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I am a reading specialist and teacher of students in grades K through 5th, special education, preschool, and yoga. I instruct staff development and also work as a consultant and an instructional coach. I teach and design programs and materials for homeschoolers and World Schoolers. I am an award-winning teacher! I am Métis, with French, Cree and Mi'kmaq heritage.
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Preview of Piggie & Elephant Coloring Book for Early Readers and Writers & ESL

Piggie & Elephant Coloring Book for Early Readers and Writers & ESL

Your young learners are sure to fall in love with this coloring book featuring Mo Willems most loved Elephant and Piggie characters. Your students will love coloring Elephant and Piggie characters and listening to the funny text. This coloring book will help your emergent readers develop print awareness, oral language and retelling with a little help from Mo Willems friends. These Print & Go Elephant and Piggie coloring pages are easy to prep and sure to be a favorite in your classroom.   The
Preview of ASL and Spanish cards for Dual Language Learners | Translanguaging

ASL and Spanish cards for Dual Language Learners | Translanguaging

Teaching students sign language related to the world around them is an important part of language development.  What better place to start than basic vocabulary and command words.  Incorporate translanguaging strategies into your learning environment with these 25 cards that have Spanish, English and the visual image of the ASL motions. These colorful ASL Vocabulary Cards display a variety of classroom commands and basic communication. Perfect for young students new to a school setting or ESL /
Preview of Bilingual Calendar Spanish & English | Months of the Year and Weather

Bilingual Calendar Spanish & English | Months of the Year and Weather

Engage children in learning months and days of the week in 2 languages! Calendars are awesome for teaching math and vocabulary. Great for Native Spanish speakers and children learning a second language. For your classroom or homeschool calendar. This high-quality resource includes all 12 calendar headers; one for each month, plus the days of the week, as well as 10 descriptors for weather. Just print, trim, and laminate. A classroom or home calendar is a perfect way to teach the words for months
Preview of Mo Willems Author Study & Coloring Book about Best Friends for Emergent Readers

Mo Willems Author Study & Coloring Book about Best Friends for Emergent Readers

Your young learners will fall in love with this coloring book featuring Mo Willems most loved Elephant and Piggie characters. Children love coloring Elephant and Piggie characters as they listen to the funny text. This coloring book will help your emergent readers develop print awareness, oral language and retelling with a little help from Mo Willems friends. These Print & Go Elephant and Piggie coloring pages are easy to prep and sure to be a favorite in your classroom.   The award winning bo
Preview of School Supplies and Classroom Vocabulary Cards in Spanish and English

School Supplies and Classroom Vocabulary Cards in Spanish and English

Engage your students with these colorful, simple images of classroom objects to teach students school vocabulary. Great for ESL students or special education, and to clarify instructions. You can print the pages to use as review for common objects in the classroom or cut them to make flash cards to teach vocabulary. You may use them also for directions for students who struggle with preparing for class. You can also use these as labels for where to put things in the classroom. I use these cards
Preview of Piggie and Elephant Talk About Feelings | SEL Coloring Book for Early Readers

Piggie and Elephant Talk About Feelings | SEL Coloring Book for Early Readers

Engage your early readers and writers with this interactive SEL coloring book! Your learners will love these coloring their favorite characters from a much loved author, Mo Willems. Piggie and Gerald are great friends for young readers. As children color these funny characters, and read the sentences, it will help them develop greater reading comprehension. This coloring book encourages children to: Identify and name feelingsConnect their own feelings with the characters' feeling.Read sentenc
Preview of Bilingual Preschool Songs Spanish and English | Learning Language through Music

Bilingual Preschool Songs Spanish and English | Learning Language through Music

Fun and engaging songs in both Spanish and English for children 3 years-old to 9. A great teacher resource for teaching English Language Learners from preschool to elementary. This book is also great for homeschool families wishing to learn Spanish in a fun and interactive way. All songs are in both Spanish and English, easy to read with colorful designs. The best way for children to learn Spanish or ESL is by singing, finger plays, playing games and having fun! Have fun while learning a second
Preview of Bilingual Bundle of 2 Piggie and Elephant Coloring Books in Spanish and English

Bilingual Bundle of 2 Piggie and Elephant Coloring Books in Spanish and English

Here are 2 coloring books in English and Spanish, to share the fun of these favorite characters of Piggie and Gerald, best friends from the books written and illustrated by Mo Willems. Piggie and Gerald are great friends for young readers. Each page has one or two simple sentences for beginner readers and to teach about print awareness. This coloring book supplements the award winning books by Mo Willems support emergent reading skills in Spanish. This coloring book will reinforce skills for beg
Preview of Mo Willems Author Study | Fun Bundle Coloring Books & Activities

Mo Willems Author Study | Fun Bundle Coloring Books & Activities

Engage children with these fun coloring books and paper bag puppets to act out their favorite stories for fun Beginning of School Year activity. Share in the delightful antics of Piggie and Elephant with this hands-on project. You can encourage children in pretend play as they act out parts of their favorite stories with their friends. These puppets and coloring books are great to accompany the award-winning books by Mo Willems and support emergent reading skills. These puppets will reinforce la
Preview of Bilingual Early Childhood Learning Activities | Spanish and English

Bilingual Early Childhood Learning Activities | Spanish and English

Your students or homeschool children will love this super bundle of Spanish and English activities, songs, ABC cards and coloring pages inspire the love of learning languages. Packed full of learning activities your children will love, this Bilingual Preschool Learning Activities has 24 resources! These quality resources will help children learn 2 languages simultaneously while having tons of fun. Images are bright and colorful, so you can create a positive bilingual learning environment. If yo
Preview of Elephant & Piggie Book Activities | Mo Willems Book Activities for Early Readers

Elephant & Piggie Book Activities | Mo Willems Book Activities for Early Readers

Your young learners are sure to fall in love with these book activities featuring Mo Willems most loved Elephant and Piggie characters. Your students will love making Elephant and Piggie stick puppets, playing games and writing dialogue for Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie characters. These research-based strategy book activities will help your emergent readers develop print awareness, sequencing skills, oral language and retelling with a little help from Mo Willems friends. These Print & Go El
Preview of Molly of Denali | Learn about Alaska with Engaging Activities

Molly of Denali | Learn about Alaska with Engaging Activities

Learn about Alaska and Athabascan culture with Molly of Denali, an award-winning PBS series. These activities will help you teach your students about other cultures while improving their fluency, along with the Molly of Denali books. You can combine these lessons with social studies, to increase learning about the far north and Indigenous cultures. This resource has engaging activities that include: Character studyMaps of Alaska to colorFree response writing and coloring activitiesResponse pages
Preview of Informational Text about Mackinac Island History and the Present | Google Slides

Informational Text about Mackinac Island History and the Present | Google Slides

Have fun learning about Mackinac Island and its rich history! Mackinac Island, which is pronounced "Mack-i-naw," is located in the Straits of Mackinac, between the Lower and Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This resource includes 3 pages of history, which includes information about the French fur trade that took place on the island. Google slides with fill-in the blank worksheet for vocabulary and written response. Suggested activities for students: 1) Build Background knowledge; look at a globe an
Preview of Beginners Guide to Learning Spanish Middle School and High School

Beginners Guide to Learning Spanish Middle School and High School

Older students will love this self-study guide for learning Spanish. This book integrates the best learning strategies, written by a second language acquisition specialist. Each lesson starts with a dialog in Spanish to practice oral language, then has goals, explanation of verbs; then ends with a quote in Spanish and suggestions for writing in a journal, listening to songs in Spanish and other fun activities! Emphasis is on communication and learning courtesies common in the Spanish language,
Preview of Anishinaabe Cultural Resources | Storytelling & Teachings of the 7 Grandfathers

Anishinaabe Cultural Resources | Storytelling & Teachings of the 7 Grandfathers

Students will love these Native American stories, which include seven stories from the Anishinaabe culture, representing the teachings of the Seven Grandfathers. These stories can be learned and told orally by a storyteller, literacy coach, reading specialist, or classroom teacher. I have selected each of these stories to correlate with the teachings of the seven grandfathers, the values of Bravery, Honesty, Humility, Wisdom, Respect, Love, and Truth. The bundle includes two kinds of story maps,
Preview of Mo Willems Author Study | Literacy Activities about Gerald & Piggie Stories

Mo Willems Author Study | Literacy Activities about Gerald & Piggie Stories

Engage children with coloring book about love of stories and author study about Mo Willems. The coloring book, starring Piggie and Elephant, teaches about story elements, telling stories and turn-taking. Share the fun of these favorite characters of Piggie and Elephant with this interactive coloring book. Each page of the coloring book has one or two simple sentences to teach about print awareness. This coloring book focuses on the importance of telling – and listening to – exciting stories. Yo
Preview of Brown Bear Sequencing Activity Improve Vocabulary and Sequencing in Spanish

Brown Bear Sequencing Activity Improve Vocabulary and Sequencing in Spanish

Engage your children with this activity, which they can color on their own and then put them in the order found in the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Your children will love this sequencing activity. Sequencing is an important readiness skill that provides a foundation for reading development, problem solving and scientific inquiry. This concept helps children learn to recognize patterns that make their world more understandable and predictable. What is sequencing?Sequencing is the ability to arra
Preview of Bundle of 2 Coloring Books for PreK Beginning Readers and ESL | Piggie & Gerald

Bundle of 2 Coloring Books for PreK Beginning Readers and ESL | Piggie & Gerald

Here are 2 coloring books to share the fun of these favorite characters of Piggie and Elephant. Piggie and Elephant are great friends for young readers. Each page has one or two simple sentences to teach about print awareness. Since a couple of pages are duplicated in the introduction to the characters, I have deeply discounted this bundle, so that you and your students have a quality experience with the resources I have created! These coloring books support emergent reading skills. This colorin
Preview of Learn French Vocabulary with Sequencing Activity & Matching Game & Calendar

Learn French Vocabulary with Sequencing Activity & Matching Game & Calendar

Engage your children with these 7 French activities and classroom resources. French calendar is bright and colorful. Book activities include a sequencing game. Children can color on their own and then put the cards in the order found in the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Your children will love this sequencing activity. Sequencing is an important readiness skill that provides a foundation for reading development, problem solving and scientific inquiry. This concept helps children learn to recogni
Preview of Bundle Brown Bear Brown Bear Matching Card Game and Sequencing Activity

Bundle Brown Bear Brown Bear Matching Card Game and Sequencing Activity

Your children will love this sequencing activity. Engage your children with this activity, which they can color on their own and then put them in the order found in the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle. Sequencing is an important readiness skill that provides a foundation for reading development, problem solving and scientific inquiry. This concept helps children learn to recognize patterns that make their world more understandable and predictable. What is sequencing?Sequencing is the
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Experience

I am a reading specialist and teacher of students in grades K through 5th, special education, preschool, and yoga. I instruct staff development and also work as a consultant and an instructional coach. I teach and design programs and materials for homeschoolers and World Schoolers. I am an award-winning teacher! I am Métis, with French, Cree and Mi'kmaq heritage.

Teaching style

I believe research-based teaching strategies can transform teaching. I integrate storytelling throughout my curriculum, since research proves that it improves memory and increases academic achievement. My teaching style is based on compassion, mindfulness and kindness. I infuse multiculturalism and mindfulness throughout the day.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Clemson University; "Write to Change" award. 2 DeWitt-Wallace Fellowships. State of Alaska fellowship for the Breadloaf School of English "Best Literacy Program Award" for a Birth to 5 Indigenous language program called "Baby Raven Reads" for 2017, from the Library of Congress.

My own education history

I have a Masters of English from Middlebury College, and a Masters in Spanish. I also have an Educational Specialist degree from Michigan, and two endorsements: one in Special Education and the other as a Reading specialist. I am currently working on a PhD in Indigenous Studies.

Additional biographical information

I travel the world, love teaching in different countries. I am fluent in Spanish, French and English. My mother is a Native French speaker and I grew up with two languages in the home. I learned Spanish when I was in my teens and gained near native-like fluency, with much discipline and dedication. I believe in the importance of being bilingual, which leads to being bi-cognitive and supports children in their critical thinking skills.