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I am currently a pre-k teacher. I also have experience teaching kindergarten and second grade. I have attended many different educational conferences and love learning new ideas and implementing them in my classroom.
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Preview of Line-Up Chants

Line-Up Chants

**Check out the preview for the line-up chants included! Included are 11 monthly themed line-up chants for your students to do before walking in the hallway. I post the chant right by the door and whenever we leave our classroom, we say the chant. It is a great reminder of hallway rules and behavior for my students and they even remind me if we accidentally forget to say it! Color and black and white posters are included for different printing options.
Preview of Maps and Globes

Maps and Globes

You found the right place for a fun maps and globes resource! This is filled with fun activities for young learners to go along with your maps and globes instruction! Included in this pack are the following resources: *Recommended Maps and Globes literature *Maps and Globes KWL chart headers *Maps, Globes, and Symbols Posters *Maps and Globes Poems *Maps and Globes Flap Book *Maps and Globes Printables for students to complete independently *Community Map Activities – Community Map in color
Preview of Number Card Match

Number Card Match

Showing students different ways to represent a number is important for young learners. For this activity, students find all cards that represent the same number. Cards are included for number 1-10. I have also included sort mats with the number in the middle of the mat for students to use to sort their cards. This activity would make a great math station or small group activity.
Preview of Wizard of Oz Posters

Wizard of Oz Posters

Wizard of Oz Posters Included are 4 Wizard of Oz themed inspirational posters that you can hang in your classroom! Perfect for promoting learning and kindness in your classroom! Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product.
Preview of Election Day Voting Activities

Election Day Voting Activities

Election Day Voting Activities Voting is a great way to have FUN during math! So much math discussion is included within a class vote. Included in this pack are five activities for a class vote: *Favorite Part Of School *Favorite Sport *Favorite Fruit *A Job Students Would Like To Have *Favorite Breakfast Food Each voting activity comes with ballots, labels for making a voting chart, and writing pages for students to write about the class data. Also included: *"I Voted" cards to give stud
Preview of 1-20 Number Posters

1-20 Number Posters

1-20 Number PostersSo many of you have requested that I add numbers 11-20 to this pack so this is now a 1-20 pack of number posters!! I have included number posters 1 -20. Each poster has the number, number word, and represents the number in different ways using cubes, counters, dot cubes, fingers, ten frames, tally marks, and on a number line. These would be great to hang in your classroom for students to reference or print at a smaller percentage and put on a binder ring for students to use
Preview of Making Ten Card Game

Making Ten Card Game

Making Ten Card Game Making ten is an important skill for young learners and this fun card game will help with that skill! Put cards in a bag, basket, bucket, etc. Students pull a card and tell how many more to make ten. Cards have ten frames, fingers, numbers, or cubes. They can use the ten frame provided in this document along with a manipulative of their choice to help them or they can practice fluency to make ten with the cards. Other ways to use this: Use as a warm-up to your math l
Preview of Subtraction Stories

Subtraction Stories

Subtraction Stories This is a fun way to teach your students subtraction stories! My students love these! Included are 6 subtraction open-ended story problems for your students. I like to use large sheets of construction paper to have my students glue the pages on, but you could also have them staple the two pages together. Students pick how many to start with and then how many to subtract. They represent that on their paper, fill in the matching numbers on the subtraction story, and comp
Preview of School Rules

School Rules

School Rules Happy Beginning of the School Year! Included are posters for classroom rules. I recommend laminating for durability and posting in your classroom. You could even make a class book with the posters! Also included are sorting strips for making a Yes, Friend/No, Friend anchor chart. This goes nicely along with the book No, David. Great to use at the beginning of the school year when establishing rules/routines for your students. **Added 10/4/16 - Turn and Talk poster Custome
Preview of Teacher Gift Tags

Teacher Gift Tags

Teacher Gift Tags ****Updated August 2017 to add volunteer gift tags!!**** Give that special teacher, coworker, or volunteer a little gift and attach one of these tags to it! There are three versions of each gift tag - one version is meant to give to coworkers, one is meant to give to a teacher, and one is meant to give to volunteers. These would be great for Teacher Appreciation Week or for students to give teachers at the beginning or end of the year. The volunteer tags are great for pa
Preview of Pre-K Sight Word Books

Pre-K Sight Word Books

Included in this resource of Pre-K Sight Word Books are 40 print and fold books to use with your students. Just print, fold in half (along the long fold first), fold again in half (along the short fold), and you are ready to read with your students! Each book has three pages and a picture to match the words on each page. They are great for early readers and to use with small groups of students. You can have students highlight the sight words and they can also color the pictures in their book.
Preview of Create a Sentence Bundle

Create a Sentence Bundle

Create a Sentence BundleThis is a bundle that includes all of my Create a Sentence packs! These are great for a pocket chart center and really build your students’ confidence with forming sentences. This is a growing bundle, meaning as more packs are added, the price increases. Buy this bundle now and SAVE! Check out the links below for more information about the packs included in this bundle. Create a Sentence Packs Included:Create a Sentence (School Themed)Create a Sentence (Fall Themed)Cre
Preview of Goldfish Math Activities

Goldfish Math Activities

Goldfish Math Activities Included are fun goldfish themed math activities. Some of the activities are meant to be completed using goldfish crackers! Enjoy! Included are the following goldfish themed math activities: *Goldfish Graph – Give students a baggie of goldfish snacks and have students graph. *Goldfish Counting – This can be used with the Goldfish Graph OR you can give students a baggie of goldfish snacks and have them complete. *Goldfish Decomposing (Color and Black and White) – Ha
Preview of Ways to Make Ten Posters

Ways to Make Ten Posters

Ways to Make Ten Posters These posters are a great way to show your students the different combinations for making ten. You could put them out at a math station and have students match red and yellow counters to show combinations to make 10. Printing Tip: You could print full size and have full size posters or print multiple to a page and have mini posters for your students to refer to. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green
Preview of Teen Number Bingo

Teen Number Bingo

Included are 10 different BINGO boards to use with your teen number instruction. Ten frames 10-19 are on the BINGO boards. These boards are great to use with a small group of students. You can call a number OR use the number/ten frame cards provided in this set. Pull a card and have students cover that card with a counter. The first person with 5 in a row has BINGO! You could also put the number/ten frame cards out and students could play BINGO at a math station. Enjoy using with your
Preview of Math Chats

Math Chats

Math ChatsThis bundle has been updated and is now a growing bundle! This means monthly math chats will be added to this pack. Purchase now at the lowest price, as the price will increase as new math chat posters are added to the bundle! Math chats are a fun and engaging number sense activity that will get your students excited about math. Post the picture on chart paper, have a chat with your students about what they see using math vocabulary, and record what they say. Math, reading, and wri
Preview of Smash Games Bundle

Smash Games Bundle

This is a Bundle that includes 6 Smash Games! These games are easy to prep and FUN!!! Included in this Bundle are: Alphabet Smash Games, Coverall Smash Games, Shape Smash Games, Sound Smash Games, Word Smash Games, and Sound Smash Blends and Digraphs. These games are a great way to incorporate hands-on, fun, and engaging learning with your students! To see more information about each resource included in this bundle, you can check out the links below: Alphabet SmashCoverall Smash GamesShape S
Preview of Alphabet Smash

Alphabet Smash

Alphabet Smash Included in this download are the following resources (resources are included in color and black and white for different printing options): *Uppercase Letter Alphabet Smash Board – 2 versions (in alphabetical order and mixed up order) *Lowercase Letter Alphabet Smash Board – 2 versions (in alphabet order and mixed up order) *Uppercase alphabet letter cards *Lowercase alphabet letter cards Students pick an alphabet letter card and smash a dough ball on the matching letter on the
Preview of Math Talks

Math Talks

Math Talks are a great way to make your students accountable for their learning during math! I have included 22 “Math Talks” and a “How Many More to Make 10? Math Talk” with a ten frame. I have also included 0-5 numeral cards, 0-5 frame cards, 0-20 numeral cards, and 0-20 ten frame cards that can be used with the “Math Talks.” Enjoy! *Check out Debbie Diller's Math Work Stations book for more on Math Talks!
Preview of Teen Number Snowmen

Teen Number Snowmen

Do you want to build a teen number snowman?!?! Teen number FUN for your kiddos! Students work with numbers 11-19 to match the number, ten frame representation, and sentence/equation to build their snowman. The sentence version and equation version are included for differentiation options. This would make a fun math warm-up, math station, or small group activity. Color and black and white cards included. Enjoy! This is also included in my Teen Number BUNDLE: Teen Number BUNDLE
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About the store

Experience

I am currently a pre-k teacher. I also have experience teaching kindergarten and second grade. I have attended many different educational conferences and love learning new ideas and implementing them in my classroom.

Teaching style

I love creating fun and engaging lessons for my students. I consider the needs of all students when planning lessons. I use flexible seating options with my students and have found great success in my classroom with it. Creating a sense of community is extremely important to me. I love to collaborate with my team and think working together helps best meet the needs of our students.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I have been a "Teacher of the Year" nominee two times and been the recipient of multiple grants.

My own education history

My undergraduate degree is in Early Childhood Education and I have a Master's Degree in Reading.

Additional biographical information

"Teaching is a work of heart."