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STAAR Reading Portion of the RLA Test - Jeopardy Review (STAAR Stemmed)

By Takin' Chances

There are 35 slides in this Jeopardy Review Game that is specifically geared towards reviewing for the 4th grade STAAR Reading test. All of the questions are STAAR-stemmed questions – very similar to the types of questions that students will see on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

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STAAR Reading Portion of the RLA Test - Jeopardy Review (Concepts)

By Takin' Chances

There are 38 slides in this Jeopardy Review Game that is specifically geared towards reviewing concepts for the 4th grade STAAR Reading test: how to identify fiction vs. non-fiction, elements of different types of poetry, what author's purpose is,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Test Preparation

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

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STAAR Writing (Revise & Edit) Portion of the RLA Test - Jeopardy (STAAR Stemmed)

By Takin' Chances

There are 35 slides in this Jeopardy Review Game that is specifically geared towards reviewing for the 4th grade STAAR Writing test. All of the questions are STAAR-stemmed questions – very similar to the types of questions that students will see on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

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STAAR Test Taking Strategies - Jeopardy Review

By Takin' Chances

Not only do we have to teach our kids all the concepts that are going to be on the test, but we also need to teach them how to take a standardized test. Test-taking strategies are important for our students to know, in order for them to be

Subjects:

For All Subjects, Test Preparation

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Writing Paper (Bat)

By Takin' Chances

Use this writing paper for students to publish their stories. I always use this paper to write spooky Halloween stories and sometimes after we do our mini unit on bats, after studying vertebrates/invertebrates, and/or after studying nocturnal

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English Language Arts, Science, Halloween

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Printables

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STAAR Writing (Revise & Edit) Portion of the RLA Test - Concept Review

By Takin' Chances

There are 26 slides in this Writing Concept Review that is specifically geared towards reviewing grammar rules for the 4th grade STAAR Writing test. I would also recommend this review for other grade levels, since these grammar rules are learned and

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English Language Arts, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

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Parts of a Dictionary Entry Poster

By Takin' Chances

This is a poster that I hang in my room that breaks down the parts of a dictionary entry, so students understand what information each piece is telling them.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Posters

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Writing Paper (Snowflake)

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Use this writing paper for students to publish their holiday or winter stories! My class does a "Snowglobe Story" every year, where they write as if they were trapped inside of a snowglobe. We then create fake snowglobes, they write their papers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Printables

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QR Code Task Cards - Compound Subjects & Predicates

By Takin' Chances

There are 20 different task cards in this set, so students can practice combining sentences to form compound subjects and predicates. I have included TWO versions of these task cards. Each version has the same questions but allows different uses

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

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QR Code Task Cards - Revise & Edit (STAAR Writing)

By Takin' Chances

There are 30 different task cards in this set, so students can practice many different revising and editing skills. They are formatted very similar to questions that students will see on the STAAR Writing test. Questions include:1) Improve word

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

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Pom Pom Caterpillar Counting

By Takin' Chances

I did a "Very Hungry Caterpillar" unit with my daughter, and we worked on colors and counting. I then printed these cards on cardstock and used pom poms to practice matching the colors to the correct caterpillar AND counting the segments on each

Subjects:

Math, Arts & Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Homeschool Curricula, Centers

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Compound Sentences with Commas

By Takin' Chances

Every year, my students struggle with the concept of when to add a comma before a conjunction. I created this worksheet and it has really helped their understanding of this concept. In my room, I have a BOAS poster hanging... surrounding the

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Activities, Handouts, Printables

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Author's Purpose Poster & Handout

By Takin' Chances

Author's Purpose PIEE (Persuade, Inform, Express, Entertain) "What's the author cooking up?" I print, laminate, and hang the color poster in my classroom. I have the students cut and glue the black/white handout into their journals. They love

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Handouts, Printables, Posters

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Elements of Poetry Poster

By Takin' Chances

This is a poster that I hang in my room to break down each element of poetry and its definition.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Handouts, Printables, Posters

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Summary Chart (SWBST)

By Takin' Chances

I have my students fill-out this SWBST Summary Chart, when summarizing a fiction text.S - Somebody (character)W - Wanted (wish)B - But (problem)S - So (turning point)T - Then (solution)

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

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Summary Chart (BME)

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I have my students fill-out this BME Summary Chart, when summarizing a passage.B - Beginning (main character, setting, conflict)M - Middle (events that prevent the character from solving the conflict, turning point)E - End (how the conflict was

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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Text Features Newspaper Search Activity

By Takin' Chances

My kids get a kick out of this activity, because newspapers are FILLED with all types of text features that we discuss in class. This document includes two different versions of the activity: Version 1 (Long): I use this one as my initial

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English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Activities, Centers

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Writing Paper (Christmas Tree)

By Takin' Chances

Use this writing paper for students to publish their Christmas and Winter stories!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Printables

$1.50

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Poster (Transitional Words & Phrases)

By Takin' Chances

I use this poster to help my students remember different types of transitional words and phrases. I also have them glue it in the back of their writing journals, to reference while writing essays.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Posters

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Writing - Revise & Edit Checklist V2

By Takin' Chances

I use this checklist with my students, when I have them write a four paragraph essay, so they can check their own papers and/or participate in peer editing. There are five sections on the checklist:-Introduction-Body Paragraph 1-Body Paragraph

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Printables, Rubrics

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

This year marks my twelth year of teaching!

MY TEACHING STYLE

My goal as a teacher is to provide a supportive “classroom family”, where all of my students feel loved, respected, motivated, and empowered to be life-long learners. I am all about getting the kiddos involved in what they are learning, so we do as many hands-on, interactive projects as possible.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I attended the University of Texas at Arlington, where I received my B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies, EC-6 Generalist.

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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, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Science, Arts & Music, Drama, For All Subjects, Literature, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Easter, Spring, For All Subjects, Test Preparation