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The Creative Apple

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Parent-Teacher Conference Form

$2.00

Theme Graphic Organizer (using text evidence)

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R.A.C.E.S. Graphic Organizer (using evidence...

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Transition Words & Phrases

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Transition Words & Phrases

By The Creative Apple

Use this document to help students vary the type and number of transition words in their writing. The words and phrases are categorized to help students learn how and/or when to use them in their writing. It could also be used as a mini writing

Subjects:

Writing, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Word Walls, Centers

$1.50

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Theme Graphic Organizer (using text evidence)

By The Creative Apple

Theme is difficult for many students to infer from a text. Use this graphic organizer to help students organize the information from the story and help them discover a theme or even multiple themes and support them with text evidence

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RL.6.2

$2.00

130

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Parent-Teacher Conference Form

By The Creative Apple

This is a form that I created for use with my middle school students. It may not be appropriate for younger grades, but could possibly be of use for HS students. There are a few lines to fill in based on the individual student, but the rest is

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For All Subject Areas

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

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Classroom Forms, For Parents

$2.00

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Synonyms- Other Ways to Say

By The Creative Apple

Add this handy list to student binders or notebooks, your writing station, or even blow it up for a poster! It is meant to be used as a quick reference guide for student writing. It includes a list of 15 commonly overused words (i.e. nice, good,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

$2.50

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The Lorax- Venn diagram & Claim

By The Creative Apple

Use this document with "The Lorax" book by Dr. Seuss (easily found in many book stores) and "The Lorax" original video clip (easily found on YouTube). You could use the newer movie from 2012, but it is time consuming to watch (1hr35mins) whereas

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Earth Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.9

$2.00

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Synonyms- Instead of "Said"

By The Creative Apple

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

$1.50

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Unit Plan Template- with Guiding Questions(PDF)

By The Creative Apple

This is more of a "how to" backward design unit plan template. I also have a blank backward design unit plan template in my store. The different sections help keep you organized and help you create a complete unit plan. The guiding questions help

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Tools for Common Core, For Administrators

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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Unit Plans, Professional Documents, Graphic Organizers

$1.00

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All Summer in a Day Close Reading

By The Creative Apple

Use these notes pages that prompt your students to read and respond to the Ray Bradbury short story "All Summer in a Day". The worksheets ask your students to read closely and respond to their reading.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Homework, Literature Circles, Centers

$1.50

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Behavior Reflection

By The Creative Apple

This is intended to use with your already existing classroom management system. Choose which step of your own system you'd like to assign this behavior reflection. The writing assignment can be used as an in class consequence or as a homework

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Problem Solving, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Classroom Forms

$1.50

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Bitmoji Scene Builder Starter Kit

By The Creative Apple

UPDATED!! 263 ADDITIONAL ITEMS!!**This a Google Slides file, you will be prompted to log into your Google Drive in order to make a copy of this file to your own Drive.**-Use these backgrounds and elements to build your own Bitmoji scenes!-Use

Subjects:

Graphic Arts, Computer Science - Technology, For All Subject Areas

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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Internet Activities

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Unit Plan Template- blank(MS Word)

By The Creative Apple

This is blank backward design unit plan template as a MS Word version. I also have a "how to" backward design unit plan template in my store. The different sections help keep you organized and help you create a complete unit plan. In the "how to"

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, For Administrators

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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, ...

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Classroom Forms

$1.50

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Student Self-Reflection Form

By The Creative Apple

This is a self-reflection form I had my middle school students fill out prior to holding parent-teacher conferences. This may not be appropriate for students below 4th grade, but may still be applicable to HS students. I paired it with my

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Classroom Forms, For Parents

$2.00

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Parent / Teacher Conference Form (Google Doc)

By The Creative Apple

Fully Editable Google Doc formatThis Parent / Teacher conference form has prefilled lists of Strengths, Opportunities for Growth, and Ideas to share with parents. There are also boxes for making your own notes on Math, Reading, and Writing

Subjects:

Classroom Management

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, For Parents

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Accountable Talk / Descriptive Feedback Frames

By The Creative Apple

This document will help students understand the expectations of collaborative work and classroom participation. There are also quite a few accountable talk / descriptive feedback frames to help students begin their response to their peers or a

Subjects:

Life Skills, Oral Communication, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Scripts

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (0.95 MB)

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Close Reading Sentence Starters Bookmark

By The Creative Apple

Implement this close reading bookmark in a mini lesson with students who need additional support in responding to the text they're reading. It has a list of sentence starters that help kick start those students who just don't know what to write.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Classroom Forms, Centers

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (0.27 MB)

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Why Can't I Skip My Reading Tonight?

By The Creative Apple

Use this info-graphic as a handout for parents and/or students to highlight the importance of reading every night. It shows the relation between reading time and vocabulary. You could even blow it up for a poster! (Based on the research of Nagy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Other (Specialty)

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, For Parents, Posters

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Types of Context Clues-PowerPoint

By The Creative Apple

This PowerPoint presentation introduces 6 different types of commonly used context clues. (Synonym, Antonym, Example, Comparison, Inference, & Definition) For each type, it gives the definition and helpful hints. Additionally, after all types

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$5.00

Digital Download PPTX (0.09 MB)

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Conferring Notes- Google Doc

By The Creative Apple

This file is a Google Doc notes sheet that you may use when conferring with your students in the areas of reading, writing, or math. The doc contains areas to note:-Student Name-Proficiency Level or Band-Goals-Date of conference-Title/Concept &

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

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:

Assessment

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Beginning of the Year Dear Teacher Letter

By The Creative Apple

Use this Dear Teacher letter writing frame at the beginning of the year (and when you receive new students throughout the year) as a way to get to know your students. It is set up in a visually pleasing fill-in-the-blank fashion, so students can

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Scripts

$2.00

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R.A.C.E.S. Graphic Organizer (using evidence to answer a question)

By The Creative Apple

Use this graphic organizer with students to help them organize their answer to a common core aligned question by using text evidence to support their answer. Restate part of the question Answer all parts Cite evidence Explain Summarize Take a look

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Writing, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Literature Circles

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.82 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

General Education, Special Education, Supported Education, 6th-8th grade ESL ELA, 6th-8th grade Reading Intervention, 6th grade ELA Co-Taught, K-5 Literacy Coach

MY TEACHING STYLE

Inclusive, Creative, and Technology Enhanced

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2018 VVSD Golden Hashtag Award Winner

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S.E.- Elementary Education; Art (2003), M.Ed.- Reading and Literacy (2008), M.Ed.- Curriculum and Instruction; ELL Endorsement

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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, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Other (Math), Science, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, World Languages, Other (World Language), Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, Computer Science, Other (Specialty), Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Study Skills, Instructional Technology, Library Skills, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Black History Month, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, For Administrators, Test Preparation, End of Year, Close Reading