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Nicole Hilsabeck

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$Middle School Halloween Math Activity Spooky Scale Drawing$

Middle School Halloween Math Activity Spooky Scale Drawing

By Nicole Hilsabeck

A fun Halloween lesson for middle school: create a scale drawing of a spooky house! Using a provided floor plan, students can calculate square footage and use a scale to create their own drawings. Includes student guide, floor plan, and teacher

Subjects:

Geometry, Measurement, Halloween

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

7.G.A.1

$3.00

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$Math Skills Order of Operations Project: Create a Board Game$

Math Skills Order of Operations Project: Create a Board Game

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Collaborative project to build confidence in using order of operations This project includes a peer evaluation rubric, student guidelines, and basic teacher guide Great activity to build math and cooperative learning skills, allows students to

Subjects:

Order of Operations

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

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Projects

CCSS:

5.OA.A.1, 6.EE.A.1

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Early Humans Collaborative Project "Create a Clan!"

By Nicole Hilsabeck

A guide with seven activities to help student groups create their own clans--this project is a great way to finish out a unit on Early Humans (and has group activities that look wonderful on display for open house!) Instead of handouts or packets,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities

$2.00

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Middle School Cumulative Writing Portfolio Student Checklist

By Nicole Hilsabeck

The writing portfolio is a great tool for taking students through a semester or year-long experience of the writing and editing process, and gives you quick samples to pull to assess students' skills and progress! This student portfolio checklist

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Projects

CCSS:

WHST.6-8.1, WHST.6-8.2, WHST.6-8.3

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Fun Fairy Tale Play Script Adaptation of The Twelve Dancing Princesses

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Based on the Grimm Brothers' original fairy tale, this script works great for upper elementary of early middle school students. Works great in the classroom as a literature activity or as a full stage production! I wrote this script to introduce

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Printables, Scripts

$4.50

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Independent Study Literature Unit The Giver by Lois Lowry

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Independent literature unit of study featuring short vocabulary, basic plot questions, essay questions, and multiple intelligence-based activities and projects to increase interest and depth of understanding of Lois Lowry's The Giver. Students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Middle School Art Projects for Early Humans Unit

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Three individual art lesson plans to accompany your social studies unit on early humans! Explore cave and rock painting, using natural materials as pigments, and creating wildlife sculptures and totem pouches with your students! Each lesson

Subjects:

Ancient History

Grades:

6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Printables, Lesson

$4.00

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$Fun Spooky Math Rate and Unit Rate Word Problems for Halloween$

Fun Spooky Math Rate and Unit Rate Word Problems for Halloween

By Nicole Hilsabeck

"Vicious Vittles Sandwich Shop" This activity features 6 word problems that increase in difficulty, giving students the opportunity to use rate and unit rate math problems. Includes quick teacher guide and answer key-- also great to teach

Subjects:

Word Problems

Grades:

6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

6.EE.A.2c, 7.EE.B.4a, 6.RP.A.3b, 7.RP.A.2c

$2.00

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$Middle School Seasonal Nature Math Investigation Fall Data$

Middle School Seasonal Nature Math Investigation Fall Data Analysis and Ratios

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Bring fall into your classroom with this math lesson! Students use seasonally collected items such as seedpods, sticks, and leaves to estimate, create graphs, analyze data, and find ratios. Activity includes teacher guide, student investigation

Subjects:

Graphing, Other (Math), Autumn

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

5.MD.B.2, 6.SP.B.4, 6.RP.A.1

$2.75

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Ancient Egyptian Proverb Motivational Poster "Each Truth you Learn"

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Motivational poster featuring artwork inspired by an Ancient Egyptian statue of a child quoting a motivational Ancient Egyptian proverb...perfect for the classroom! Use it to support your ancient studies curriculum or to motivate students (or

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff

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Posters

$5.00

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25 Mesopotamia Journal Topic Questions for Middle School Social Studies Unit

By Nicole Hilsabeck

25 Journal topic questions to be used as prompts for middle school social studies lessons on Mesopotamia Use before each lesson to generate discussions and get students thinking about topics before you teach your Mesopotamia lessons! Questions are

Subjects:

Ancient History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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$Middle School Math Thanksgiving Geometry With Circles Activity$

Middle School Math Thanksgiving Geometry With Circles Activity

By Nicole Hilsabeck

"Perilous Pies" Math activity Your students have been invited to taste their cousins' perilous pies for Thanksgiving! Using a table with various information given for each pie, students can use formulas and equations to find the missing

Subjects:

Geometry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

7.G.B.4

$3.00

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Primary Grades Independent Literature Unit Chrysanthemum with Reproducibles

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Independent literature unit for Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Can be used independently, in small groups, or whole class as needed! This unit includes word lists for spelling and grammar, comprehension questions, writing activities,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, L.1.2d, L.2.1e

$5.50

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Creative You-Cut Collage Bookmark Design "Read"

By Nicole Hilsabeck

You can download and print this mixed media bookmark sheet, and cut your own desired designs! Download includes bookmark sheet and instructions/ sample suggestion page. Use as gifts for your class or give to students to cut out their own unique

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

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Primary Grades Independent Literature Unit Japanese Folktale Urashima

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Literature unit for Urashima and the Kingdom beneath the Sea, as retold by Ralph F. McCarthy and illustrated by Shiro Kasamatsu Features vocabulary, comprehension, sequencing, writing and math connection activities This unit works great for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Literature Circles

$4.50

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Ancient Egyptian Proverb Motivational Poster "It is the Path that Matters"

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Ancient Egyptian-inspired artwork on a motivational poster for students and staff--this piece works great for classrooms or lounges! Featuring and Ancient Egyptian King (modeled after Osiris), this poster works well for Ancient Egyptian studies or

Subjects:

Ancient History, World History, Education

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff

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Posters

$5.00

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The Giver by Lois Lowry Cumulative Comprehension Test or Assignment & Answer Key

By Nicole Hilsabeck

14 Questions about The Giver by Lois Lowry Students are instructed to choose 10 questions to answer in complete sentences; question levels include comprehension and analysis. Works great as a cumulative test, list of journal questions, or open

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

$2.00

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Motivational Friendship Mini-Poster Snuggling Cats "Be a Friend Today"

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Download and print this sweet mini-poster for a little extra friendship motivation in your classroom! Please note: poster download will be 300 dpi resolution, which is higher than the preview image resolution. Original artwork by Niki HIlsabeck

Subjects:

Classroom Community

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Posters

$3.00

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Ancient Egypt Art Proverb Poster "Seek Peacefully"

By Nicole Hilsabeck

Ancient Egyptian-inspired art poster "Seek peacefully, you will find" Great classroom poster for ancient studies teachers or general motivational use! Original artwork created by Niki Hilsabeck

Subjects:

Ancient History, Archaeology

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Posters

$4.00

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Inspirational Teacher Quote Poster Aristotle Those Who Know

By Nicole Hilsabeck

A great motivational quote for teachers by Aristotle, featuring an apple and books Give to a friend as encouragement or hang in your own classroom for daily inspiration! Artwork created by Niki Hilsabeck

Subjects:

Education, Educational Administration & Policy

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Posters

$4.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

10 + Years in the classroom, sixth grade (elementary and middle school, all subjects), 6-8 Humanities, Drama, Creative Writing, Art, German 2 Years as private tutor K-8 (math and language arts)

MY TEACHING STYLE

I prefer to let students guide their own learning when possible and enjoy integrating curriculum to keep students engaged.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

One year scholarship in the Congress-Bundestag exchange program (Germany) B.A. University of Redlands Extension units through UCR (emphasis on art)

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am currently an artist and freelance writer in Southern California.