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As a passionate educator with years of experience in elementary education, I specialize in creating engaging elementary resources including materials for English learners and math instruction. I have extensive experience as an ESL teacher trainer, guiding educators in implementing best practices and instruction that supports language development and student success in diverse classrooms.
My store features a wide range of resources designed to support all subject areas, ensuring that teachers have the tools they need to engage students, build critical thinking skills, and create meaningful learning experiences. Whether you're looking for ESL strategies, math activities, or cross-curricular resources, you'll find practical, teacher-friendly materials to use in your classroom today.
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Academic Talk Sentence Starters - Academic Conversations
Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted your students, especially your English learners, to have academic conversations, but they just weren’t doing it? I have struggled with teaching academic talk, and I found a few strategies that helped. I designed these ESL sentence frames to help ELLs students involved in classroom discussions. This list of academic conversation starters covers: stating an opinionactive listeningclarifying ideasrespectfully disagreeingRemember don’t let you
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts, Writing
ESL Color Monthly Calendar Templates
Twelve great monthly calendar templates for elementary students. There is a template for each month of the year. Add these calendars to your math time and teach your students math skills around days, weeks, and months. There are plenty of squares to fill in dates, holidays, and birthdays. Older students can fill in homework, holidays, and activities during the month. Print these calendars to help your students get more organized in their life and activities. Teach students to keep track of event
1st - 4th
For All Subjects, Math
Free - Appreciation Word Wall - Gratitude - Writing Activities - Sampler
If you're looking for a way to build community in your classroom and get your students to appreciate and respect each other, this FREE gratitude Appreciation Word Wall and Writing Activities Sampler is perfect for you! It's a great way to create a positive classroom environment where students feel valued and appreciated. The appreciation vocabulary is engaging, independent practice for your students. Engaging writing activities that focus on the adjectives that emerging writers need to express
K - 3rd
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Formative Assessment Graphic Organizer for Reading
Formative Assessment Graphic Organizer for ReadingThis graphic organizer will help you analyze your formative assessments and identify your next learning targets! Adjust and differentiate ongoing instruction and improve student achievement with this easy-to-use graphic organizer. Sign up for our newsletter here to get all of our new freebies!Formative assessments are used during instruction to support the learning process. This student feedback helps us adjust and differentiate ongoing instruct
Not Specific
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading
Venn Diagram - Assorted 2 Square Venn Diagram - Graphic Organizer & Lesson Plan
Venn Diagram - 2 Square Venn Diagram - Graphic Organizers & Lesson Plan Students use these 2 squared graphic organizers to respond to literature. Compare and contrast 2 characters in a story, 2 different settings, or 2 events. Use this great 2 Square Venn Diagram before, during, and after reading to solidify student comprehension Graphic organizers are a great group or individual work activities as a response to literature during independent reading, interactive reading, or shared reading.
2nd - 5th
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Remote Learning Websites for Elementary Kids
Download this free list of 11 great remote learning websites for elementary kids from Fun To Teach now! This one page list makes a great handout to send out to parents to keep the learning happening at home! Great for remote learning & Easel Digital Activities Sign up for our newsletter here to get all of our new freebies!Happy Teaching! Related ProductsKindergarten 1st Grade PunctuationKindergarten Number Flipbook 0-19Kindergarten Transportation Reading WheelsReading Numbers 0-19 Math Games a
PreK - 2nd
English Language Arts, Math, Science
ESL Phonics Continuum - Great for remote learning
Here is a simple PHONICS CONTINUUM listed on one page. Great for remote learning and Easel Digital Activities This easy to read chart helps target the next steps in phonics. Perfect for sending home to parents. Use this PHONICS CONTINUUM chart to: •help guide your instruction •use as progress monitoring chart for each student •set teaching goals •share with parents Sign up for our newsletter here to get all of our new freebies!Great for remote learning & Easel Digital Activities! Relate
PreK - 2nd
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
English Learners and Specific Learning Disability CHECK LIST
This is a freebie from a blog post I wrote on English Learners and Specific Learning Disability. As ESL ELD teachers we are always worried about misidentification of English learners. Specific Learning Disability (SLD) is a language and literacy-related disability referring to a psychological processing disorder. If focuses on understanding or using spoken or written language. Determining whether an ELL’s learning difficulties are from language or something else is a tangled web. As teams
Not Specific
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
ZOOM and Online Distance Learning Classroom Rules and Etiquette
ZOOM and Online Distance Learning Classroom Rules and Etiquette Are you ready to start up your Distance Learning Classroom this fall? We are here to help! This colorful poster is engaging to use with your students to teach and review proper Zoom etiquette during the first weeks of school and beyond! Maintain your classroom expectations using this engaging online poster. This set includes 5 posters each with a different center picture. Consistently monitor and practice the online etiquette
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Math, Science
Academic Language Graphic
ACADEMIC LANGUAGE the specialized language of academic discourse and textbooks. Sign up for our newsletter here to get all of our new freebies!ACADEMIC LANGUAGE is a complex concept and requires teaching students: • the phonological features of English • academic vocabulary and word formation rules (Lexical knowledge) • grammar • discourse • cognition
Not Specific
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Academic Language Bubble Web
Academic Vocabulary is an important component, it is only one cog on the wheel we call ACADEMIC LANGUAGE. ACADEMIC LANGUAGE is a complex concept and requires teaching students: • the phonological features of English • academic vocabulary and word formation rules (Lexical knowledge) • grammar • discourse • cognition
Not Specific
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
ESL What Do You Want To Know? KWL Story Organizer
What Do You Want To Know? KWL Story Organizer This effective one page organizer can be used for Guided Reading or a book/unit study. This printable black line helps students focus on before, during, and after reading activities to engage students and deepen reading comprehension and vocabulary. This 1-page printable guides students through the story, building reading comprehension. An engaging printable to excite and interest your students in any great story! Sign up for our newsletter here
2nd - 5th
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
ESL Distance Learning: What parents need to know
Distance Learning: What parents need to know! Start your school year out helping parents organize and prepare for the first days of school, at home! Here are some tips, tricks and ideas to share with your student’s parents. Send this list home to take the first steps in assisting parents to make a successful transition to distance learning.
Not Specific
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Words to use instead of "VERY"!
Words to use instead of "VERY"!There are an endless number of concise and descriptive words available to students and the word “very” isn’t one of them! Young writers often overuse the word “very”. Students want to emphasize a word and seemingly always use “very” to do so. The truth is that “very” does not communicate enough information. We can teach students to avoid using the word “very” with the pages in this resource. Use these colorful sheets to teach your students descriptive adjectives t
1st - 4th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
ESL Distance Learning Student Schedule Free!
This free editable Distance Learning Student Schedule makes it easy for you to provide each family with a weekly schedule that lists the class meeting, small group meet up, etc. and the time the student needs to be online. Predictable schedules keep students grounded. After you fill in this Distant Learning Student Schedule template and send your class meet ups, small group zooms, etc. to parents then they can then fill in study and homework time for students with a visual guide to each school
Not Specific
Classroom Community, For All Subjects
Identifying Shapes - Circles, Squares, Rectangles & Lines - Kindergarten Easel
Ready to work on identifying shapes with your kindergartens? Here is a quick FREE no-prep Easel activity focusing on recognizing circles, squares, rectangles, and lines. This freebie is great for: morning workcenterswhole-class small groupsMake learning and identifying shapes fun with this interactive Kindergarten freebie. Download yours today. Related ProductsKindergarten Number Flipbook 0-19Kindergarten Transportation Reading WheelsKinder & 1st Grade PunctuationUnscramble It! Vocabulary Bui
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Math
CCSS
K.G.A.1
, K.G.A.2
, K.G.A.3
Back to School Word Wall Freebie
It’s time for Back T0 School! Get ready with this free colorful BACK TO SCHOOL Word Wall Card Sampler. This sampler vocabulary word wall package includes: BACK TO SCHOOL Word Wall cardsalphabet headersactivities.These word cards are great for:a theme wallflashcards to send homeuse as a matching game.❤️ Click here for the complete resource!❤️ Spice up your back-to-school with this great packet.Sign up for our newsletter here to get all of our new freebies!Vocabulary games and activities includ
PreK - 2nd
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
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ESL Definition of Proficiency - English Language Development - ELD
This is a quick Fun To Teach video explaining the Definition of Proficiency. Great for English Language Development - ELD, classroom teachers, and all staff that support our second language learners! Sign up for our newsletter here to get all of our new freebies!The Fun To Teach product Informal and Formal Academic Vocabulary - Phrasal Verbs - will help your students become proficient in English. Meet Common Core standards and raise the academic vocabulary level of your students with this
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Grammar, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
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About the store
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Welcome to my store!
As a passionate educator with years of experience in elementary education, I specialize in creating engaging elementary resources including materials for English learners and math instruction. I have extensive experience as an ESL teacher trainer, guiding educators in implementing best practices and instruction that supports language development and student success in diverse classrooms.
My store features a wide range of resources designed to support all subject areas, ensuring that teachers have the tools they need to engage students, build critical thinking skills, and create meaningful learning experiences. Whether you're looking for ESL strategies, math activities, or cross-curricular resources, you'll find practical, teacher-friendly materials to use in your classroom today.
Take a look around—I’m excited to support you on your teaching journey!
Teaching style
Constructivist approach to teaching with an explicit, systematic presentation and clear objectives.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year,
Fulbright Memorial Fund Recipient (Japan)
My own education history
In addition to an education degree, I have a Master's in Curriculum and Development and an Oregon ESOL endorsement. I majored in Psychology with an emphasis on child development and minored in Spanish.
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