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Kristan Boruch

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United States - Wisconsin - Oakfield

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"To teach is to touch lives forever".

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Dinosaurs and Paleontology

By Kristan Boruch

Students place the steps of uncovering a fossil find in the correct order on the first slide. On the second slide, students discover different kinds of fossils by touching a dinosaur. The dinosaur will disappear and reveal a type of fossil. On

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Songs

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All About Mexico

By Kristan Boruch

This SMART Board document helps my students review the geography, climate, food, culture, people, currency, and history of Mexico. We do several hands-on activities centered around each of the slides.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

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All About Alaska

By Kristan Boruch

I created this SMART Board Lesson to go along with a mapping activity for our Cold Lands Unit which focussed on Alaska and Antarctica. We followed the SMART Board slides to see real pictures and learn about specific areas in Alaska. Then, my

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Projects, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

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Learning about Paleontologists and Fossils

By Kristan Boruch

A large unit that I teach in second grade is dinosaurs. I created a SMART Board document that helps my students learn who a paleontologist is and what fossils are through videos, pictures, questions and answers. My students love the song about a

Subjects:

Archaeology

Grades:

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

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

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Parent Interview Questions

By Kristan Boruch

Before school begins, I set up interviews with my parents. This form has been given out when the parents register their child in August. Many parents fill out the form ahead of time and for those who don't, I fill out the form when the interview

Subjects:

Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, For Parents

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Coin Picture and Value Reference Chart

By Kristan Boruch

I made this chart as a quick reference for my students who were struggling remembering the value of the penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and half dollar as well as what each side looked like. I laminated them and my students who needed them used them

Subjects:

Math, Applied Math

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, Centers

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Student Classroom Job Pictures and Title

By Kristan Boruch

Our school has been using Conscious Discipline for the last few years. In this program it is important for every child to have a job in the classroom every week. I created job titles with pictures that I rotate among all of my students. I have

Subjects:

Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

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Dinosaur Characteristics

By Kristan Boruch

This is a great SMART Board lesson to introduce dinosaurs. On the first slide, the students pop 4 different balloons and underneath each balloon is a characteristic of dinosaurs (lived between 245-65 million years ago, now extinct, lived on land,

Subjects:

Archaeology, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

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Periods of the Dinosaurs

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We do a huge unit on dinosaurs in second grade. The students are expected to learn the characteristics of each dinosaur period and understand how life changed throughout the periods. My SMART board document includes a map of the different time

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Lesson

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DRA and Guided Reading Graph for students

By Kristan Boruch

At my school, we are currently doing a DRA assessment three times per year. At the beginning of the school year, we set a goal based on their DRA results of where each child should be by the end of the school year. I wanted my students to play an

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

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LEAD 21 vocabulary pictures for Benchmark Unit 1

By Kristan Boruch

To help reinforce the vocabulary for our new reading series - "LEAD 21", with my second graders, I found pictures that would match each vocabulary word. These can be cut out and glued on index cards. You might also make another copy and glue just

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Flash Cards, Centers

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Valentine Writing Project for students

By Kristan Boruch

I wanted my students to write specific messages to each of their peers to include in their Valentines. We discussed how much more meaningful a compliment is compared to a generic message that a Valentine card displays. This is an at home project

Subjects:

Valentine's Day

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Projects, For Parents

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Space Asteroids and Comets

By Kristan Boruch

I have created three slides to help my students understand the differences between an asteroid and a comet. The students will pull out tabs that have different facts related to an asteroid or a comet. I also have two video links displaying an

Subjects:

Astronomy

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Lesson

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I taught 3 years international schools in both Colombia and Honduras. I am now teaching second grade back in the states. It is hard to believe that this is my 18th year of teaching.

MY TEACHING STYLE

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Masters degree in Differentiated Instruction for at-risk students.

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GRADES

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Science, Archaeology, Astronomy, Social Studies, Geography, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Valentine's Day, For All Subjects