Miss Bethany Kling“A good teacher is like a candle-it consumes itself to light the way

for others.” 

Certified in…• Elementary Education K-6th• Elementary and Middle

School Math • Middle School Science

Elementary Experiences

• Morning Meeting

• Homonym Unit

• Earth Day Unit

Homonym Game Song…Two words

that sound the same but don’t mean

the same…

Greeting, Share,

Activity, News

Math

• Math Towers• SKUNK• Let’s Make a Deal

Science

• Mixture and Solution Lesson

• 5 E Model

• Discrepant Events

Engage

Explore ElaborateExplain

Evaluate

Water WorksScientist: _________________________

  Predict how many pennies will it take for the full glass of water to overflow?

a. Less than 10b. 10-20 penniesc. More than 20 pennies

 Record how many pennies it took to overflow. __________________________ Predict the number of drops of water a penny can hold. _________________ Draw what the penny (side view) looks like with the water drop(s) on it.    What can you infer about the properties of water through these activities?

Differentiated Instruction

• Homonym

Assessment

It was a knight/night like any other, Zach thought. That would/wood soon change as he herd/heard a knock at the door. He rushed over and opened the door to find a rather tall man with read/red hair/hare holding a hare/hair.

It was a knight like any other, Zach thought. That would soon change as he herd a knock at the door. He rushed over and opened the door to find a rather tall man with read hare holding a hare.

It was a knight like any other, Zach thought. That would soon change as he herd a knock at the door. He rushed over and opened the door to find a rather tall man with read hare holding a hare.

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Flexibility

• Reflection after lessons– 1 lesson becomes 3– NEVER give up

DiversityRural Urban

United States Abroad

Kindergarten – 12th Grade

Use of Technology

~Math Mania~iBookmarks~Power Points~Smart Board Who Wants to be an Earth DayMillionaire??

PhilosophyStudent-Centered Classroom that…

– Explores the topic– Bring to Life– Relates/Connects to students’ lives– Engaging– Multiple Learning Styles– Differentiated Instruction

Teacher Responsibility To Be…– Flexible/Adaptable– Reflective– Enthusiastic– Positive– Clear Objectives– Assessed

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

TIME

“A good teacher is like a candle-it consumes itself to light the way for others.”