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I’m Toluca from Markers and Minions, where I strive to help teachers feel more effective and confident by providing them with high-quality resources and a supportive teacher community.

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The ultimate teacher-created course for benchmark advance teachers

My district adopted Benchmark in 2015 and since then, I’ve come up with systems and tips to streamline planning and make the program more fun and accessible for students. My course includes everything you need to:

You will walk away with a deeper understanding of the program and learn ways to make it more practical and teacher & student-friendly.

Featured Resources

Markers and Minions Teacher Planner

Digital Interactive Math Slides + Self-Grading Quizzes

The Big Cheese Writing Program

Markers + Minions Resources for Benchmark Advance

FIVE DAYS OF FREEBIES fOR USE WITH BENCHMARK ADVANCE

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“The Close Reading Companions are much clearer to follow...not only for the kids, but for me. I am not wasting as much time muddling through the TRS. We are at first year implementation...I need as much time as I can get and everything we are doing is new to the kids. Plus, I’m not digging around in the weekly presentations to find the graphic organizers, only to find boxes to fill in without lines. And the “Apply It!” section...my favorite thing! Your Close Reading Companions simply make sense.”

“My students absolutely love our Big Cheese weekly writing. I have seen tremendous growth in their writing and I feel confident this resource has helped. This is such a fun way to learn how to write a five-paragraph essay.”

“I used these to engage my students with the text. They focus on the skill verses just reading and answering multiple choice questions at the end of the unit. These activities help my students pinpoint the finer parts of the story. I love to see my students reading the text and underlining the evidence to answer each question.”

“There are truly no words about how incredible this resource is! I love the aspects that students walk through their thinking, the self checking piece as well as the "conferencing" piece where students can directly tell me their struggle. This is worth EVERY penny!”