Balanced Elementary Life
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Welcome to Balanced Elementary Life, or B.E. Life. I am a current 3rd grade teacher in the public school system with 17 years of teaching experience, and mama to 4. Balanced Elementary Life came to fruition during my endless journey of trying to find the perfect balance between Work Life and Life Life. Though I am still on that journey, I do know that we educators cannot do this fulfilling, sometimes crazy, job alone. That's where Balanced Elementary Life comes in. Balanced Elementary Life is your one-stop shop for resources that are print-ready, with little to no prep involved. Let Balanced Elementary Life do some of the work for you, so you can get one step closer to finding that healthy balance between work and life.
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Grade 1: IMSE/OG Phonics Lesson Plans & Resources Lessons 33-57
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. These lesson plans follow IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 1 lesson concepts 33-57. That's 25 lessons! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, so this resource is great for a variety of grades and ages. Lesson plans follow a 5-day, consistent schedule from conc
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
CCSS
RF.1.2
, RF.1.2a
, RF.1.2c
+6
Grade 2: IMSE/OG Phonics Lesson Plans & Resources Lessons 58-83
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. These lesson plans follow IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concepts 58-83. That's 26 lessons! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, so this resource is great for a variety of grades and ages. Lesson plans follow a 5-day, consistent schedule from conc
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3a
, RF.2.3b
+5
Whole Numbers & Rounding Math Small Group Lesson Plans & Resources
This resource includes *TEN* whole numbers and rounding lesson plans, task cards, worksheets, assessments, and so much more! Lesson plans are geared toward math small group, but can just as easily be used whole class. This ready-to-go unit requires little to no teacher prep! This unit is comprised of 10 lessons: Lesson 1: Read and Write Whole NumbersLesson 2: Value of a Digit & Expanded FormLesson 3: Show Numbers in Different Ways (up to 1,000)Lesson 4: Show Numbers in Different Ways (up
2nd - 3rd
Basic Operations, Numbers, Place Value
CCSS
3.NBT.A.1
, MP3
, MP4
Fraction Whole and Small Group Lesson Plans with Assessments
This resource includes *NINE* fraction lesson plans, task cards, worksheets, assessments, and so much more! Lesson plans are geared toward math small group, but can just as easily be used whole class. This ready-to-go unit requires little to no teacher prep! This unit is comprised of 9 lessons: Lesson 1: Area ModelsDay 1: Intro. to Skill: Using tiles to build area models to show a given fraction. Teacher examples and visuals included.Day 2: Guided Practice: Includes warm up worksheet.
2nd - 4th
Basic Operations, Fractions
CCSS
3.NF.A.1
, 3.NF.A.2
, 3.NF.A.2a
+6
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 75 Plans & Resources: Other Uses for Silent 'e'
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 75: Other uses for silent "e."The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers,
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3b
, RF.2.3f
IMSE/OG Phonics Lesson 80 Plans & Resources: Vowel Teams: /ŏŏ/ spelled oo and u
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 80: Vowel Teams: /ŏŏ/ spelled oo and u. The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3b
Division Small Group Lesson Plans and Resources
This resource includes *NINE* division lesson plans, task cards, worksheets, assessments, and so much more! Lesson plans are geared toward math small group, but can just as easily be used whole class. This ready-to-go unit requires little to no teacher prep! This unit is comprised of 9 lessons: Lesson 1: Fair SharingDay 1: Intro. to Skill: Using models to understand division as fair sharing. Teacher examples and visuals included. Lesson 2: Equal GroupsDay 1: Intro. to Skill: Using model
2nd - 4th
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.OA.A.2
, 3.OA.A.3
, 3.OA.A.4
+4
IMSE/OG Phonics Lesson 81 Plans & Resources: Other R-Controlled Combinations
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 81: Other R-Controlled Combinations ( /air/: ar, ear, er; /ar/: ear; /er/: or, ar, ear, our; /or/: ar, our/). The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3b
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 74 Plans & Resources: Contractions
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 74: contractions.The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, so this resou
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 73 Plans & Resources: Vowel Team au, aw /aw/
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concepts 73: Vowel Team au, aw /aw/.The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, so
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, L.2.2d
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 79 Plans: Vowel Teams: /ōō/ spelled oo and ew
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 79: Vowel Teams: /ōō/ spelled oo and ew (scoop, chew). The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my strug
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3b
IMSE/OG Phonics Lesson 82 Plans & Resources: Silent Letters (gh, gn, kn, wr)
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 81: Silent Letters (gh, gn, kn, wr).The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade rea
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 78 Plans & Resources: ch /k/ & /sh/ (echo, chef)
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 78: ch /k/ and /sh/ (echo, chef).The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade reader
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3f
IMSE / OG Phonics Grade 1 Lesson 35 Plan & Resources: Closed & Open Syllables
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 1 lesson concepts 35: Closed/Open Syllables. The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 1 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, so
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.1.2a
, RF.1.2c
, RF.1.3
+5
IMSE/OG Grade 2 Phonics Lesson 67 Plan & Resources: 3 Great Rules - Drop
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 67: 3 Great Rules: Drop the "e". The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade reader
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 72 Plans & Resources: Bossy R: or
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concepts 72: r-controlled vowel: or.The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, so
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3b
, RF.2.3e
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 66 Plans & Resources: 3 Great Rules - Doubling
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 66: 3 Great Rules: Doubling. The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, s
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3e
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 68 Plans & Resources: 3 Great Rules - Change
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 68: 3 Great Rules: Change (y to an I when adding a suffix). The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, CCRA.L.1
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 71 Plans & Resources: Bossy R: ar
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concepts 71: r-controlled vowel: ar.The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, so
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3b
, RF.2.3e
IMSE/OG Phonics Grade 2 Lesson 70 Plans & Resources: Kind Old Words
Make sure your word work and phonics lessons are IMSE and SOR aligned with these year-long OG phonics lesson plans! PLUS, this print-and-go resource is exactly what we busy teachers desperately need. This lesson plan follows IMSE's Scope and Sequence for grade 2 lesson concept 70: Kind Old Words. The full resource is available at Balanced Elementary Life with the entire grade 2 IMSE word work/phonics concepts! *Note* I use these same lessons with my struggling 3rd grade readers, so this re
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.2.3
, RF.2.3e
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About the store
Experience
Welcome to Balanced Elementary Life, or B.E. Life. I am a current 3rd grade teacher in the public school system with 17 years of teaching experience, and mama to 4. Balanced Elementary Life came to fruition during my endless journey of trying to find the perfect balance between Work Life and Life Life. Though I am still on that journey, I do know that we educators cannot do this fulfilling, sometimes crazy, job alone. That's where Balanced Elementary Life comes in. Balanced Elementary Life is your one-stop shop for resources that are print-ready, with little to no prep involved. Let Balanced Elementary Life do some of the work for you, so you can get one step closer to finding that healthy balance between work and life.
Teaching style
Orton Gillingham
Balanced Literacy
Whole Brain Teaching
Science of Reading
Awards & shining teacher moments
2023-2024 Teacher of the Year
Highly Qualified
My own education history
I graduated with a BS in Elementary Education from Indiana University, with special education certification. I received a Master's in Educational Leadership, with a focus on data-driven instruction.
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