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Welcome to Around the Clock Literacy! I am Callie Thurell, a dedicated teacher resource creator specializing in early elementary literacy. With a strong focus on phonics, phonemic awareness, and fluency, I strive to provide engaging and effective materials to enhance your students' reading skills through the science of reading. My resources are crafted with care and backed by my 12 years of experience in public education, where I taught kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Each product is designed to make learning fun and accessible, ensuring that every young learner can thrive.
In addition to my professional experience, I am a proud mom of three energetic boys and a committed homeschooler. This dual perspective as both an educator and a parent allows me to understand the diverse needs of children and create resources that are practical, user-friendly, and impactful. I am passionate about supporting fellow educators and parents in their journey to foster a love of reading in children. Thank you for visiting Around the Clock Literacy, and I hope my resources can bring joy and success to your classroom or homeschooling experience!
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Kindergarten Letter Formation Handwriting Practice Alphabet Writing Assessment
Assess students letter formation and uppercase and lowercase matching with a no prep practice and assessment tool. This Alphabet Writing Practice and Assessment Packet gives your learners targeted handwriting practice while providing you with a simple way to assess their progress on both uppercase and lowercase letters.Perfect for kindergarten and preschool these printable handwriting worksheets support early phonics and writing skills. Just print and go—no prep required!What's Included:Tracing
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1d
Preschool Assessment - PreK Student Testing and Kindergarten Readiness Tool
Make beginning-of-year and quarterly assessments simple, consistent, and stress-free with this comprehensive Preschool Assessment! This resource includes everything you need to assess early learners on the most essential kindergarten-readiness skills — without spending hours prepping. What’s Included2 Teacher Recording Sheet Options Option A: Letters & numbers in ABC and numerical order Option B: Letters & numbers in the mixed order that matches the student sheets Student Assessment Sheets Uppe
PreK
For All Subjects
Also included in: Preschool Paperwork & Planning Toolkit - Forms and Assessment BUNDLE
Kindergarten Letter Identification Game Alphabet Phonics Activity ABC Center
Turn letter recognition practice into a game your students beg to play! This Alphabet Go Fish activity is an engaging, low-prep phonics center (perfect for an ABC Center) that helps young learners master uppercase and lowercase letter matching while building confidence and automaticity with the alphabet.Perfect for small groups, centers, early finishers, and interventionWhat’s Included104 letter cardsFull directions for Go Fish3 BONUS games directions using the same cards: • Concentration/Match
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.1d
Preschool Pacing Guide - Year at a Glance - Curriculum Outline & Academic Goals
Not sure where to start with planning your preK year? The Preschool Year at a Glance Pacing Guide gives you a clear, simple roadmap for the school year so you always know what to teach next. Includes monthly themes, and outline of skill to teach. This is a great resource for teachers looking to start their in home preschool or teachers who don't have a curriculum to guide their planning. Perfect for preschool and Pre-K teachers who want to stay organized while still keeping learning flexible and
PreK
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
Also included in: Preschool Paperwork & Planning Toolkit - Forms and Assessment BUNDLE
Pioneer Life Unit Westward Expansion Activities and Worksheets 2nd 3rd Grade
Explore the fascinating world of pioneers during westward expansion! Designed for elementary classrooms, this resource includes a variety of activities that bring pioneers to life. A great introduction to westward expansion, students will love the hands on activities that show how life was different then vs now.What’s Inside?Lesson Overview/Lesson PlansKWL ChartReading Passage and Comprehension Questions: Students read a small passage and answer multiple choice questions.Vocabulary Cards and Wor
2nd - 3rd
Social Studies, U.S. History
Family Craft Projects Monthly Art Homework Templates for the Whole Year
Looking for an easy, low-prep way to build classroom community and get family involvement? This yearlong set of monthly craft templates is a great way to get students excited about "homework". Low prep means simply print a template, staple on the quick direction sheet, send it home, and watch the decorated masterpieces come rolling back in. These projects are stress-free for families and zero headache for you—pretty much the dream.Each month includes a template students cut out and decorate usin
PreK - 1st
Art
Life Cycle of a Flower 1st Grade Science Plant Life Cycle Reading Comprehension
Expand your life science unit about plant life with this Life Cycle of a Flower resource. Learn all about plants with activities that include a class book, emergent reader, vocabulary cards, reading comprehension and no prep worksheets. Students will learn about how plants grow and how the life cycle works.What's Included:Vocabulary cardsClass BookStudent bookReading comprehension passageWriting activityCut and Paste LabelingMatching worksheetThis mini science unit helps you:Introduces vocabular
1st - 2nd
Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS
3-LS1-1
Parts of a Spider Science Unit - Labeling, Reading Comprehension, and Writing
Explore the fascinating world of spiders with this engaging parts of a spider mini unit! Perfect for young learners, this hands-on resource helps students identify and label key parts of a spider. Vocabulary cards with kid friendly definitions and printable spider books help students learn how spiders survive. Reading comprehension passages, writing activity, and cut/paste labeling is all included in this no prep resource. Students will love the real photos on the vocabulary cards and in the cla
1st - 2nd
Science
Tutoring Contract and Agreement - Editable Forms for Private Tutors
Create clear expectations from the start with this Tutoring Contract and Parent Agreement. These editable forms help tutors organize essential business paperwork while outlining payment terms, responsibilities, policies, and parent permissions in one professional resource.This tutoring agreement is designed for private tutors who want a polished way to communicate expectations with families. The contract includes space for student information, tutoring goals, fees, scheduling details, responsibi
Not Specific
For All Subjects
Kindergarten Fluency Homework Progress Monitoring Weekly Practice Drills
Looking for simple, consistent fluency homework you can use all year long? This Kindergarten Fluency Homework Bundle gives students repeated practice with important early literacy skills in a quick, easy-to-use format.Each fluency page is designed to be simple enough to send home, but structured enough to give students meaningful practice. Students set a timer, read the letters, sounds, words, or pictures, and record their time each day. The goal is to build confidence, accuracy, and automaticit
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
RF.K.1d
, RF.K.2d
, RF.K.3
+3
Kindergarten First Day of School Activity Bear Hunt School Procedures Tour
Looking for a fun way to show your kindergarten students the school campus? This Back to School Campus Tour Bear Hunt is perfect for familiarizing students with important campus areas.Hunt for teddy bears while learning school rules and expectations. Ideal for the first day of school, this engaging tour helps students feel comfortable and excited about their new environment.What's Included:Detailed Directions"We're Going on a Bear Hunt" Lyrics (Music not included)Clue Cards and Teddy Bear Cutout
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Preschool Paperwork & Planning Toolkit - Forms and Assessment BUNDLE
Starting your own preschool or trying to get your preschool paperwork organized? This Preschool Paperwork & Planning Toolkit gives you the essential forms and planning tools you need to organize enrollment, communicate tuition expectations, assess students, and plan your preschool year with more confidence.Whether you are running a home preschool, private preschool, daycare preschool program, or small early childhood class, this bundle helps you get the important paperwork in place without start
PreK
Not Subject Specific
Kindergarten CVC Words Fluency Homework - Progress Monitoring Practice Sheets
Give your students quick, consistent CVC word fluency practice all year long. These CVC fluency homework pages help students build confidence reading short vowel words with repeated practice in a simple, easy-to-send-home format. The timed practice also gives students extra exposure to the kind of quick word reading they may see during benchmark assessments like DIBELS or Acadience.Each month includes 4 themed CVC fluency pages that students can read at school, send home for homework, or use as
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.3
Also included in: Kindergarten Fluency Homework Progress Monitoring Weekly Practice Drills
2nd Grade Poetry Unit - Types of Poems - Activities and Worksheets
Unlock the world of poetry with our "All About Poetry" unit. This poetry unit provides a thorough introduction to six different types of poetry, each presented with clear definitions and vivid examples. This resource is crafted to spark students' creativity and deepen their understanding of poetic forms. Each section is designed to be student-friendly, ensuring that even those new to poetry can grasp the concepts and enjoy the learning process. With detailed explanations, engaging examples, and
2nd - 3rd
Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing
CCSS
RL.2.4
, RL.4.5
Addition Flashcards to 10 | Math Fluency | Addition Fluency to 10 - Kindergarten
Help your students with addition fluency. Addition within 10 flashcards are easy to use and are great for adding to a center, or sending home with parents. Flashcards are both horizontal and vertical. Bonus cards included for math vocabulary. What's Included:Addition Flashcards: Each card features a clear and simple addition problem, presented both horizontally and vertically to support varied learning styles.Bonus Cards: Define and illustrate important math terms to build a strong foundational
K - 1st
Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
K.OA.A.5
Kindergarten Growth Assessment | BOY & EOY Skills Assessment for Data Tracking
Looking for a simple way to assess your kindergarten students and track growth all year? This kindergarten assessment tool helps teachers gather meaningful data for small groups, intervention planning, report cards, parent conferences, and student assessment binders.Use this resource at the beginning of the year, middle of the year, end of the year, or during quarterly progress monitoring checks to see what students know and what they still need to practice.Skills Covered:ELA Skills:• Letter rec
Kindergarten
English Language Arts, Math
Phonemic Awareness Practice Cards – Heggerty Style Cards for Transition Times
Make the most of those little pockets of time in your kindergarten day with these Phonemic Awareness Transition Task Cards. Practice skills like beginning sounds, phoneme segmentation, and rhyming. These cards are designed to be printed, cut, placed on a ring, and taken with you during transitions so you can sneak in quick phonemic awareness practice while your class is waiting in line.Use them while waiting for lunch, specials, recess, dismissal, bathroom breaks, or any time you have a few extr
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2b
+2
Alphabet Writing - Christmas Letter Tracing - Kindergarten ABC Worksheets
Make learning the alphabet festive and fun with this Christmas Alphabet Writing Practice resource! Perfect for preschool and kindergarten students, this set of holiday-themed worksheets will help your students develop essential letter recognition and writing skills. Each worksheet provides opportunities for young learners to trace both uppercase and lowercase letters in a joyful Christmas-themed format. What's Included:6 worksheets:2 uppercase letter tracing pages2 lowercase letter tracing page
PreK - K
English Language Arts
CCSS
RF.K.1d
Preschool Application & Registration Forms - In Home Preschool Enrollment Forms
Starting your own preschool? Keep organized and on the same page with parents with this enrollment packet. These preschool application and registration forms are designed to help you streamline the enrollment process, stay organized, and keep all your students’ important information in one easy-to-access place. Perfect for home-based preschools and daycare programs.Why Teachers Love This Pack: Save time and reduce stress with ready-to-use forms—no more creating forms from scratch. Keep all stud
PreK
For All Subjects
Also included in: Preschool Paperwork & Planning Toolkit - Forms and Assessment BUNDLE
Kindergarten Nonsense Word Fluency Homework Progress Monitoring Practice Sheets
Give your students quick, consistent nonsense word fluency practice all year long. These vc and cvc nonsense word fluency homework pages help students build confidence decoding short vowel words with repeated practice in a simple, easy-to-send-home format. The timed practice also gives students extra exposure to the kind of quick word reading they may see during benchmark assessments like DIBELS or Acadience.Each month includes 4 themed nonsense words fluency pages that students can read at scho
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.3
Also included in: Kindergarten Fluency Homework Progress Monitoring Weekly Practice Drills
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Welcome to Around the Clock Literacy! I am Callie Thurell, a dedicated teacher resource creator specializing in early elementary literacy. With a strong focus on phonics, phonemic awareness, and fluency, I strive to provide engaging and effective materials to enhance your students' reading skills through the science of reading. My resources are crafted with care and backed by my 12 years of experience in public education, where I taught kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Each product is designed to make learning fun and accessible, ensuring that every young learner can thrive.
In addition to my professional experience, I am a proud mom of three energetic boys and a committed homeschooler. This dual perspective as both an educator and a parent allows me to understand the diverse needs of children and create resources that are practical, user-friendly, and impactful. I am passionate about supporting fellow educators and parents in their journey to foster a love of reading in children. Thank you for visiting Around the Clock Literacy, and I hope my resources can bring joy and success to your classroom or homeschooling experience!
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My teaching style is centered around small group instruction, which allows me to tailor lessons to meet the unique needs of each student. I believe in the power of hands-on learning to foster deep understanding and keep students actively engaged. By creating a fun and dynamic classroom environment, I strive to make learning an enjoyable experience. My resources place a strong emphasis on literacy skills, as I understand the crucial role they play in a child's overall academic success. Dive into my collection and discover tools that will inspire and support your students on their learning journey!
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