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I am currently a Gifted and Talented Coordinator in the Milwaukee Area. I am a freelance art teacher and own a small home decor business as well as my business here on TPT. I have a wide range of experiences! I have taught both general education and special education students in Birth to Three programs, Three to Six programs, Head Start, Four-Year-old Kindergarten, Five-Year-Old Kindergarten, First grade and Fifth Grade. I have additional experience teaching at all elementary grade levels. I am a former teacher supply store manager and a Child Care director. I have had a full career in education!
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Preview of SUMMER SCHOOL {NO PREP} MATH & READING  BUNDLE! - KINDERGARTEN & BASIC SKILLS

SUMMER SCHOOL {NO PREP} MATH & READING BUNDLE! - KINDERGARTEN & BASIC SKILLS

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Summer school is a great time for kids to develop basic reading skills needed for kindergarten and first grade. This NO Prep summer school pack will help you prepare for summer school easily and fast. It also gets the kiddos ready for the new school year. Here is what is included: READING PACK: 3 read and graph printables 1 sight word reading passage printables 1 bookmarks to color 2 event sequencing printables 3 sight word color by code printables 1 fluency passage 4 cut, glue, and write C
Preview of ALOHA!! - Activities inspired by Hawaii

ALOHA!! - Activities inspired by Hawaii

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Aloha Friends! Lots of updates for 2016! NEW activities, fonts and graphics! In this unit your students will : Explore idioms Learn about state symbols Identify the islands Compound words Write about their hobbies Write about what ALOHA means to the students Brainstorm what they need to take a trip Scramble words and write sentences Write about Hawaiian animals Write about one of the Hawaii Islands Survey friends favorite Hawaiian foods Hawaiian license plate / photo frame design. Ukulele Fact
Preview of SUMMER SCHOOL BUNDLE  {2ND & 3RD GRADE} - NO PREP & DISTANCE LEARNING

SUMMER SCHOOL BUNDLE {2ND & 3RD GRADE} - NO PREP & DISTANCE LEARNING

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Teaching summer school? Planning for summer presents unique challenges because often there is NO planning time!!! Here's 100 pages to make planning easier so you can spend a little time running your summer errands and preparing for the next year and just maybe sneak in some family time! BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR A CLOSE LOOK! Here is what is included in language arts pack: 2- homophones Sight word spinners 2- adjective fill ins Adjective and noun Nouns and verbs 2-Antonyms 2- Prefi
Preview of CAMPING - {FREE} COLOR YOUR OWN! BOOKMARKS

CAMPING - {FREE} COLOR YOUR OWN! BOOKMARKS

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Inspire your kiddos to read about the great outdoors. These are perfect for camp units, summer school and scouts! "Clip and Color" bookmarks are great additions to units of study. Be sure to check out my Camping themed unit with NO PREP Printables ~ CAMPING COOK-OUT and S'MORE FUN! Click on the link to view: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Camping-Cook-Outs-and-SMORE-Fun-231824 Thank You!
Preview of Camping, Cook-Outs and S'MORE Fun!

Camping, Cook-Outs and S'MORE Fun!

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LOTS OF NEW UPDATES for 2014 --GRAPHICS & NO PREP activities! As always updates are free so get your new copy! TAKE A DEEP BREATH & GET READY TO ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS!!! This unit is appropriate for the school year and it would also be a terrific resource for a summer camps, VBS, or summer school programs. Join me in creating CAMP-HAV-SUM-FUN in your own classroom! AHHH! NATURE! (I provided duplicates of some activities so that you could use the unit to suit your needs and differentiate to
Preview of SUMMER SCHOOL & DISTANCE - READING AND WRITING BUNDLE 2ND & 3RD GRADE (NO PREP)

SUMMER SCHOOL & DISTANCE - READING AND WRITING BUNDLE 2ND & 3RD GRADE (NO PREP)

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Check out this Summer School Reading and Writing Bundle! Just print and GO! Teaching summer school? Planning for summer presents unique challenges because often there is NO planning time!!! Make planning easier so you can spend a little time running your summer errands and preparing for the next year and just maybe sneak in some family time! Here is what is included in the pack: 2- homophones Sight word spinners 2- adjective fill ins Adjective and noun Nouns and verbs 2-Antonyms 2- Prefixes 3
Preview of HOW TO READ WITH FLUENCY {HIGH INTEREST PASSAGES & ACTIVITIES} DISTANCE LEARNING

HOW TO READ WITH FLUENCY {HIGH INTEREST PASSAGES & ACTIVITIES} DISTANCE LEARNING

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Fluency passages need to grab the interest of young readers and these do! No prep is involved and these passages are very versatile too! Use them for RtI, guided reading plans, pack them in book boxes, or send them home for additional practice. Great for homeschoolers too! Each passage includes a list of challenge words that students will read and a worksheet that will increase word skills and decoding skills. Some of the topics include, healthy habits, birthday gardening, flies, rain,
Preview of SUMMER SCHOOL MATH -GET READY FOR KINDERGARTEN - {NO PREP} Distance Learning

SUMMER SCHOOL MATH -GET READY FOR KINDERGARTEN - {NO PREP} Distance Learning

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Summer is here! Some of our little preschool and prekindergarten students need some extra practice before they move onto kindergarten. This no prep pack will help you prepare for summer school or spring time learning quickly. Here is what is included: 3-Color by code- number and numeral match There are two versions one with number words and one with numerals only. 3-Count, cut and match numerals 4-Shape trace and cut common objects and shapes Concentration game with nume
Preview of PRINTABLES { NO PREP } DIGRAPHS AND BLENDS - DISTANCE LEARNING COMPATIBLE

PRINTABLES { NO PREP } DIGRAPHS AND BLENDS - DISTANCE LEARNING COMPATIBLE

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No time to prep …No problem! Stash these handy printables right into your centers, stations, RtI, Guided Reading plans, or homework. The kids will love them and the printables are predictable and easy to use! Here’s what you are purchasing: Trace-Write-Glue Printables for sh, ch, wh, (2) - l blend sheets, , (2) – r blend sheets, s blend sheet Spin-a- Word Printable (2) s blend sheet, l blend, r blend, mixed practice wh, sh, th, ch, and ph Printables for identifying intial, final and medial s
Preview of SUMMER SCHOOL MATH {2ND & 3RD GRADE} - NO PREP DISTANCE LEARNING COMPATIBLE

SUMMER SCHOOL MATH {2ND & 3RD GRADE} - NO PREP DISTANCE LEARNING COMPATIBLE

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This no prep math pack of printables will be a supper resource for summer school, end of the year or beginning of the school year enrichment activities. Here are the warm weather themed printables that are included: 2 garden themed array and equation pintables 2 popsicle multiplication pintables 2 garden multiplication pintables 1 beach multiplication pintable 2 addition printables (three digit) 8 Puzzle activities for multiplying by 3 (includes repeated addition, multiplication fact, and arra
Preview of CHARACTER EDUCATION AWARDS / CERTIFICATES ~ EDITABLE

CHARACTER EDUCATION AWARDS / CERTIFICATES ~ EDITABLE

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Recognize development of good character with these colorful and editable award certificates. These are perfect for school wide assemblies, scouts, end of the year celebrations, special programs and everyday classroom use! Here are the character traits include: respect, dependability, empathy, courage, cooperation, dependability, perseverance, caring, inclusiveness, self-control, responsibility, kindness, fairness, generosity, acceptance, friendship, teamwork, compassion, and courage. Che
Preview of LIFESAVERS (NO PREP) EMERGENCY / SUBSTITUTE  LESSON PLANS ~ CAMPING

LIFESAVERS (NO PREP) EMERGENCY / SUBSTITUTE LESSON PLANS ~ CAMPING

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CAMP, CAMPING, NO PREP PRINTABLES, SUBSTITUTE LESSON PLANS, SUB PLANS, SUMMER SCHOOL Spring and summer are here! Get ready for camping season with these NO PREP emergency lesson plans. These lessons are perfect for days when you run out of time to prep, have an emergency or need a substitute lesson plan. These are wonderful additions to summer school curriculum. Included in this pack are editable forms that you can electronically send to substitutes. There are editable copies and (non edit
Preview of FLUENCY BUNDLE {HIGH INTEREST FLUENCY PASSAGES } /Distance Learning

FLUENCY BUNDLE {HIGH INTEREST FLUENCY PASSAGES } /Distance Learning

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In this bundle you will recieve all three of my VERY popular fluency packages. There are over 200 pages in this huge bundle. Here is what you'll get: VOLUME 1 Fluency passages need to grab the interest of young readers and these do! No prep is involved and these passages are very versatile too! Use them for RtI, guided reading plans, pack them in book boxes, or send them home for additional practice. Great for homeschoolers too! Each passage includes a list of challenge words that students w
Preview of SUMMER SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS  {2ND & 3RD GRADE} - NO PREP

SUMMER SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS {2ND & 3RD GRADE} - NO PREP

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Teaching summer school? Planning for summer presents unique challenges because often there is NO planning time!!! Make planning easier so you can spend a little time running your summer errands and preparing for the next year and just maybe sneak in some family time! Here is what is included in the pack: 2- homophones Sight word spinners 2- adjective fill ins Adjective and noun Nouns and verbs 2-Antonyms 2- Prefixes 3 - Suffixes 1- Syllables Spelling rules for words with ed endings Bookmarks P
Preview of SAVING TREES & NATURAL RESOURCES

SAVING TREES & NATURAL RESOURCES

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This pack is a perfect addition to your Seuss, trees, and Earth Day units of study! Included are: A Lorax bulletin board and art project idea which includes the patterns for the project and writing activity. Literacy centers - a rhyming word game and a long e and short e center / station with worksheet. A parent & child homework activity and note to go home to family members. Short e and long e sorting project Character study and prediction activities Parts of a tree labeling activity
Preview of OVER the RAINBOW with the Wizard of OZ

OVER the RAINBOW with the Wizard of OZ

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Follow the yellow brick road to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz! This packet which features cute clip art from Melonheadz is full of whimsical literacy activities and centers. Included are: Rainbow themed compound word center with reproducible Yellow brick road contraction game and reproducible featuring Glinda Flying Monkey reproducible for words ending in –key Three – Horse of a Different Color idiom reproducibles Homonym matching cards with three “Which Witch” reproducibles Three acrostic
Preview of MORNING EXERCISES -  daily morning work: volume 3 / Distance Learning

MORNING EXERCISES - daily morning work: volume 3 / Distance Learning

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Rise and Shine with these educational and fun morning work activities! These activities encourage students strengthen, review and learn new skills. The skills that are included in this pack are: Ending sounds Scrambled sentences to fix addition with dice penmenship time ( on the hour) sight word search and practice more and less rhyming words /oo/ phoneme Bossy e writing prompts Two Bonus Thanksgiving activities Subtraction and color by code ABC order SIGHT WORDS included in this pack are:
Preview of DIPHTHONGS {NO PREP} PRINTABLES - DISTANCE LEARNING SUITABLE

DIPHTHONGS {NO PREP} PRINTABLES - DISTANCE LEARNING SUITABLE

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PHONEMES !! oi, oy, oo, oo, ou, aw, ow, ew, au, and ay are included in this pack! This a set of no prep printables…Who doesn’t need them to help you prepare with ease? ~ This is the third pack in my very popular no prep packs. Puzzle printables for: au/aw, oi/oy, oo/ew, ou/ow 3- Spinner game sheets (mixed practice 1 mixed practice sheet Fill in the blank sheets for: oo, ow/ou, oi/oy, aw/au, ew/ue Here are the links to other no prep packs https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/PRINTABLES-
Preview of Wash your Hands - Google Slide Show

Wash your Hands - Google Slide Show

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Help build healthy habits in your clasroom or virtual classroom community! This Google Slide show explains why, when and how we wash our hands. The language is easy to understand and the illustrations clearly depict healthy habits. The slides are made from pngs. You may copy the slides and create posters for your washing areas or social stories. Stay well! Thank you for your purchase! School Nurse and Adminstrator purchase -ONE License is required per school buildingYou may also be interested
Preview of OCEAN UNIT - DOWN BY THE BAY {NO PREP & LITERACY / MATH CENTERS COMBO UNIT}

OCEAN UNIT - DOWN BY THE BAY {NO PREP & LITERACY / MATH CENTERS COMBO UNIT}

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New Updates~ Graphics and ACTIVITIES for 2014!! 96 pages of easy to implement activities! Teachers can take it easy and get ready for beach, ocean, sea and summer themes with a perfect mix of NO PREP activities and color copy learning centers. Here’s what you’ll get ~ NO PREP RESOURCES~ Vowel worksheet Poetry printable Counting change printable Beach blanket design and writing activity Formal and slang printables Adjective printable ABC order printable 2 popsicle themed verb ident
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Experience

I am currently a Gifted and Talented Coordinator in the Milwaukee Area. I am a freelance art teacher and own a small home decor business as well as my business here on TPT. I have a wide range of experiences! I have taught both general education and special education students in Birth to Three programs, Three to Six programs, Head Start, Four-Year-old Kindergarten, Five-Year-Old Kindergarten, First grade and Fifth Grade. I have additional experience teaching at all elementary grade levels. I am a former teacher supply store manager and a Child Care director. I have had a full career in education!

Teaching style

I like to provide high interest, experiential activities for my students. I enjoy creative activities that spark imaginations and provide hands - on learning expereiences. I provide an atmosphere where students can learn to inquire, ask questions, and make discoveries.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Academic Achievement Award Class of 1990 Cardinal Stritch University Presidential Honor Scholarship Phi Delta Kappa Delta Epsilon Sigma Americorp Fellowship Recipient

My own education history

B.A. Special Education and Early Childhood Education, Cardinal Stritch College M.A Professional Development & Elementary Education Licensure Gifted and Talented Teacher and Gifted and Talented Coodinator add on master's licensures from UW- Whitewater