE

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Get your students excited about critical thinking and problem solving with these No Prep, Print-and-Go Holiday Activities!! Product comes with 6 Sudoku Word Puzzles for every month of the school year. Each puzzle comes in color and black/white so

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Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Activities, Games, Centers

$30.00

$18.00

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Reading Comprehension Presentations & Guided Student Notes BUNDLE

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Improve your students Reading Comprehension with the Reading Skill and Reading Concept Presentation and Guided Student Note Sets contained in this Reading Comprehension BUNDLE. Subjects covered include Determining Main Idea, Summary Writing, Making

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Task Cards

$38.00

$28.00

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Holiday Reading Comprehension, Questions, and Color-By-Code BUNDLE

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Product contains Reading Comprehension Articles, Questions, & Color by Code Mystery Images for eight different holidays: Halloween, Day of the Dead, Thanksgiving, Winter Holidays, Winter Solstice, Valentines Day, St Patricks Day, and Easter.

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Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$26.50

$20.00

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Science Close Reading Articles & Question Sets BUNDLE

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Bundle contains 9 Close Reading Science Article and Question Sets. Each Close Reading Article & Question Set includes a 2-page article, instructions for annotating the article, and questions aligned with the ELA Common Core Reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RI.7.1, RI.7.3, RI.7.4, RI.7.7

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$18.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've taught middle school remedial reading courses for the past 24 years. I've also done private reading tutoring for elementary aged students.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe the most effective way of teaching involves a variety of teaching styles. Some objectives require direct instruction, while others are more effective with student-centered methods.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2018: "Outstanding Educator of the Year." (District Award) 2022: The Utah Jazz's MVE (Most Valuable Educator)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA: Political Science; MEd: Elementary Instruction & Curriculum Design; Endorsements: Reading Specialist; Special Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

When I'm not teaching, my time is spent with family. I have an amazing husband and two daughters (ages 7 and 9). We enjoy spending our summers soaking up the sun. We also spend a lot of our summer vacation visiting the MLB fields around the country and watching America's pastime. Finally, I am a huge advocate for organ donation and also spend a great amount of time promoting and advocating for this cause.

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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, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Science, Social Studies, Ancient History, U.S. History, World History, World Languages, Spanish, Chinese, Arts & Music, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, School Counseling, Character Education, Library Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, Coaching, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community