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All About Me Poster Activity - Greetings...

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Cheeky Clouds Clipart

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Field Trip / Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt

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Wacky Weather Report Mad Lib

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Have your students fill in the gaps to complete an entertaining and wacky weather report that they can then share with their classmates. This writing activity would be a great addition to a weather unit, a standalone fun activity requiring no

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Earth Sciences

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Parts of a Plant - Plant Sort Poster Activity and Card Game

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The perfect addition to any plant study. This resource addresses the different parts of a plant (seeds, flowers, stems, leaves, roots and fruit) and the functions of each. It can be used multiple times in a single unit, as both an assessment tool

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Basic Principles, Biology, Environment

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

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Activities, Assessment, Games

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Inappropriate / Antisocial Language Kit

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Is swearing or other antisocial language a problem in your classroom? Are you unsure how to respond in order to maintain high standards and support a healthy class culture? Manage and keep track of inappropriate antisocial language in your

Subjects:

Health, Classroom Management, Oral Communication

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

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Teacher Manuals, Professional Documents, For Principals & Administrators

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Field Trip / Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt

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Engage your students with their surroundings on your next nature walk or field trip! This resource asks students to think creatively and observe carefully while in the outdoors, hunting for a wide variety of natural phenomena. This scavenger hunt

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Earth Sciences, Environment, Health

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IB Learner Profile Poster Frames with Descriptions - Bubbles

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Make your own personalised IB Learner Profile posters with these bright, colourful, easy to use poster overlays! Three different design/colour themes to choose from for each of the ten attributes! All you need to do to create your own set of

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Life Skills, International Baccalaureate, For All Subjects

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

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Clip Art

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Student-led Inquiry Planner - IB PYP Version

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Students plan out their own inquiry and set their own learning parameters in this student-led inquiry (SLI) planner. Giving students ownership of their own learning through opportunities to plan, carry out and reflect on their own inquiries is key

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International Baccalaureate, Character Education, For All Subjects

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

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Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

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IB Learner Profile Poster Frames with Descriptions - Stars

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Make your own personalised IB Learner Profile posters with these bright, colourful, easy to use poster overlays! Three different colour themes to choose from for each of the ten attributes! All you need to do to create your own set of Learner

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Life Skills, International Baccalaureate, For All Subjects

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

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Clip Art

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Air and Weather - Full Science Unit! Activities, Worksheets and Teacher Notes

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This is a comprehensive, fun and easy-to-follow unit plan containing a wide variety of hands-on student activities, worksheets and teacher notes - everything you need to teach a rich and engaging unit! Alternatively, you could pick and choose the

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Earth Sciences, Environment, Physical Science

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

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Unit Plans, Lesson, Centers

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Literature Circle Reading Roles Kit

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Bring new life to your literature circles and guided reading groups with this motivating and fun kit! Students can engage independently in reading texts through twelve different "lenses", each calling on and fostering different essential reading

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Printables, Literature Circles, Task Cards

$4.50

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$Goal Setting Bundle$

Goal Setting Bundle

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Facilitate a three-stage goal setting cycle in your classroom, in the core areas of reading, writing and math. With this kit, students are led through SMART goal setting, progress review and final reflection. This kit will help ensure that your

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Reading, Math, Writing

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

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Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

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Cheeky Clouds Clipart

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Liven up your weather unit, classroom or TpT resources with this cute cloud clipart bundle. No attribution required for commercial educational uses such as TpT products! Clipart images are in both png (no no annoying rectangles in the background)

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Earth Sciences, Environment, Products For TpT Sellers

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Clip Art, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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Multiplication Facts Self Assessment Sheet

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Have students reflect upon their knowledge, progress and/or achievement in the area of multiplication basic facts (number facts). This resource can be used a number of times through the year, helping students stay focused on their number operations

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Math, Basic Operations, Numbers

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

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Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

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Social Scavenger Hunt

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Why not begin the year or semester with this great ice-breaker activity? Students move around the class looking for other students who have done certain things or fit certain criteria. For example, they need to try to find someone in the group who

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Health, Oral Communication, Back to School

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

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Activities, Games

$2.00

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Student-led Inquiry Planner

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Students plan out their own inquiry and set their own learning parameters in this student-led inquiry (SLI) planner. Giving students ownership of their own learning through opportunities to plan and carry out their own inquiries is key to fostering

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Study Skills

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Projects, Printables

$2.00

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Goal Setting Planner

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Facilitate a SMART goal setting session in your classroom, in the core areas of reading, writing and math. Allowing students to set their own meaningful learning goals ensures personalisation and ownership of learning, and helps develop essential

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

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Goal Setting Review / Round-up

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Have your students reflect on their achievements against their learning goals in reading, writing and math. This resource asks them to identify whether or not they've met each goal, the challenges they faced and what they did to overcome them, and

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Reading, Math, Writing

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

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$Goal Setting Check-in for Reading, Writing and Math$

Goal Setting Check-in for Reading, Writing and Math

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Have students keep track of their progress towards their goals in the core areas of reading, writing and math. Bringing students back to their goals midway through a goal-setting cycle can help them stay on track, keep their goals in view and

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Assessment

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All About Me Poster Activity - Greetings Earthlings

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Start off on the right foot with this fun "all about me" A3 poster activity with an entertaining mixture of serious and quirky questions. Put them up on the classroom wall, helping you and your students get to know each other. A great ice-breaker

Subjects:

Graphic Arts, Life Skills, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Nine years primary teaching experience in three different school systems - public, Waldorf and IB, covering grades 3 to 8.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Hands-on, inquiry-based learning. Holistic, with a strong emphasis on social learning, outdoor education and principles of occupational therapy in the classroom.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

"Best Teacher Ever" coffee cup, as voted and awarded by one third grade student. Oh...you've been given the same award too?

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I studied Law and Arts (Philosophy and Anthropology) at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. I was admitted to the bar, but ditched the lawyer's wig for the teacher's trencher when I realised how rewarding and enlivening working with kids could be. I then did a Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Primary), and never looked back.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am currently living and working in Istanbul, Turkey, teaching the IB curriculum at an international school. I teach a fourth grade class of kids that have come from all corners of the globe, which proves to be a rich source of lively discussion and learning.