Classy Colleagues
The Classy Colleagues team (CCT) has over fifty years of teaching experience which include kindergarten through ninth grade classroom instruction. We have taught a variety of models including interrelated and self-contained special education, collaborative teaching and co-teaching, and general education.
Teaching is more than a job or a career to us; we are called to teach, and it is a way of life. It is fortunate when skilled teachers love what they do; it is then that their contributions become great. We lay the groundwork for “can-do” attitudes in our students by communicating effectively and maximizing our resources. A combination of skills, love, temperament, and devotion are necessary for providing a model classroom environment and ensuring that each learner is afforded his best chance of success. Sharing perspective, wisdom, and support exponentially increase our ability to develop academic excellence in our students. We must work together to furnish each child a strong foundation develop his abilities and talents.
What a joy and a blessing it has been since the CCT met as college roommates in 1976! Though we have never taught in the same district or lived in the same town since college, we remain life-long friends and communicate almost daily. Through the seasons of our lives, we have remained constant in our personal and professional friendships.
The potential impact of any teacher is enormous. Together we are responsible for providing our students with a comprehensive education; academic achievement must be accomplished, and social maturity must be encouraged. We are passionate about helping children learn to be the best they can be. Our primary ambition is to facilitate effective learning of young children and help them connect it to successful living in today’s society. Indeed, our interest is in serving. As we approach a new season in our lives, it is our desire that by sharing our ideas, skills, and knowledge with this network of teacher leaders, that we can continue to make a positive difference in the lives of countless individuals.
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Physical and Behavioral Adaptations for Survival I Have Who Has
$4.00This 50-card game reviews your life science study of the physical and behavioral adaptations of plants and animals. It can be used for test prep, unit review, game, or informal assessment. It can be used with a whole group or assigned as an independent...$4.00 -
Food Energy in Ecosystems
$4.00This product will provide you with a thorough review of your life science study of ecosystems. Includes the roles of organisms and the flow of energy within an ecosystem, the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a community, and the flow of...$4.00 -
Life Science Review and Test Prep, grade 4
$10.00This product provides you with 100 standards-based multiple-choice questions which review fourth grade life science topics. Included you will find higher-order thinking questions related to the role of organisms and the flow of energy within ecosystems...$10.00 -
Solar System Bundle
$15.00This product includes an interactive jeopardy-style game which reviews standards related to planets and stars. Categories include day and night, seasons, moon phases, planets, and stars. The game is easy to use and fun to play. It is a great tool for...$15.00 -
Solar System Interactive Game Show
$6.00This interactive jeopardy-style game reviews fourth grade standards related to planets and stars. The format ignites enthusiasm in students and encourages participation from the entire class. Categories include day and night, seasons, moon phases,...$6.00 -
Solar System I Have Who Has
$3.00This product provides an excellent review of your study of the solar system with an eye-catching and fun I Have...Who Has game for students. Simply pass out the 30 cards and select a student to begin. The game ends when it returns to the first student...$3.00 -
Colonial America Bundle
$10.00Easily assess student knowledge of Colonial America! Save your precious time by using these pre-made, no-prep quizzes. Included are ten multiple-choice quizzes, with ten questions each. Keys are provided for your convenience. Also included are 100 task...$10.00 -
United States History 1865 to Present
$10.00Engage your students with this extensive 161-question review designed to help you easily assess a student’s knowledge of United States history since 1865.This is easily adaptable to a variety of instructional delivery methods and group sizes.This...$10.00 -
Jackie Robinson Poster - FREE
$0.00Display this poster in your classroom and make it easy for students to cement these important facts to memory. This poster includes a photograph, name and birth/death information, famous quote, and facts about Jackie Robinson.Download this free product...$0.00 -
CVC WORDS Wordsearches
$3.50This product provides you ten wordsearch puzzles with corresponding keys.Each puzzle includes ten CVC words which are located in the Word Box. All words are vertical (from top to bottom) or horizontal (from left to right). There are no diagonal or...$3.50 -
CVC WORDS Letterboxes
$3.50Using the picture clue, the student determines the CVC word. Then the student places one letter in each box to spell the word, using the configuration clue represented by the size and position of the box. In the case of these CVC words, each letter...$3.50 -
CVC WORDS Missing Letters
$3.50This product encourages children to recall correct spelling of the words with given prompts; they write in the missing letter for each word. There are ten pages in this set, and ten on each page. The missing letters vary among beginning, middle, and...$3.50