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Math Fact Flash Cards- All Four Operations
Do your students need practice in their math fact fluency? I know mine do! This flash card set includes all four basic operations. Your students will be math fact masters in no time! I've been working with my fifth graders on multi digit multiplication, and while they get the process, their lack of fluency with their basic facts slows them down!! This product was created for them! This product includes flash cards in black and white, as well as color, for the four operations. Basic Fact Fl
K - 5th
Basic Operations
Research and Write: Holidays Around the World
Are you looking for a no prep way to help your students learn about holidays around the world? “Research and Write: Holidays Around the World” is a research and writing project focused on holiday traditions. It is perfect for some researching, reading, and writing during the holiday season! It was designed with third grade students in mind, but could be used or adapted for other grades, too. Teachers have been successful using this product with 3rd - 8th graders. Students will research the ho
2nd - 5th
Informational Text, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.7
Short Vowel Task Cards
Are you looking for more ways for your students to practice decoding short vowel words? This set of 56 Short Vowel Task Cards are for you! As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy, these task cards will do just that! These Short Vowel Task Cards are perfect practice for your students working on decoding words with short vowels fluently. CVC, CCVC, and CVCC patterns are included. To Prepare: Print on cardstock for durability and laminate.
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Vowel Team Task Cards
Are you looking for more ways for your students to practice decoding words with vowel teams? This set of 76 Vowel Team Task Cards are for you! As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy, these task cards will do just that! These Vowel Team Task Cards are perfect practice for your students working on decoding words with vowel teams fluently. Long a, long e, long i, long o, and long u patterns are included. To Prepare: Print on cardstock for
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Snow Much Fun! Winter Writing Activity for Beginning Writers
Snow Much Fun is a writing activity designed for our beginning writers. Students get SO EXCITED when it snows (or even about the idea of snow!) Your students will select activities that they can do when it snows. Then, compose sentences about it! Visual boards to assist with student choice are included to help support our beginning writers. This product includes: -two visual boards(with and without labels) -a graphic organizer -three writing templates -all pages are available in color and
K - 2nd
Writing
Silent E | CVCe Cloze Task Cards
Are you looking for ways for your beginning readers to practice decoding CVCe words and comprehension skills? As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy and understanding, these task cards will do just that! These 68 Silent E Cloze Task Cards are perfect practice for your students working on decoding words with CVCe pattern fluently. To Prepare: Print on cardstock for durability and laminate. To Use: Students can use clothespins, counters, m
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Christmas Sight Words Game
Help your students improve their sight word fluency with this fun Christmas themed sight word game! Ho! Ho! Ho! is a sight word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on the Dolch Sight Words. You will find each Dolch List on color coded cards, with 6-8 Ho! Ho! Ho! Cards for each list. You can add or take away as many Ho! Ho! Ho! Cards as you like to best meet your students’ needs. Students take turns picking from the pile, if they can read the word, they keep the card. If they get a Ho! Ho! Ho
K - 3rd
Reading
Silent E Task Cards
Are you looking for more ways for your students to practice decoding words with silent e? This set of 68 Silent E Task Cards are for you! As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy, these task cards will do just that! These Silent E Task Cards are perfect practice for your students working on decoding words with short vowels fluently. Long a, long e, long i, long o, and long u words with the CVCe pattern are included. To Prepare: Print on
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
CCSS
RF.1.3c
Research and Write: Biomes
Research and Write: Biomes will guide your students through a mini research project on a biome of their choice. They will use their research to compose a five paragraph essay of their findings. Students will research the climate, plants and animals of the biome, as well as explore how humans impact the biome. This activity fits well with Earth Day, a unit on biomes or ecosystems, or any other time you want to connect research and writing. This low prep activity is a great way to address ma
3rd - 5th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.3.2
, W.3.7
, W.3.8
All About My Leaf FREEBIE
Hello Fellow Educators! All About My Leaf is a mini report for students to complete as part of a study of fall and the changes to leaves. Take students on a walk through your playground to collect their own leaf, or bring some in for them to choose from. (And if you don’t have leaves that change colors where you live, you can always use artificial ones from the dollar store or craft store!) Students can do a leaf rubbing of their leaf or draw a picture, then complete their observations. Enjoy e
PreK - 1st
Earth Sciences, Writing
Valentine's Day Dolch Sight Words Game
Help your students improve their sight word fluency with this fun Valentine's Day themed sight word game! Heartbreak! is a sight word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on the Dolch Sight Words. You will find each Dolch List on color coded cards, wth 6-8 Heartbreak! Cards for each list. You can add or take away as many Heartbreak! Cards as you like to best meet your students’ needs. Students take turns picking from the pile, if they can read the word, they keep the card. If they get a Heart
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading
Research and Write: Famous African Americans | Black History Month
Black History Month is the perfect time to have your students research a famous African American. This is a writing project focused on learning about the life of a famous African American and challenges they overcame. It was designed with third grade students in mind, but is easily used or adapted for other grades, too. This product guides students in their note taking and provides a graphic organizer to plan their writing to summarize their learning. This low prep resource includes a resear
3rd - 5th
U.S. History, Writing-Essays
CCSS
CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.5
Short Vowel Cloze Task Cards | Clip Cards #saledec25
Are you looking for ways for your beginning readers to practice decoding, short vowels and comprehension skills? As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy and understanding, these task cards will do just that! These 56 Short Vowel Cloze Task Cards are perfect practice for your students working on decoding words with short vowels fluently. CVC, CCVC, and CVCC patterns are included. To Prepare: Print on cardstock for durability and laminate.
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Christmas Descriptive Writing- All I Want for Christmas
All I Want for Christmas is a descriptive writing activity that is perfect for our beginning writers! I created it to use with my special education first graders who need some support in their writing. Students will select a toy they want and describe it with three different adjectives. Visual boards to assist with student choice as well as a descriptive word bank are included to help support our beginning writers. A set of non-holiday specific materials are included as well! This product i
K - 2nd
Writing
Framework for Teaching Evidence Collection Binder
Are you evaluated using the Framework for Teaching? Do you need help keeping track of artifacts and evidence for the four domains? This product is for you! The Framework for Teaching Evidence Collection Binder will help you gather and organize your artifacts so that you can make sure you are hitting all of the components. Here is what is included:• Binder Cover • Binder Spine (Trim to size to fit your binder)
• Section Divider Pages for each of the 4 domains from Charlotte Danielson’s Fram
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Thanksgiving Sight Word Game
Help your students improve their sight word fluency with this fun Thanksgiving themed sight word game! Gobble! Gobble! is a sight word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on the Dolch Sight Words. You will find each Dolch List on color coded cards, with 6-8 Gobble! Gobble! Cards for each list. You can add or take away as many Gobble! Gobble! Cards as you like to best meet your students’ needs. Students take turns picking from the pile, if they can read the word, they keep the card. If they g
K - 3rd
Reading
Thanksgiving Phonics Game
Give students fun and frequent practice of phonics skills with this game! Gobble! Gobble! is a phonics decoding word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on words with CVC, CVCe, and beginning and ending blends You will find each phonics pattern on color coded cards, with 6-8 Gobble! Gobble! Cards for each list. You can add or take away as many Gobble! Gobble! Cards as you like to best meet your students’ needs. Students take turns picking from the pile, if they can read the word, they keep th
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Vowel Team Cloze Task Cards #saledec25
Are you looking for ways for your beginning readers to practice decoding vowel team patterns and comprehension skills? As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy and understanding, these task cards will do just that! These 76 Vowel Team Cloze Task Cards are perfect practice for your students working on decoding words with these phonics patterns fluently and for meaning. To Prepare: Print on cardstock for durability and laminate. To Use: Stude
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Valentine's Day CVC Game
Fluently decoding CVC words is an essential skill for beginning readers. Heartbreak! is a Valentine’s Day themed phonics decoding fluency game just for CVC words! Heartbreak is a CVC decoding word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on CVC words. There are at least 16 different words for each short vowel. and Heartbreak cards to mix in the deck. To prepare: print on cardstock and laminate for durability. To play: Shuffle the cards. Place the cards face down on the table. Students take tur
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
RF.1.3b
Also included in: Seasonal CVC Game Bundle
Seasonal CVC Game Bundle
Fluently decoding CVC words is an essential skill for beginning readers. They can never get enough practice! This is a set of 9 seasonal CVC decoding game in the style of “Bang!” . There are at least 16 different words for each short vowel and themed "bang!" cards to mix in the deck. To prepare: print on cardstock and laminate for durability. To play: Shuffle the cards. Place the cards face down on the table. Students take turns picking from the pile, if they can read the word, they keep
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.3
, RF.1.3
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About the store
Experience
Special Education Teacher who believes all kids can succeed with the right strategies, tools and supports!
-PYP Teacher
-LETRS Trained
-Dual Certified in elementary and special education
Teaching style
Inquiry based. Student driven. Relationship building. Helping all students succeed.
My diverse teaching background- regular and special education classes, self contained and resource, private and public, rural and urban, has helped shaped me into the teacher I am!
I believe in building strong relationships with kids, and utilizing the best resources to help them see success!
My school is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme School. Our curriculum is aligned with the CCSS. We also use Love and Logic along with PBIS.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2014 Herb Kohl Education Foundation Fellowship Finalist
2021 Metro Milwaukee Association of Black School Educators Teacher of the Year
My own education history
Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Governors Univeristy.
Elementary Education degree from Carroll University
Special Education licensure from University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Additional biographical information
When I am not teaching you can find me reading, cheering on the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers, hanging with my Spanish Teacher husband, reading, birding, or volunteering in my community.
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