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Our active learning activities are designed to be fun, engaging, and educational, created for a variety of learning styles and interests. Our signature resources are designed with all modalities, abilities, and learning styles in mind. Whether students are singing along with their books, playing active learning games, or using hands-on tactile resources, our approach not only makes learning fun but also helps students develop critical literacy and math skills in a stimulating and supportive setting.
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Digraphs and Blends Phonics Task Card Games Ch Sh Th R Blend Worksheets Sort
Newly Revised! These phonics task cards include ch, th, sh digraphs and blends. These Scoot game cards can also be used for read around the room. Students learn through these hands-on word work activities that include sorts. They are so fun and engaging and students love playing Scoot! We just added differentiated r blend and digraph worksheets and picture sorts to this SOR resource. Students will practice: blends with lblends with rblends with sdigraphsStop TRUDGING through traditional
1st - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2d
+8
Needs VS Wants Goods and Services Fun Worksheets 1st Grade|2nd Grade Economics
These Economics Activities make economics come alive for your primary learners through these fun and engaging books, games, worksheets and songs! Students will be able to make great connections from Community Helpers to Goods and Services then to Wants and Needs. Each unit builds on each other with daily lesson plans. We just added our featured TPT Money Bundle to include 4 resources in this economics mega bundle! These four comprehensive units are the perfect way to teach your youn
K - 2nd
Economics , English Language Arts, Measurement
CCSS
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
+25
Community Helpers Fun Activities Math Ela Worksheets Sort Coloring Page Craft
Looking for community helpers math and ELA worksheets your students will love? These Community Helpers activities for kindergarten and 1st grade includes printable worksheets, sorting activities, coloring pages, word cards with real pictures, and a simple community helpers craft. It is perfect for math centers, literacy centers, morning work, small groups, and whole-class instruction. Students will practice early math skills, ELA concepts, and critical thinking as they sort community hel
K - 1st
Economics , Other (ELA), Social Studies
CCSS
K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
+6
Reading Comprehension Back to School SEL Behavior Center Worksheets 1st Grade
This back to school SEL book and behavior lessons increase reading comprehension and make great first day of school activities. Start the year right introducing this SEL vocabulary and singing the Behavior Song during morning meeting. Make these words part of your classroom culture. Do your students struggle with reading comprehension? Science of Reading is used to describe 5 components of reading instruction: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. This
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Other (Social Studies), Social Emotional Learning
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.K.4
+35
Needs VS Wants Economics Activities Worksheets Sort Graphs Lesson Plan 1st Grade
Make Needs vs. Wants meaningful, memorable, and FUN with this standards-aligned, music-based unit designed especially for Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade learners! This Needs VS Wants unit is about a 1 week economics unit that is Common Core and VA S.O.L. compliant. The daily lesson plan is easy to follow and provides graphing activities and worksheets that are fun and engaging.Click Preview Button above to see this fun and engaging product.Click Follow to see all of our new res
K - 1st
Economics , Graphing, Music
CCSS
K.MD.B.3
, 1.MD.C.4
, RF.K.1
+13
Money Math Worksheets and Manipulatives Counting Coins Chart Games 2nd Grade
Newly Revised! Do your students need practice counting coins? This packet includes coin identification, money worksheets and manipulatives as well as a variety of money activities. It has over 100 pages of fun math activities that include money games and worksheets. It also includes our popular coin books that are great for centers. These materials work well for first and second grade. The daily lesson plan provides a detailed schedule on how to teach for each day, centered on our
1st - 2nd
Math, Money Math, Other (Math)
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
2.MD.C.8
, MA.1.4.C
, MA.K.4.A
+3
Goods and Services 1st Grade Sort Activities Worksheets Graph Primary Economics
Just revised! This goods and services unit has a variety of fun activities. This 1st Grade economics resource includes worksheets, original songs with little emergent books that include vocabulary like producers, consumers, goods, services, and products. Your primary students and children will love learning about economics as they sing about goods and services! Get this resource along with our bundles for Community Helpers, Needs VS Wants and a Money unit in this discounted Economic Bundle!P
K - 2nd
Economics , Graphing, Reading
CCSS
K.MD.B.3
, 1.MD.C.4
, CCRA.R.1
+3
Editable Yearly Calendar Morning Meeting Word of the Day Journal Page 1st Grade
This editable yearly calendar includes a word of the day on each calendar piece. It introduces first grade vocabulary during morning meeting. These activities will increase your students' daily vocabulary for science and social studies as well as improve writing skills. You can get this bundle in our Morning Meeting Vocabulary Bundle that includes game cards that ask questions about all these words. You can use the cards to assess students' knowledge of the words. They love playing Bra
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.2b
, RF.K.2c
+18
1st Grade Five Senses Booklet Science Unit Song ELA Activities Worksheets Craft
These fun science unit activities include a five senses booklet and five senses craft. This bundle was on the TPT Blog. It includes simple science experiments, sorts with word cards with real pictures, and ELA activities that accompany our original catchy song about my five senses. There is a teacher's guide with ideas on how to use all the resources.The children love to sing and dance to the fun and upbeat song with their Five Senses puppets and they love doing the science experiments!M
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Reading, Science
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.10
, RI.1.1
+17
November Fall Poetry Worksheets Veterans Day Thanksgiving Sight Words 1st Grade
Celebrate the season with engaging November poems and literacy centers! Students build sight word poems for Thanksgiving, Election Day, and Veterans Day with pocket chart cards, fill-in-the-blanks, and fun sight word-building manipulatives.This set is perfect for literacy centers, small groups, or whole-class shared reading. A detailed teacher guide is included to make setup easy! Newly added: Differentiated fill-in-the-blank-only sheets for flexible use with all learners. Make sure you click
K - 2nd
Poetry, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1c
, RF.K.3c
+9
Plants Life Cycle Writing Needs Sequence Coloring Book Spring Sunflower Craft
This Plants Life Cycle Writing cross-curricular unit has it all. It reinforces Math/ELA skills as you teach about the parts of a plant and plant needs. There is also a fun sunflower craft and plant coloring book. There is a catchy Mp3 song about the life cycle of plants, along with a Plant Song book in color for the teacher and a black and white plant coloring book for the students. We also included science sheets for the growth of a plant and a fill in the blank to go with the plant
K - 2nd
Math, Other (ELA), Science
CCSS
K.OA.A.5
, 1.OA.C.6
, 1.OA.D.8
+22
Bee Craft End of the Year Last Day Fun Activities Poem ELA Memory Book 1st Grade
Keep your students engaged with these fun end of the year activities. This pack includes a cute bee craft to go with the end of the school year poem about their busy year and a memory book that makes a great keepsake.There are also pocket chart cards they can build the end of year poem. The poem and bee craft are a fun activity and perfect for decorating those bulletin boards or hallways at the end of the year. Students can illustrate their poem and add it to their poetry notebook. The
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Poetry, Reading
CCSS
RL.K.5
, RL.K.10
, RI.K.1
+38
Summer School 4th of July Ocean Reading Word Cards with Real Pictures 1st Grade
These Summer School Reading activities include word cards with real pictures that make better morning meeting discussions, and differentiated worksheets. Increase reading comprehension with books about 4th of July, Summer Outdoors, Camping, Real or Make-Believe and Ocean Animals.Science of Reading is used to describe 5 components of reading instruction: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. This July Summer Reading Comprehension Bundle and activities is a gre
K - 1st
Informational Text, Science of Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.K.4
+46
Back to School First Week of School Activities Coloring Pages Craft First Grade
Start back to school with these great first week of school activities and coloring pages that emphasize social skills. This bundle has puppets and a song to teach students about good behavior on the first week of school and how to be quality students. Our fun Quality Student Song and teacher’s guide are included. It has been updated with a new Mama Penguin and Mandy, 2 characters in the book, "Quentin's First Day of School." We have also included a pocket chart poem and puppets of our penguin
K - 1st
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RF.K.1a
, RF.K.2a
+5
Christmas Winter Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Games 1st Grade
These nonfiction Winter Holidays reading comprehension books, worksheets, games and activities increase reading comprehension and builds great Holidays Around the World vocabulary. Introduce the words during morning meeting. Use the vocabulary in a writing center.Do your students struggle with reading comprehension? Science of Reading is used to describe 5 components of reading instruction: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. These books and activities are
K - 1st
Informational Text, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS, VA SOL
RL.K.4
, RL.K.7
, RL.K.10
+83
Bossy R Games Word Sort Worksheets Fun R-Controlled Vowels Scoot Cards 1st Grade
These Bossy R Word Sorts and games and R-Controlled Vowel worksheets will have students learning ar, or and er words in no time! Seeing that pained look every time you ask your struggling readers to sound out their words? Maybe they're guessing or just giving up before they even try. These hands-on phonics task cards will make reading so much fun that they'll beg you to let them play. With so much versatility, you can play something different each day. NEVER suffer from boring Science of Read
1st - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RF.1.2
, RF.1.3
, RF.1.3g
+4
Spring Phonics Short and Long Vowels Activities Games Word Family Sort 1st Grade
These phonics activities that are aligned with Science of Reading provide easy strategies for differentiation because there are word families sorts for short and long vowels. Students will also love playing games with these task cards.They are great to go along with your life cycle of plants theme! They come in color, which I like to use in guided reading groups and black and white, which are great for students to use for word work at their desks for when they finish other class work or use for
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading, Spelling
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2c
+9
American Symbols End of Year Word Cards With Real Pictures Worksheets 1st Grade
These June End of the Year Reading Comprehension activities with word cards with real pictures teach about Graduation, Fathers Day, American Symbols, How Animals Move, and Summer Vacation.Students may read the words, but not retain the information. These end of the year activities will solve that problem because it has real pictures of vocabulary words that are thematic and help young students make better connections. There are also simple songs with the words so it helps students to
K - 1st
Informational Text, Science of Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.K.4
+43
March Spring Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Worksheets 1st Grade
This March Spring Reading Comprehension Bundle includes Story Elements, St.Patrick's Day, Spring Weather and Animals and is a complete literacy resource designed to increase reading comprehension, build vocabulary, and strengthen phonics skills while teaching engaging spring science and social studies themes. Get this bundle for 50% off for the next 24 hours! Included for Each Book: (5 Books)• Color Book with real pictures of the vocabulary • Black & White Book for students to work in and keep
K - 1st
Informational Text, Science of Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.K.2
, RI.K.4
+45
Second Grade Phonics Activities Long U Vowel Teams Game Sorts SOR Worksheets
Students can play with phonics with these Science of Reading games for long u vowel teams as they learn through these versatile resources. They are so fun and engaging and students love playing Scoot! We also added differentiated worksheets and picture sorts to this SOR resource.Students will practice: u-euiewueStop TRUDGING through traditional phonics with all these amazing games and activities all in one BUNDLE. >>>>>CLICK HERE to grab 10 full phonics Scoot games and activit
1st - 2nd
Other (ELA), Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.1.1
, RF.1.3
, RF.2.3
+3
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Our active learning activities are designed to be fun, engaging, and educational, created for a variety of learning styles and interests. Our signature resources are designed with all modalities, abilities, and learning styles in mind. Whether students are singing along with their books, playing active learning games, or using hands-on tactile resources, our approach not only makes learning fun but also helps students develop critical literacy and math skills in a stimulating and supportive setting.
Teaching style
Incorporating different modalities and tools in order to individualize learning, and maximize each child's potential. Striving to help each child not only meet, but exceed academic standards.
What is a misunderstood learner? You may already have some ideas of your own, and even some students that come to mind. Picture a student who seems to be one way, but is actually another. Many times our students with special circumstances will behave poorly in class, or disengage from the material altogether. This student may be new to our language, have a diagnosed learning condition, or even have difficult experiences at home. Our goal is to foster literacy and provide understanding for these misunderstood learners.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Pam Beckner(Co-Owner): Nominee for Prince William County Teacher of the Year
Pam had a perfect score on PALs 2 years in a row which help to get her an exceeds in student performance in her evaluation.
My own education history
Pam Beckner: Bachelor of the Arts in Language Arts, Masters in Curriculum with an emphasis on Language
Gifted Certified
Brittany Lynch: Bachelor of Music, Teaching certification for the state of VA and KY
Additional biographical information
HELLO, We're Pam and Brittany! Our passion for music and active learning quickly became a passion for helping emergent learners. The goal for every resource we offer is to utilize a student's natural love for learning in a natural way of learning. This type of intuitive learning approach helps students make purposeful and lasting connections.
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