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 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 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
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 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
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. To solve these Level 2 mega number bonds, students really need to really stretch their math brain muscles! These deal with larger numbers & more parts to solve for. In some of the problems, students sta
These math logic puzzles are perfect for gifted and talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd grade students who need an extra challenge! These 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. This bundle comes with both Level 1 & 2 of the picture puzzles- Level 1 is a great pl
These printable & Google Slides math logic puzzles are the perfect activity for gifted and talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade students who need an extra challenge with addition & critical thinking! These mega number bonds & picture puzzles are challenging and fun - great for enrichment, homework, morning work, or math centers this spring! To solve the mega number bonds, students need to really stretch their math brain muscles! They start at the bottom of the puzzle, and solve f
These scavenger hunts are a great way to practice letter and number recognition and formation! Each scavenger hunt includes multiple versions so you can differentiate based on the needs in your class. The alphabet scavenger hunt comes with both uppercase and lowercase letter cards. Just print the letter cards and hang them around your classroom or home. When students find a letter they say the name of the letter, find it on their Letter Hunt sheet, and either check it off or write it down. The
This Color by Sight Word resource includes sight words from Fry's First 100 and Trick Words from Fundations Level 1. These are great to use for morning work, reading centers, or homework! Help students develop crucial sight word recognition skills and fluency. This resource includes 8 different summer pictures:*Beach Umbrella *Punch & Watermelon *Crab *Flip Flops *Shells *Summer Treats *Sun *Sailboat I've also included a reference sheet for emerging readers and ELL students who may not know th
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
Practice fluency in both reading and math with this bundled set of seasonal Color by Code resources! They are great for reading/math centers, early finishers, homework, and morning work. Perfect for 1st & 2nd Grade! This resource includes Addition to 20 and Color by Code resources for each season- winter, spring, summer & fall! I've also included a reference sheet for emerging readers and ELL students who may not know their color words yet. This can be laminated for reference throughout the
These interactive Google Slides and printable activities are perfect for your morning meeting, weather, or calendar time! Great for Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade classrooms, students can track & discuss the seasons, daily weather, and sunrise and sunset with the weather graph & seasons wheel. Tracking the sunrise and sunset are a great way for students to see the effect of the Earth's tilt over time, which can be a very abstract idea for our little learners. Students can notice each
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
These printable & Google Slides math logic puzzles are the perfect enrichment activity for gifted and talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade students who need an extra challenge with addition & problem solving! These puzzles are challenging and fun, great for homework, morning work, or math centers this St. Patrick's Day! To solve these math puzzles, students need to really stretch their math brain muscles! Students need to find the value of each picture in order to fully solve this
These math logic puzzles are perfect for gifted and talented K, 1st & 2nd graders who need an extra challenge this holiday season! There is a printable version of each puzzle, as well as a color digital version in Google Slides (see video preview), making these puzzles great for distance learning, in-person learning, or a hybrid model! This bundle includes Christmas Brain Teasers: Picture Puzzles and Christmas Brain Teasers: Mega Number Bonds. These puzzles are challenging and fun, great for
Practice fluency in both reading and math with both of these winter themed Color By Code resources! They are great for reading/math centers, early finishers, homework, and morning work. Each set includes 8 different pictures:*Snowman *Penguin *Mittens *Snow Globe *Winter Bird *Igloo *Hat & Scarf *Hot Chocolate I've also included a reference sheet for emerging readers and ELL students who may not know their color words yet. This can be laminated for reference throughout the year when completin
These math logic puzzles are perfect for gifted and talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade students who need an extra challenge! These are great for morning work, math centers, early finishers, or homework. It seems even my highest math learners can always use extra practice mastering 10 more/10 less within 120- and these puzzles really give them that opportunity. The Level 2 Hundred Chart puzzles are designed to be more challenging than the original set and students need to really use
These math logic puzzles are the perfect activity for gifted and talented Kindergarten, 1st Grade & 2nd Grade students who need an extra challenge with addition & problem solving! There is a printable & Google Slides version of each puzzle (see video preview) making these puzzles great for distance learning, too. These puzzles are challenging and fun, great for enrichment, homework, morning work, or math centers this Valentine's Day! To solve these math puzzles, students need to really st
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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