Share the Wealth Teacher-Author Spotlight- Top Notch Teaching

A great big HOWDY to all my Share the Wealth Friends!

Are you like me? Freaking out that Christmas break starts in a week and a half? Where is my December going? AHHHHHHHH! There, I feel better. It's crazy how much I feel I still need to do with my kiddos at school before the break, and how much I am realizing that it just isn't going to happen! Sigh... ah well.

I love this season so much. The spirit of giving and goodwill towards others. That is why I am so happy to have the chance to share another amazing teacher-author with you. Let's get started!

Today I want to introduce you to Melinda Crean, the owner and creative mind behind Top Notch Teaching. This amazing lady is from Australia, and this teacher is glad for technology that allows us to share and collaborate across large distances!

Here is what Melinda shared with me:
"Hi, my name is Melinda and I have been a teacher in Western Australia for 9 years.  My first teaching post was in Port Hedland, wow what an eye-opener.  If you don’t know where this is, it’s about 1650km north of Perth in Western Australia. It’s a mining town on the coast with not much else around (although excellent fishing!).  I learnt how hard and rewarding teaching could be in that first year.

I have had many varied teaching roles so far, including: being a music/drama specialist, literacy specialist, art specialist and year 5, 6 & 7 teacher. My current role is being a Mum to a very cheeky Little Miss Two, probably the toughest role yet!"

I came across Teachers pay Teachers earlier this year and thought ‘what a fantastic idea.’  I love creating teaching resources that are original, practical and that will save you time.  I’m looking forward to providing many more practical and time saving resources for teachers in the coming year."

With the varied teaching and learning experience from this teacher, it is easy to see WHY she can create such fun and engaging activities. As she noted, she is just starting out, so though her shop doesn't have hundreds of ideas YET, she does have many wonderful resources for your looking pleasure. In fact, here are 8 amazing products that I think you will enjoy looking at.

Teacher-Author Spotlight Resources Participants

1. Flight Workbook - Using the Technology Process 2. Bar Graph worksheet 3. 2D Shape Bingo and Poster Pack

4. Classroom Job Charts 5. Physical Education Resource Kit 6. Modified Sports - Skills and Key Teaching Points

7. Punctuation – 10 Punctuation Posters 8. Science Experiment - Investigating Floating and Sinking

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As you can clearly see, these are some great resources. AND, Top Notch Teaching's 4.0/4.0 rating speaks for itself. 

But, I did want to share some of the feedback that Top Notch Teaching has received in the short time she has been sharing her resources:

krgoebel

The kids will love these. Thanks

purdyj

SO fun! My kids love them

Cubby33

What a wonderful resource, thank you. Clearly written & easy to understand - good ideas for modifying;  made me think further about adaptations for students in our support unit :-)

Kimzon

I'm a trainee teacher trying to teach Netball to intermediate kids and have been having trouble coming up with creative new games. Thanks heaps, this was awesome. :)

This is just a small sampling of the kind of feedback you can expect to read while visiting!

Now, for the extra good part... the product review.

Today I will be reviewing Top Notch Teaching's Spelling Activities – A Learning Center Using The Three-Story Intellect which comes with a 4.0 rating.

Here are a few screen shots of this HUGE 28 PAGE Kit! (and it's only $4.99??? No Stinkin' WAY!)

 First, I love that this resource connects with students. Most of my students can relate to a multi-story building. By engaging the student in a series of questions, the three-story poster gets students thinking about which "floor" they are on- Applying, Processing, or Gathering.

This is a listing of the included activities and the "floors" they belong to.

 I also love that this resource also includes actual pictures of the resource being created and in use. This helps me (and you) see how it should look!

I can't upload pictures of all the pages, but I can give you a list of all the amazing goodness you will get when you buy this kit!

Here is a complete overview of what is included:

Gathering Tasks
- Word Snakes
- Word Search
- Spellamadoodle
- Word Triangles
- How Many Steps?
- Dictionary Meanings
- Magazine Words

Processing Tasks
- Alphabetical Order
- Syllables
- Guess My Group
- Little Words In Big Words
- Antonyms and Synonyms
- Rhyming Words
- Draw A Picture
- Letter Patterns
- Word Sums

Applying Tasks
- Mnemonics
- Riddle-Mee
- Alliteration
- Word Quiz
- Edit A Piece Of Writing
- Use Your Words In A Sentence

I hope that you will hop on over to Top Notch Teaching's store and take a peek (Don't forget to click on the "Follow Me" button while you are there!). You can also find Melinda on her BLOG, FACEBOOK, and PINTEREST pages and sites. Don't delay...get clicking!!!

Cheers-

MrHughes :0)

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Please Note: This was NOT a paid review of this teacher-author. Neither money nor product influenced my opinions or statements about this seller and his/her products. Also, prices, ratings, and changes to products after my review may occur, but I do strive to give the most current and accurate information possible at the time of this posting.