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Nativity Christmas Play or Skit

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Close Reading Strategy Adapted for K-2

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First Grade Sample Class Schedule

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George Washington Carver, Plants and Peanuts Power Point

By Griffin Heights

George Washington Carver was known as the Peanut Man but he was so much more and this Power Point was created to honor his legacy. This Power Point (39 slides) is used to teach primary children about the famous African-American scientist. It gives

Subjects:

Science, EFL - ESL - ELD, Black History Month

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans

$10.00

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President's Day PowerPoint Presentation

By Griffin Heights

President's Day honors George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and all the presidents of the United States of America. This PowerPoint was created for K-3 students especially English-Language Learners. It provides simple text and visuals to introduce

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Holidays/Seasonal, Presidents' Day

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans

$5.00

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Nativity Christmas Play or Skit

By Griffin Heights

This is a short one page Christmas Play we wrote for first graders using parts of popular holiday songs (e.g. Away in the Manger). It retells the story behind the First Christmas. We purchased costumes from Oriental Trading Company and music from

Subjects:

Drama, EFL - ESL - ELD, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Projects, Scripts

CCSS:

SL.1.1

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.07 MB)

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Winter Holiday Christmas Caroling Songbook 2019

By Griffin Heights

You are purchasing a Winter Holiday Christmas Caroling Songbook (7 pages that can be copied / folded into a songbook) with lyrics and a YouTube Playlist for 11 "holiday" songs - to use as either a neighborhood or school wide CAROLING or SING-ALONG

Subjects:

Music, Drama, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Songs

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.6

$10.00

Digital Download PDF (0.90 MB)

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Valentine's Day Math Centers or Math Family Night Packet (English and Spanish)

By Griffin Heights

You are purchasing a Valentine's Day Math Packet which can be set up as 8 centers for classroom use or for a math family night. The packet has instructions in English and Spanish. I am providing you a bilingual packet PDF. You will need math tools

Subjects:

Math, Holidays/Seasonal, Valentine's Day

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Higher Education

Types:

Worksheets, Centers

CCSS:

1.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2

$8.00

Digital Download PDF (0.81 MB)

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K-1 Informative / Explanatory HOW TO Writing Activities

By Griffin Heights

Writing instructions or How To Do activities from the simple such as making hot chocolate to the complex such as making peanut butter provide hands-on and oral language practice to support emergent writers. Here is a dozen plus activities to get you

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.09 MB)

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Close Reading Strategy Adapted for K-2

By Griffin Heights

This document was created to help K-2 implement the instructional strategy of Close Reading. Close Reading is a strategy that supports the Common Core Reading Standards for both Literature and Informational Text. This instructional strategy was

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Handouts, Outlines, Professional Documents

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RF.1.1

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.16 MB)

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Groundhog Day PowerPoint

By Griffin Heights

February 2nd is Groundhog Day. This PowerPoint was created for K-2 students and provides visuals and text and includes a song to help students remember what happens if he does or does not see his shadow. The PowperPoint text and visuals includes

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Research, PowerPoint Presentations

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (11.46 MB)

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Monthly Participation and Behavior Management System

By Griffin Heights

You get 12 monthly charts and an explanation of how it works. This is a year-long participation and behavior management system that is used in my classroom. It allows me to provide immediate feedback reinforcing positive behaviors. It provides

Subjects:

Life Skills, Classroom Management, Character Education

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms, Graphic Organizers

$1.00

Digital Download DOC (1.51 MB)

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Life Cycle of a Frog PowerPoint Presentation

By Griffin Heights

This short PowerPoint uses simple text and visuals to introduces the Life Cycle of a Frog to K-2 students especially English-Language Learners.

Subjects:

Science, EFL - ESL - ELD, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.39 MB)

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First Grade Sample Class Schedule

By Griffin Heights

This is a FREE First Grade Sample Class Schedule. It shows how I manage to teach everything from ELA, Math, PE, Science, Social Studies and ELD while assessing, serving Breakfast in the Classroom, collecting homework, handling discipline, etc. Of

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Coaching

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Handouts, Outlines, For Principals & Administrators

FREE

Digital Download DOC (0.39 MB)

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Easter Parade Design A Bonnet

By Griffin Heights

Easter Parades of the past were all about the Easter Bonnet. This resource includes the lyrics to Easter Parade and a poem about an Easter Bonnet. It includes printable Easter Bonnets for students to "design" their own (hat) using from the simple

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, Easter

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

FREE

Digital Download DOC (0.06 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught elementary for 20 years in an inner city school. I have taught a diverse student population including English-Language Learners, transitional Special Education students, and the Gifted and Talented. I am a mentor teacher, literacy coach, curriculum writer and teacher-leader. I enjoy creating and presenting Professional Development workshops for teachers.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Creative

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

CUSD Teacher of the Year 2003

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

University of Maryland, Chapman University, California State University Dominguez Hills

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TFA '94