About the store
Y'all come on in! I’m Rhonda, the creator behind Resource Ranch, and I’m so glad you stopped by. I know firsthand how challenging and rewarding teaching can be, and I’m here to help make your job a bit easier.
At Resource Ranch, you’ll find various resources designed to save you time and make learning fun for your students. My collection includes:
• Phonics Centers and Worksheets
• Book Companions
• Reading Passages
• Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies Activities
• Holiday and Seasonal Skill Reviews
• Fun Supplements like Vocabulary Word Searches, Crosswords, and Phonics Puzzles
Most of my resources are tailored for K-2 learners, with a special focus on first grade. I also have many SPED and ESL teachers who find my materials especially helpful. As a mom and grandma, I love supporting homeschooling parents, too!
I started teaching in 1997 and hold certifications as a Texas Elementary Teacher for 1st-8th grades and a Librarian for grades K-12. I’m also certified as a Reading Specialist, ESL Supplemental Teacher, and Gifted and Talented Teacher for 1st-8th grades. My resources are standards-aligned and designed with differentiation in mind, perfect for supporting all learners, including ESL and SPED students.
What Buyers Are Saying
"This is a wonderful collection of activities to help any student improve their skills! It has given my struggling students the confidence they needed to grow!"
"Great resource for independent reading practice for my students. It has the perfect mix of multiple choice and written answers. The topics are interesting and timely. My students were engaged and were able to feel successful as they worked through each passage."
"This is hands down my son's favorite activity. We often leave it set out on a table because he loves to come back and complete this on his own. I love that it was easy to laminate so we can use it again and again."
Thank you for visiting Resource Ranch! I hope you find resources here that will bring joy and effective learning to your classroom. If you have any questions feel free to reach out. ResourceRanch@gmail.com I’m happy to help!
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CVC Words Practice Worksheets and Picture Cards for Differentiated Centers
These engaging CVC words worksheets and activities will help your kindergarten and first grade students gain confidence in reading consonant-vowel-consonant words. The CVC words activity cards give students practice identifying initial, medial, and final sounds. Additionally, by reinforcing consonant-vowel-consonant patterns, you will help students improve decoding and fluency skills. They are perfect for both small group instruction and independent literacy centers.What materials can my
K - 1st
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
CCSS, TEKS
RF.K.2d
, RF.1.2c
, L.K.2d
+6
End of the Year Bulletin Board Writing Activity K-3
This eye-catching end of year bulletin board writing activity encourages fun and creativity as students reflect on their learning, accomplishments, and favorite parts of the school year. A great low-prep activity, it provides a visually appealing bulletin board display perfect for an Open House or your end of the year hallway. Variations for kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade are included. See this resource in action!For a detailed view of a completed example, plea
K - 2nd
Writing
CCSS
W.K.8
, W.1.8
, W.2.8
CVC Words with Pictures for Initial, Medial, and Ending Sounds
Introduce your students to versatile and differentiated CVC words activities that can be used throughout the school year. This resource provides hands-on, interactive practice using different materials that students will enjoy. What's Included:Four Activities in One Resource: Target initial, medial, and ending sounds with picture cards for each vowel, plus word building activities.Full CVC Words Picture Cards: Provided for instruction, making it easy to introduce and reinforce CVC words.Hands-O
K - 1st
Spelling
CCSS, TEKS
RF.K.2d
, RF.1.2c
, L.K.2d
+6
Classroom Supply Labels with Pictures for Back to School Editable Template
This set of 164 classroom supply labels with pictures can help keep your materials and classroom organized! It includes student and teacher supply labels. Labels for literacy, math, science, STEM, and craft supplies. They are also a great help to substitute teachers trying to locate things in your room or clean up at the end of the day. Each label is 5.5 inches wide and 4.25 inches tall. *** Please view the PREVIEW to see the full list of labels included.*** Classroom labels also serve as vi
K - 2nd
Classroom Community, Spelling, Writing
CCSS
L.1.5c
, L.2.5a
Fairy Tale Writing with Picture Cards
Even reluctant writers will be excited to write with this resource! Encourage students to put a creative twist on traditional fairy tales by choosing surprising character, setting, and problem combinations to write about. There are 56 cards included in this writing center: Setting (16), Character (24), and Problem (16). ALL cards are provided in color and line art. Students draw one from each set to use in writing a creative story. Depending on the reading ability of your students, you may choo
1st - 2nd
Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
W.1.3
, CCRA.W.3
, CCRA.W.4
+2
Also included in: Writing Centers Bundle Draw Three and Write with Me Series
CVCE Words Picture Cards for Teaching Silent E | Magic E Activities
Transform your CVCE instruction with this versatile resource designed to support students at every stage of their silent e learning journey. With 480 carefully crafted cards spanning four differentiated activity sets, this collection adapts to your teaching needs—whether you're introducing magic e words in small groups, reinforcing vowel patterns in centers, or providing independent practice opportunities. Each word card features consistent artwork across all sets and comes in both color a
1st - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
CCSS, TEKS
RF.1.3c
, LA.1.2.A.iii
Animal Habitat Sort with Picture Cards and Research Worksheets for First Grade
Discover animal habitats! Studying habitats and the animals that live within them is a great way to integrate science and language arts curricula. Students can observe, read, classify, and write as they make discoveries about this high-interest topic. What animal homes are covered?Arctic regions, deserts, forests, grasslands, mountains, oceans, and rain forests. How should I introduce this concept to my students?You can introduce each of the animal homes and display them for reference throughout
1st - 2nd
General Science, Informational Text
CCSS, TEKS
W.1.8
, W.2.8
, LA.2.13.E
+5
Digital Graphing and Data Analysis with Picture Graphs
Graphing is an important math tool. This digital graphing resource will help students stay engaged while practicing graphing with three categories using colorful, movable pieces. What is Mastering Math?Mastering Math is a series of engaging print and digital resources developed to align with standards that often will include movable pieces. For example, in this resource students will manipulate pictures to sort, organize, and graph data. What skills are covered with this Mastering Math reso
1st - 2nd
Graphing, Math
CCSS, TEKS
1.MD.C.4
, MA.1.8.A
, MA.1.8.B
+1
Also included in: Digital Math Centers for First Grade in Google Slides™ Bundle
Daily Visual Classroom Schedule Cards Editable Template with Pictures
Create an organized classroom routine with these Daily Visual Classroom Schedule Cards and Editable Template with Pictures. Featuring 72 real photo cards and editable text options, this resource helps students—especially young learners, ELLs, and those with special needs—easily follow the flow of the day. These real-photo visual schedule cards reduce anxiety, support independence, and reinforce routines. Their clean design fits any classroom decor and is ideal for transitions, substitutes, an
K - 2nd
CCSS
L.1.5c
, L.2.5a
Winter Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions for 1st and 2nd Grade
Non-fiction, winter reading comprehension passages will help your students increase their vocabulary and improve comprehension through text-based questions. These work great for guided reading during your literacy or science block. There is a print and Google Slides™ version for each topic. Is this similar to Close Reading?Yes, the structure is similar. For each of the six topics, there are focus vocabulary words, a reading passage, vocabulary definitions, comprehension questions, and a persona
1st - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.4
, RI.1.10
+3
Also included in: Seasonal Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
Frog and Toad Are Friends Book Study for Early Chapter Book Readers
I have enjoyed sharing the tales of Frog and Toad with my students so I created an enriching book study designed specifically for first-grade classrooms to go with it! This comprehensive resource brings the beloved early chapter book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, to life while reinforcing essential reading and writing skills. What's Inside: Teacher Guide: The teacher guide makes planning easy with vocabulary terms, engaging discussion questions, and interactive hands-on activities, ensuring an
1st
Grammar, Reading, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+11
Also included in: Frog and Toad Book Studies Bundle: Teacher Guides and Worksheets
End of the Year Bulletin Board Writing Activities | Oh the Places You'll Go
Students can get carried away with this fun end of the year writing activity with hot air balloons! There are balloons for moving from Kinder to First, First to Second, Second to Third, and Third to Fourth. The “ Oh the Places You’ll Go” balloon was intended for moving from Fourth to Fifth but could be used for any grade level. A blank balloon is also provided if you want to use your own phrase or just have students color without wording. Two planning pages and two different size baske
K - 3rd
Writing
CCSS
W.K.8
, W.1.8
, W.2.8
2nd Grade Daily Grammar Practice | DOL Fix the Sentence Worksheets
Do you teach Daily Oral Language (DOL) but find it time-consuming to write out sentences for your students each day? Are you looking for meaningful morning work or grammar practice? This time-saving resource will give your students the grammar practice or review they need without requiring daily prep for you! Pages can be passed out daily, or assemble and place in a prong folder or thin binder to create no-prep morning work. Within this daily oral language resource, students will practice ba
2nd
Grammar, Spelling, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
L.1.2
, L.1.2a
, L.1.2b
+10
Rhyming Words Activities with Rhyming Worksheets & 100 Puzzles
These rhyming word puzzles are a great way to enhance your students' phonological awareness! This hands-on resource includes 100 easy cut puzzles, designed to engage and challenge learners at different ability levels. The puzzles provide a variety of CVC, CVCE, blends, and digraph patterns to practice rhyming and offer picture and word support to meet the needs of diverse learners. Choose from four recording sheet options and six differentiated worksheets to easily assess understanding.
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Vocabulary
CCSS, TEKS
RF.K.2a
, LA.K.2.A.i
, LA.1.2.A.i
Also included in: Rhyming Activities Bundle
Count the Room Fall, Winter, and Spring Counting Practice Activities
Number sense is a concept that explains a child’s ability to both understand and use numbers in practice. Providing materials for kids to count and connect objects and numbers encourages children to see that numbers are more than words. It gives them the opportunity to practice looking for patterns and relationships between numbers. These counting activities will help students understand 1:1 correspondence and that objects have a numeric value. Make counting practice fun for your young learner
K - 1st
Numbers
CCSS, TEKS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
+7
The Hat by Jan Brett Book Companion Activities
The Hat is a fun winter read aloud to share with your students. This Jan Brett book companion provides lots of fun opportunities for literacy skill practice. What's included in this resource?Look at the preview to see everything that is included.Prediction PageVocabulary Pocket Chart Picture CardsStory MapRetelling CardsStory SequencingComparing Venn DiagramWho Said It? WorksheetAlphabetizing WorksheetStory Comprehension QuizWinter Clothes Word SearchWriting ActivitiesHedgehog Research for Begi
1st
Reading, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
RL.1.2
, RL.1.5
, W.1.3
+4
Also included in: The Mitten and The Hat Bundle
Frog and Toad Book Studies Bundle: Teacher Guides and Worksheets
Introduce Early Chapter Books with Ease Using Frog and Toad Book Studies! Bring Arnold Lobel's classic Frog and Toad stories to life for your first graders with this comprehensive, standards-aligned book study bundle. Designed to build essential literacy and math skills, this collection includes four 33-page book companions to use along with Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad All Year, Frog and Toad Together, and Days with Frog and Toad. This systematic, easy-to-follow resource makes
1st
Grammar, Reading, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+16
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Write the Room
This write the room for The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a fun way for kids to learn and practice using new vocabulary with the added bonus of getting to move around the room! What are the benefits of using write the room?Write the room is a great activity to reinforce concepts you are learning. The benefits can vary depending on the purpose of the set (skill based or thematic based). Skilled and thematic based write the room activities are perfect for: ☑ handwriting practice ☑ adding moveme
K - 1st
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
L.K.6
Long Ago and Today Activities and Worksheets
Teach your students about past and present and comparing how things have changed over time. These engaging long ago/today activities and worksheets can be used for literacy and social studies centers. There are options for small group, partner, and independent learning. What is included in this resource?Picture Sort66 colored picture cardslong ago/today and past/present header cardsPicture Sequencing Puzzles18 three-piece picture puzzlesComparing and PredictingPast, Present, Future Changes Over
1st - 2nd
U.S. History, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
RI.1.3
, RI.1.4
, RI.1.10
+4
Also included in: Long Ago and Today Bundle
Back to School Classroom Helpers for Classroom Jobs with Pictures
Using a classroom jobs or classroom helpers system with your elementary students can create a positive and organized learning environment, reinforce classroom routines and procedures, develop responsibility and leadership skills, and foster a cooperative and inclusive classroom culture. 32 Classroom Jobs Included:( Each card is 2.25 inches tall by 4.5 inches wide) Alphabetizer Announcement Maker Backpack Monitor Board Cleaner Breakfast Helper Calendar Helper Chair Stacker Classroom
1st - 2nd
CCSS
L.1.5c
, L.2.5a
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About the store
Experience
Y'all come on in! I’m Rhonda, the creator behind Resource Ranch, and I’m so glad you stopped by. I know firsthand how challenging and rewarding teaching can be, and I’m here to help make your job a bit easier.
At Resource Ranch, you’ll find various resources designed to save you time and make learning fun for your students. My collection includes:
• Phonics Centers and Worksheets
• Book Companions
• Reading Passages
• Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies Activities
• Holiday and Seasonal Skill Reviews
• Fun Supplements like Vocabulary Word Searches, Crosswords, and Phonics Puzzles
Most of my resources are tailored for K-2 learners, with a special focus on first grade. I also have many SPED and ESL teachers who find my materials especially helpful. As a mom and grandma, I love supporting homeschooling parents, too!
I started teaching in 1997 and hold certifications as a Texas Elementary Teacher for 1st-8th grades and a Librarian for grades K-12. I’m also certified as a Reading Specialist, ESL Supplemental Teacher, and Gifted and Talented Teacher for 1st-8th grades. My resources are standards-aligned and designed with differentiation in mind, perfect for supporting all learners, including ESL and SPED students.
What Buyers Are Saying
"This is a wonderful collection of activities to help any student improve their skills! It has given my struggling students the confidence they needed to grow!"
"Great resource for independent reading practice for my students. It has the perfect mix of multiple choice and written answers. The topics are interesting and timely. My students were engaged and were able to feel successful as they worked through each passage."
"This is hands down my son's favorite activity. We often leave it set out on a table because he loves to come back and complete this on his own. I love that it was easy to laminate so we can use it again and again."
Thank you for visiting Resource Ranch! I hope you find resources here that will bring joy and effective learning to your classroom. If you have any questions feel free to reach out. ResourceRanch@gmail.com I’m happy to help!
My own education history
School Library Texas Certification EC –12
Texas Teacher Certification; Elementary Self-Contained 1-8
Texas Teacher Certification; Elementary Reading 1-8
Texas Teacher Certification; English as a Second Language Supplemental 1-8
(All certifications valid through 2029)
Gifted and Talented - District Certified
Additional biographical information
A Little About Me
I’ve had the pleasure of working with students from pre-K all the way up to college graduate students. My love for teaching started early; my favorite picture book in first grade was "May I Bring a Friend?" by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers. I loved it so much that I frequently checked it out from both the school and public libraries.
When I’m not busy creating resources or teaching, I enjoy traveling. My favorite trips have been to the beach in Jamaica and the mountains in Tennessee.
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