Lyndsey Kuster

Are you needing a first grade summer review packet? This math and reading practice packet is full of engaging, fun, summer-themed activities that your students will love working on all summer long and have them feeling prepared for the next school year! This pack is loaded with many skills that your soon-to-be second graders can practice over the summer so that they are...Ready-Made for Second Grade! This 72-page packet includes: a summer journal with several writing promptsdaily practice pages

The Decodable Comics, Phonics Comics, for All Phonics Skills Bundle (480 pages in all) combines the excitement of comic books with decoding practice, perfect for K-2 students. This engaging and interactive Science of Reading aligned bundle makes learning to read an adventure! Key Features:Science of Reading Aligned: Backed by the latest research in literacy education.Fun Decodable Readers: Engaging comic stories that focus on essential phonics skills.Comprehensive Phonics Coverage: Includes all

These math addition and subtraction write & wipe task cards for kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade students are a math tool that you can use at math centers/stations, for independent math tubs, with a paraeducator or volunteer, or during small group instruction. This math bundle includes engaging and fun math cards for every 1st grade math standard. This bundle is perfect for on grade level first graders (or low 2nd/high-fliers in K). The cards are easy to prep, low on ink, and highly engaging! Wh

FIRST GRADE TEACHERS: Need something to celebrate the end of the year? This memory book will make the perfect keepsake. This download includes: First Grade Celebration Book Cover Draw a Picture of Yourself First Grade Stats My School Rocks My First Grade TeacherMy First Grade Favorites Interview a Friend My Class YearbookFantastic Field TripHooray for Play A Look Inside My Favorite Book Munch on LunchI’m a Kind Kid A “First” in First GradeA Goal I Still Have for Myself A Note to the Future Me A

This Science of Reading aligned Decodable VIP Pass is a collection of more than 200 highly decodable passages with controlled text. These decodable passages are the perfect tool to help your students develop strong foundational reading skills.  These decodable passages follow a Science of Reading aligned research-based, systematic scope and sequence (see Preview to view the scope and sequence and release dates). We carefully select each and every word to ensure that students are only exposed to

Please download the preview first! In this 88-page packet, you'll find all kinds of goodies to help make the beginning of the year a special and memorable one for your second graders. This packet will help your students establish routines and make new friendships! This packet has everything you will need for your first week back teaching! The beginning of the school year is such a fun and magical time for 2nd graders (and for teachers, as well!). It is an important time to establish routines and

These Science of Reading aligned materials are designed for small group instruction time - perfect for primary teachers and reading interventionists. This bundle follows a carefully planned scope and sequence that incorporates research-based phonics reading intervention lessons and activities. Please look closely at the free short a unit provided in the Preview and our carefully planned Science of Reading aligned scope and sequence before purchasing to determine if this resource is a good fit f

This Math Centers and Games Flip Books Bundle offers over 160 engaging Flip and Solve Books designed to help students build confidence in math! Perfect for use in 1st grade math centers and games, small group instruction, math intervention, and early finisher activities, this all-in-one bundle covers essential 1st grade math concepts through hands-on, interactive practice. Each flip book is crafted to support: Problem-solving & Reasoning SkillsFluency & Accuracy in Math FactsOpportunities for

Are you needing phonics Science of Reading literacy games for center stations? I've got you covered with kindergarten, first, or second grade with this big bundle of phonics review games and centers! This SOR-aligned hands-on phonics literacy center bundle is jam-packed with activities (more than 10 center activities included per phonics skill – we’re talking 4000+ pages of center activities, colored and black/white options included!). This phonics bundle includes a collection of rigorous, enri

Ready to embark on 16 Christmas / holidays around the world adventures with Globe Trot Scott? Globe Trot Scott travels around the world to celebrate different holiday traditions. As he visits each location, he will send your students a special package. Inside the package, they will find a letter about his journey and a souvenir. The souvenir may be a fun craft that they will complete or a tasty treat to enjoy. In this 260+ page packet, Globe Trot Scott travels to the following locations: France

With these UFLI-friendly heart word practice slides, you have everything you need to teach your students how to orthographically map 280 high frequency words (including heart words)! Introducing the High Frequency Word/Heart Word Teaching Slides Bundle – a new, better approach to teaching high frequency words than traditional rote memorization methods. This method is backed by science and offers a more effective and engaging way to help students master these important words. Just like phonics s

These math logic puzzles/number talks are the perfect way to get your first and second grade enrichment students’ math minds moving from the concrete to the abstract. I like to think about number talks as the bridge between the two points. Even giving students just 10 minutes each day to talk about math with their peers can help build number sense. Included in the bundle:225+ number talk cards – vary in level of difficultly; some are more difficult to solve than othersMath Mind Mat -This can be

Help your students build comprehension and fluency with the Foundational Fluency Bundle! Note: You are seeing the short a set of these fluency activities in the preview. Check out the scope and sequence to see when all phonics skills will be added. Foundational Fluency is a Science of Reading aligned bundle that provides you with in-classroom and at-home phonics-based fluency practice activities. The decodable phonics fluency passages included follow a research-based, systematic scope and seque

Celebrate Earth Day with our meaningful and fun packet! Your students will be Earth Day gurus in no time with the Earth Day slides, Little Monster book, mini-booklet, vocabulary cards, writing activities, and craft. This comprehensive bundle is perfect for Earth Day festivities! Inside, you'll discover: A True/False Movement Motivator Activity featuring real images, challenging students with facts about material waste.Earth Day fact slides shedding light on our planet, human impacts, and actiona

Get ready to foster home-school connections with this phonics homework binder! This is the perfect at-home literacy resource for K-2 students! Developed using Science of Reading research, this resource follows a carefully planned scope and sequence that includes all phonics skills. It is perfect for teachers to send home for students to practice and reinforce their literacy skills. Keep parents/guardians informed on SOR-aligned terminology and help them gain insight into how children learn to r

Download the Preview to access 10 FREE phonics passages. This bundle was created to help students become confident and independent phonics gurus. It includes over 150 phonics practice sheets! These phonics sheets work wonderfully as independent practice worksheets, quick assessments, or homework pages. The layout and format of each sheet are the same. This allows students to give 100% of their attention to the task at hand, and not get caught up in how to complete the activity. It also gives you

Do your students struggle with sentence writing? Do they have a hard time writing clear, complete sentences? The Sentence Writing System is your yearlong solution for building confident writers through focused, daily sentence writing practice. This structured, 5-step routine targets foundational sentence skills—like combining, expanding, and correcting fragments—in just 2 pages. Easy to prep. Simple to implement. Aligned with Science of Reading research. Designed for 1st and 2nd grade classroom

This 88-page packet has everything you need to start off a fantastic year in first grade. This packet has everything you will need for your first week back teaching! The beginning of the school year is such a fun and magical time for first graders (and for teachers, as well!). It is an important time to establish routines and make new friendships! Your students will have a blast learning the rules of school with the help of The First Grade Experts (Respectful Rachel, Responsible Ryan, Ready to

This foldable decodable passages bundle includes a collection of 62 highly controlled, decodable readers that cover all sound-spellings. These little foldable books are kid-friendly, easy to prepare, and a meaningful tool for developing your students’ phonics skills and reading fluency. These books support the Science of Reading and a step-by-step approach to teaching phonics. There is one book per phonics skill. These can be used during small group instruction, at a Word Work station/center, o

Why Hands-On Learning?It’s simple. Hands-on learning activates kids’ brains. Research has proven this time and time again. Therefore, I am delighted to announce the newest resource in the “hands-on” series: The Hands-On Grammar Bundle. When complete, this grammar bundle will be chock-full of over 1,000 pages of interactive, rigorous, and fun resources to help your students become grammar gurus! What Grammar Skills are covered in the bundle?Nouns: 8+ noun activitiesVerbs: 8+ verb activitiesAdjec