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Newport News, Virginia, United States
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I have been teaching since 2008 in the Virginia Public School System. I have worked primarily with low income and military families. I love teaching and love to be organized. Anything I can do to make the school day run smoother helps. The games I've created are great for centers. I use them so that students can practice the things I've taught on their own.
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Preview of Monster Fractions of a Set

Monster Fractions of a Set

In this game students can practice fractions of a set with cards. Laminate the cards and have students look at the pictures to write the fraction that is represented by each color. This set practices halves, thirds and fourths with same and different shapes. This will make a great center activity. There is a worksheet for students to complete as a check for understanding.
Preview of Contraction Printables

Contraction Printables

Here are 6 printables ready to go to practice contractions! Included are: not, is, have, will, would, had There are 6 cut and glue pages Check out my other contraction activities here: Contraction Matching GameContraction Class BookFishy Contraction Book
Preview of Ozobot Math - Addition and Subtraction Facts to 10

Ozobot Math - Addition and Subtraction Facts to 10

With technology and our students being our future, why not combine the two? Students not only can learn to code with Ozobots, but now they can code and practice their math facts! What a fun way to incorporate techlogy and coding into your math lessons! A great center or group activity! Use the worksheet provided or use the cards and have students create an even bigger track!
Preview of Identify the Operation - Addition or Subtraction

Identify the Operation - Addition or Subtraction

Use these task cards to help students identify the operation they would use to solve. There are no numbers in the problems so no actual solving is taking place. Help students to identify which type of story problems are addition (combining/joining) problems and which are subtraction (removing/comparing). Sort mat included if you'd like to place as a center. TWO different worksheets available to assess for understanding!
Preview of O-FISH-ally in Tags-FREEBEE!!!

O-FISH-ally in Tags-FREEBEE!!!

I have a great FREEBEE for back to school!! These tags are great for back to school night or the first day of school. Add to your favorite treat or gift for your students to complete the package! You're O-FISH-ally in: Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade These go great with my Sails,Whales and Lil' Fish classroom decor stuff!! Sails, Whales and Lil' Fish Name Tags Sails, Whales and Lil' Fish Job Chart Cards Sails, Whales and Lil' Fish Class Schedule Cards
Preview of Ozobot Math - Multiplication and Divsion

Ozobot Math - Multiplication and Divsion

With technology and our students being our future, why not combine the two? Students not only can learn to code with Ozobots, but now they can code and pratice their math facts! What a fun way to incorporate technology and coding into your math lessons! A great center or group activity! Use the worksheet provided or use the cards and have students create and even bigger track!
Preview of Thanksgiving Packet

Thanksgiving Packet

This packet is all games and activities that are themed around Thanksgiving! Buy the packet together for a discounted price than buying separately! Also, Bookmarks, Reading Challenge and Dear Farmer Joe not available in my store!! Inside you will find: *Thanksgiving Bookmarks *Thanksgiving Break Reading Challenge Activity *Fact Family Harvest - Math Center for Fact Families *Dear Farmer Joe, - Letter to the Farmer from the Turkey Writing Activity Descriptive Writing Turkey - Activity About
Preview of Adjectives

Adjectives

This lesson introduces adjectives through the use of investigation of popcorn with the five senses. Included are: *Adjectives poster *Cards to sort adjective/not an adjectives. *Worksheet finding adjectives and nouns in sentences. *Worksheet to re-write sentences adding more adjectives. *Worksheet to write descriptive sentences about popcorn.
Preview of Right Angle Sorting

Right Angle Sorting

Use this fun center to practice identifying shapes that have right angles! You can sort by number of angles or by angles or no angles. Accountability worksheet at the end of the file! Enjoy!!
Preview of Winter Break Reading Challenge - FREEBEE!

Winter Break Reading Challenge - FREEBEE!

Want to have your students do some reading over the winter break? Here is a little challenge sheet for them! Feel free to add your own incentive for bringing it back completed after the break. Students fill in the date on the glove that they read and write the name of the book. Once they've read for 30 min that day they color the mittens. They need to color all the mittens and bring it back completed after winter break is over. A fun way to get your kids reading over the long break!
Preview of Magnets: Interactive Notebook and Activities

Magnets: Interactive Notebook and Activities

This unit focuses on Magnets and can be used for an interactive notebook. There area activity pages that can be used with the interactive notes or separately. Included are: *Magnets information page *Attract and Repel Pictures and cards *Will it Attract? Magnet Experiment *Alike and Different - Compare and Contrast Natural and Artificial Magnets *A New Kind of Magnet - Create your own new application for magnets. Check out my other interactive notebook pages!! More to come!!
Preview of Rounding on a Number Line Task Cards

Rounding on a Number Line Task Cards

Number lines help students to understand where a number falls in relation to other numbers. When it comes to rounding a number, students must know where the number falls between two numbers. I like starting the lesson with some whole group activities. Have 3 student volunteers stand at the front of the room in a line facing the rest of the students. Hand each student a white board. Show a number you’d like to round and tell the students what place value you’d like to round it to. Have the stude
Preview of Reading Comprehension Tri-Fold FREEBEE - Level M

Reading Comprehension Tri-Fold FREEBEE - Level M

Tri-Fold for Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones: Captain Field Day Great activity for students to work on in reading groups or during independent stations. Practice different reading strategies like Making Connections, Making Predictions, Problem/Solution and more! More Tri-fold's available for levels H-M in my store! Buy them individually by level or purchase the bundle at a discounted price! These are all growing bundles, so get them while they are cheap!
Preview of Christmas Bookmarks - FREEBEE

Christmas Bookmarks - FREEBEE

Some cute Christmas themed bookmarks to give to your students!
Preview of Real or Nonsense Word Sort: Long Vowels and Diphthongs

Real or Nonsense Word Sort: Long Vowels and Diphthongs

Use these cards to practice reading real and nonsense words. Words include: Long a (vce) Long i (vce) Long o (vce) Long u (vce) Long a (ai/ay) Long e (ee/ea) Long i (ie, igh) Long o (oa, ow) ew, ue, ui au, aw, augh oi, oy ou, ow
Preview of Fact Families - Thanksgiving Theme

Fact Families - Thanksgiving Theme

With this game students have to match the number sentences to their fact family. There is a worksheet for the students to complete. A great math center for Addition and Subtraction Fact Family practice!
Preview of Sentence Elaboration

Sentence Elaboration

This packet includes multiple worksheets with different simple sentences for student to work on elaborating. Teachers can use the blank worksheet to add their own sentences or to add sentences students write themselves that might need elaboration.
Preview of Halloween Packet

Halloween Packet

This packet is all Halloween themed! Get everything bundled together for a discounted price!! Included are: Halloween Reading Bookmarks Descriptive Writing the Importance of Details Monsters Spooky Roll and Add or Subtract Halloween Monster Fractions of a Set Monster Contractions
Preview of Summer Packet

Summer Packet

Here is what is included in my summer packet! Summer Reading Bookmarks Summer Journal Ideas for parents Summer Reading Challenge: Can you read in all of these places? Any grade level can use the reading challenge and writing ideas!!
Preview of Reading Comprehension Tri-Fold - Level L

Reading Comprehension Tri-Fold - Level L

Tri-fold of various level L books. Use during reading stations or for independent work. Various skills are practiced and there is an activity for each day of the week. Current books included are: 1. Dog Breath - by: Dav Pilkey 2. Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery - by: David Adler 3. Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball - by: David Adler 4. Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones - by: David Adler 5. Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery – by: David Adler 6.
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Experience

I have been teaching since 2008 in the Virginia Public School System. I have worked primarily with low income and military families. I love teaching and love to be organized. Anything I can do to make the school day run smoother helps. The games I've created are great for centers. I use them so that students can practice the things I've taught on their own.

Teaching style

I love to use technology. I also love to do any activities where the students can problem solve on their own. I love it when students are able to discover new things on their own. The pride they have in themselves is priceless.

Awards & shining teacher moments

During the 2013-2014 School year I was a nominee for teacher of the year. I was also nominated for teacher of the year for 2020-21. I received a division apple award this same year from the superintendent of the school division.

My own education history

I attended Christopher Newport University where I got my BA in Early Childhood Psychology. I also received my teaching license through CNU.

Additional biographical information

I have been happily married since 2009 and we welcomed our first child in Oct. 2013.