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MaryBeth Grecsek

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Primary Sources & Evidence Based Essays: Transportation

By MaryBeth Grecsek

How has transportation changed over time? This lesson introduces primary aged students to evidence based writing, similar to the Document Based Question (DBQ) approach. In this multi-day unit, young students will analyze primary sources to determine

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Social Studies - History, Critical Thinking, Writing-Essays

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

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Writing Main Idea Sentences for Expository Writing

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A complete 3 day lesson, with activities, worksheets, homework, evaluations, and grading rubrics. This is the second in a series on teaching young students how to write exository style writing. The focus of this lesson is writing main idea

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English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

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Writing Detail Sentences for Expository Writing

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This 16 page document includes lessons, activities, evaluations, and rubrics to teach primary level students how to write detail sentences in an expository style format. This is one in a series of lessons on how to write an expository essay.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

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2^nd, 3^rd

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Writing a Topic Sentence for Expository Style Writing

By MaryBeth Grecsek

This 20 page document is the first in a series on how to write an expository essay at the primary level, (especially for second and third grade students.) This document is a complete module for a four day unit on writing a topic sentence, that

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

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2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

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SMART Celebrate President's Day and Practice Reading Skills

By MaryBeth Grecsek

Your students will learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln for President's Day, while having fun with the SMART board. This activity is a companion to the free lessons and activities found in Celebrate President' Day and Practice Reading

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Reading, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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

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Interactive Whiteboard, Internet Activities, Graphic Organizers

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SMART Celebrate Martin Luther King, JR. Day & Practice Reading Skills

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This activity is a companion to the free lessons and activities found in Celebrate MLK Birthday and Practice Reading Skills document. There are instructional slides and activity slides, including Guess the Mystery American, Facts and Opinion

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Reading, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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

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Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

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Celebrate President's Day and Practice Reading Skills

By MaryBeth Grecsek

Not enough time for Social Studies? These lessons and activities are designed for the busy to teacher to incorporate biographical information about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in honor of President's Day, with research based reading

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Reading, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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Demonstrating Numeric Equalities for First and Second Grade Students

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This is an interactive SMART notebook lesson that teaches students the concept of identifying numeric and symbolic equalities and determining if they would balance if they were on a scale. Students must total the amount on each side of a scale and

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Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

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Celebrate Martin Luther King, JR.'s Birthday & Practice Reading Skills

By MaryBeth Grecsek

Not enough time for Social Studies? These lessons and activities are designed for the busy to teacher to incorporate biographical information about Martin Luther King, JR. (MLK) with research based reading strategies. A companion SMART activity is

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Reading, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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

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Welcome Back Packet for Elementary Teachers

By MaryBeth Grecsek

There is so much to think about at the beginning of a new school year! This packet includes a few resources that will help get the elementary teacher's new year off to an organized start. Documents included: Student Information Sheet, Contact

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For All Subject Areas

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

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Homework, Printables, Classroom Forms

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Making Words From Merry Christmas

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Students use the letters in the phrase Merry Christmas to make words. They also sort the words into categories. This is an effective way for younger children to use what they know about word families and simple words and for older children to see

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Reading, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities

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Making Words From Happy Valentine's Day

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Students use the letters in the phrase Happy Valentines Day to make words. They also sort the words into categories. This is an effective way for younger children to use what they know about word families and simple words and for older children to

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Spelling

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

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Over the past eighteen years, I have taught Pre-K, first, and second grade. Currently, I am an assistant principal at an elementary school, where i continue to work on the curriculum.

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National Board Certified Teacher- 2000

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. Elementary Education, M.S. Educational Leadership Ed.S. Curriculum & Instruction

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

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers, Social Studies, U.S. History, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Writing, Writing-Essays