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Hey, friends! I’m Mary, and I’m here to help you engage little learners with integrated and FUN learning experiences without sacrificing your personal and family time. I know what it’s like to need supplements to the curriculum, but not have enough time in your day. I truly believe it’s possible to engage little learners with integrated and hands-on learning experiences EASILY without sacrificing your personal and family time. This is why I create (and use!) easy-to-print and prep lessons and activities rooted in best practices that have been classroom-tested and student-approved.
I’m passionate about teaching little learners so they want to learn and run to their activity. Helping their teachers be the best they can be is a great perk as well. I am a current classroom teacher with 21 years of teaching experience.
In 2008, I was looking for ways to reach my students in the classroom and could not find what my little learners needed. I decided to create it myself. All these years later, I am continuing to do the same thing and share this with you.
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Insect Activities Science Worksheets Kindergarten Insect Bugs Spring Worksheets
Make your insect unit in kindergarten fun, engaging, and easy to teach with these spring bug activities and worksheets. These insect activities for kindergarten include meaningful science worksheets, hands-on learning pages, and engaging bug-themed tasks that help students explore insects during spring while strengthening observation and early science skills. Perfect for your spring science unit, insect theme, or bug study, these worksheets help students learn about common insects, compare bu
PreK - 1st
General Science, Science
Living and Nonliving Things Sort vs Sorting Science Worksheets Kindergarten
Living and Nonliving Sorts and Living and Non Living Things Wordsheets and Activities: 97 pages packed with ready-to-use and hands-on activities dedicated to direct instruction on living and non-living things. This Living and Nonliving Print & Play Pack is aimed at developing a basic and deeper understanding of what living things are for little learners. This bundle includes ready-to-use charts, engaging printables, high-visual pocket chart pieces, and more. NEWLY EXPANDED AND UPDATED ON MAY
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, General Science, Science
NGSS, TEKS
K-LS1-1
, SCIENCE.K.12.A
, SCIENCE.K.12.B
+1
Wants and Needs Sort Wants vs Needs worksheet Kinder social studies activities
Teaching economics in kindergarten and first grade is easy with this engaging wants and needs sort resource! This hands-on wants vs needs worksheet and sorting unit helps students clearly understand the difference between things we need to live and things we simply want. Perfect for kindergarten social studies and 1st grade economics lessons, this resource includes a full week of meaningful activities that make the concept easy for young learners to understand. Students will love sorting pic
PreK - 1st
Economics , Social Studies
Light and Shadow Science Unit Kindergarten Activities Groundhog Day Worksheets
Make teaching lights and shadows fun, simple, and engaging with this hands-on science unit designed just for young learners! These shadow worksheets and activities are perfect for helping kindergarten students explore how light creates shadows through meaningful experiments, interactive printables, and playful learning. Whether you are teaching a science unit on lights and shadows or planning Groundhog Day activities Kindergarten students will love, this resource makes it easy to bring scien
K - 1st
General Science, Physical Science, Science
Also included in: Science Mini Bundle Two Motion, Lights, Space, Landforms, Arctic Animals
If You Take a Mouse to School Printables Activities Sequencing Laura Numeroff
Do you love the book If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff and need integrated age-appropriate learning activities? These If You Take a Mouse to School learning activities are the perfect Kindergarten or First Grade resource to use with your class. Students will love these hands-on, themed, and FUN skill-building activities centered around this book. With these low-prep Mouse and School activities, just print, laminate, and place in your centers or small group bins for easy student
PreK - 1st
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading
Brown Bear Reader and Sequencing Cards Retelling Read Aloud Kinder First Colors
Brown Bear Brown Bear Activities: Brown Bear Reader and Brown Bear Sequencing Cards are the perfect, simple addition to the Bill Martin Jr. author study or COLOR WORDS. Here is a brown bear emergent reader and sequencing cards to practice color words and simple reading. My class uses this during the first week of school. ⭐ Brown Bear ReaderBlack and white printable Each book will make two copies ⭐⭐NEW I Can Statement ⭐ Brown Bear Sequencing CardsColorful sequencing cards Example of a way to u
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts
All About Maps and Globes Activities Map Skills Worksheet Kindergarten First
All About Maps and Globes Activities, Worksheets, and Skills: Make teaching map skills in kindergarten simple, engaging, and hands-on with this all-about-maps resource! These map skills worksheets and activities help young learners build a strong understanding of maps, symbols, directions, and globes through meaningful practice pages and interactive learning tasks. Perfect for your maps and globes unit, this resource gives students repeated opportunities to explore how maps help us understand
PreK - 1st
Geography
Now and Then Past and Present Social Studies Thanksgiving November Long Ago
Looking for a simple lesson to teach the concept of NOW AND THEN to your Kindergarteners or First Graders? Check out this NOW AND THEN ( or PAST AND PRESENT) reader covers the topic of now and then or past and present. Use this 9 page reader to work on the concept of Thanksgiving "then" and "now" OR "past" and "present" and use those same sight words! This book has a cover sheet, 8 sheets that need the reader to add the terms "then" and "now" to match to the correct image. OR use the cover
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
Force and Motion Kindergarten Science Push and Pull Gravity Experiments Vocab
Make teaching force and motion in kindergarten fun, hands-on, and easy with this engaging science unit! If you are teaching push and pull, gravity, and how things move, this resource has everything you need to help young learners truly understand these big science ideas through meaningful experiments, vocabulary, and interactive activities. Students love exploring how objects move through simple force and motion experiments, hands-on sorting activities, vocabulary practice, and kid-friendly s
PreK - 1st
Engineering, General Science, Science
Also included in: Science Mini Bundle Two Motion, Lights, Space, Landforms, Arctic Animals
School Expectations Back to School Rules Sort Activity for Kindergarten 1st
Back to School Rules Sort | School Expectations Activity for Kindergarten & 1st Grade: Start your year off right with this Back to School Rules Sort—a hands-on activity designed to help young learners understand and practice classroom expectations. Perfect for setting the tone during those critical first days of school, this resource helps reinforce school rules in a meaningful, age-appropriate way. This interactive activity gets your students thinking about the difference between positive be
PreK - 1st
Character Education, Civics
Martin Luther King Jr Activities MLK Jr. Martin Luther King Junior Activities
Martin Luther King Jr Activities MLK Jr. Martin Luther King Junior Activities: 35 pages packed with ready-to-use pack you can use to cover MLK Day and MLK Jr. This pack of Martin Luther King Junior activities aims to develop a basic and deeper understanding to cover this national holiday. This bundle includes ready-to-use charts, engaging printables, high-visual pocket chart pieces, and more. THIS Martin Luther King Junior PACK INCLUDES:⭐Martin Luther King Junior PowerPoint to show your student
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Writing
Also included in: National Holiday Bundle Social Studies Kindergarten Holiday First Grade
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sequencing Activities Crafts Spring Printables Write
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sequencing and The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities: ⭐ Looking for a great set of teaching tools to expand The Very Hungry Caterpillar that is perfect for Kindergarten and First Graders? You will love this easy-to-prep and fun-to-enjoy reading extension pack with 104 pages of learning fun. These are activities to go with the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar book. This The Very Hungry Caterpillar download includes:⭐The Very Hungry Caterpillar Describing Word Activ
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing
Also included in: April Bundle or May Bundle for Kindergarten or First Grade
Rock Cycle Rocks Activity Earth Worksheets Earth's Materials Soil Science
All About Rocks | Rock Cycle | Earth's Materials | Soil | ⭐Get Rocking and Rolling (pun intended) when teaching all about the Earth's Materials and ROCKS AND SOIL. Grab these 6 days worth of materials (94 pages) you can use with ease. Each section of learning is specific and clearly detailed below, contains real and drawn images, charts, pocket chart activities, and student-friendly printables your students will engage with. Enjoy! This Pack Includes topics to cover the Earth's Materials, Rocks
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, General Science
Plants Activities All About Plant Parts of a Plant Worksheets Plants Worksheets
Make your all about plants unit easy, engaging, and hands-on with this complete science resource for kindergarten and first grade! These parts of a plant worksheets and activities help young learners explore plants through meaningful science lessons, writing connections, sorting activities, and interactive printables. Perfect for your spring science unit, this resource gives students repeated practice with identifying plant parts, understanding what plants need, and learning how plants help
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, General Science, Writing
NGSS
1-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, K-ESS2-2
+1
If You Give a Dog a Donut Unit Craft Activities Sequencing Printables Kinder 1st
Do you love the book If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff and need integrated, age-appropriate learning activities? These If You Give a Dog a Donut learning activities are the perfect Kindergarten or First Grade resource to use with your class for both ELA and math. Students will love these hands-on, themed, and FUN skill-building activities centered around this book. With these low-prep Dog and Donut activities, just print, laminate, and place in your centers or small group bins for
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
Social Studies Kindergarten US Symbols American Symbols Real Images First Grade
⭐Social Studies Kindergarten made easy. Cover the symbols of the United States with US Symbols with ease. Teaching US Symbols or US Landmarks to Kinders and First Graders soon and need help? This engaging and ready-to-use US Symbols Print and Play Pack is a time-saving file for you. Snag this 50 page+ pack to get charts, pocket chart activities, writing prompts, and printables. Did I mention you get a PowerPoint Slideshow too?! You will love this American Symbol Unit!This unit is a fast few
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Social Studies
The Grouchy Ladybug Spring Literacy Centers Sequencing Activities Read Aloud
Bring your spring literacy lessons to life with these engaging The Grouchy Ladybug reading activities for kindergarten! This The Grouchy Ladybug read aloud companion is perfect for extending comprehension, sequencing, retelling, and writing after reading Eric Carle’s beloved story. Designed for spring literacy lessons, this resource helps young learners build important reading skills through hands-on, meaningful practice. Students will love revisiting the story with engaging ladybug reading a
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing
Also included in: April Bundle or May Bundle for Kindergarten or First Grade
The Gruffalo Printables Activities first grade sub plans Kindergarten read aloud
Bring your The Gruffalo read aloud to life with this engaging set of printables and activities designed for kindergarten and first grade students! These The Gruffalo activities are perfect for extending comprehension, sequencing, vocabulary, and writing after reading the beloved book by Julia Donaldson. Whether you need first grade sub plans, literacy centers, or meaningful kindergarten read aloud activities, this resource makes planning simple and engaging. Students will love revisiting the
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves Sequencing Printables Activities
Looking for a great set of tools to expand a great-themed reading book? You will love this easy-to-prepare and fun-to-enjoy reading extension pack. These activities go with the book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves!This pack includes: ⭐ Sequence Cards and Printables Activities for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves ⭐ Writing Activities and Word Wall Printable for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves ⭐ Reading Comprehension Game for the book There Was
K - 1st
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Writing
Fry Sight Word Lists Fry Word Lists 1-1000 First Grade, booklets HFW Heart Words
This pack contains sight word lists to follow the Fry Sight Words. There are TWO Lists for each 100. One list has the words in ABC order. The second list has the words in the EXACT order from the fry list. There are 10 lists in this pack. 1-100 101-200 201-300 301-400 401-500 501-600 601-700 701-800 801-900 901-1000 Each booklet is designed to be a two sided print, then fold it in half, and staple on the left side. Very easy prep. Each booklet has 10 lists with 10 words on each page. There is a
K - 1st
Reading
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About the store
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Hey, friends! I’m Mary, and I’m here to help you engage little learners with integrated and FUN learning experiences without sacrificing your personal and family time. I know what it’s like to need supplements to the curriculum, but not have enough time in your day. I truly believe it’s possible to engage little learners with integrated and hands-on learning experiences EASILY without sacrificing your personal and family time. This is why I create (and use!) easy-to-print and prep lessons and activities rooted in best practices that have been classroom-tested and student-approved.
I’m passionate about teaching little learners so they want to learn and run to their activity. Helping their teachers be the best they can be is a great perk as well. I am a current classroom teacher with 21 years of teaching experience.
In 2008, I was looking for ways to reach my students in the classroom and could not find what my little learners needed. I decided to create it myself. All these years later, I am continuing to do the same thing and share this with you.
Teaching style
My teaching style is integrating learning activities to save time and energy and TRULY engage my little learners. I strive to set each learner up for success with hands-on FUN learning.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Owner/Creator of Sharing Kindergarten
National Presenter for 15 years
My own education history
Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education 2005
Masters in Early Childhood Education 2007
Specialist Degree in Instructional Technology 2009
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