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I have taught Kindergarten as well as 1st Grade in rural and urban Title 1 schools. I teach a large population of ESL students. Although I have taught 1st and loved it, Kindergarten is my favorite because they make so much growth...and it's the most fun :) I was named the 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year for my school. Within my district, I lead monthly professional development on teaching mathematics in Kindergarten. I have also led professional development on Guided Reading in Kindergarten and vocabulary instructional strategies.
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Preview of Alphabet Printable Practice Mega Pack

Alphabet Printable Practice Mega Pack

**Download the preview to see a sample of each item!!** I created this pack out of the desire to have a simple pack of items that I could use with my Kindergarten students to reinforce the letters and their sounds. I used this pack with my students last year, and had a lot of success with it. I gave the pack an update to make it user-friendly and with new clip art. Inside you will find (for each letter of the alphabet) 1. Beginning Sounds Practice (Cut and Glue): Practice identifying pictures
Preview of Nursery Rhyme Book | General | Can Supplement Kindergarten CKLA Knowledge 1

Nursery Rhyme Book | General | Can Supplement Kindergarten CKLA Knowledge 1

Although this packet could be used for any nursery rhyme unit (it has 14 classics), I used it in my classroom to go along with the first Kindergarten CKLA Knowledge Domain 1: Nursery Rhymes and Fables. I had my students illustrate one of the nursery rhymes each day, and then at the end of the unit, they made a cover page. I bound them all and sent them home with the students to read with their families. My own son made one in his Kindergarten class, and I plan to save it forever! There are two
Preview of Alphabet Do A Dot Pages

Alphabet Do A Dot Pages

This is part of my Alphabet Printable Practice Mega pack. If you own that bundle, please do not purchase! If you are interested in the other components of the pack, check it out here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Printable-Practice-Mega-Pack-1457492 Do-A-Dot Practice: Each letter has its own page. On each page, the focus letter is feature on a gumball machine (uppercase & lowercase). There are many gumballs with various letters. Students find and cover (Do-A-Dot, with c
Preview of Constructing 2D Shapes with Pattern Blocks

Constructing 2D Shapes with Pattern Blocks

This product was created to challenge my Kindergarten students to compose 2-dimensional shapes using pattern blocks. These are a set of 25 task cards. Each task card shows a shape on a construction sign and a toolbox with a number and pattern blocks. Students construct the shape on the construction sign using the given number and type of pattern blocks designated in the toolbox area. To assemble, simply print, cut, and laminate. Just add pattern blocks for a quick geometry center!
Preview of CKLA 2nd Edition Aligned Domain 4 Early World Civilizations Activity Pages/Notes

CKLA 2nd Edition Aligned Domain 4 Early World Civilizations Activity Pages/Notes

Students learn so much knowledge in CKLA, and I like to use note takers as a summarizing strategy to help the important knowledge stick. I created these note takers as supplemental activity sheets to the lesson to highlight key details from the text that support overall understanding of the unit. I also included the word from the word work portion each day. These notetakers help my students retain knowledge for the end of unit assessments. I take all of their notes and the coloring page, bind th
Preview of Visual Writing Rubric for the Primary Classroom

Visual Writing Rubric for the Primary Classroom

After constantly reminding students of the same conventions in their writing, I decided to create a visual rubric for my students to use. These posters come in two colorful formats, traditional and neon, so that they will match and classroom decorations already in your classroom. I suggest introducing one piece of the rubric at a time during a mini-lesson until all pieces have been explicitly taught. Students are then ready for their own rubric to use during writing. There is a horizontal and
Preview of CKLA First Grade 2nd Edition Domain 5 Early American Civilizations Notes / Pages

CKLA First Grade 2nd Edition Domain 5 Early American Civilizations Notes / Pages

Students learn so much knowledge in CKLA, and I like to use note takers as a summarizing strategy to help the important knowledge stick. I created these note takers as supplemental activity sheets to the lesson to highlight key details from the text that support overall understanding of the unit. I also included the word from the word work portion each day. These notetakers help my students retain knowledge for the end of unit assessments. I take all of their notes and the coloring page, bind th
Preview of Fairy Tales and other Classics Retell Pack

Fairy Tales and other Classics Retell Pack

I grew frustrated after hunting for retell activities for classic stories that only had a few pictures for beginning, middle, and end. I created this pack to use in my own classroom as a retell activity for my listening center. The students listen to the story and glue the pictures back in order...or there is an option for them to write about each part. This gives me a quick assessment of their reading comprehension as well as upping the rigor of my listening center. Please note: this could be
Preview of Fire Safety Printables

Fire Safety Printables

I grew really frustrated in my search of fire safety products that actually teach the nonfiction aspects of fire safety for kindergarten. These three little cut and glue freebies include labeling a fire truck, labeling a firefighter, and sorting household items that are safe/not safe to touch (safe: telephone, flashlight, mitten; not safe: pan, kettle, fire). Enjoy! Visit my blog for more freebies. Growlittlekindergarten.blogspot.com
Preview of Alphabet Printable Practice Mega Pack Freebie

Alphabet Printable Practice Mega Pack Freebie

I created this pack out of the desire to have a simple pack of items that I could use with my Kindergarten students to reinforce the letters and their sounds. I used this pack with my students last year, and had a lot of success with it. As of July 17, 2015 I created a new version of this pack with more printables and improved clipart. Inside you will find for each letter: 1. Beginning Sounds Practice: Practice identifying pictures that start with the focus letter's sound. For A, there is a
Preview of January Math Stations for Kindergarten

January Math Stations for Kindergarten

I love to make practicing math skills more engaging for students through the use of games and stations. I also like to keep students accountable through recording sheets. Finding math stations and recording sheets to cover new skills each month can be overwhelming, so I decided to create this packet of games for my classroom for the month of January. In this packet, you will find 16 math stations that cover counting, data, measurement, 2-d shapes, and much more! Almost every station comes with
Preview of CKLA 2nd Edition Aligned Domain 6 Astronomy Activity Pages / Notes

CKLA 2nd Edition Aligned Domain 6 Astronomy Activity Pages / Notes

Students learn so much knowledge in CKLA, and I like to use note takers as a summarizing strategy to help the important knowledge stick. I created these note takers as supplemental activity sheets to the lesson to highlight key details from the text that support overall understanding of the unit. I also included the word from the word work portion each day. These notetakers help my students retain knowledge for the end of unit assessments. I take all of their notes and the coloring page, bind th
Preview of Cut and Glue: Letter Sorts

Cut and Glue: Letter Sorts

This is part of my Alphabet Printable Practice Mega pack. If you own that bundle, please do not purchase! If you are interested in the other components of the pack, check it out here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Printable-Practice-Mega-Pack-1457492 Cut and Glue: Letter Sorts Each letter has its own page with a picture to represent it's sound. On the side, there are uppercase and lowercase letters of various fonts that students cut out. They then sort by uppercase/lowe
Preview of Just Print! Apple Themed Math Printables

Just Print! Apple Themed Math Printables

As a teacher, we do not have a lot of time, especially during back to school. I created this pack with that in mind-a simple math activity pack for Kindergarten, or First Grade, teachers. This pack does not require color ink, assembly, or lamination. There are printable cut and glue activities, fill in the missing number writing activities, and a couple of partner games that require 1/2 dice and crayons. Skills included are: 1. Number/Quantity Match from 1-10 2. Ordering Numbers from 1-10 3. Ex
Preview of Differentiation Through Color: A Sight Word / Word Work Center for K

Differentiation Through Color: A Sight Word / Word Work Center for K

Hi! This product is one that I created and used in my Kindergarten classroom for my sight word / word work center. I needed a way to differentiate my center without teaching multiple games and activities, and I needed a way to organize it so the kids knew what they could use. I decided to create various activities using my list of 40 words and color code them, and this product is the end result of that thinking! *Please note: these are all blackline masters. If you choose to set up the center t
Preview of Letter Handwriting Practice

Letter Handwriting Practice

This is part of my Alphabet Printable Practice Mega pack. If you own that bundle, please do not purchase! If you are interested in the other components of the pack, check it out here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Printable-Practice-Mega-Pack-1457492 Letter Handwriting Practice: Each letter has its own page. On each page, students trace the uppercase and lowercase version of the letter. They also write it below. This is very simple for homework/extra practice. Downloa
Preview of Guided Reading Anecdotal Records or Conference Sheets

Guided Reading Anecdotal Records or Conference Sheets

This packet of forms covers the Guided Reading levels A-E. I use these anecdotal records to make observations as I observe and help children during guided reading groups. They could also be used for reading conferences during independent reading time. For more information on how to use these forms/an explanation of what everything means, please see my blog post here: http://growlittlekindergarden.blogspot.com/2014/05/kindergarten-guided-reading-anecdotal.html Thank you for the download! I wou
Preview of Just Print! Apple Themed Science Printables

Just Print! Apple Themed Science Printables

As a teacher, we do not have a lot of time, especially during back to school. I created this pack with that in mind-a simple science activity pack for Kindergarten, or First Grade, teachers. This pack does not require color ink, assembly, or lamination. There are cut and glue printables, an emergent reader (two levels), and graphic organizers. I also included variations using the word "flower" and "blossom." Activities included: 1. Labeling the parts of the apple 2. Labeling the parts of the a
Preview of Dot and Write Handwriting Practice

Dot and Write Handwriting Practice

This is part of my Alphabet Printable Practice Mega pack. If you own that bundle, please do not purchase! If you are interested in the other components of the pack, check it out here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Printable-Practice-Mega-Pack-1457492 Dot and Write Handwriting Practice: Each letter has its own page. On each page, students use bingo daubers or Do-A-Dot markers to dot the capital and lowercase version of the focus letter. Then students use a pencil to tra
Preview of Sight Word Games: Roll and Color Kites

Sight Word Games: Roll and Color Kites

This is a simple, independent game for Kindergarten/First Grade students. You have to make a dice with the 6 sight words written one word per side. The students roll the dice, read the word the dice lands on, locate the word, and color it in. When the students are finished coloring in the kites, they can write a sentence using one or two of the words. I made this game a Word Document so that you can edit it to fit your sight word needs. You can also re-arrange the words so that the same words a
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About the store

Experience

I have taught Kindergarten as well as 1st Grade in rural and urban Title 1 schools. I teach a large population of ESL students. Although I have taught 1st and loved it, Kindergarten is my favorite because they make so much growth...and it's the most fun :) I was named the 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year for my school. Within my district, I lead monthly professional development on teaching mathematics in Kindergarten. I have also led professional development on Guided Reading in Kindergarten and vocabulary instructional strategies.

Teaching style

I believe that a classroom should be noisy and fun-we talk, sing, and dance our way through the curriculum! My daily instruction revolves around a balance of whole-group/small-group instruction, as well as some workshop time.

Awards & shining teacher moments

North Carolina Teaching Fellows, 7 Habits Lighthouse Team Member, Project GLAD Tier 1 Certification 2015-2016 school Teacher of the Year.

My own education history

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelors in Elementary Education with a concentration in Social Studies.

Additional biographical information

Please follow along with my adventures at GrowLittleKinderGarden.blogspot.com You can also follow along on Instagram: ClassyInPrimary