Practice Makes Perfect
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North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Practice Makes Perfect is an Early Childhood/Elementary Education teacher from Southwestern Pennsylvania. After graduating college, she moved to South Florida, where she taught kindergarten in the Palm Beach County School District for 8 years. After having children, she decided (with her husband) that Florida was too far away from the rest of the family, and she moved back to her hometown, where she took a few years off to spend time with her son. She has been teaching in the parochial school system for 18 years now, first at kindergarten, and currently in a first grade classroom. Lesley has also taught 2nd and 3rd grade Spanish and 4th grade social studies. Visit Practice Makes Perfect at her Facebook page, Practice Makes Perfect, to get great teaching ideas and grab a freebie. You can also find Practice Makes Perfect at her blog, Practice Makes Perfect, on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/lalmypal, and on Teachers Pay Teachers.
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Phases of the Moon Activities Moon Phases Science Earth Space
Make teaching the phases of the moon fun and easy with this engaging moon phases science unit! These printable moon phases worksheets and activities help students learn the moon cycle, identify each lunar phase, and understand patterns in the night sky through hands-on, age-appropriate science activities. Perfect for your Earth and Space Science lessons, this resource includes no-prep printable activities designed for elementary learners in Grades 1–3. Students will learn: the phases of th
1st - 4th
Astronomy, Science
Also included in: First Grade Science Bundle
Lent and Stations of the Cross for Children
Lent and Stations of the Cross Activities for Children. Deepen your students' understanding of Lent and the Stations of the Cross with this comprehensive activity bundle. Designed to engage and educate, this resource includes: Interactive Lent Booklet: A hands-on booklet that guides students through the significance of Lent, encouraging personal reflection and spiritual growth.Child-Illustrated Stations of the Cross Booklet: A beautifully illustrated booklet depicting the 14 Stations of the Cros
K - 3rd
Reading
Pentecost Lesson Plan & Activities | Catholic Worksheets | No Prep | Grades 1-3
Teach the meaning of Pentecost in a meaningful and engaging way with this Catholic Pentecost lesson plan, designed to help students understand the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church. This Christian religion resource includes a variety of printable activities and worksheets that make it easy to introduce and reinforce key concepts in a clear, age-appropriate way. ✨ What’s Included: Pentecost lesson materials Holy Spirit worksheets and activities Reading comprehension and reflection
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Other (ELA)
Editable Must Do and May Do Slides Year-Long Bundle
Remind your students of their morning assignments during arrival time by displaying them on your whiteboard or SMARTBoard. Includes space to type the day and date, reminders of what to do when entering the classroom, must do assignments, and may do assignments on editable PowerPoint files. Help your children become more self-sufficient and eliminate the "I'm done. What do I do now?" from your morning routine by displaying the answers before the children can ask it! Also works well for center tim
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For All Subjects
Pentecost Activities & Ascension Worksheets | Catholic | No Prep | Grades 1-3
Pentecost activities and Ascension worksheets for your Catholic classroom! These no prep Catholic printables are perfect for teaching a Pentecost Bible lesson and helping students understand the Holy Spirit and the Ascension of Jesus. Includes engaging Holy Spirit activities, worksheets, and Bible lesson printables for Grades 1–3 students. Perfect for teaching your Pentecost Bible lesson or reviewing key concepts from Acts 1–2, these activities are simple to use and effective for young learner
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Religion
How To Writing For First Grade Paragraph Puzzles January to May
This bundled resource uses paragraph puzzles to model writing paragraphs. Starting with four sentences in January, children are introduced to the basic structure of introduction, body (details), and conclusion for writing. In February and March, four sentences are still used, and transitional words are introduced. Finally, in April and May, the paragraphs are expanded into 5 sentences using introduction, three details in the body, and a conclusion. Each packet includes a sample lesson plan fo
1st - 2nd
Writing
Catholic Baptism Activities & Worksheets | 1st Grade Religion
Teach the Sacrament of Baptism with engaging, no-prep Catholic worksheets and activities for 1st grade students. Perfect for CCD, Catholic schools, and homeschool religion lessons, this resource helps children understand the Sacraments of Initiation in a simple, meaningful way. Students will learn about Catholic baptism symbols, meaning, and importance through hands-on activities designed for young learners. These Catholic religion worksheets make it easy to introduce baptism in a clear, age
1st - 3rd
Other (Social Studies)
Easter and Holy Week Religion Lesson
twofor222 Easter religious teaching resource that tells about Holy Week and Easter Sunday in a kid-friendly 22 page 9 chapter book. Print it out or read it straight from your SMARTBoard. The follow-up activities include an interactive lapbook and a craft activity. Please see the preview to see the different components. In this download, you will get the following: ✞a 22-page, 9 chapter book that tells the Easter Story in kid-friendly language. ✞he above book in PPT format for whole class readi
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1st Grade Reading Assessments | Comprehension Checks | Printable Literacy Tests
Easily assess your students’ reading comprehension with these printable 1st grade reading assessments! These no-prep assessments help you track student progress and identify skill gaps. Perfect for: Progress monitoring RTI / intervention Report card data Includes: ✔ Multiple comprehension checks ✔ Printable worksheets ✔ Easy-to-use format for quick grading For individual reading level and progress monitoring assessments, see Reading Progress Monitoring Tools
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Reading
Catholic Mass Lesson | Order of Mass Activity | Catholic Church Religion Unit
Teach the Catholic Mass with this engaging Catholic religion lesson and activity! Help students learn the order of the Catholic Mass, understand the parts of the Mass, and deepen their knowledge of the Catholic Church with this comprehensive resource. This Catholic Mass lesson plan is perfect for helping students recognize, identify, and understand each section of the Mass while exploring its meaning and importance in the Catholic faith. 📚 What’s Included: Clear explanations of the orde
1st - 3rd
Informational Text, Vocabulary
Thanksgiving Squanto Lap Book
Learning about Squanto and the Pilgrims is part of Thanksgiving. Make it interesting with this engaging, hands-on lap book activity. This Thanksgiving resource includes 4 activities to complete the lap book, plus two additional activities. Learn the back story about Squanto to explain how he was able to help the Pilgrims survive in the New World. ❔ Where was Squanto's family? ❔ How did he learn to speak English well enough to communicate with the Pilgrims? ❔ Why wasn't he wary of the Pil
1st - 3rd
Social Studies, U.S. History
The Parable of the Three Pumpkins
A Halloween religious pumpkin story with a Christian twist to use in the weeks leading up to Halloween in a CCD, Catholic School, Sunday School, or Christian classroom. This religion Halloween lesson helps children understand we need to let the light of Jesus shine through us. This download includes: *A shared reader of The Parable of the Three Pumpkins *individual story booklets in black and white for children to color and take home to share with families *A follow-up first, next, last summari
K - 2nd
Literature, Reading, Writing
Journeys Unit 6 First Grade Bundle | Worksheets & Activities | Phonics & Grammar
Boost your literacy block with this engaging Journeys Unit 6 First Grade Bundle: Three Cheers for Us—perfect for reinforcing key ELA skills while saving prep time! This print-and-go supplemental resource aligns with Journeys Unit 6 lessons 26–30 and provides meaningful, independent practice in phonics, grammar, reading, writing, and sight words. Designed with consistent routines, students quickly learn expectations and can work independently during centers, small groups, or assessments. ⭐ W
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
Science Skeleton and Interactive Notebook
The skeletal system pages to use as a stand-alone unit to learn about human bones or use the notebook pages to supplement what you already do to learn about the human body support system. A Either way, your students will be engaged in active learning as they explore the human skeleton. Perfect for Halloween. In this download, you will get 7 interactive pages to include in your science notebook: ⭐a tiered booklet that describes three functions of the skeleton ⭐a find the text evidence activit
1st - 3rd
Anatomy, Informational Text, Science
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.2
, RI.1.4
+1
Also included in: First Grade Science Bundle
Journeys First Grade Lesson 4 Lucia's Neighborhood
Extra practice to go along with Journeys First Grade Unit 1; Lesson 4, Lucia's Neighborhood." Activities provide independent practice in reading, sight word recognition, grammar, phonics, and writing. Future supplemental workbooks will follow the same format as much as possible so the children can look at a page and easily know what to do on that page with minimal instruction from you. **Free sample pages included in preview** In this download, you get 20 pages that focus on: *identifying high f
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.5
, RI.1.6
+8
Homes featuring The Three Little Pigs
This resource uses paired fiction and nonfiction texts to learn about homes. Starting with the familiiar story of "The Three Little Pigs" and moving into a nonfiction story of your choice about homes, this unit integrates ELA, social studies, and geography.
In this download, you will get:
❤️Lesson plans for the fiction and the nonfiction text
❤️flashcards of the three houses the pigs built.
❤️an aide for summarizing and retelling the fiction story
❤️charts for listing the pros and cons of ea
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Social Studies
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.A.3
+4
Fun Facts about Pennsylvania for Kids
A social studies resource that introduces children to the symbols of the state of PA, the climate in PA, and the five regions of PA. In this download, you will get the following: *A pre-illustrated (by first graders) eight-page booklet that introduces children to Pennsylvania symbols. *An unillustrated copy of the above for your students to read and add their own illustrations. *An eight-page booklet you can use as a research project or as a text based evidence follow up to the booklet. *A wor
1st - 4th
Geography, Social Studies
Beginning Spanish Days of the Week and Months of the Yeara
Spanish for Beginners lesson. After learning the days of the week and months of the year in Spanish, have your students complete the follow up activities in matching English and Spanish vocabulary for months and days. Also includes a simple writing response prompt. Directions are given for two levels of response in the direction sheet. Please check out the preview. This zipped file also includes a PPT full color show of a book "Los Dias de la Semana" to use along with the foldable booklet inclu
1st - 5th
Other (World Language), Spanish
Tactile Paragraph Writing for First and Second Grade: Hands-On Learning Resource
Support emerging and struggling writers with this engaging and interactive resource, Tactile Paragraphs! Perfect for teaching paragraph structure, this resource uses hands-on activities to guide students through writing a well-organized paragraph with a clear introduction, detail, detail, and ending format. Designed for group lessons, it’s ideal for first graders and second graders needing extra writing support. How This Resource Works:Day 1: Organize and CheckStudents organize pre-written sen
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts
Lent, Easter, and Pentecost Religious Education Bundle Key Seasons of the Church
Engage primary students with this comprehensive Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter, and Pentecost bundle, designed to teach the significance of these important seasons in the Church calendar. Perfect for Catholic and Christian educators, this bundle provides interactive and meaningful resources to help children understand the meaning and importance of these holy days. What’s Included:⭐ Footsteps to Jesus: A thoughtful resource guiding students through the journey of Lent, connecting their faith to Jesu
1st - 3rd
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Practice Makes Perfect is an Early Childhood/Elementary Education teacher from Southwestern Pennsylvania. After graduating college, she moved to South Florida, where she taught kindergarten in the Palm Beach County School District for 8 years. After having children, she decided (with her husband) that Florida was too far away from the rest of the family, and she moved back to her hometown, where she took a few years off to spend time with her son. She has been teaching in the parochial school system for 18 years now, first at kindergarten, and currently in a first grade classroom. Lesley has also taught 2nd and 3rd grade Spanish and 4th grade social studies. Visit Practice Makes Perfect at her Facebook page, Practice Makes Perfect, to get great teaching ideas and grab a freebie. You can also find Practice Makes Perfect at her blog, Practice Makes Perfect, on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/lalmypal, and on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Teaching style
Eclectic and dynamic. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, a dash of technology. Constantly moving, learning, and growing.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My shining teaching moment is hard to pinpoint. I don't tend to think of myself in those terms (maybe I should). But a moment that sticks out in my mind was when I accepted a child into my classroom diagnosed with PDD. Being in a Catholic School, the principal left it up to me to decide. After talking to the parents and ensuring parental support, I said yes. It wasn't easy, and there were some tough days, but with the support of his parents and a wonderful TSS, he had a fantastic year. He remains my favorite student to this day.
My own education history
B.S. Ed. Early Childhood/Elementary Eduction
Numerous Professional Development classes
31 years of experience
Additional biographical information
Wife and mother, part-time transcriptionist, and curriculum designer.
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