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Spicing Up Sixth

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Instagram Profile Template- Editable

$2.00

Absent Work Bin Sign & Recording Sheet

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Editing Stations- Kiniesthetic/Color Coded...

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Making Inferences with Minions

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Dinosaurs Didn't Read Poster and Bookmark

By Spicing Up Sixth

Interactive Bulletin Board! Dinosaurs didn't read. Now they are extinct. PDF document Poster to print in any size Book suggestion poster sheet so classmates can interact on the bulletin board and suggest books to classmates. Can even do this on

Subjects:

English Language Arts

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$2.00

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Instagram Profile Template- Editable

By Spicing Up Sixth

Blow the template up on poster paper and laminate it to hang up pictures of you and your class as the year goes on. In addition, you can also write captions with dry-erase markers beneath the photos. You can also print this template out as a

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Holidays/Seasonal, Classroom Community

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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Handouts, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$2.00

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Group Talk: What it Looks Like, Sounds Like, and Conversation Starters

By Spicing Up Sixth

Before having your first class discussion or Socratic Seminar, or even when you put students in new small groups, this editable PowerPoint will help guide your students' discussion. Each slide of the PowerPoint gives helpful reminders to students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Classroom Management, Classroom Community

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Not Grade Specific

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PowerPoint Presentations, Literature Circles, Lesson

$1.00

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Absent Work Bin Sign & Recording Sheet

By Spicing Up Sixth

This product is designed to help manage the work your absent students missed. A cute sign is included for the front of a bin or crate in the classroom. The recording sheet is for you as a teacher to use or a student helper. Keep track of the

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For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Homework, Classroom Forms

$1.00

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Independent Reading Project- Student Choice!

By Spicing Up Sixth

Are you struggling with accountability and independent reading? I've found the best way to keep my students accountable and also have fun is giving them this "choice" project. Each student will pick one of the 7 options to talk about their book.

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Reading Strategies

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Projects, Lesson

$1.00

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Editing Stations- Kiniesthetic/Color Coded Activity!

By Spicing Up Sixth

Editing can be boring- especially when students have been working on the assignment for more than a few weeks. Spice up editing by having students rotate around the room! Each component of editing is a "station", and students will color-code and

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$1.50

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Textual Evidence Bulletin Board

By Spicing Up Sixth

A bulletin board ready to go; you just have to press print! Are you tired of students just "plopping" a quote in to their writing? This bulletin board will be a great addition to your classroom. Defines Textual Evidence Shows proper citation of a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

$4.99

Digital Download PPTX (0.15 MB)

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PARCC Prep with Pop Songs!

By Spicing Up Sixth

Are you looking for a creative way to weave PARCC-Language questions into your classroom without it being boring and dull? In this editable document, there are six popular pop songs with 4-8 multiple choice or short answer questions that are

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Songs, Games

$1.00

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MLK Malcolm X: Tone and Mood

By Spicing Up Sixth

An awesome opportunity for you to use MLK and Malcolm X's speeches as a mentor text- and use this worksheet to paste in their reader's notebook to teach "tone and mood" as the mini lesson!

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

$1.00

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Parts of Speech in 4 Days!

By Spicing Up Sixth

Are your students struggling with basic parts of speech? Are you currently reading a mentor text or class novel? This packet will help you combine your mentor text/class novel while teaching all eight parts of speech in 4 days! This is a lesson

Subjects:

Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Lesson

$2.50

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Non Fiction Text Features Discovery Activity

By Spicing Up Sixth

Having trouble explaining the difference between non fiction and fictional texts? Give your students some clues and have them discover the difference! Students can use the clues on the page to help in combination with any non fiction text to help

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

$1.00

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Making Inferences with Minions

By Spicing Up Sixth

If you're students are confused on how to make an inference, use this worksheet in conjunction with this video! Minions are great for teaching inferences because we do not know what they are saying- however we are constantly inferring what they are

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Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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Not Grade Specific

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Handouts, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.38 MB)

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Inference About Me

By Spicing Up Sixth

If you're teaching inferencing to your class, this is an awesome way to connect inferencing to your students! Have students create a PPT slide of a fact about them- but the rule is that they cannot say or show a picture of that

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English Language Arts, Writing, Reading Strategies

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Handouts, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.07 MB)

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PARCC Pulling Video Facts- SLIME!

By Spicing Up Sixth

Pulling facts from a video is such an important part of the PARCC test- and it's also one of the hardest. Sometimes, it's hard to narrow down what the most important fact is. Mini Lesson to go with Anchor Chart: We will watch a video about the

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Video Files, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download DOCX (0.27 MB)

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Homework Check Chart

By Spicing Up Sixth

Simple Chart for checking homework! Editable + Free!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

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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Homework, Printables

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Digital Download DOCX (0.08 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

First year 6th grade ELA teacher in NJ! & Fourth year 6th grade ELA teacher in NJ!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Reader's Writer's Workshop Model

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

The College of New Jersey Penn State & SUNY New Paltz

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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, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, ELA Test Prep, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Informational Text, Close Reading, Classroom Community