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Kellie Hayden (5,822 pts

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Contributing Editor in 1 Channel, Writer in 1 Channel

Contributions: 125

About Me

I teach middle school language arts, and several of my classes are talented and gifted classes. My family keeps me busy as does my gardening, boating, reading and writing.

My Awards & Certifications

Master Teacher status
National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescent Young Adult English Language Arts
Ohio Council of Teacher of English Language Arts Outstanding English Language Arts Educator Award, 2003
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, & 2007

My Experience

I am a seventeen-year veteran teacher in Southeastern Ohio with a Masters plus 30 hours in education. I currently teach 6th, 7th and 8th grade talented and gifted language arts. In addition, I teach honors 8th grade language arts and 8th grade general language arts. I enjoy the work of my students on WLMS, which is our weekly morning show.

My Tags

Kellie Hayden, homework and tips, middle school, language arts, national board certification

My Latest Articles

Grammar Lesson: Action Verbs and Verbs of Being Lesson
This lesson will show students why they need to learn to identify verbs. To write effectively, students need to learn to identify both types of verbs: action verbs and verbs of being. A sorting game will help students to learn how to identify them.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,822 pts ) on Nov 4, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles

Mythology Choice Project
Give students a choice of a project for a mythology project in coooperative groups. Allow creativity to flow as students learn more about Greek and Roman mythology.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,822 pts ) on Nov 2, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles

Creative Writing: Students Create Mood in Short Story with Photos
The focus of this lesson is the liteary element of mood in a short story. Students will select a specific mood and will write a short story. In addition, students can use digital photos to inspire the setting and conflict.
Published by Kellie Hayden (5,822 pts ) on Nov 2, 2009 to
K-12 Learning Articles

My Latest Activity

Kellie Hayden published Letter Lesson: Letter of Application or Cover Letter to K-12 Learning Articles.

Kellie Hayden published Writing a Great Short Story to Homework Tips & Study Guides Articles.

Kellie Hayden published Letter Lesson: Friendly Letter to K-12 Learning Articles.

Kellie Hayden published Letter Writing Lesson: A Complaint Letter to K-12 Learning Articles.

Kellie Hayden published Fantasy Novel Activity: Focus on Characters & Setting to K-12 Learning Articles.

My Latest Kudos

ElizabethWistrom (3,927 pts ) wrote Using the Civil War as a springboard for Writing Lessons in the Classroom

on Sat, Sep 13 2008 5:06 PM

The lessons you have provided for incorporating writing in the classroom using the Civil War are fantastic! I see this as a great method for inspiring students who may not enjoy the typical writing assignment. Thank you for sharing them.