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The Big Snow Story Unit

By Laura Chick

This Caldecott Medal Winning Classic offers many literacy and read for information opportunities while building on the excitement of winter weather and Groundhog's day. This unit has multiple vocabulary, read for information and reading

Subjects:

Literature, Winter, Close Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Literature Circles

$5.00

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Georgia Rivers Powerpoint

By Laura Chick

Seven of Georgia's most important rivers, identified by name and geography followed by a quiz/review.

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment

$5.00

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The Babbs Switch Story - A Novel Approach

By Laura Chick

A fictionalization of the real-life tragedy of the 1924 fire in Babbs Switch Oklahoma. A 7 week study of award winning Georgia author, Darleen Bailey Beard's well known children's novel (Lexile 670, Accelerated Reader level 3.4), includes

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

$5.00

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Twas the Night Before Christmas Story Unit

By Laura Chick

Draw on Pre Christmastime excitement and use Clement C. Moore's classic poem to practice reading skills. Contains word family work, vocabulary, cause and effect, sequencing and more, also includes a quiz

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (0.62 MB)

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What is the Nutcracker?

By Laura Chick

This a student workbook designed as a companion to a unit that culminates in a field trip to a performance of Nutcracker or a viewing of a movie version.. It tells the history of the literature, dance, music and theater, and includes pages for

Subjects:

Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Dance

Grades:

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

Types:

Workbooks, Thematic Unit Plans

$12.00

Digital Download PDF (0.83 MB)

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Ancient Greek Architecture and Washington D.C.

By Laura Chick

This power point presentation compares characteristic features of the Parthenon in ancient Athens to buildings in our nation's capital.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Government, Art History

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$5.00

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What's the Genre?

By Laura Chick

Anchor chart and printables describing and comparing the fiction and non fiction genres

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.23 MB)

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Georgia Geography Card Game

By Laura Chick

A memory/concentration style card game that review and reinforces Georgia Geography.- six main rivers ( Savannah, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Flint, Chattahoochee ) 5 regions, bordering states and ocean.

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Games

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (0.18 MB)

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Georgia Third Grade Heroes - Obstacles and Advantages

By Laura Chick

Students will compare and contrast events in each hero's (Paul Revere, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon Johnson, Cesar Chavez) life to decide if they

Subjects:

Government, U.S. History, Character Education

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables

$5.00

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A Wrinkle in Time - A Novel Approach

By Laura Chick

Meg's father is trapped far across the universe. Can there other worldy ladies help her save him? A 6 week study of Madeleine L'Engle's Newberry award winning children's novel (Lexile 740, Accelerated Reader level 4.7), includes vocabulary lists,

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (0.63 MB)

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Reading Logs- Record Keeping and Accountability for Self-selected Reading

By Laura Chick

A variety of reading logs that provide accountability for all levels of elementary students- Readers can quickly record and respond to self- selected reading. Various log froms keep track of points, minutes-read, genres, connections and more.

Subjects:

Reading, Back to School, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

$7.50

Digital Download PDF (0.94 MB)

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Constellations - Patterns in the Stars

By Laura Chick

This PowerPoint highlights the 12 zodiac constellations and 9 other well-known constellations with brief, easy-to-understand information about the mythological background, as well as facts about the constellations and the stars they contain. Great

Subjects:

Astronomy

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$5.00

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The Fossil Layers of Gadgetopolis

By Laura Chick

In this 2 to 3 day investigation students create and observed layers of mold fossils and then use those layers to determine what their "fossil record" says about the age of the fossils and when the creatures that left them lived.

Subjects:

Earth Sciences

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory

$4.00

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Reading Comprehension sheet- The Agora of Athens

By Laura Chick

A reading passage and multiple choice questions about the agora in ancient Athens.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Ancient History, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Homework, Printables

$1.00

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Holiday Handwriting Practice D'Nealian Style

By Laura Chick

A year’s worth of holiday themed quotes in D’Nealian style print and cursive

Subjects:

Handwriting

Grades:

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

Types:

Homework, Printables

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.27 MB)

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Land of Toys Map

By Laura Chick

Students will demonstrate their use of map skills with a map of the Land of Toys from The Nutcracker.

Subjects:

Geography, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables

$1.00

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Cooperative Learning Language Arts Projects

By Laura Chick

Cooperative learning made easy! If you have highlighters, scissors, glue sticks and paper, this packet has everything else you need for thirteen cooperative group language arts projects. Stressing group discussion and group decision making students

Subjects:

Grammar, Critical Thinking

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$15.00

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Quadrilaterals Power Point

By Laura Chick

Use as an introduction, reinforcement or review. This powerpoint defines and displays examples of parollelograms, rectangles, rhombi, squares and trapezoids. followed by a chant to help students remember.

Subjects:

Geometry

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

3.G.A.1

$5.00

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Greek and Latin Word Stems

By Laura Chick

Great Way to Build Vocabulary! This unit contains a list of close to 100 common Greek and Latin word stems, along with their definitions and examples of English words derived from them, divided by origin and listed alphabetically. Sample “memory

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Notebooks

$15.00

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Georgia Second Grade Heroes- Same and Different

By Laura Chick

Students will compare and contrast events in each hero's (James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, Sequoyah, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jimmy Carter) life to decide if things are the same now as they were in the past. .

Subjects:

Civics, U.S. History

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

$5.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a recently retired elementary school teacher with 33 years of experience in Georgia classrooms.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am a hands-on, voices-on, make-a-mess type. I believe in engaging all the learning styles.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Early Childhood Outstanding Graduate- Malcolm Shackelford Award- LaGrange College, Charter Faculty - Robert J. Burch Elementary School

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

My undergraduate degree is from LaGrange College ( the best place in the word ) and I have my MEd from Georgia State.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I also have experience with children's' camp programs and putting on children's' musicals

GRADES

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Science, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Government, U.S. History, European History, World History, Arts & Music, Art History, Geography, Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Mental Math, Winter, Dance, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Handwriting, Close Reading