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Welcome to Miss Taylor Teaches! I'm Traci Taylor--an educator with over 29 years of experience creating hands on, interactive, and engaging resources for Pre-School through 2nd Grade! I have taught 1st grade for 15 years, and I have taught kindergarten for 14 years. I am as excited now as I was my first year about making cute and creative items for my classroom! These are the items that truly engage and motivate students to learn and master each and every essential skill!
I specialize in math, reading, art, and assessment with the early childhood classroom in mind; I create materials that are clear, practical, and motivating--yes, even for those reluctant learners. Whether you teach in a public school, private or charter school, or the homeschool setting, my resources are standards-aligned and easy to implement.
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Alphabet Letters and Sounds Assessment Forms - Data - Progress Monitoring
If you need to do some type of ALPHABET ASSESSMENT with your young students and track individual student data, then THIS is the resource for you! Perfect for Progress Monitoring! Includes Test Forms and Recording Forms. This is perfect for monitoring student data from term to term. Includes forms that are great to share in Parent Teacher Conferences, PLC's, with your administrator, or in IEPs!✅Includes:Alphabet Assessment forms (3 options) Data Tracking Sheet for 4 terms (8 Options) 52 A
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.1d
, RF.K.3a
, RF.K.3b
+4
Also included in: Alphabet and Sight Words Assessment Forms Bundle - High Frequency Words
Name Writing Practice with Jack Be Nimble Theme - Nursery Rhymes - Mother Goose
Engage your Kindergarten writers with first name writing practice and the Jack Be Nimble nursery rhyme! Your students will love writing their first name in this fun lesson that you can turn into a class book! You can also use it to assess name writing skills. It is a perfect fit for any early childhood unit on first name writing, letter formation, Mother Goose, or Nursery Rhymes! Includes mini book to practice fluency, color poster, and name practice pages in multiple options! This can als
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.1b
, RF.K.1c
, RF.K.2a
+19
Animal Research Report and Informational Writing Kindergarten and First Grade
Kindergarten and First Grade students will practice descriptive, informational writing and research a favorite animal at the same time! They choose ANY animal, and write facts about its appearance, its habitat, and what it eats. Easy to differentiate with. Includes:⭐version with prompts as shown in the thumbnails ⭐version with blank lines What makes this product so fun and engaging is that on each page (except for the last page) there are cut out squares. (Yes, this is teacher prep, but I
K - 1st
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
W.K.2
, W.K.7
, W.1.2
+58
Sight Words Test Assessment Forms - Heart Words - High Frequency Words
If you need to ASSESS some type of sight words, heart words, or high frequency words with your young students, then THIS is the resource for you! It is completely EDITABLE (except for the labels noted below) with PowerPoint slides, so if the included words below don't work for you, just type in your own words and you're good to go! Includes forms that are great to share in Parent Teacher Conferences, with your administrator, or IEPs!✅Includes:Sight Words Assessment forms (5 options) EDIT
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.3
, RF.K.3c
, RF.1.3
+6
Also included in: Alphabet and Sight Words Assessment Forms Bundle - High Frequency Words
Yearlong Spelling Curriculum - spelling lists - word work - word mapping - SOR
This YEARLONG FIRST GRADE SPELLING CURRICULUM covers short vowels, long vowels, vowel teams; digraphs; dipthongs; and irregular "snurk" words. Includes Science of Reading Grapheme Mapping resource! Comes with a parent friendly list with all 27 units to send home and different variations of an end of the week spelling test. This can also be used in Kindergarten; Second Grade; Homeschool; or Special Education. Includes: 23 original units + 4 Review Weeks = 27 Units!⚞2x a page list for each
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Spelling
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.1c
, RF.1.1a
, RF.1.3a
+40
Animal Shapes and Color Words Book - Sight Words - Art Projects - Brown Bear
Your Pre-School, Kindergarten, and First Grade students will love this Brown Bear based Animal Colors and shapes book! It teaches 2D shapes; shape composition; color words; cutting practice; fine motor skills, & the sight words I, see, a, at, me, what, do, & you all at the same time! They can also practice fluency and gain confidence in their early reading skills. Easy to differentiate!Your students will make their own Animal Shapes and Color Words book by cutting and gluing shapes to for
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Reading
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
K.G.A.2
, K.G.B.6
, 1.G.A.2
+28
Alphabet and Sight Words Assessment Forms Bundle - High Frequency Words
ALPHABET ASSESSMENT FORMS AND SIGHT WORDS ASSESSMENT FORMS MONEY $ SAVING BUNDLE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:ALPHABET ASSESSMENT FORMS:If you need to do some type of ALPHABET Assessment with your young students, then THIS is the resource for you! Includes Test Forms and Recording Forms. This is perfect for tracking data from term to term. Includes forms that are great to share in Parent Teacher Conferences, with your administrator, or IEPs!✅Includes:Alphabet Assessment forms (3 options) Data
PreK - 1st
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.1d
, RF.K.3a
, RF.K.3b
+11
STEAM Spring Weather Book for Science and Art
This book will introduce all of the different types of spring weather to your kiddos! It's a great STEAM integration with science and art! It's written in a familiar and predictable pattern that young readers will enjoy. Your students will be engaged with each type of weather as they complete each page. Includes B/W Cover and B/W pages for the following types of weather: ☀️sunny ☁️cloudy ⚡lightning ☁ thunder ☔rainy ❀ and rainbows! It ends by saying "Rainbow, Rainbow, what do you see? I s
PreK - 1st
Science, Visual Arts
CCSS, NGSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1a
, RF.K.1b
+35
Heart Words Practice and Assessment - Sight Words - High Frequency Words - Test
If you need to assess some type of sight words, heart words, or high frequency words with your young students, then THIS is the resource for you! It is completely EDITABLE (except for the labels noted below) with PowerPoint slides, so if the included words below don't work for you, just type in your own words and you're good to go! Includes forms that are great to share in Parent Teacher Conferences, with your administrator, or IEPs! BONUS FILE INCLUDED: Mapping Phonemes to Graphemes✅Includ
K - 2nd
Reading, Spelling, Writing
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.3c
, LA.K.2.B.iv
, LA.1.2.C.iv
+4
Months of the Year Tally Mark Charts for Calendar Time
Add this set of 12 monthly themed tally mark charts to your Calendar Time for quick and easy data collection, counting, and comparison! Each month has a different seasonal picture; includes a different chart for EACH month: ❄️January: Snowflake ❤️February: Heart ♧March: Shamrock ☔April: Umbrella ♦May: Kite ❀June: Flower ☀️July: Sun ☃August: School Bus ►September: Apple ►October: Pumpkin ►November: Turkey ⛄December: Snowman Simply print, add to your calendar board, and choose a hel
PreK - 2nd
Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.C.6
+11
Martin Luther King Jr | Necklace Craft | SEL | January | Black History Month
Your Kindergarten or First Grade Students will love making this necklace craft to go along with a lesson on Martin Luther King, JR; Human Rights Day; Black History Month; or SEL! It is so important for our young kiddos to achieve self-representation, and this is a fun, engaging way to achieve that. (This resource can also be used in Pre-School with some adult help.) ALL in B/W for ease of printing AND to showcase self-representation.Includes:*2 options that are double-sided (one side with the
PreK - 1st
Character Education
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1a
, RF.1.1
+10
Ladybug Spot-On Sight Words - High Frequency Words - Heart Words - Assessment
Make learning sight words, heart words, or high frequency words engaging for your Kindergarten Students with this Ladybug Themed resource! This is a HUGE EDITABLE resource that is easy to personalize for each child and make differentiation a snap! This resource makes it easy on the teacher to keep track of student progress and growth and will really motivate your young learners to learn those tricky sight words or high frequency words. This ZIP file includes both PDF's and EDITABLE PowerP
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.3
, RF.K.3c
, LA.K.2.B.iv
+2
Nursery Rhyme Environmental Print Homework Letter Home
This fun NO PREP FREEBIE focuses both on environmental print and the nursery rhyme, Old Mother Hubbard. This is a great school to home connection for Pre-School, Kindergarten, and First Grade! I always send this home for the first homework of the year! Includes:❤️Color Poster of the Nursery Rhyme "Old Mother Hubbard" ❤️B/W copy of the Homework page ❤️Directions for making a "cupboard" (optional) Just fill in the due date, copy, and send home! Your littles will love looking for a food label at
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts
Spring Compound Words | Contractions Craftivities for First Grade | Second Grade
Need a low prep activity for your first or second graders to practice compound words AND contractions? This is it! Very Versatile: u se it for individual practice in a center; assessment: whole group; or a bulletin board display!For Compound Words: Your students chose which compound word they want to use, or you can assign them one. Then they simply write the compound word on one piece of artwork, such as the rainbow, and then they write the other two words that make up the compound word on
1st - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.1.3
, RF.2.3
, L.2.2c
+5
Five Senses of Christmas | Winter | Science | 5 Senses | First Name Writing
Engage your young students as they practice first name writing AND interact with each of the five senses as they relate to Christmas! Great for first name practice, 5 senses, fine motor skills, and Christmas! On each of the 5 pages they will write their name twice on the top of the page, and then add their own picture or use the pages with pictures provided! Easy prep, but I do purchase candy canes, cinnamon sticks, stickers, bells, and cotton balls to make it even more fun and engaging for m
PreK - 1st
General Science, Handwriting
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1a
, RF.K.1b
+20
Bat Wings Math - Counting by Twos - Number Recognition - Addition - Halloween
Tie in Math with Halloween for your Kindergarten and First Grade students! They will love doing Bat Wing Math as they practice counting by twos, number recognition & adding with Roll and Cover activities, and number order as they write numbers on the bats and make their own number lines! Your students will go BATTY over math! This can be done with any Bat, Fall, or Halloween Unit in Kindergarten or First Grade. It goes great with math units that teach counting by twos, even numbers, number r
K - 1st
Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
+17
BOOM CARDS Turkey Trot 2D Shapes | Math | Digital Learning
In this digital math BOOM CARDS Deck your kindergarten students will practice matching the shape of the turkey to the correct 2D shape! This digital activity is perfect for Kindergarten students during any early childhood theme with Autumn, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, or 2D Shapes! It can also be used with Pre-School, First Grade, Special Education, and Homeschool students. Plane Shapes include: circlesquaretrianglerectanglehexagonrhombus starheart and oval. The nine original slides are each rando
PreK - 1st
Geometry
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
K.G.A.1
, K.G.A.2
, K.G.A.3
+2
Spring Weather Art Bundle: Kite and Umbrella Art Projects
This is a bundle of 2 NO PREP Spring Art Projects that can be used with themes on Spring; Kites; Umbrellas; Weather; or Fine Motor practice. These can be used with Pre-School; Kindergarten; First Grade; and Second Grade. Includes: ♦Kite and Tail (B/W; Hand Drawn) ♦Bulletin Board signs: Let's go fly a kite! and Flying into Spring! ☂Umbrella (B/W; Hand Drawn--folds into a 3D umbrella!) Bonus: Bulletin Board ideas included! These are both PRINT resources. Related Products• STEAM Spring Wea
PreK - 2nd
Science, Visual Arts
VA SOL
K.9.b
, K.9.a
Halloween Ghost Math - Number Order - Counting - Number Line -Number Recognition
Your Kindergarten students will practice number order, number formation, counting, number recognition, and cardinality while having fun with math and Halloween! Your littles will love making this Halloween Math Ghost Number Line! You can also use the ghosts in a sensory bin! This can also be used in Pre-School and First Grade. Includes: *two different options for ghosts *one option with blank ghosts so your students can write their own numbers *one option with numbers so your students can
PreK - 1st
Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.A.3
+25
Monthly Handprint Art - Memory Book - End of Year Keepsake - Calendar
Your students will make one Handprint Art each month and write the name of the month on the page; easy to differentiate student writing abilities with the included options! At the end of the year bind the pages into a keepsake memory book that both your students and parents will ADORE! There are 2 Included Options that are fully EDITABLE in PowerPoint Slides!Includes:✋12 Handprint Ideas (shown in full color)✋11 Different Page Options (B/W) to Choose From! Makes DIFFERENTIATION a SNAP! ✋2 ED
PreK - 2nd
Visual Arts
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1a
, RF.K.1b
+4
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About the store
Experience
Welcome to Miss Taylor Teaches! I'm Traci Taylor--an educator with over 29 years of experience creating hands on, interactive, and engaging resources for Pre-School through 2nd Grade! I have taught 1st grade for 15 years, and I have taught kindergarten for 14 years. I am as excited now as I was my first year about making cute and creative items for my classroom! These are the items that truly engage and motivate students to learn and master each and every essential skill!
I specialize in math, reading, art, and assessment with the early childhood classroom in mind; I create materials that are clear, practical, and motivating--yes, even for those reluctant learners. Whether you teach in a public school, private or charter school, or the homeschool setting, my resources are standards-aligned and easy to implement.
Teaching style
My teaching style centers on motivated learning--engaging our youngest learners through hands-on; interactive; and FUN learning resources!
My resources emphasize:
*clear directions and student friendly design
*engaging formats that keep students focused and involved
*interactive to help students develop thinking and listening skills
Teachers consistently find my resources easy to use; effective; engaging; and fun! Check out my resource reviews.
Awards & shining teacher moments
LETRS Trained Teacher (2025)
National Board Certified Teacher as an Early Childhood Generalist (2024)
ESL Endorsement (2013)
My own education history
I graduated with a BA in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. I am proud to be a graduate of Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah. I earned my ESL endorsement in 2013 and I became a National Board Certified Teacher as an Early Childhood Generalist in 2023. Recently I became a LETRS Trained Teacher and I am excited to create resources with a background in the Science of Reading!
Additional biographical information
Outside the classroom, I am an avid reader and love spending time with my family, especially my nieces and nephews and my 93 year old Momma! I am definitely a Disney adult and go there when I can, which is not often enough! Here in Utah I love being in the great outdoors, and a special place to me is Bear Lake. I love musical theater and love to catch my favorites when they tour and stop in SLC. All of this helps to fuel and motivated the creativity found in all of my teaching resources.
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