3 years of experience teaching first grade in both California and Texas. I also have teaching experience in Kindergarten, 4th and 5th grade classrooms!
Daily check-in chart with different themes to personalize for each student! The themes include space, bugs, animals, food, and sports. There is a space to write in the intended behavior goal as well as a space to select what reward they are working towards. Included is also a page of different rewards options that vary from teacher helper, iPad time, or puzzles, to lunch with the teacher or running an errand and more! You can laminate this and use velcro spots to attach the checkmarks or stars
Here are some writing prompts to get your students planning their writing, as well as describing their opinions, responding to a story, and writing a procedural text. Simply download and print to begin using! Please leave a review as I truly appreciate feedback and suggestions! Thank you! :)
This is a St. Patricks Day STEAM activity that will get your students excited to try to trap a leprechaun while also practicing engineering and design principles. This activity was created to be a follow up to the book "How to Trap a Leprechaun" written by Sue Fliess ( YouTube Read Aloud Linked HERE). Students will thoughtfully design and plan a leprechaun trap and then write all about it and describe their ideas in detail. This resource includes multiple differentiated writing pages with diffe
Do you have students who are fast finishers? Here is your choice board to help get those kiddos on to another activity! Download and print out each choice, switching out the options daily or weekly. Please leave a review as I appreciate feedback and suggestions! Thank you! :)
This product is a writing outline or plan for little learners to draw pictures or write words as a part of the planning process! You can use this resource when writing about any topic to help your students further develop their writing skills. If you like this freebie, please check out my writing prompts listed in my store HERE! Please leave a review as I greatly appreciate feedback and suggestions! Thank you! :)
PreK - 2nd
English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository
Download some Valentine's Day activities for your class to complete either leading up to Valentine's Day or on the actual day. This product includes an "I love" activity as well as two writing prompts about things that they love. Class valentines are also included! Please leave a review as I love to hear any feedback or suggestions you may have! Thank you! :)
3 years of experience teaching first grade in both California and Texas. I also have teaching experience in Kindergarten, 4th and 5th grade classrooms!
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My own education history
I graduated from Loyola Marymount University with my elementary teaching credential in California. After teaching in California for one year, I moved to Texas and received my teaching credential valid in TX.
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