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I teach 5th grade and middle school level subjects. I am also a published and produced playwright and co-author of three YA detective novels. (Curtain Call Caper, The Disappearig Dog Dilemma and Bungled Bike Burglaries)

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I teach 5th grade and middle school level subjects. I am also a published and produced playwright and co-author of three YA detective novels. (Curtain Call Caper, The Disappearig Dog Dilemma and Bungled Bike Burglaries)
Punctuation bingo
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Punctuation bingo

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Want to liven up teaching punctuation? Try punctuation bingo. Played like regular bingo with 30 unique cards. You provide the markers. It is easy to have students make up new clues or even use worksheets, websites or workbooks for additional clues. Includes period, comma, colon, semicolon, brackets, parenthesis, ellipsis, exclamation point, quotation marks, question mark, parenthesis, slash, dash, hyphen and apostrophe. To make long lasting cards, run on card stock and laminate. Part of the Bingo bundle for English language arts. Check out other language arts bingos Parts of speech bingo (2 levels) Parts of speech bingo (4 levels) Prefixes bingo Fruit of the Spirit bingo freebie
Parts of Speech bingo
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Parts of Speech bingo

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Does grammar elicit groans? Need a fun activity to teach or review parts of speech? Parts of Speech bingo comes in four levels making differentiation a snap. Part of the Bingo bundle for English language arts. Markers, 56 unique cards, clues and directions included. Card sets are color coded for the teacher to make it easier to differentiate instruction. Additional variation makes it less obvious to students. Laminate for longer use. Level 1 covers the 8 basic parts as well as action vs. state of being verbs, singular and plural nouns. Level 2 adds in comparative and superlative adjectives and common vs. proper nouns. Level three contains additional clues for personal and possessive pronouns and possessive, concrete and abstract nouns. Level four brings in additional pronoun types. Check out other language arts bingos Parts of speech bingo (2 levels) Prefixes bingo Punctuation bingo Fruit of the Spirit bingo freebie
Cell Cycle Mitosis card game
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Cell Cycle Mitosis card game

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Mitosis and the cell cycle can be difficult to teach and learn. The Cell Cycle card game can increase interest in the subject and help students see how the phases fit together, what disrupts the cycle and what prevents mutations. This colorful card game is aligned with the Next Generation Science standards and the Virginia SOLs. (.PDFs in a ZIP folder) The game consists of 55 unique cards, diagrams, rules and variations, links to online review games, kinesthetic brain break games with 8”x11” .PDFs to play them or to use on bulletin boards plus an assignment for creative students. The graphics on each card will help ESL and struggling readers. The game provides an excellent anchor activity for students who finish early or need a challenge. This game can be used to differentiate instruction or provide tiering if cards are used as a sort rather than a game for struggling students. Check out other cell related products Super cell megapack Get the bundle and save big (bingo, card games, reader's theater and more) Cell bingo Cell organelle & process card game
Airborne Illness card game
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Airborne Illness card game

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GERM WARFARE (airborne illness version) card game will appeal to students who like collectable card games, bright colors and competitive interaction. It provides an interesting, immersive alternative for teaching health concepts such as covering coughs and sneezes, the importance of vaccines and how disease spreads. Great for differentiated instruction when combined with Power Point and online resources, stations or when students need an engaging anchor activity. Package includes rules, a Power Point with background information on airborne illnesses, vaccines, pandemics, epidemics, etc. and 37 playing cards that can be run off on card stock (laminate for longer use). Games build knowledge and skills like decision making while enhancing communication, social interaction and critical thinking skills. Educators can simulate real life scenarios without the real life consequences while providing richly immersive learning activities. (The downside is that they can be time consuming to develop)
Foodborne Illness card game
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Foodborne Illness card game

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Germ Warfare (foodborne illness version) will appeal to students who like collectable card games, bright colors and competitive interaction. It provides an interesting, immersive alternative for teaching health concepts like hand washing, the importance of vaccines and how disease spreads. Package includes a .PDF with background information on foodborne illnesses, vaccines, hand washing, etc. and 32 playing cards that can be run off on card stock (laminate for longer use).
The Plate Inscription escape room
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The Plate Inscription escape room

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An Easter or anytime archeology Break Out by Kathy Applebee STORY: The Pilate Inscription, on a stone tablet found in Caesarea, mentions the name of Pontius Pilate the “Prefect of Judea.“ Someone wants to destroy the artifact and it’s up to you to find and save it before the bad guys arrive to claim it. LOCKS, KEYS, BOXES, etc. NEEDED 4 regular type locks with keys 2 Break Outboxes and 1 other box or lockable drawer 1 or more NIV Bibles 1 UV flashlight finder The 2 sets of clues from the clues .PDFs Content area: Archeology, ancient history, New Testament studies and proofs, Jesus death and burial Recommended Ages/ target audience: Any; Ideal Group Size: 4 to 10 Suggested Time: 10 minutes introduction, 60 minutes playing time, additional time for debriefing activities.
Tower of Bable escape room activity
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Tower of Bable escape room activity

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You have been locked in a tower dubbed the 21st Century Tower of Babel. All those who enter find themselves at some sort of communication disadvantage. These disadvantages become permanent unless you find the KEY to the tower and exit within one hour. Those who can and will work together despite handicaps will obtain the key and a prize. This free product was created to be used with Breakout EDU boxes but can be adapted to other systems. Includes directions, clues, answer key and reflection questions.
The Assyrian Deception escape room
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The Assyrian Deception escape room

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STORY: You get a call from Professor Arti Phact of the Museum of Ancient History. He needs your help to thwart Apollyon and unlock the container holding the real display info, and swap it with the misleading display information. Just as Dr. Phact is about to tell you exactly what to do, his cell phone dies. The museum opens in one hour. Can you use the clues available to open the container to get out the real display label, switch it with the fake and remove the fake document? Included are clues, directions and answer keys, hints, and reflection questions. NEEDED Locks and boxes Large and small break out boxes, 5 letter lock, 3 number combo, 4 number combo, 4 shape or direction lock, optional: 2 Regular keys and locks, UV pen and finder
Jesus A to Z bulleting board & prompts
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Jesus A to Z bulleting board & prompts

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An alphabet bulletin board about Jesus: his names and descriptive words taken from scripture. 31 8 X 11 .PDFs, one for each letter of the alphabet. All 31 have a graphic and scripture +5 additional with duplicate letters. Writing prompts are included on 26 and 5 have a blank area to add your own.
Antiquities game
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Antiquities game

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Acquire ancient Biblical artifacts for your museum or university without getting stuck with fakes (plays like Hasbro's Masterpiece game)
Curtain Call Caper novel study
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Curtain Call Caper novel study

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PDF and Power Point resources to teach vocabulary, figurative language, making inferences and predictions, discussion questions, journaling prompts, links to an online game, 30 graphic organizers and quizzes plus a menu of projects related to the novel Curtain Call Caper
Bungled Bike Burglaries guided reading passages
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Bungled Bike Burglaries guided reading passages

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11 printable passages for guided reading and comprehension. Questions span the scope of Bloom’s Taxonomy including: recall, sequencing, explain, describe, comprehend, infer, estimate, predict, facts vs. opinion, compare and contrast, pros and cons, and figurative language; 7 graphic organizers for vocabulary work and parts of speech. Based on the novel Bungled Bike Burglaries
Disappearing Dog Dilemma guided reading passages
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Disappearing Dog Dilemma guided reading passages

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6 printable passages, graphic organizers, questions & answers. Passage 5 is 4 pages long for sustained reading. Passages 5 and 6 have two versions: red (more support) and blue (less support). Questions span the scope of Bloom’s Taxonomy and include: recall, sequencing, explain, describe, comprehend, infer, estimate, predict, facts vs. opinion, compare and contrast, pros and cons, and figurative language. Based on the novel The Disappearing Dog Dilemma
Disappearing Dog Dilemma novel study
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Disappearing Dog Dilemma novel study

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Power Point, 21 printable graphic organizers, projects, pre-reading, vocabulary & figurative language activities; making inferences and predictions, discussion questions, journaling prompts, the first 2 chapters of the novel by Christy Barritt & economic concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost.
Fruit of the Spirit bingo
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Fruit of the Spirit bingo

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Includes clues, directions, markers and 30 unique cards for all 9 fruits found in Galatians 5:22-23. Colorful; helps with character ed.
Easter scripts
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Easter scripts

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Can be used for any age, 2 full length scripts and several shorter skits type scripts plus directions on how to do reader's theater.
Curtain Call Caper reading comprehension passages
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Curtain Call Caper reading comprehension passages

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8 reading comprehension passages, questions & answers. A 9th exercise is provided that encompasses all the other passages for more in depth analysis of literature. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6. and 6.3) Questions span the scope of Bloom’s Taxonomy and include: recall, sequencing, explain, describe, comprehend, infer, estimate, predict, facts vs. opinion, compare and contrast, draw/illustrate, pros and cons, and figurative language. Use passages in order. The passages are taken, with permission, from the novel The Curtain Call Caper by Christy Barritt