Mrs. Costantino

History/geography

  • World Lakes

  • Explorers

  • Early American Civilizations: Aztecs, Incas, and Maya

  • Renaissance

  • Reformation

  • Early time periods of England, Russia, and Japan

  • Westward Expansion

  • Native Americans

  • Civil War


Science

  • Investigating Matter

  • Energy and Matter in Ecosystems

  • Earth's Systems

  • Protecting Earth's Resources

  • Astronomy


Writing

List lessons and what they teach

Eureka Math

  • Module 1: Place Value and Decimal Fractions

  • Module 2: Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations

  • Module 3: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

  • Module 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions

  • Module 5: Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area

  • Module 6: Problem Solving with the Coordinate Plane


About me

Hello! I am one of the 5th grade teachers at Grand Peak Academy. I was born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in small town Wyoming, I attended college at Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska, where I received my BS in Christian Education and my teaching certificate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My husband, Joseph and I have been married 39 years and we have four grown children: Aaron, married to Meagan (a dental assistant), who is a PA at a local hospital. They are expecting our first grandchild! Gabriel is a freelance videographer and works for a flooring service. Sarah is a technical writer for Northrup Grummon , and Benjamin is in the Air Force. I have been in the classroom in some form or another most of my adult life. One of my favorite teaching experiences was when I home-schooled my children for nine years.

Since my move to Colorado Springs in 2004, I have taught eight years at The Classical Academy and six years at Imagine Classical Academy. My favorite grades to teach have been 4th and 5th. I have had several years of experience with Core Knowledge and with CKLA. I have a passion for teaching history and finding opportunities to make lessons come alive for students. In my spare time, I love to read, cross stitch, take long walks with my husband, bake, and hike in the mountains


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