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Hi! I’m so glad you’re here. With 30 years of classroom experience—and still teaching—I’ve had the joy of working in special education, reading intervention, and first grade. My passion is creating simple, effective resources that spark curiosity, support success, and bring JOY to learning.
I focus on lessons that are standards-aligned, accessible for all learners, and designed to encourage active participation. My expertise includes literacy, differentiation, multilingual learners, and supporting students with IEPs. Above all, I believe learning should be meaningful, fun, and memorable!
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All About Me Rainbows Back to School Craft Get to Know You
All About Me Rainbows are a back to school activity perfect for getting to know your students! This beginning of the school year activity will help you {and the class} learn about your new students and make your room bright and colorful. Your classroom will liven up with these fun back to school rainbows! With All About Me Rainbows you will find out:how old your students aretheir birthday if they have siblings and their namesif they have pets and their namesfavorite colorfavorite foodwhat they
K - 3rd
For All Subjects, Writing
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 2nd Grade Intervention
Are your second-grade students struggling with reading comprehension? This NO-PREP resource is designed to help young readers build fluency, develop comprehension skills, and strengthen their ability to analyze texts—all while keeping them engaged with high-interest fiction and nonfiction passages.What’s Inside This Resource?This 50-page product includes 23 leveled reading comprehension passages (12 fiction and 11 nonfiction) with corresponding text-dependent comprehension questions. Each p
1st - 3rd
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RL.2.1
, RL.2.10
, RI.2.1
+6
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 2nd Grade BUNDLE
Nonsense Word Fluency Practice and Games Fun Phonics CVC Intervention
Are you looking for an effective way to build decoding, blending, and fluency skills in your early readers? Nonsense word fluency is a powerful tool for assessing and strengthening phonics knowledge. This CVC Nonsense Word Fluency Pack is packed with assessments, hands-on activities, and engaging games designed to help students develop the decoding skills they need for reading success. This resource is perfect for small group instruction, whole-class practice, and MTSS intervention. Whether
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.3
, RF.K.3a
, RF.1.3
+1
Also included in: Nonsense Words Bundle Nonsense Word Fluency Practice
Opinion Writing Prompts Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer
Opinion writing is one of my favorite types of writing to teach! Help your students master opinion writing with this ready-to-use opinion writing unit. This resource provides you with opinion writing prompts that are appropriate for your primary students and are engaging! Students will love the opinion writing prompts, and you'll love that they are getting meaningful writing practice that's no-prep!Teach your students how to write opinion pieces supplying three reasons why with transition words
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.1.1
, W.2.1
Also included in: Google Classroom Math and Literacy Bundle
Parent Teacher Conference Forms Editable Sign Up Sheet
Parent-teacher conferences can be overwhelming, from scheduling and preparing reports to keeping track of student progress. Do you struggle with last-minute organization, missing forms, or feeling unprepared? Finding the right resources to streamline the process can be time-consuming and stressful. Without an organized system, conferences can feel rushed, unstructured, and stressful for teachers and parents. Missing key documents, scrambling to prepare, or struggling to communicate student p
K - 2nd
For All Subjects
Back to School Getting to Know You Activities First Week of School Activities
The first week of school sets the tone for the entire year. Make those first days fun, meaningful, and stress-free with this Back to School Getting to Know You Activity Pack! Designed for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade, these engaging activities help students build friendships, develop classroom community, practice social-emotional learning, and feel confident from the very first day of school.Whether you're planning first-day activities, morning meetings, community circles, or the
K - 2nd
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
The Pigeon Has to Go to School Activities Back to School Read Aloud
Start the school year with one of students' favorite read-alouds! This The Pigeon Has to Go to School! book companion is filled with engaging back-to-school activities that help students build excitement about school while practicing reading, writing, and classroom expectations. Perfect for Kindergarten and First Grade, these print-and-go activities encourage students to connect with the story, reflect on their own school experiences, and build confidence during the first week of school.What's I
K - 1st
Reading, Writing
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions First Grade Reading Intervention
Make reading instruction simple with this collection of 23 leveled first grade reading comprehension passages—perfect for both fiction and nonfiction practice! Each passage includes comprehension questions designed to strengthen your students’ reading fluency and understanding. These first grade reading activities are ideal for whole group lessons, small groups, literacy centers, morning work, homework, or intervention. Your students will love reading high-interest texts while building cri
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+8
Also included in: First Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions BUNDLE
Visualizing Activities Creating Mental Images Reading Comprehension
Visualizing is one of my favorite reading comprehension strategies to teach! This pack is filled with engaging activities including visualizing reading passages that can be used to teach the important skill of visualization. This visualizing reading strategy resource includes 12 original texts for creating mental images. It also has an anchor chart, a fabulous mentor text list as well as 4 other sheets that can be used with any book. Your students will love these fun engaging activities!
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.1.4
, RL.1.7
, RL.2.7
RACE Strategy Practice Worksheet RACES Short Constructed Response
Restate the question! Cite the evidence! Show the proof! Explain your thinking! These are all essential skills for students as they learn how to write well-structured responses, but they need explicit instruction and practice to master them. This printable and digital resource provides a step-by-step approach to teaching the RACE strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain/Extend), helping primary students develop confidence in writing thorough and meaningful reading responses. We expect studen
1st - 4th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
W.1.8
, W.2.8
, CCRA.W.1
+2
First Week of School Activities 1st Grade First Day of School
Looking for first week of school activities for first grade that help you build classroom community, teach classroom procedures, and make the first days of school stress-free? These ready-to-use first day of school and first week of school activities and lesson plans include classroom community activities, morning meeting, team-building games, classroom procedures, writing, math, literacy, and get-to-know-you activities to help you build a positive classroom from day one. Whether you're a ne
1st
Classroom Community, English Language Arts
Cat Kite Rule C K or CK Worksheets Posters
Do your students struggle with the c or k spelling rule? The anchor chart posters, worksheets, and picture sorts will help! The Cat Kite Rule helps students understand which letter to use with the sounds of /k/. I've also included an anchor chart for ck, because once you teach the digraph, students use it everywhere! What is in this resource?Cat Kite Rule posters Anchor Chart for ckStudent poster for the Cat Kite RuleC or K vowel sortC or K picture sortColor by code C or KWrite c or k for the p
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
Back to School Routines and Procedures Classroom Expectations Slides Editable
Want students to know exactly what to do without repeating yourself all day? Back to school is the time to teach your students classroom procedures and routines. Use these editable classroom procedures and routines powerpoint slides during the first week of school to show students how to use materials and expectations for the day. Instead of constantly redirecting behavior, you'll build independence by teaching routines from Day One. Successful classroom management begins with teaching—not assum
K - 2nd
Classroom Community
Also included in: Classroom Management Classroom Behavior Management Bundle Back to School
Community Building Team Building First Day of School Activities
Community building for your classroom. Build your classroom community with these fun team builders. Relationships are the most important aspect of teaching and learning. Team building activities help build connections with teachers and peers and are fun! This resource provides 31 engaging activities to use with your class that help you build community. Students will work on communication, collaboration, and problem-solving. Important social skills, such as, e ncouragement, acceptance, c
K - 3rd
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Early Finishers Activities Fast Finishers Packet 1st Grade
Early finisher activities for first grade. No more searching for work for those fast finishers. This NO PREP Math and Language Arts packet is full of standards-based early finisher activities that will keep your students engaged with rigorous, meaningful learning. This printable packet will ensure that your fast finishers are engaged and learning with rigorous and meaningful learning activities. These Math and Language Arts fast finisher activities are perfectly aligned with Common
1st
English Language Arts, Math
CCSS
1.MD.A.1
, 1.MD.B.3
, 1.NBT.B.3
+25
Also included in: Early Finisher Activities First Grade Bundle
Reading Fluency Assessments Progress Monitoring ELA Reading Assessments
These ELA Reading Fluency Assessments are the perfect tool for progress monitoring your Kindergarten, First, Second & Third Grade readers. Use these reading passage assessments to quickly & effectively determine student reading levels, and gather data on accuracy, miscues and fluency. ✨Levels Included in this Resource~ K-3:Fountas & Pinnell Level A-MDRA Levels 1-28❤️This 102 page resource includes:How to take a Running RecordHow to score a Running RecordCover for Assessment Book5 As
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RL.K.1
, RL.K.2
, RL.1.2
+14
Phonics Worksheets Bundle Phonics Mats UFLI Fundations
Building strong reading foundations starts with systematic phonics instruction and decodable text practice. With this Phonics Mats Bundle, students apply the phonics skills they’ve learned from UFLI, Fundations, and 95% Phonics, by segmenting, blending, encoding, decoding, and building reading comprehension—all in one structured resource! Learners will become better readers throughout the year during back to school, fall winter, spring, and summer - all year long!Perfect for any primary classroo
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
CCSS
RL.1.1
, RF.K.1
, RF.K.1a
+8
Glow Day Activities Glow Day Games Room Transformation EDITABLE
Glow Day activities for primary grades! I'm sure you know that classroom transformations are a powerful and engaging way to get students excited about learning. Glow Day is the best! I use these glow game activities to review math and ELA skills but you can use them any way you want because they are editable! This bundle provides everything you need for a GLOW DAY in your classroom. This resource provides:- 5 EDITABLE glow stations - parent note - menu - set up tips - shopping list - tips
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Math
CCSS
1.G.A.2
, RF.1.3g
, L.1.1j
Also included in: Theme Days Activity Bundle End of Year Glow Day Beach Day and More
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 2nd Grade Set 3
22 fiction and nonfiction leveled reading passages with comprehension questions. Practice reading and fluency with these leveled reading comprehension passages and questions. These engaging fiction and nonfiction reading passages build fluency and reading comprehension so you can make the most of your reading instruction. The best part? It requires NO PREP! RIGOROUS AND COMMON CORE ALIGNEDThe 22 passages were carefully crafted with a second grader in mind. The response sheets include close r
1st - 3rd
Close Reading, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RL.2.1
, RL.2.2
, RI.2.1
+6
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 2nd Grade BUNDLE
Nonfiction Text Features Non Fiction Text Features Anchor Charts and Posters
Want to teach first grade nonfiction text features? Wondering about teaching nonfiction text features 2nd grade? Check this ou! Half of our literacy instruction is nonfiction so students must be able to access nonfiction text features. This resource helps ensure your students can identify and use various features in nonfiction text. The activities in this packet are designed to meet Common Core and TEKS standards while making learning FUN, hands-on and interactive! This resource includes:nonf
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
RI.K.7
, RI.K.9
, RI.1.5
+10
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About the store
Experience
Hi! I’m so glad you’re here. With 30 years of classroom experience—and still teaching—I’ve had the joy of working in special education, reading intervention, and first grade. My passion is creating simple, effective resources that spark curiosity, support success, and bring JOY to learning.
I focus on lessons that are standards-aligned, accessible for all learners, and designed to encourage active participation. My expertise includes literacy, differentiation, multilingual learners, and supporting students with IEPs. Above all, I believe learning should be meaningful, fun, and memorable!
My own education history
I graduated from SUNY Binghamton with my BA and spent some time in the private sector working for a technology company. I went back to the university to acquire my teaching certificate and a Masters in Education from the University of Colorado. I have spent my career continuing my education, with over 90 graduate credits in English Language Acquisition, Literacy, Math, Teaching Diverse Populations, Social Skills, Technology, and SEL. I have received endorsements to also teach students who are learning English and special education. I'm so glad you are here!
Additional biographical information
I am the mother to 2 adult children. Our daughter is a post-op nurse and we are so proud of her! I've been a fierce advocate for my son who has autism, and have encouraged and helped families in similar situations.
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