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I'm a first grade teacher from Alberta, Canada who has been teaching littles since 2007! I love all things early years and have taught K-2.
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Preview of Animal Research templates for primary grades

Animal Research templates for primary grades

Templates for differentiating a research product in the primary grades. INCLUDES: •Recording information page •Vocabulary Cards in colour and black line •Pictures of student samples for each template •Poster Template for Animal Research •Brochure Template for Animal Research •Storybook Template for Animal Research •Story cube Template for Animal Research •Student Assessment of the project •Teacher Rubric to assess the project BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW BEFORE PURCHASING TO MAKE SURE THIS PR
Preview of I belong to a Group

I belong to a Group

A booklet about belonging: •Family •School •Community Cut and paste pictures are provided for school and in the community groups. Staple the booklet together at the top when completed. BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW BEFORE PURCHASING TO MAKE SURE THIS PRODUCT IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. ========================================================== OTHER PRODUCTS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE Social Alphabet Groups I belong to ————————————————————————————————————--- ★ If you enjoyed using this resourc
Preview of Fairy Tale STEM activities for Primary grades

Fairy Tale STEM activities for Primary grades

This building things unit includes printables, materials list, and pictures of activities for the entire ALBERTA CURRICULUM building things unit in grade 1 Science! It is based around fairy tales, and includes a different fairy tale for each activity. Included: Curriculum outcomes Cover page Written and Picture Directions for each activity Sorting materials and fasteners The three little pigs- Build 3 houses and compare Goldilocks and the three bears- build a chair for Baby Bear Cinderella- Bui
Preview of Yoga Brain Breaks

Yoga Brain Breaks

Yoga brain breaks that promote relaxation and focus in the classroom for daily physical activity time. These yoga brain breaks are part of a BUNDLE. A Year of Brain Breaks This package includes 20 small yoga cards with in COLOR and BLACK AND WHITE. I laminate and glue the circles onto popsicle sticks. Students can pull these during daily physical activity time in the classroom, and lead the class. Also included are instruction cards for each activity with a written description of how to do t
Preview of Father's Day activities, gift, card, and writing

Father's Day activities, gift, card, and writing

Father's Day gift, card, writing activity and more! UPDATED: Now includes more activities, updated clip art and fonts. This resource includes: S'more Gift S'more keychain idea with pictures S'more mug idea S'more art idea 5 Title pages 5 page story-fill in the blank and draw picture as well as with picture 1 blank page with interlined 1 page clip art to use in the booklet S’more Father's Day cards- Colour, Blackline S’more bulletin board printable If you like this Father's Day resource, c
Preview of Advent

Advent

Activities for each week of Advent are included in this resource. At the end of the four weeks students will have an entire Lapbook project with an activity to represent each weeks theme. INCLUDED: How to fold the file folder An example of a completed project Cover page WEEK ONE HOPE Hand with picture for coloring WEEK TWO PEACE Pocket with bookmarks to draw about peace WEEK THREE JOY Booklet to write about how to bring joy WEEK FOUR LOVE Hearts to draw about who you love COUNTDOWN A title, pic
Preview of NEW Alberta Science First Grade- FULL YEAR RESOURCE

NEW Alberta Science First Grade- FULL YEAR RESOURCE

A full year of Science lessons and activities for First Grade that directly align with the new curriculum! Includes 5 units: Scientific Methods Energy+Computer Science Matter+Computer Science Living Systems Earth Systems THIS IS A BUNDLED RESOURCE FEATURING A FULL YEAR OF ACTIVITIES. Includes literacy list, outcomes, unit plan, weekly plans, daily lesson plans, teacher and student instructions, worksheets, posters, games, assessment, and rubrics. —————————————————————————————————————— ★ If you e
Preview of Social First Grade- A year of teaching activities

Social First Grade- A year of teaching activities

This is a YEAR LONG teaching resource to be used in your Social classroom! It fulfills all Alberta Grade 1 Outcomes for an entire year! I have adapted the program to fit other outcomes as well, please let me know if there is a letter that you need changed or added. I have a blog post with more information on how I use these activities in the classroom. Social Alphabet All you need is a student notebook and the printable activities in this resource. Have students put an alphabet letter at the top
Preview of Leprechaun Trap

Leprechaun Trap

Leprechaun Trap, St. Patrick's Day Want to make St. Patrick's Day fun AND throw in a dash of curriculum all at the same time? These activities are science, math and language arts based centred around making a leprechaun trap as an at home project and bringing it to school. Please see the preview for pictures of each activity. INCLUDED: -Parent letter to send home about making the trap -Class Book- We Made Leprechaun Traps! Title Page Draw/take picture, write about the trap -Sequencing activity
Preview of Feelings

Feelings

Feelings This is an entire unit on identifying and expressing feelings with a monster theme. It includes cooperative and individual games, printables, stories, posters, puppets and more. Contents: Outcomes this unit achieves Monster feeling concentration game (12 cards) First day of school story and printable Making friends story and printable How to be a friend poster How to be a friend printable Act out that feeling- 8 scenarios Feeling BINGO- 5 different cards 6 puppets to print and cut out M
Preview of Gingerbread House Making activities

Gingerbread House Making activities

Gingerbread House This resource includes activities as well as instructions for students to make their own gingerbread houses. Includes: Materials and directions for making the house Building Blueprint recording sheet and word cards for labelling Poster to put up for empty milk cartons Candy Estimation Class book with writing page about gingerbread house, as well as title page Please look at the preview to make sure this resource is what you are looking for before purchasing. I appreciate feedb
Preview of Candy Cane Christmas

Candy Cane Christmas

Legend of the Candy Cane, Religious Centers This download includes RELIGIOUS activities to do with the candy cane. There are 5 Centers included: 1. WRITING J is for J is for Jesus who was born one starry night. J is for the Joy he brought that Christmas eve so bright. J is for Joseph and Mary; there was no room at the inn. J is for Jesus born to save us all from sin. 2. LISTENING Students listen to the story "The Legend of the Candy Cane" and then complete a story sequencing activity. 3. WOR
Preview of Groups I Belong To

Groups I Belong To

Groups I belong to This resource is part of a bundled YEARLONG Social Studies resource Social Alphabet All of these activities help students to understand how clothing and languages help to show us what group people belong to. Included: Worksheet with a boy or girl to "Guess which group I belong to?" using clothing. Clothing cut outs to glue on and show which group they belong to. A parent letter asking for students to bring in an item of clothing. A class book to complete once they have presen
Preview of Christmas Bulletin Board

Christmas Bulletin Board

Christmas Bulletin Board This bulletin board would be up for all of December. There is a black and white and color version available. Copy 24 of the present and ribbon page, the last page of this document, and have each student color and cut out a present. Put up the words and numbers on the bulletin board in order from 1-24. Cover the words with presents. Each day, take one of the presents off so the kind deed for the day is revealed. Discuss with students and have them complete the suggested a
Preview of Lent

Lent

LapbookThis resource contains activities to do during Lent. At the end of Lent students will have an entire project with an activity to represent each weeks theme. INCLUDED • How to fold the file folder • An example of a completed project • Cover page • Ash Wednesday • Palm sunday • The Last Supper • Good Friday • He is Risen • Countdown to Easter BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW BEFORE PURCHASING TO MAKE SURE THIS PRODUCT IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.============================================
Preview of SEVEN Songs for the Classroom - Posters

SEVEN Songs for the Classroom - Posters

*THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES SEVEN DIFFERENT SONGS* I am constantly singing to transition my students from one activity to the next in the classroom. This resource includes posters for my transition songs. Each poster comes in black and white, chalkboard, green, yellow, blue, purple, pink and orange. Included: Let's Get Ready (Are you sleeping/ Frere Jacques) Vowel Song (BINGO) Sight word song (Three blind mice) Line up (The muffin man) Welcome (Mary had a Little Lamb) Wash Hands (Here we go round t
Preview of Social Studies Centers- A FULL YEAR

Social Studies Centers- A FULL YEAR

A full year of Social Studies centers for First Grade! Includes 4 units: I Belong My Community My World My Past THIS IS A BUNDLED RESOURCE FEATURING A FULL YEAR OF CENTERS, WITH 4 CENTERS PER WEEK. Includes set up of centers, outcomes, unit plan, week plans, daily lesson plans, teacher and student instructions, everything needed for each center, assessment and rubrics. —————————————————————————————————————— ★ If you enjoyed using this resources, please FOLLOW ME by clicking on the green star at
Preview of Color Mixing Activity

Color Mixing Activity

Color mixing This package includes butterflies to paint primary colours and make secondary colours on, a background to glue completed butterflies onto, a title to put on top of the activity, Outcomes, directions as well as an assessment and student self assessment page to complete after the activity has been finished. There is both Canadian and American spelling on the assessment page. You can see the finished project on my blog; Color Mixing Butterflies Please look at the preview before purch
Preview of Transparent and Opaque

Transparent and Opaque

Transparent and Opaque This activity achieves the outcome of students understanding what transparent and opaque means and different materials and liquids that are transparent and opaque. This lesson includes: A Description of how to use forms and complete activties Two puppets- Ollie Opaque and Timmy Transparent A transparent and opaque recording sheet 5 Centers- Ketchup, water, milk, soap and lotion with a page to record if the liquid is transparent and opaque To see ideas on how I used this p
Preview of BUNDLE- A Year of Brain Breaks

BUNDLE- A Year of Brain Breaks

THIS A BUNDLED RESOURCE. It includes brain breaks activities for Yoga, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, 100 Day, St. Patrick's Day and Easter. Yoga Thanksgiving Halloween Christmas 100 Day St. Patrick's Day Easter Please look at the preview before purchasing this resources to make sure it is what you are looking for.
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About the store

Experience

I'm a first grade teacher from Alberta, Canada who has been teaching littles since 2007! I love all things early years and have taught K-2.

Teaching style

I use a hands on approach to learning through music, dance, singing games, actions. I love to come up with new ways to teach concepts in my grade one classroom. I have a stations based approach.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Nominated for the Alberta Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013.

My own education history

Bachelor of Elementary Education, Minor in Early Childhood

Additional biographical information

Love to dance, sing, teach, read, travel and love