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The Tower of Babel Challenge

By The Teaching Zone

This is a slight twist on the usual STEM building challenge. It is designed to teach a tough lesson about communication in a collaborative activity. It was designed for my gifted and talented students, but it could work in most regular classes

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Problem Solving, Oral Communication

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.22 MB)

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Introduction to SCAMPER PowerPoint for Gifted GATE Classes

By The Teaching Zone

This PowerPoint introduces Bob Ehrle's SCAMPER strategy in a fun and visual way. In the midst of it, you'll need to read from his book, SCAMPER: Games and Activities for Imagination Development, so if you don't have a copy, you can find it on

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$2.00

Digital Download PPTX (4.33 MB)

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Board Game Project Bundle

By The Teaching Zone

This is a great bundle with all of my Board Game Project elements.

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, GATE, Games

$5.00

$4.50

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Active Listening Quick Response CNN Student News BBC 6 Minute English

By The Teaching Zone

This is a pair of worksheets (printable 2 to a page), one that goes with the CNN 10/Student News program, and one that goes with BBC 6 Minute English videos, both available daily for free on YouTube. Active Listening Quick Response Sheets are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.90 MB)

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Intro to SCAMPER Bundle

By The Teaching Zone

Hopefully this will successfully combine my Intro to SCAMPER PowerPoint and my related guide sheet.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets

$2.00

$1.80

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Thanksgiving Cryptograms / Ciphers from The First Thanksgiving

By The Teaching Zone

This is a collection of cryptograms, both with and without clue words, with information about the first Thanksgiving, and what the pilgrims and Wampanoag ate for dinner. It was designed for use with my elementary Gifted students, but my high school

Subjects:

U.S. History, Gifted and Talented, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, GATE

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.92 MB)

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Thanksgiving Critical Thinking Bundle for Gifted GATE

By The Teaching Zone

This is a growing collection of Thanksgiving-related resources from my gifted classroom to yours! It includes a game, First Thanksgiving Truth-Truth-Lie (or 2 lies and a truth), Thanksgiving Cryptograms, and a new bonus file - The Great Turkey

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$4.00

$3.00

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Board Game Rubric

By The Teaching Zone

This is the scoring rubric that I use to score my board game projects. Please be sure to see the Board Game PowerPoint and Board Game Plan which go with this tool. This project was designed for use with my elementary gifted students, but it could

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Rubrics

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.12 MB)

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Great American Women Project for Women's History Month Updated and Improved!

By The Teaching Zone

This is a research project created for use with elementary gifted students in grades 3 - 5, however it could easily be used in a range of grades. This project includes student instructions, teacher instructions, a page of pictures to help with

Subjects:

U.S. History, Writing, Women's History Month

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

SL.5.2, SL.5.4, SL.5.5, SL.5.6

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.92 MB)

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Coordinate Plane Bundle

By The Teaching Zone

This is a bundle of my coordinate plane resources. It will grow as I develop more.

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$6.00

$5.40

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Reindeer Games Logic Challenge Enrichment Activity Holiday Christmas

By The Teaching Zone

This is a logic puzzle I created based upon a very silly premise - that Santa's reindeer are weird. This one only addresses the first four reindeer. I've made another for the next four. I created this to use with my upper elementary gifted class,

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (2.18 MB)

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Christmas Winter Wonder Bundle

By The Teaching Zone

This is a bundle of all winter holiday / Christmas-themed products in my store. At the moment, that's only 7 things... but the "wonder" part is that I wonder how many things will be added to it in the future! Once you buy it, you'll get them all,

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Projects, GATE

$9.00

$7.00

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Abstract Portrait Glyph

By The Teaching Zone

This is a fun, getting-to-know-you or ice-breaker activity for any 3rd – 8th grade class, which produces some VERY interesting art to decorate your classroom, helps students get to know one another and find common ground, show off their art skills

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Gifted and Talented, Back to School

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (1.11 MB)

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Coordinate Geometry

By The Teaching Zone

This is a simple worksheet for practicing plotting points and drawing lines on a coordinate plane. I use it with my elementary gifted students, but it would be appropriate all the way through high school geometry for students who need practice with

Subjects:

Geometry, Graphing, Visual Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment

CCSS:

5.G.A.1, 7.G.A.2, 8.G.A.2

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.27 MB)

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Coordinate Plane Bingo Cards

By The Teaching Zone

These cards go with my Coordinate Plane Bingo game, but can be used any time you need a random way to select points to be plotted on the coordinate plane. They are best when printed on blank, pre-perforated business cards, but can be printed on

Subjects:

Geometry, Graphing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

CCSS:

5.G.A.1

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.38 MB)

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The Great Turkey Escape Simple Logic Problem

By The Teaching Zone

This is a simple, silly, Thanksgiving-themed logic problem I created to use with my 1st and 2nd grade gifted students. It could also be used with older students who haven't learned to solve grid-logic problems yet, or who are struggling with more

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.60 MB)

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Board Game Project Powerpoint

By The Teaching Zone

This is an instructional PowerPoint for my board game project. Related products include the Board Game Rubric and Board Game Plan. I designed this project for my gifted elementary students, but it could be used with older, general education

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Games

$1.00

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Board Game Project Instructions Checklist and Sample

By The Teaching Zone

This is a companion to my Board Game Project. Many students struggle with writing the instructions for their board games, and leave them missing crucial elements. This is a checklist to help them formulate their instructions, with examples for

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Gifted and Talented

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.41 MB)

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Classroom Clue Race

By The Teaching Zone

This product is a fun scavenger hunt / escape room-type critical thinking activity designed for upper elementary gifted classes. It incorporates reading, math and reasoning skills. Kids have a great time reading clues and searching the classroom

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (1.00 MB)

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Coordinate Plane Bingo

By The Teaching Zone

This is the instructions to build a hands-on coordinate plane game, as well as the grids needed to make a printable version. The coordinate cards are located in a separate file (because I just couldn't figure out how to combine them on here without

Subjects:

Geometry, Graphing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE, Games

CCSS:

5.G.A.1

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.06 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am currently an ESE Specialist for my district. Prior to this, I taught Gifted students (GATE) at four schools in Florida for 7 years. Before that, in the last 25 years I've taught all grade levels, special needs and general education, I have been an ESE staffing specialist, a reading coach, an instructional coach and an assistant principal. I've been teaching or administrating in schools continuously since 1998.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe the key to being an effective teacher is the relationship you develop with your students. To that end, I worked hard to create a classroom that was a warm, welcoming, colorful and happy environment, and I strived to develop lessons and activities that were fun and engaging, which made students want to come to my class. Then, I topped it off with exciting novels which we read together and talked about. I had a lot of fun teaching, and loved my job. I hope that the activities I have created will help you love yours too.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Hmm. I was runner-up for teacher-of-the-year once. Does that count? Even better - I had a middle school student come to Open House at my elementary school just to see me and say, "What you taught me has really helped me a lot!" That was a big honor!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

K-12, Baker School, Baker, Florida BA - PreK/Primary Education, University of West Florida MA - Exceptional Student Education, University of Central Florida EdS - Educational Leadership and Administration, National Louis University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a newly empty-nester single mom, currently working as an ESE Specialist. I don't have a lot of time to add to my TPT store these days, but I'm happy to do anything I can to support the folks that are still buying the things I've created. I sincerely hope one day I'll have the opportunity to add a lot more to my offerings.