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International educator with over 15 years experience. I love the nuts and bolts of language teaching, but I also like communicative activities and task based learning, including simulations. I hold a Master of Education with specializations in reading and behavior management, as well as graduate degrees in writing and education.

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International educator with over 15 years experience. I love the nuts and bolts of language teaching, but I also like communicative activities and task based learning, including simulations. I hold a Master of Education with specializations in reading and behavior management, as well as graduate degrees in writing and education.
Christmas Reading Activity
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Christmas Reading Activity

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This is a fun reading activity comparing the similar though distinct family/ religious/ seasonal celebrations of Christmas, Eid-al-Fitr, Diwali, and Hanukkah. Students read about these holidays in small groups before returning to their "home-groups" to consolidate information, and then finally coming together as a class check their findings. - Targeted to grade 5 - 7 - Common Core Aligned ***Resource contains:*** - Four reading comprehension passages (each a brief overview of the way Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid-al-Fitr, and Diwali is celebrated). - A “jigsaw” worksheet where students can record their answers. - A PowerPoint presentation displaying sample answers to the information required in the jigsaw reading worksheet (in ppt, pptx, and pdf forms). - Detailed instructions ALTERNATIVE: This activity could be completed alone or in pairs, just by giving the students every reading. It wouldn’t be as much fun, though.
Reading & Writing Task Card Bundle *SPAG*
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Reading & Writing Task Card Bundle *SPAG*

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Grammar & Language Task Cards PARAGRAPH WRITING TASK CARDS Reading Comprehension Task Cards For Any Novel Reading Comprehension Task Cards ~ Information Texts Sentence Task Cards Writing Prompt Task Cards ~ Argument, Narrative & Informative Texts
Early Years Diary
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Early Years Diary

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This ten-page resource is designed to be used as a journal or diary for lower grades.To customise this resource, print as many of each page as you need. You may choose to bind the pages in a book, compile the pages in a binder, or cut and paste the pages into a notebook. Pages Included: 1 - Cover page 2 - Journal writing resource - writing the date 3 - Journal writing resource - talking about weather and feelings 4 - Journal writing resource - holidays 5 - Daily Checklist - student self-assessment of daily performance & "Tomorrow I need to bring" 6 - My Spelling Words 7 - My Weekly Schedule 8 - My Picture Diary 9 - My Library Book 10 - My Day EDIT: BRITISH ENGLISH VERSION ADDED SEPT. 29// PLEASE RE-DOWNLOAD IF NECESSARY. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE
7 Useful ESL Activities
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7 Useful ESL Activities

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1. Lists of Words for Making Partners. 2. What’s your favorite…? Survey 3. Find Someone Who… 4. Signature BINGO 5. Weather Jigsaw Activity 6. Find the snakes! (Hobbies, likes, and dislikes) 7. Five in a row! (Clothing and prices)
Narrative Writing
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Narrative Writing

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Product Description This resource is one of ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. This product ***Narrative Writing*** focuses on: • Temporal linking words • Reported speech Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Other resources/ genres in this series include: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing
Problem and Solution Writing
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Problem and Solution Writing

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Product Description This resource is one of ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. This product ***Problem and Solution Writing*** focuses on: • Intensifying adverbs & graded adjectives • Absolute adverbs and non-graded adjectives Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Other resources/ genres in this series include: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing
Cause & Effect Writing
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Cause & Effect Writing

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Product Description This resource is one of ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. This product ***Cause and Effect Writing*** focuses on: • Transition words for cause and effect Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Other resources/ genres in this series include: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing
Informational Writing
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Informational Writing

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Product Description This resource is one of ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. This product ***Informational Writing*** focuses on: • Complex sentences with essential and non-essential subordinate clauses Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Other resources/ genres in this series include: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing
Vocabulary Worksheets
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Vocabulary Worksheets

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Help your students improve their vocabulary! 4 categories covering the essential components of vocabulary building: word roots; words from other languages; prefixes and suffixes; and connotation and denotation Variety of activities: matching; fill in the blanks; short answers; create your own words! Suitable for grades 6 – 8 High-interest, real-world topics Common core aligned 14 tasks per category (56 tasks in total) Task recording document included Teachers’ Answer Key Included
PARAGRAPH WORKSHEETS *SPAG*
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PARAGRAPH WORKSHEETS *SPAG*

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HELP YOUR STUDENTS WRITE BETTER PARAGRAPHS! Methodical, step-by-step approach to paragraph writing 4 categories covering the essential components of paragraph writing: topic sentences, supporting details, concluding & linking sentences & writing prompts Variety of activities: multiple choice; write your own sentences; identify the supporting details and transition words Suitable for grades 6 – 8 High-interest, real-world topics Common core aligned Multiple text genres: opinion, definition, process, descriptive, narrative, cause and effect, and compare and contrast. 14 tasks per category (56 tasks in total) Task recording document included Teachers’ Answer Key Included
Describing Data: Change
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Describing Data: Change

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Product Description This resource is one of ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. This product ***Describing Data: CHANGE*** focuses on: • Adverbs, verbs, and nouns to describe change • Interpreting and explaining information from graphs Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Other resources/ genres in this series include: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing
Middle Years Writing Bundle
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Middle Years Writing Bundle

10 Resources
Product Description This is a great value bundle of these ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Genres included: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing
Describing Data: Making Comparisons
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Describing Data: Making Comparisons

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Product Description This resource is one of ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. This product ***Describing Data: Comparisons*** focuses on: • Adverbs/ adjectives of Intensity • Writing numbers in texts • Interpreting and explaining information from pie-charts Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Other resources/ genres in this series include: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing
Improving Grammar & Language Worksheets *SPAG*
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Improving Grammar & Language Worksheets *SPAG*

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Suitable for grades 6 – 8 Common core aligned Multiple question types: circling & underlining, correcting, re-writing, prompts, and more! 4 categories covering essential middle school language knowledge specified in the Common Core: pronouns, verbals & verb moods, active & passive voice, and common mistakes Great general grammar practice and review for any class Cards also make great bell-ringers/ exit slips 7 worksheets per category (56 tasks in total) Task recording document included Teachers’ Answer Key Included Also available as task cards, here!
Improving Sentence Writing *SPAG*
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Improving Sentence Writing *SPAG*

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Help your students write better, more varied sentences! These exercises help students identify the key components of great sentences, and, in turn, develop their own competency in writing strong, varied, fluent sentences. Suitable for grades 6 – 8 High-interest, real-world topics Common core aligned Teacher’s Answer Key 4 categories covering the essential components of sentence writing: clauses, phrases, sentence types (simple, compound, and compound-complex), and varying sentence openings Variety of activities: identifying, fill in the blanks, combining, prompts, and more 7 worksheets per category (56 tasks in total) Task card recording document included
No Prep HISTORY Close Reading Passages & Questions + GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS
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No Prep HISTORY Close Reading Passages & Questions + GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS

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20 HISTORY Close Reading Passages and Worksheets NOW WITH GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS!!! Diverse range of high-interest extracts from authentic texts including fiction (short story) Designed for close reading Each excerpt stands alone as a close reading text suitable for scrutiny, critique, reflection, and evaluation. Texts may be used as bell-ringers, as homework or vacation assignments, one-to-one tutoring, no-prep substitute plans, or any other use Includes 3 levels of multi-modal questions: main ideas and detail, language and literary devices, author’s purpose, and evaluation and personal-connection Vocabulary rich Includes questions on text structure, word-choice, and author’s bias Common Core Aligned Answer key included Sample Difficulty Levels included Topics Included: Ancient Egypt Archaeology The Rosetta Stone Buddhism Confucius The Crusades The Feudal System The French Revolution Genghis Kahn World War One Hiroshima The Library and Museum at Alexandria The Opium Wars Queen Elizabeth 1 Henry VIII Pompeii Cleopatra