I've been teaching for 10 years as a classroom teacher across grades K-5, but my heart belongs to 1st Grade :). I'm a certified Literacy Specialist and have extensive experience in mindfulness education and working in trauma sensitive schools.
These behavior punch cards are perfect for establishing a positive behavior management system in your classroom! This EDITABLE set of punch cards has 4 design options (including one for specific goal setting), comes in color and black & white, and has options for 5, 10 or 20 punches so you can differentiate based on your students' needs. Why Punch Cards?Positive FocusFocus on positive behavior that you want to reinforce.Promotes positive classroom culture & community.VersatileTeachers OR stud
This thermometer is great to use during weather time, morning meeting, or calendar in your Kindergarten, 1st Grade or 2nd Grade classroom! Digital Google Slides make it great for remote learning, or print and laminate for classroom use. Celsius & Fahrenheit included! With this resource, students practice telling the daily temperature and use the color coded words to describe what it might feel like outside. Use this simply as a reference sheet for students to refer to during weather time, or l
This is an easy to use writing checklist that is perfect for upper elementary students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade during writing time in person or while distance learning. This checklist helps keeps students independent and accountable when editing their writing work, and is great for students with executive functioning needs. Using a checklist like this during your writing workshop or writing block allows students to move through their writing piece one step at a time- instead of being overwhel
These math logic puzzle worksheets are perfect for gifted and talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade students who need an extra challenge. Perfect for math centers, enrichment, or morning work! These are a no prep life saver for those students in your room who always seem to finish their math work super quickly! I put these puzzles in clear pockets in my classroom and put them in a bin where my students know where to find them. That way, when they are done with their math work they can
These interactive Google Slides activities are perfect for your morning meeting, weather, or calendar time! Great for Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade classrooms, students use the thermometer resource to determine what it feels like outside. Then, they can use the "What Should I Wear Today" activity to dress for the weather! Finally, they can track & discuss the seasons, daily weather, and sunrise and sunset with the weather graph & seasons wheel. These resources work perfectly together
These math logic puzzle worksheets are perfect for gifted and talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade students who need an extra challenge. Great for math centers, enrichment, or morning work! These printables are no prep & a life saver for those students in your room who always seem to finish their math work super quickly! This bundle includes my Level 1 AND Level 2 Math Brain Teasers, for a total of 8 products and 112 pages of math puzzles! The Level 1 versions are fun and challenging
This interactive Google Slides activity is perfect for your morning meeting, weather, or calendar time! It helps students learn how to dress for the weather by dragging the correct type of clothing to the child on the slide. This activity can be done as a whole class or assigned individually to students in Google Classroom. This resource includes 6 different slide options with diverse kids and various clothing options for each season. Students need to decide which clothing is most appropriate fo
These logic puzzle activities are perfect for gifted and talented kindergarten, 1st grade & 2nd graders who need an extra challenge! They are great for math centers, homework, enrichment and early finishers. Students must use logic, reasoning, and critical thinking to determine the numeric value of each picture in the puzzle. They will use their knowledge of doubles facts to really "unlock" the problem- but there might be some trial and error involved as they persevere to figure out each probl
This bundle is perfect for getting your classroom management on track this school year! The punch cards are a fun way to reinforce positive behavior in your classroom, and the individual behavior charts will help you focus on your students that need a bit more support to meet their behavior goals. Each product in this bundle is editable so you can customize them to meet the needs of your students. Both the punch cards and behavior charts have options to help students focus on a particular behav
This chart is perfect for students with executive functioning difficulties who need help staying organized in school or at home. A digital (Google Slides) version is included, so it's great for distance learning. Help students reach their goals step by step with this versatile resource that can be used across any subject! This color-coded chart allows space to write a goal, steps needed to complete that goal, and a place to reflect on the work completed so far toward that goal. There are color
These math logic puzzles are perfect for gifted and talented 1st grade & 2nd grade students who need an extra challenge! They are great for math centers, homework, enrichment and early finishers. Students must use logic, reasoning, and critical thinking to solve each puzzle. Puzzles include number bonds, picture puzzles, addition squares & hundred charts! The Level 2 Brain Teasers are designed to be even more challenging than the first set! If you're looking for brain teasers that are a litt
Practice fluency in both reading and math with these winter themed Color By Code resources! They are great for reading or math centers, early finishers, homework, and morning work and are geared toward kindergarten, first and second grade students. This freebie includes a sample from my Winter Sight Words & Winter Addition to 20 resources. If you like this freebie, please consider the full products below! Winter Color By Code: Sight WordsWinter Color By Code: Addition to 20Color By Code: Wint
These math logic puzzle worksheets are perfect for gifted and talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade students who need an extra challenge. Perfect for math centers, enrichment, or morning work! These are a no prep life saver for those students in your room who always seem to finish their math work super quickly! This mega bundle includes number bonds, picture puzzles, hundred chart puzzles & addition squares! I put these puzzles in clear pockets in my classroom and put them in a bin w
This simple and editable behavior chart is a great way to track individual behavior goals in your classroom. Customize the name, goals, and times of day to what your students need! This resource includes and editable PDF and a fully editable digital Google Doc version! Students who just need a little extra behavior support will benefit from this simple design, where behavior is tracked once in the morning and once in the afternoon. These are great to keep in a take home folder and are a wonderf
These editing & revising checklists are perfect for upper elementary students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade during writing time- even while distance learning! These keep students independent & accountable, and are great for students with executive functioning needs. Using a checklist like this during your writing workshop or writing block allows students to move through their writing piece one step at a time- instead of being overwhelmed with all the steps involved at once! The editing checkli
These checklists are perfect for upper elementary students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade during writing time- even while distance learning! These keep students independent & accountable, and are great for students with executive functioning needs. Using checklists like these during your writing workshop or writing block allows students to move through their writing piece one step at a time- instead of being overwhelmed with all the steps involved at once! The editing checklist uses the acronym
These printable math logic puzzles are the perfect activity for gifted and talented 1st Grade & 2nd Grade students who need an extra challenge with addition, subtraction & problem solving! These puzzles are challenging and fun, great for enrichment, homework, morning work, or math centers. This bundle comes with the Level 1 & Level 2 Mega Number Bond Brain Teasers. Both sets are challenging & fun- but Level 2 takes it up a notch! To solve the mega number bonds, students really need to r
These printable logic puzzles are a great way to engage your kindergarten, 1st grade & 2nd grade students who need a challenge! They can be used as no prep math centers, early finishers, or enrichment. Practice addition, subtraction, and logical reasoning with these great worksheets! These brain teasers are just what you need for those students who are always finishing their math work so quickly! They really are a life saver and can easily be put in a clear pocket in a math center to be reused
This customizable individual behavior goal chart is designed for a student who needs short, attainable goals throughout the school day. This resource includes an editable PDF as well as a fully editable Google Doc version- fully modify to your schedule! When printed back to back, this will fit a full week of daily behavior charts on one page- making it easy to keep in a student's folder if it is traveling back and forth from school to home! These are great for helping students feel successful i
This is an easy to use writing checklist that is perfect for upper elementary students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade during writing time- even while distance learning. This checklist helps keeps students independent and accountable when revising their writing work, and is great for students with executive functioning needs. Using a checklist like this during your writing workshop or writing block allows students to move through their writing piece one step at a time- instead of being overwhelmed w
I've been teaching for 10 years as a classroom teacher across grades K-5, but my heart belongs to 1st Grade :). I'm a certified Literacy Specialist and have extensive experience in mindfulness education and working in trauma sensitive schools.
Teaching style
I'm all about teaching the whole child and focusing on building relationships!
Awards & shining teacher moments
My own education history
B.S. in Elementary Education; M.S. in Literacy. Certified Early Ed B-2, Elementary Ed B-6, Certified Literacy Specialist B-6
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