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$Problem Solving Word Problems Card Set Common Core Math$

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$Problem Solving Word Problems Card Set Common Core Math$

Problem Solving Word Problems Card Set Common Core Math

By Teacher Creature

Solving Word problems is the toughest skill for the kids to grasp. This activity is great because it offers several learning opportunities into one activity and promotes higher level thinking as they solve, classify, analyze, and

Subjects:

Other (Math), Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Centers

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Customary and Metric measurement Conversion Centers Common Core Standards

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This 35 page measurement activity will be time well spent. Measurement conversions are tricky, so I created a couple of activities that students can do to get some guided and independant practice! This set includes: Common Core Standards Teacher

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Math Test Prep

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

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Author's Purpose, Context Clues, Rhythm, and Rhyme in Poetry- Common Core Align.

By Teacher Creature

Understanding poetry is the toughest for students to grasp! The new Common Core Standards integrate all types of texts into our lessons and activities. This highly engaging lesson incorporates author's purpose, context clues, rhythm, and rhyme into

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

$3.00

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Customary and Metric Measurement Learning Stations

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These math stations are very easy to set up, require a minimal amount of supplies, and are great as a student led learning tool to explore both customary and metric measurement systems! This 27 page resource includes: Aligned Common Core

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Measurement

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.50

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$4th Grade Math “Big Ideas” and Essential Questions Posters$

4th Grade Math “Big Ideas” and Essential Questions Posters for the Common Core

By Teacher Creature

This product contains 16 posters to create a math bulletin board, or post daily near your learning targets to keep those administrators happy!! It contains the big idea for each standard, and the essential questions that tie into it. Preview it and

Subjects:

Math, Other (Math), Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.00

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“Nonfiction Book Clubs” A Literature Program-supports CCS reading all year!

By Teacher Creature

This 48 page product has everything you need to set up and supports NONFICTION literature circles in your reading program! I use this program all year long in my literacy block along with the fiction version I posted. It runs itself after awhile and

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

$8.00

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2nd Grade Fraction Arts Integrated Visual Learning Activity- Common Core Aligned

By Teacher Creature

This lesson plan is a common core aligned math lesson to help build deeper understanding of fractions while reviewing geometry concepts. It is so powerful because as the students follow detailed directions, they are creating their own visual model

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Geometry

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

$3.00

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Nonfiction Story Elements and Sequencing Details in Nonfiction Text- Common Core

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Understanding nonfiction text is such a huge part of the common core standards. This highly engaging and interactive lesson reviews the nonfiction reading elements that the students must pay attention to in order to understand what they are reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

$3.00

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Synonym Dominoes Game

By Teacher Creature

My kids love this vocabulary building synonym game!!! This game is a great way to practice using synonyms and build their vocabulary both in colaborative groups or independantly.Their are seven DIFFERENT groups of cards with different words totaling

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$5.50

$3.00

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4th Grade Common Core Pre-test / Post-test with Progress Monitoring

By Teacher Creature

This product is a comprehensive pre-test and post-test aligned with the Common Core Standards to be administered to a 4th grade class. It can be used to collect data and used to progress monitor your class. It corelates great with teacher

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Assessment, Professional Documents

$7.00

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Fraction Arts Integrated Visual Learning Activity- Common Core Aligned

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Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Geometry

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.00

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Snowflake Themed Prefix, Suffix, and Root Word Word Study Center

By Teacher Creature

This center will be so fun for the kids to use during the winter! I created each prefix, suffix, and root word snowflake card based off the most commonly found and used word lists from Scholastic. Vocabulary building is tested across the country on

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson, Centers

$4.00

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Multi-Step Problem Solving BUNDLE - Task Cards and Activities- Common Core

By Teacher Creature

Solving Word problems is the toughest skill for the kids to grasp. These activities are great because it offers several learning opportunities into one activity and promotes higher level thinking as they solve, classify, analyze, and evaluate! Each

Subjects:

Word Problems, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$8.00

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Analyzing Poetry Literacy Activity Pack- Common Core Aligned

By Teacher Creature

This poetry set includes everything you need to help build your student's comprehension skills! It is aligned with the expectations of the Common Core Standards and promotes higher level thinking. Please review it and see if you can use

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.50

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“Book Clubs” A Literature Circle Program-supports your reading program all year!

By Teacher Creature

This 48 page product has everything you need to set up and support literature circles in your reading program! I use this program all year long in my literacy block. It runs itself after awhile and has been so beneficial for my students! Included

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

$8.00

Digital Download PDF (1.48 MB)

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$Learning Targets as “I can” Statements for 4th Grade Math$

Learning Targets as “I can” Statements for 4th Grade Math Common Core Standards

By Teacher Creature

This resource will help you be in compliance with your administrator by making it easier to post learning targets in your classroom daily! I tried to make them as easy as possible to make them student friendly.

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (0.47 MB)

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Solving Multi-Step Word Problems Task Cards and Think-Throughs- Common Core

By Teacher Creature

This 35 page math activity supports common core standards and promotes higher level thinking in your classroom! Each mathematical operation is included in these problems and each think through allows the student to explore different ways and

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.75

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Summarizing Fiction and Nonfiction Text

By Teacher Creature

This lesson helps the student pull out key information in both genres. It allows them practice determining main idea, and reviews the story elements in fiction writing. It is a great way to improve test scores and comprehension!

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

$3.00

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Figurative Language Relating to Poetry- Common Core Aligned

By Teacher Creature

This highly interactive lesson introduces students to figurative language and shows them how by using it an author is able to express their own style in their writing by painting a picture in the reader's mind. It uses poetry examples to assess the

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download NOTEBOOK (1.94 MB)

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$ELA & Math integrated Geometry and Measurement Art- Protra$

ELA & Math integrated Geometry and Measurement Art- Protractor Series

By Teacher Creature

This product is designed to be taught over a couple of periods and integrates ELA with math so smoothly and effectively! This product is complete with visuals, teacher notes, complete supply list, student friendly directions, and opportunities for

Subjects:

Geometry, Visual Arts, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Lesson

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (1.28 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for almost 13 yrs ranging in ages from Pre-K to 4th grade. Lately my focus has been to integrate the arts into my classroom to raise test scores.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like to incorporate a combination of cooperative hands on learning with independant activities to ensure accountability of all students. I am a huge advocator of arts integration in the classroom. Year after year my results have improved.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a member of the strategic planning team for my school and have been asked to be a mentor to other teachers on staff. My objective is to enable teachers to use the arts to teach the Common Core.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Associate in Accounting Bachelor's degree in education Masters in elementary education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have been married for 19 years and we have three sons together, 14, 11, and 8 yrs old.

GRADES

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Other (Science), Social Studies, Elections - Voting, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, General Science, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Mental Math, Valentine's Day, Decimals, Black History Month, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Summer, Informational Text