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Kansas, United States
About the store
I create resources that make teaching SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE by focusing on how young students actually learn! I’m a busy mom, and I’m in the classroom everyday, JUST LIKE YOU. I know how frustrating it can be to have to find or write all of your lessons yourself OR have to follow a big box curriculum that just doesn’t make sense to your students. The lessons I design are EASY TO USE and ENGAGING to young learners.
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Preview of Place Value Base 10 Blocks Write the Room/Scoot

Place Value Base 10 Blocks Write the Room/Scoot

Some call this fun game, “Write the Room”, and some call it “Scoot”. No matter what you call it, though, young students LOVE to play games where they can use a clipboard and move around the room! Teachers love the level of engagement this game creates, and how simple it is to check for understanding. Included in this Write the Room product: - 26 cards with base 10 blocks - a recording sheet for students to write the corresponding numbers up to 100 - an answer key Just print and get those clip
Preview of Calendar Cards BUNDLE for the Year!

Calendar Cards BUNDLE for the Year!

If you are looking for adorable, high quality, thematic clipart for your calendar cards, this set is the best deal you will find on TPT! You will save over $10 and get 3 free months with this bundle. Read on to find out what you will get for this low price: This BUNDLE of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. Each month's set includes cute thematic cards with patterns that get progressively more complex
Preview of 5 Minute Calendar NO PREP Morning Work & Weather Workbook {Common Core Aligned}

5 Minute Calendar NO PREP Morning Work & Weather Workbook {Common Core Aligned}

This is a NO PREP binder with a full year of calendar and spiraling math morning work activities. The best thing about the program is that the daily activities only take 5 minutes!!! Some days are training pages for learning new skills, and other pages have 3 days of activities of spiraling math concepts on each page (a total of 193+ days of student work). Also includes my Weather Workbook file with dates inserted for the 2025-2026 school year. Just come back next summer and re-download to ge
Preview of Weather Workbook {Common Core Aligned} Graphing and Data Analysis

Weather Workbook {Common Core Aligned} Graphing and Data Analysis

This is a NO PREP Weather Workbook for the whole school year. This Common Core resource file has dates inserted for the 2024-2025 school year. Just come back next summer and re-download to get next year's dates for free! The Weather Workbook includes the following concepts: daily weather tracking graphing daily weather data (bar graphs) graphing daily/weekly/monthly temperature data (line graphs) data analysis (most/least and comparing two data points) personal connections to the data- illustra
Preview of Stress-Free Guided Math Resources and Lesson Plan Template

Stress-Free Guided Math Resources and Lesson Plan Template

Want to get Guided Math started but don't know where to begin??? I was there once, too! This resource is a great way to dive into the world of guided math. I walk you through each step of the decision-making process I use, and show you just what a daily lesson looks like in my own classroom. I even provide you templates to get started making your own Guided Math lesson plans! The example lesson given is for first grade, but you could use this type of guided math with any elementary grade leve
Preview of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for March

Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for March

This set was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. This month's set includes light green and dark green cards with a growing pattern. Also included are matching headers for your calendar, a Calendar Conversations resource sheet, as well as numerous special event cards listed below. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Special Event Cards included in this set: -Dr. Seuss' Birthday -St. Patrick's Day -Picture Day -Spring Break Sta
Preview of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for May

Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for May

This set was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. This month's set includes light blue and lavender cards with a growing pattern. Also included are matching headers for your calendar, a Calendar Conversations resource sheet, as well as numerous special event cards listed below. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Special Event Cards included in this set: -Mother's Day -Picture Day -Memorial Day -No School (2) -Field Day -Field
Preview of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for April

Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for April

This set was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. This month's set includes yellow and salmon cards with a growing pattern. Also included are matching headers for your calendar, a Calendar Conversations resource sheet, as well as numerous special event cards listed below. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Special Event Cards included in this set: -Easter -Picture Day -Spring Break Starts -Spring Break Ends -No School -Ear
Preview of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for November

Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for November

This set was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. This month's set includes brown and green cards with an AAB pattern. Also included are matching headers for your calendar, a Calendar Conversations resource sheet, as well as numerous special event cards listed below. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Special Event Cards included in this set: -Veteran's Day -Thanksgiving -Picture Day -No School -Parent/Teacher Conferences
Preview of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for January

Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for January

This set was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. This month's set includes dark blue and light blue cards with an ABAC pattern. Also included are matching headers for your calendar, a Calendar Conversations resource sheet, as well as numerous special event cards listed below. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Special Event Cards included in this set: -New Year's Day -Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -Chinese New Year -Picture
Preview of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for August

Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for August

This set was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. This month's set includes cute thematic cards with a simple AB pattern. Sets are available for other months, too! With each month of the school year, the patterns get progressively more complex, allowing for natural conversations with your students about the nature of patterns. Also included in this month's set is a matching header for your calendar and numerous special event cards listed
Preview of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for February

Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for February

This set was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. This month's set includes pink and red cards with an ABBA pattern. Also included are matching headers for your calendar, a Calendar Conversations resource sheet, as well as numerous special event cards listed below. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Special Event Cards included in this set: -Groundhog Day -Valentine's Day -President's Day -Abraham Lincoln's Birthday -Georg
Preview of Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for December

Pattern Practice Calendar Cards for December

This set was designed to allow engaging practice with patterns alongside everyday calendar skill practice. This month's set includes green and gray cards with an ABC pattern. Also included are matching headers for your calendar, a Calendar Conversations resource sheet, as well as numerous special event cards listed below. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Special Event Cards included in this set: -Christmas -Hannukah -Kwanzaa -New Year's Eve -First Day of Winter -Holiday Party
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About the store

Experience

I create resources that make teaching SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE by focusing on how young students actually learn! I’m a busy mom, and I’m in the classroom everyday, JUST LIKE YOU. I know how frustrating it can be to have to find or write all of your lessons yourself OR have to follow a big box curriculum that just doesn’t make sense to your students. The lessons I design are EASY TO USE and ENGAGING to young learners.

Teaching style

I firmly believe in a natural progression from hands-on to the abstract for my young learners. My years of experience have taught me the value in taking things step-by-step; that the structured progression from modeling to guided practice to independent practice is vitally important and can't be circumvented. It is my hope that my materials reflect my beliefs about the stages of learning for young children and that they will be helpful for other teachers to implement and enhance their instruction.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Excellence in Education nominee Red Apple Award 2015

My own education history

Bachelor's in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from the University of Texas at Austin Master's in Curriculum and Instruction with Reading Specialization from Tarleton State University

Additional biographical information

My husband and I have 5 children and 4 golden retrievers. Life at our house is always an adventure, but we are blessed beyond measure!