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Hoschton, Georgia, United States
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I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. My teaching journey began when I was 19 at a Girl Scout camp in Georgia. I was a counselor for 2 years before becoming a member of the Leadership Team and then the Aquatics Director. All throughout my summers as a counselor (and off season for troop camping) I taught girls to sail, kayak, canoe, paddle board, bake, build fires and shelters, and make countless different kind of crafts. Along the way I nannied several families too. I graduated college in 2015 and was a supply teacher for a year (planned a wedding and got married). In 2016 I started teaching 1st grade in my very own classroom and have been at the same school ever since (although I have changed rooms)!
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Landforms | Activities | Vocabulary | Research
Unlock the world of landforms with this fun and engaging Landforms Mini Unit! This landforms mini unit includes everything you need to teach your kiddos about the different landforms found around the world. Introduce landforms with engaging vocabulary cards with real photographs and have kiddos show what they know in a variety of ways. Included in this mini unit... VOCABULARY CARDS:landformmountainvalleyplateaucanyonislandpeninsulariverwaterfallvolcanocoastplainshillsand dunescaveActivity Pages
K - 3rd
Earth Sciences, Geography, Science
Happy Mail! Positive Notes Home | Student Celebrations
Let parents know how AMAZING their kiddos are with this fun Happy Mail! Make their day when you celebrate kiddos positive behaviors or goals that they have met! Happy Mail Cards: caught working hardcaught helping otherscaught taking a riskcaught being kindhappy mail (blank for your message)nacho average kiddoalways on pointturtley awesomegoal getterberry sweet*More coming soon*
PreK - 5th
Classroom Community
Back To School: Flip Book
Get ready for all things back to school and provide parents with all the information that they need to know about your class with this easy to prep flip book!! Print in color or school printer friendly, black & white, (on colorful AstroBrights of course)!! Use for Meet and Greet, Open House, or Curriculum Night. All tabs and sections are editable so that you can highlight the important features of your classroom.
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Mother's Day | Craft | Writing | Cards
Let kiddos show their moms how much they mean to them with this fun and sweet mothers day pack. Show mom some love with: punny Mother's Day cardsmy mom is the 'sweetest' writing and crafthelp me bloom watering can'my mom is the best because..." writing.
K - 5th
Writing
Plants | What a Plant Needs | Plant Parts | Life Cycle | Activities & Crafts
Help your little explorers become plant experts! In this set kiddos will learn about what a plant needs to survive, the different parts of a plant, and the life cycle of a plant. In this unit: Vocabulary Cards:PlantsseedsrootsstemsleavesflowerfruitAnchor Chart SortsPlant Needs: kiddos will sort between things a plant needs and doesn't need to survive. Parts of a Plant: kiddos will sort the things that are a part of a plant and the things that are not.Life Cycle: kiddos will put the life cycle i
K - 2nd
Earth Sciences, Science
Opinion Writing | The Best Pet
Get kiddos excited about sharing their opinions! Start with having a tasting day! Allow kiddos to try each cookie and rate them before casting their vote for the best one on the class anchor chart! Kiddos will cast their vote with the image that represents the animal that they liked best or that they think is the best pet. Integrate subjects by having kiddos complete the graphing activity page. Then get their creative juices flowing when kiddos brainstorm and write the different things that ma
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
Lucky Cereal Graphing | St. Patrick's Day | Activities
Those pesky leprechauns have visiting your classroom and left behind their favorite snack! ...along with another big mess! This Lucky Cereal graphing is a fun and delicious way for kiddos to practice their graphing skills. Give each kiddo a scoop or two of cereal and have them use the sorting mat to help them stay 'organized' while completing the activity. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
PreK - 5th
Graphing
Also included in: St. Patrick's Day Bundle | BINGO | Craft | Writing | and more...
Candy Heart Graphing | Valentine's Day Activity
Easy and fun Valentine's Day activity! Complete as a whole group, give each kiddo a scoop of hearts, or each gets their own box, kiddos will love sorting and graphing this Valentine's Day classic...and then enjoy eating them of course. Practice filling in a bar graph and tally chart, plus analyze the data collected to answer questions about their graph. Need another fun and easy prep activity? Check out my Valentine's BINGO! Another classic your kiddos are sure to love! Need some last minute
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Valentine's Day BINGO!
What kiddos doesn't love to play BINGO?Play this super fun game with your kiddos this Valentine's Day! Print ( & copy) the picture page in color or in black & white for kiddos to color themselves. Copy the blank boards on your favorite Valentine colored paper. Kiddos will cut out their picture pieces and glue them on to their BINGO board-creating a different board for every kiddo! Use counters, scrap pieces of paper or (my personal favorite) M & M's as markers during the game! Be sure to prin
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Valentine Gift Tag | You Make My Heart Pop | Pop Its
You make my heart POP! I'm not sure what kiddos aren't completely obsessed with Pop Its and other fidgets nowadays...but either way your in luck! With these give your kiddos a Pop It, lollipop, Ring Pop, or other item that makes your heart POP! Included in this product are: 4X6* tags (slightly smaller to fit in 4X6 gift bags)Fold top tagsTiny tags.For each tag type there are several printing options. Choose from all out color, a little bit of color, or school printer friendly (B & W with a pop
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Fact | Opinion| Mini Unit
Are you getting ready to introduce informational writing or opinion writing with your kiddos? This Fact and Opinion Mini Unit will be perfect for you! Help kiddos understand the differences between facts and opinions! Included in this mini unit: Anchor chart sortFact and opinion sorting (cut/glue) activitiesFact and opinion (identify the statement) activityDifferentiated fact and opinion quick checks. After mastering the differences between facts and opinions check out some fun opinion writin
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
Opinion Writing | My Favorite Cookie
Get kiddos excited about sharing their opinions! Start with having a tasting day! Allow kiddos to try each cookie and rate them before casting their vote for the best one on the class anchor chart! Kiddos will cast their vote with the image that represents the cookie that they liked best. Integrate subjects by having kiddos complete the graphing activity page. Then get their creative juices flowing when kiddos brainstorm and write different things that made that cookie delicious and tasty. Plan
K - 3rd
Creative Writing, English Language Arts
Opinion Writing | Indoor or Outdoor Recess
Get kiddos excited about sharing their opinions! Start with creating a whole class graph and anchor chart. Kiddos will cast their vote with the image that represents whether they like indoor or outdoor recess best. Integrate subjects by having kiddos complete the graphing activity page. Then get their creative juices flowing when kiddos brainstorm and write different things to do during indoor and outdoor recess. Plan their writing by filling out the graphic organizer- introduce the topic/their
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
Opinion Writing | Favorite Season
Get kiddos excited about sharing their opinions! Start with creating a whole class graph and anchor chart. Kiddos will cast their vote with the image that represents their favorite season. Integrate subjects by having kiddos complete the graphing activity page. Then get the creative juices flowing when kiddos brainstorm and write different things to do in each season or their favorite season. Plan their writing then edit and revise with the writing checklists. Lastly kiddos will publish their wr
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Writing
Daily Word Problems | The Whole Year | Add & Subtract in 10, 20 and 100
Practice a word problem daily for the entire school year! Get students familiar and comfortable with solving various types of words problems! Use the PowerPoint to solve the problem in whole group. Your kiddos can also follow along in their monthly word problem journal. To start the year, start simply (August-October). Types of problems included: both addends unknownresult unknown*Blank/editable slide for you and/or students to create your own word problems.*These months kiddos will add and subt
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
Daily Word Problems | February
Practice a word problem daily for the month of January. Use the PowerPoint to solve the problem in whole group. Your kiddos can also follow along in their monthly word problem journal. The type of words problems included are: both addends unknown result unknownchange unknownaddend unknown (initial and partial)comparing unknown.*a blank/editable slide for you or your students to create your own word problems.*In the powerpoint there are 5 of each type of word problem. Slides and pages in the mont
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
Also included in: Daily Word Problems | The Whole Year | Add & Subtract in 10, 20 and 100
Daily Word Problems | January
Practice a word problem daily for the month of January. Use the PowerPoint to solve the problem in whole group. Your kiddos can also follow along in their monthly word problem journal. The type of words problems included are: both addends unknown result unknownchange unknownaddend unknown (initial and partial)comparing unknown.*a blank/editable slide for you or your students to create your own word problems.*In the powerpoint there are 5 of each type of word problem. Slides and pages in the mont
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
Also included in: Daily Word Problems | The Whole Year | Add & Subtract in 10, 20 and 100
Economics Bundle Needs & Wants | Goods & Services | Saving & Spending | Scarcity
Have fun teaching economics with this fun and easy unit. Students will gain a basic economic understanding of saving and spending money, the differences between needs & wants and goods & services, and what scarcity is. IN THIS PACK:• Vocabulary Cards: Use at the beginning of each lesson, then post in your classroom for students to see and reference throughout the unit. *BUNDLE BONUS*• Anchor Chart Sorts: As a whole group, sort through the cards to determine the category they belong in. (ne
K - 2nd
Economics , Social Studies
Saving and Spending
Teach your kiddos the difference between saving the money they get and/earn, and spending it. IN THIS PACK:Anchor Chart Sort: Use a whole group lesson to help introduce the concept of saving money and spending money. Differentiated Activities: Kiddos will independently identify things they want to save their money for and thins they want to spend their money on. Kiddos can also identify different scenarios as examples of saving or spending money and sorting examples. Quick Checks: Use to gauge
K - 2nd
Economics , Social Studies
Scarcity
Teach your kiddos about what scarcity means. IN THIS PACK:Anchor Chart Sort: Use a whole group lesson to help introduce the concept of scarcity . Print the cards and discuss as each is presented. Differentiated Activities: Kiddos will identify scarcity scenarios, and scarcity cause and effects Quick Checks: Use to gauge kiddos understanding throughout the lessons taught. Check for understanding of what scarcity is and isn'tGrab this and more in my Economics Bundle! INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:Needs
K - 2nd
Economics , Social Studies
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About the store
Experience
I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. My teaching journey began when I was 19 at a Girl Scout camp in Georgia. I was a counselor for 2 years before becoming a member of the Leadership Team and then the Aquatics Director. All throughout my summers as a counselor (and off season for troop camping) I taught girls to sail, kayak, canoe, paddle board, bake, build fires and shelters, and make countless different kind of crafts. Along the way I nannied several families too. I graduated college in 2015 and was a supply teacher for a year (planned a wedding and got married). In 2016 I started teaching 1st grade in my very own classroom and have been at the same school ever since (although I have changed rooms)!
Teaching style
I love doing hands on activities with my class. I am also a BIG fan of anything that gets my class up and moving during class. I also enjoy using centers in my classroom.
This year of teaching Virtually and Face to Face kids has been incredibly difficult, but I'm doing the best I can.
My own education history
I begin my college experience at (then) Armstrong Atlantic State University (now it's just Armstrong State University). I transferred after a year and a half to Georgia State where I graduated with my bachelors degree and ESOL certification.
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