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Unit test on Ecosystems Virginia SOL 4.5

By Lisa Connors

This ecosystems test is aligned to Virginia State SOL 4.5, but is applicable to many states' standards. It covers structural and behavioral adaptations, food chains, food webs, human impacts on the environment, life cycles, and ecosystem

Subjects:

Science, Biology, Environment

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

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Macroinvertebrates and Stream Ecology Powerpoint

By Lisa Connors

This powerpoint could be used for an introduction to stream ecology or to review at the end of a unit. It is great for middle or high school level students, but could be used for the pictures for upper elementary students. It is especially useful

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Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Ecology Poems for Children

By Lisa Connors

In this collection of ecology poems children learn about food chains, food webs, communities, habitats, and animal behavior. Various styles of poems are presented making this book a nice addition to the classroom for National Poetry Month as well as

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, Poetry

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

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CCSS:

RF.3.4a, RF.3.4b, RF.4.4, RF.4.4b

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First Grade Reading Lesson using city dog, country frog by Mo Willems

By Lisa Connors

This lesson plan is for k-2 using city dog, country dog by Mo Willems and illustrated by Jon Muth. It has a lot of potential for engaging discussion in the classroom from seasons and life cycles to friendship and loss, yet it is presented in a way

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Reading, Biology, Life Skills

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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The Hidden Life in Streams

By Lisa Connors

Learn about the life that lives in and around the bottom of streams with Mauri as she discovers this hidden world. Worried about a recent flood, she enlists the help of citizen monitors to find out if the stream macroinvertebrates washed downstream

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Reading, Science, Environment

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Guided Reading Books

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.7, RL.4.2, RL.4.3

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Living Systems Plant Unit for 3rd-5th Grade

By Lisa Connors

Help your students discover the fascinating world of plants! This 40 page unit has everything but the plants! It is aligned with NGSS and most state standards for 4th grade. It is suitable for grades 3-5 and includes 8 lesson plans, student

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Reading, Science, Biology

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Worksheets, Unit Plans, Assessment

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Animal Adaptation Quiz 4th Grade

By Lisa Connors

A quiz to use for assessing understanding of animal adaptations. by Lisa Connors

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Biology, General Science

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4^th

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Reading in Science Lesson for Plants Can't Sit Still by Rebecca Hirsch

By Lisa Connors

In this lesson for grades 1-3, students investigate movement words and learn about regular and irregular verbs as they read about plant movement and seed dispersal. A fun way to engage students with verbs, this lesson is four pages long and

Subjects:

Grammar, Science, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

L.1.1c, L.1.1e, L.2.1d, L.3.1d

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Reading in Science Lesson Plan for the book Water Can Be...

By Lisa Connors

Water Can Be... written by Laura Purdie Salas is a delightful read for use in science or language arts and will broaden student understanding of the many uses and roles of water in our lives. I use it in this lesson plan as an introductory lesson

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Printables, Lesson

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Unit on Ancient Rome for Elementary Students

By Lisa Connors

This unit is aligned with Virginia 3rd grade Standards of Learning but is applicable to other grades at the elementary level and even for 6th or 7th grade. It includes 7 lessons on geography, daily life, laws, art and architecture, and expansion.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Government, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Unit Plans, Assessment, Lesson

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Animal Adaptations for 3rd Grade

By Lisa Connors

This unit focuses on life processes and specifically on behavioral and physical adaptations of animals. This unit has 5 lessons that use the 5-E's of inquiry learning. Each lesson is interdisciplinary with other content areas throughout the week,

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Science

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3^rd, 4^th

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Thematic Unit Plans, Rubrics, Lesson

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Graphing Unit for 5th Grade

By Lisa Connors

Math unit on graphing for 5th grade This unit is composed of five lessons that target Virginia SOL 5.18 and 5.19. The lessons are consecutive in content. The first lesson details ways to differentiate the classroom based on content, process, and

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Graphing

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5^th

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Guided Reading Lesson using Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown

By Lisa Connors

This book makes a wonderful introduction to a unit on The Underground Railroad or for a stand alone guided reading lesson helping students to predict, infer, and connect to text. I have aligned it to Common Core English standards for grades 3-5

Subjects:

U.S. History, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Guided Reading Books, Lesson

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Diversity Unit using Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

By Lisa Connors

This unit uses Sharon Creech's book, Walk Two Moons, to explore issues of diversity and prejudice. It can be used as a stand alone diversity unit, or as a literature unit aligned to the Common Core standards. Target grades are fifth through

Subjects:

Literature, Character Education, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Unit Plans, Lesson

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Main Idea and Details using The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsburg

By Lisa Connors

A great first-time or review of main idea and details for 3-5 graders. This lesson plan is for a whole-group, teacher led lesson and provides Bloom's Taxonomy questions and a worksheet to complete while reading the story. by Lisa Connors

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Lesson

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Guided Reading Lesson using Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon

By Lisa Connors

The delightful story Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon is perfect for Valentine's Day or as a reminder about friendship and caring any time of the year. This guided reading lesson is for grades K-2 and has extensions and cross-curricular options.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Character Education

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Projects, Guided Reading Books, Lesson

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Map Skills Unit for 3rd grade

By Lisa Connors

This unit is aligned to Virginia Standards for 3rd grade map skills, but will be useful for many state standards. It includes 6 lessons, two student worksheets, a student study guide, and a test. You will need to provide maps and globes to

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Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

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Study Guides, Worksheets, Unit Plans

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Guided reading and writing lesson using Little Red Writing by Joan Holub

By Lisa Connors

This is a great mid-year lesson to get some excitement back into your writing program. With many layers, Little Red Writing gives an example of a fractured fairy tale, while at the same time reviewing story elements and showing what happens when

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Lesson

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Guided Reading Lesson using book Maple by Lori Nichols

By Lisa Connors

Maple by Lori Nichols (2014 Nancy Paulsen Books) http://lorinichols.com/Lori_Nichols/NEW_BOOKS.html Students will listen to a story and engage in discussion in a guided reading format making predictions and connections to the text. Students will

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Activities, Guided Reading Books, Lesson

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Powerpoint for a Virtual trip to Italy and Ancient Rome

By Lisa Connors

I made this powerpoint to start out my 3rd grade unit on Ancient Rome (it is used on day 2 after some introductory geography). I set up the chairs in rows with a center aisle in front of projector screen. Students have tickets from the day before

Subjects:

Ancient History, Government, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Cultural Activities

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've taught for 6 years at the elementary level, coordinated several outdoor education grants, and also volunteered for an outdoor education program in my community. Please visit my website: http://lisaconnors.wordpress.com/

MY TEACHING STYLE

Hands on and Socratic questioning style

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Publication: Connors, L. 2011. Trail Blazers: Fourth-grade students create digital field guides for visitors to the school’s nature trail. Science and Children 49 (4): 46-50. Milkweed Matters: A Close Look at the Life Cycles within a Food Chain. Illustrated by Betty Gatewood. Createspace October 2016. Oliver's Otter Phase. Lisa Connors, author. Karen Jones, Illustrator. Arbordale Publishing February 10, 2018.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a BS in Medical Technology, a MS in Environmental Studies and a Masters in Teaching

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I write children's books and I am a volunteer water monitor with Save Our Streams

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Graphing, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Study Skills, General Science, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Poetry, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, Informational Text, Handwriting, Test Preparation