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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Printable Catch Phrase Disks (Vocab+)

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Video PreviewPlay Catch Phrase with words from Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban! Vocab, characters, and more!This Google file contains four disks worth of words from the Prisoner of Azkaban. Two disks are vocab words, and the other two are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$1.50

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.62 MB)

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Printable Catch Phrase Disks (Vocab+)

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Video PreviewPlay Catch Phrase with words from Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets! Vocab, characters, and more!This Google file contains four disks worth of words from the Chamber of Secrets. Two disks are vocab words, and the other two are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$1.50

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.60 MB)

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Printable Catch Phrase Disks (Vocabulary+)

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Video PreviewPlay Catch Phrase with words from Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone! Vocab, characters, and more! This Google file contains three disks worth of words from the Sorcerer's Stone. One disk is vocab words, and the other two are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$1.50

$1.00

Digital Download PDF (0.81 MB)

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Pronoun Case Task Cards/Strips - Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone - Activity

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This includes 40 fill-in-the-blank pronoun case tasks for students (20 task cards that are front and back). They are meant to be printed (on cardstock so there is no bleedthrough) front and back and cut into strips. The answer to the blank on the

Subjects:

Reading, Grammar, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$2.00

$1.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Pronoun Case (Grammar) with Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

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Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun from the pronoun bank to complete quotes from Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone. It's a perfect activity for a Harry Potter unit or for anyone who is teaching pronoun cases. It includes 20 quotes

Subjects:

Reading, Grammar, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$2.00

$1.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Death Eaters (Mafia/Werewolf style social deduction game for Harry Potter unit)

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Preview Video Players take on the roles of Harry Potter Characters and battle to the death in an epic Hogwarts-themed game! It is played just like the classic Mafia and Werewolf party games where the teacher (or an experienced student) narrates.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3

$7.00

$6.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Theme & Verb Moods with The Story of Ferdinand

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Two digital lessons (Google Slideshows) that teach Verb Moods & Theme using The Story of Ferdinand.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Inside Out & Back Again Digital Close Readings

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8 Digital Close Reads that have students examine the following Inside Out and Back Again poems by Thanhha Lai:Kim HaTV NewsSour BacksLast RespectsSadder LaughWar & PeaceConfessions1976: Year of the DragonI use these digital close reads in my

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.10

$5.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Book Key Chains

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Book Key Chains Templates to use as prizes to encourage students' reading.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables

FREE

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Positive Feedback Phrases and Classroom Cheers List

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I taped this to my podium and refer to it when I want to pump up my students and publicly praise them.

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Professional Development, For All Subjects

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

Types:

Songs, Printables, Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.07 MB)

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Plot, Theme, and Characterization with The Paperbag Princess

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Read The Paperbag Princess together and then learn about Freytag's pyramid/plot diagram, characterization, and theme. The slideshow teaches a concept, then as a class, you examine that concept in the story. Students can write their notes and answers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Other (ELA)

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.5, RL.6.10

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (39.32 MB)

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Brainstormer (Pre-writing)

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I assign my students a digital brainstorming assignment using this google slide.Feel free to make a copy and use it. I also attached a printable version and a powerpoint version.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Outlines

FREE

Digital Download ZIP (0.10 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

5 years brick and mortar (English 6-12) / 2 years and counting online (English 9-12)

MY TEACHING STYLE

I've found that there's a trick to teaching ELA--books! (Who would've guessed.)

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. in English Brigham Young University-Idaho / Masters in Secondary Education Grand Canyon University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Avid lover of Anne Shirley, Jane Austen, Gary Schmidt, Kate Dicamillo, Harry Potter, and anything and everything middle grade!

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, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Other (ELA), Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Writing, Reading Strategies, For All Subjects, Close Reading