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Fractions Unit

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Landforms Power Point

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Sink or Float PowerPoint Anticipation Guide

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Revolutionary War Power Point: The Road to War

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"Balto: The Dog Who Saved Nome" Power Point Anticipation Guide

By Melissa Eaton

This is an anticipation guide, which is used to introduce the background information, concepts, and vocabulary for a reading selection. Don't reinvent the wheel; use my hours of research to invigorate your students and make them eager to read this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Seating Chart Groups Template

By Melissa Eaton

This is a seating chart template for five groups of students. It saves a lot of time because you can just move all of the boxes around when you want to change seats. I seat my students in groups of four or five, and boys and girls are color coded.

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For All Subject Areas

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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

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Revolutionary War Power Point: The Road to War

By Melissa Eaton

This 29 slide Power Point is intended to cover the entire chapter leading up to the Revolutionary War-from just after the French and Indian War all the way up through the Battle of Bunker Hill. This is probably the most comprehensive presentation

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Homeschool Curricula

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Landform Test

By Melissa Eaton

This is a simple picture sorting test to assess whether students can identify pictures of landforms. One page has the directions and nine landform pictures. The landforms are very clear in the pictures. Then, on the second page, there are nine boxes

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Geography

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

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Activities, Assessment

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The Travels of Marco Polo and Zheng He

By Melissa Eaton

This is a Power Point presentation that gives details on the who, when, where, why, and how of the voyages of Marco Polo and Zheng He. Images are the focal point of this presentation; it's not text heavy but shows students what they need to know in

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Social Studies - History, Asian Studies

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Fractions Unit

By Melissa Eaton

This is an integrated fractions unit for grades 3-8. If you are bored with your fraction chapter, try what we've created. It is heavy on word problems and real world applications. There is a pre and post test, teacher-made worksheets, a quiz, lots

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Fractions

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

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Unit Plans

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$7.50

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Scaredy Squirrel ELA Mini-Unit

By Melissa Eaton

This set includes four activities to go along with Scaredy Squirrel, by Melanie Watt. First, there's a character map, where students can draw and write details about Scaredy Squirrel's character traits. Then, there is a Story Map. This book is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, W.1.3, W.1.5

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Maniac Magee Literature Circle Unit

By Melissa Eaton

This is a whole literature circle unit I did with Maniac Magee. The chapter assignments are laid out, and the comprehension questions are ready to go. There's also a web and a number of higher level vocabulary type questions.

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Balanced Literacy, Reading, Literature

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Unit Plans

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Cinderella Stories from around the World Project

By Melissa Eaton

This is a whole unit that will take at least 10 days from start to finish. It was originally designed to go along with the second grade ELA common core, though it could work well for other grade levels, too. The lesson plan you will download

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature

Grades:

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

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Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.2, RL.2.7, RL.2.9

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Intermediate Geometry Unit

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Here are three Geometry Quizzes that I used for 4th and 6th grades. I have one on lines and angles, one on triangles and polygons, and one on solid figures and planes. The last one is great for using as a lab, too. Find models to use and have kids

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Math, Geometry, Math Test Prep

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Landforms Power Point

By Melissa Eaton

This is a Power Point introducing the landforms to students in a very visual way. Each landform has a few beautiful photographs and a definition to help students identify them. I use this as the start of each lesson, so that students immediately

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Geography

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

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Lesson

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Sink or Float PowerPoint Anticipation Guide

By Melissa Eaton

This is an anticipation guide to introduce and teach the concepts of: sink, float, buoyancy, capacity, cargo, and boat. It begins with an interactive page where kids can guess whether the items sink or float. (The items spin, flash, etc. and you can

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Science, General Science

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

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Activities

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Endangered Animals Writing Unit (Expository and Narrative)

By Melissa Eaton

During this 4 Â½ week unit, my students researched an endangered animal of their choice, wrote an expository paper about the animal, and then integrated their knowledge into a fictional narrative about the animal. You will receive the rubrics for

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Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Biology

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

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Thematic Unit Plans

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Maps and Globes Vocabulary Unit

By Melissa Eaton

This unit consists of two PowerPoint presentations and a quiz. The first PPT is a pre-assessment for the teacher to use in determining which words the students already know. The second PPT is a teaching tool for use in teaching vocabulary words such

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EFL - ESL - ELD, Geography

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

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Unit Plans, Activities

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Five Senses Unit with Sentence Jumbles

By Melissa Eaton

This is a unit for teaching the five senses to elementary school students. It uses sentence jumbles, which require students to use their knowledge of syntax to unscramble sentences. I've included an explanation of how to use the activities (with

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD, Writing

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

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Unit Plans, Activities

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Chicago History & Architecture Vocabulary Page

By Melissa Eaton

This is a double-sided page that introduces students to the city of Chicago, from its history to some famous landmarks and vocabulary. It was designed for middle or high school ELL students.

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Vocabulary, EFL - ESL - ELD

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Worksheets, Handouts

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Comprehension Bookmarks

By Melissa Eaton

I designed these comprehension bookmarks for use all year with my students. We focus on one skill at a time, and the students use the bookmarks to really internalize the comprehension skills.

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Reading

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

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Where in the World Paragraph Writing Lesson

By Melissa Eaton

This is a 3-week writing unit where students learned how to write an expository paragraph. The idea was that each kid got a city and country somewhere in the world. They had to write a paragraph describing the place, without using the name. After

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Vocabulary, Geography

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

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Unit Plans, Handouts, Lesson

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Sparrow Girl, by Sara Pennypacker

By Melissa Eaton

This is a packet of activities to go along with the story Sparrow Girl, by Sara Pennypacker. There is a character map, a story map, and two writing assignments that go along with the story. Each writing assignment includes sentence frames, a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Writing

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1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Character Study Graphic Organizer

By Melissa Eaton

This is a character study graphic organizer. It allows for words as well as pictures, and is a great culmination activity for a novel if used as a poster. It is also a pre-writing activity if you are asking for an essay analyzing a character. This

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English Language Arts

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching since 2000. I taught sheltered 6th grade in a low-income district near Chicago for 4 years, and 3rd and 4th grade for two years. I also taught 2nd and 3rd grade summer school. I earned National Board Certification in 2008. Since 2007, I've been working as an ESL/ELL specialist teacher for K-5. I do both small group (pull-out) teaching as well as co-teaching in regular classrooms.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style involves encouraging a lot of student participation. My students use cooperative learning activities throughout the day. My materials are for use with small groups or large groups. I tend to incorporate fun graphics to get students excited about their assignments.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Board Certified Teacher Middle Child Generalist

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. Ed Northern Illinois University 2000 M. of Ed. National Louis University 2008

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