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I taught Early Childhood Special Education for 21 years; seventeen of those years were in a Title I school. Prior to that I taught general education first grade for one year and preschool for several years. I also taught special education in a private alternative high school for three years. I really love preschoolers the best!
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Preview of Star Light, Star Bright

Star Light, Star Bright

Star Light, Star Bright Teacher’s Guide Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays are super important aspects of Early Childhood Education. These activities are essential elements to use when teaching little ones. They provide children with opportunities to participate in a wide range of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile activities. Children can memorize Nursery Rhymes, “play” with rhyming words and sounds, and be silly while participating in these activities. This resource provides a fam
Preview of Counting Fish with Scuba Diver

Counting Fish with Scuba Diver

The following Early Learning Development Standards for students 16 months of age to 48 months are supported by this resource:receptive identification of numbers (0-10)expressive identification of numbers (0-10)verbally count to ten. recite numbers in orderto recognize and name written numerals to 10.to count objects to ten using one-to-one correspondence.count sets of objects in a scattered configuration.Note: For students 48 months of age to Kindergarten are:demonstrate the ability to count in
Preview of Fine Motor Tracing Construction Workers Tools

Fine Motor Tracing Construction Workers Tools

Tracing Construction Workers Tools will help your preschooler or early learner:* practice fine motor skills. * develop pre-writing skills. * work on beginning writing skills in a fun format. * develop problem-solving skills. This activity provides:* Fourteen different tools to trace. * instructions to assemble and use the product. * helpful hints to modify and/ or adapt the activities. * fun ways to practice fine motor skills. * opportunities to use different classroom materials (markers, pencil
Preview of Thanksgiving Turkey Escape

Thanksgiving Turkey Escape

You will be provided with the following:· 15 Mini-Posters · Small booklet of the same Mini-Posters with the same questions and verbal prompts · Directions for preparation and implementation of activities · Pattern and directions for Family Activity Early Learning and Development Standards supported by this resource:36- 48 Months · Ask and answer questions about essential narrative elements · Respond appropriately to specific vocabulary and simple statements, directions, and stories 48 Months Ki
Preview of Matching Shapes and Sizes with Turkeys

Matching Shapes and Sizes with Turkeys

Matching Shapes and Sizes with Turkeys File Folder Game* File Folder Games are great, quiet independent activities to use at naptime with your early risers or if you have non-sleepers in your group. * File Folder Games are also useful when working with a student in a one- to- one situation, when doing drills or when targeting an individual student’s specific learning needs. * File Folder Games provide students with the opportunity to practice skills previously introduced in a fun way. * This F
Preview of The Lost Bracelet:  A Picture Story

The Lost Bracelet: A Picture Story

This resource supports the following Early Learning and Development Standards for Preschoolers in the Area of English Language Arts and Literacy: 36 Months-48 MonthsAsk and answer questions about essential narrative elements (LA.48.a)Identify characters and recall an event in the story (LA.48.c)Pretend to read a familiar book, describing what is on each page using picture cues (LA.48.j)48 Months-KEIdentify story-related problems, events, and resolutions during conversations with an adult (LA.K
Preview of SHADOW BINGO GAME with Additional Activities for Early Learners

SHADOW BINGO GAME with Additional Activities for Early Learners

This resource is a BINGO game for Toddlers and Early Learners. It would also be super helpful for Special Education students who need to practice matching skills.The following Preschool Readiness skills are addressed:Matching Two Like Pictures (colored picture with it's shadow) Vocabulary Development (Identification of Pictures) Listening/ Attending Following Directions Taking Turns Interacting Socially with Peers Responding using Complete Sentences rather than One Word Responses “Reading” Repet
Preview of Fine Motor Tracing Skills for Preschoolers

Fine Motor Tracing Skills for Preschoolers

Mazes will help your preschooler or early learner:* practice fine motor skills. * develop pre-writing skills. * work on beginning writing skills in a fun format. * develop problem solving skills. This activity provides:* twenty-one different pathways. * instructions to assemble and use the product. * helpful hints to modify and/ or adapt the activities. * visual cues to start tracing on the left-hand side of the paper * fun ways to practice fine motor skills. * practice using left- to- right vis
Preview of Preschool Center Signs with Pennsylvania Standards

Preschool Center Signs with Pennsylvania Standards

Preschool Center Signs can serve several purposes; these are unique in that they provide parents and staff members with cues as to what children are learning about or working on in particular centers. Additionally, the graphics provide students with a visual cue for the centers. These Center Signs were created using the Pennsylvania Preschool Content Standards and the related performance indicators. If you would like any revisions to meet your state’s standards or want a different color com
Preview of Counting Shells with Crabs

Counting Shells with Crabs

The following Early Learning Development Standards for students 16 months of age to 48 months are supported by this resource:receptive identification of numbers (0-10)expressive identification of numbers (0-10)verbally count to ten. recite numbers in orderto recognize and name written numerals to 10.count objects to ten using one-to-one correspondence.count sets of objects in a scattered configuration.Note: For students 48 months of age to Kindergarten are:verbally count to twenty. demonstrate t
Preview of Making Compound Words in Preschool

Making Compound Words in Preschool

This resource will help your students develop their vocabulary by introducing the concept of compound words. This kit includes the following: · Forty-five Picture Cards · A listing of fifteen compound words · Mathematical signs for “plus” and “equals” · Materials and directions to create a Work Mat · An example of the Work Mat The following words are included· mail + box = mailbox · fire + man = fireman · jelly + fish = jellyfish · tree + house = treehouse · arm + chair = armchair · basket + bal
Preview of Preschool Math Kids

Preschool Math Kids

This resource is a BINGO game for Toddlers and Early Learners. It would also be super helpful for Special Education students who need to learn basic Math tools.The following Preschool Readiness skills are addressed by the BINGO Games:Matching Two Like Pictures Vocabulary Development (Identification of math manipulatives) Listening/ Attending Following Directions Taking Turns Interacting Socially with Peers Responding using Complete Sentences rather than One Word Responses “Reading” Repetitive Te
Preview of If You're Happy and You Know It

If You're Happy and You Know It

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays are super important aspects of Early Childhood Education. These activities are essential elements to use when teaching little ones. They provide children with opportunities to participate in a wide range of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile activities. Children can memorize Nursery Rhymes, “play” with rhyming words and sounds, and be silly while participating in these activities. This resource will provide you with the following items associated with the
Preview of Counting Popsicles

Counting Popsicles

The following Early Learning Development Standards for students 16 months of age to 48 months are supported by this resource:receptive identification of numbers (0-10)expressive identification of numbers (0-10)verbally count to ten. recite numbers in orderto recognize and name written numerals to 10.count objects to ten using one-to-one correspondence.count sets of objects in a scattered configuration.Note: For students 48 months of age to Kindergarten are:verbally count to twenty. demonstrate t
Preview of Fourth of July File Folder Game

Fourth of July File Folder Game

This File Folder Game provides students with the opportunity to match colored holiday items (Fourth of July) to identical black line drawings of the same items.* File Folder Games are great, quiet independent activities to use at naptime with your early risers or if you have non-sleepers in your group. * File Folder Games are also useful when working with a student in a one-to-one situation, when doing drills, or when targeting an individual student’s specific learning needs. * File Folder Ga
Preview of Strawberry Count and Clip Cards

Strawberry Count and Clip Cards

Count and Clip Cards will help to support the following Preschool Content Standards or Performance Indicators:· develop strength and coordination of small muscles. · participate and demonstrate increasing skill in activities that require small muscle strength (such as cutting, hammering, using tools for play dough, building with blocks). · use counting and numbers as part of play. · recognize and name some number symbols. · count up to 10 objects in meaningful context with emerging one-to-one co
Preview of Bunny Bakery File Folder Game

Bunny Bakery File Folder Game

This File Folder Game provides students with the opportunity to match colored holiday items at the "Bunny Bakery" to identical black line drawings of the same items.* File Folder Games are great, quiet independent activities to use at naptime with your early risers or if you have non-sleepers in your group. * File Folder Games are also useful when working with a student in a one-to-one situation, when doing drills, or when targeting an individual student’s specific learning needs. * File Fold
Preview of Going on a Boat Ride:  A Picture Story

Going on a Boat Ride: A Picture Story

This resource supports the following Early Learning and Development Standards for Preschoolers in the Area of English Language Arts and Literacy: 36 Months-48 MonthsAsk and answer questions about essential narrative elements (LA.48.a)Identify characters and recall an event in the story (LA.48.c)Pretend to read a familiar book, describing what is on each page using picture cues (LA.48.j)48 Months-KEIdentify story-related problems, events, and resolutions during conversations with an adult (LA.K
Preview of Story Elements with Little Miss Muffet

Story Elements with Little Miss Muffet

Story Elements in Preschool This resource supports the following Early Learning and Development Standards for Preschoolers in the Area of English Language Arts and Literacy: 36 Months-48 MonthsAsk and answer questions about essential narrative elements (LA.48.a)Identify characters and recall an event in the story (LA.48.c)Pretend to read a familiar book, describing what is on each page using picture cues (LA.48.j)48 Months-KEIdentify story-related problems, events, and resolutions during conv
Preview of Counting Sailboats

Counting Sailboats

The following Early Learning Development Standards for students 16 months of age to 48 months are supported by this resource:receptive identification of numbers (0-10)expressive identification of numbers (0-10)verbally count to ten. recite numbers in orderto recognize and name written numerals to 10.count objects to ten using one-to-one correspondence.count sets of objects in a scattered configuration.Note: For students 48 months of age to Kindergarten are:verbally count to twenty. demonstrate t
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About the store

Experience

I taught Early Childhood Special Education for 21 years; seventeen of those years were in a Title I school. Prior to that I taught general education first grade for one year and preschool for several years. I also taught special education in a private alternative high school for three years. I really love preschoolers the best!

Teaching style

Teaching in the Naturalistic Environment, hands-on activities, art every day, play based learning and lots of fun!

Awards & shining teacher moments

*Makalapa Elementary Teacher of the Year 2009, *Several Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation Good Idea Grants, *Ideas published in Mailbox Magazine, * Idea published by Pearson in Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning by Jan Chappuis

My own education history

*BS in Early Childhood/ Elementary Education from State University of New York College at Buffalo *MEd in Special Education from University of North Florida *University Certification in Substance Abuse Counseling from University of Rhode Island

Additional biographical information

Living in Hawaii is awesome! But living near our children and grandchildren is the absolute best! All products are toddler tested and toddler approved!