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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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Mother's Day Poem and Craftivity
This Mother's Day poem makes an adorable gift for your students to take home to Mom!
Read my blog post to see how cute these gifts turn out! Click here
PreK - 3rd
For All Subjects, Poetry
Phonics Games for 1st Grade | Short Vowel Games | CVC Word Work Cards
Teaching phonics should be FUN! These phonics games for first grade can be used with any students who need intentional, targeted phonics practice. Who doesn't love easy prep phonics games that are FUN!?! This is a set of short vowel/CVC phonics word work cards- they will provide everything you need to practice short vowel phonics skills with your small reading groups and/or set up in literacy centers for independent and partner practice. Phonics word work cards are perfect for reinforcing shor
PreK - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Spelling
Also included in: Phonics Games for 1st Grade: Word Work Cards YEAR-LONG MEGA BUNDLE
Number Sense Centers for Composing and Decomposing Numbers with Lola
Students will •Construct an understanding of numbers through hands-on work. •Discover constancy & patterns while working with one number, then the next. •Describe the parts of many different number arrangements. •Determine the whole when the parts of a number are known. •Determine a missing part of a number when the other part is known. •Find all the ways a number can be decomposed into two or more parts. Students can work at the following levels, ensuring that each student is working at the
PreK - 5th
Basic Operations, Mental Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
K.OA.A.1
, K.OA.A.3
, 1.OA.B.3
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Also included in: Everything Lola Ultimate Math Curriculum for First Grade BUNDLE
Kindergarten Math Lesson FREEBIE Comparing Sets + Worksheets & Interventions
Kindergarten math lessons should be FUN! This FREE hands-on math lesson about comparing sets of objects is ready to go- freeing you up from having to plan every step out yourself while assuring your students will still become strong mathematicians and master all those kindergarten math standards. Win-win! ❤️Kids love the characters and familiar scenarios, and teachers love how all the work is done for them. Just play the whole group lesson as a slideshow and encourage student participation as yo
PreK - K
Math
Kindergarten Math Lesson FREEBIE about Patterns + Worksheets & Interventions
Kindergarten math lessons should be FUN! This FREE hands-on math lesson about patterns is ready to go- freeing you up from having to plan every step out yourself while assuring your students will still become strong mathematicians and master all those kindergarten math standards. Win-win! ❤️Kids love the characters and familiar scenarios, and teachers love how all the work is done for them. Just play the whole group lesson as a slideshow and encourage student participation as you click through t
PreK - K
Math
Kindergarten Math Lesson FREEBIE about Addition using a Ten Frame + Worksheets
Kindergarten math lessons should be FUN! This FREE hands-on math lesson teaches students how to add using a ten frame. The lesson is ready to go- freeing you up from having to plan every step out yourself while assuring your students will still become strong mathematicians and master all those kindergarten math standards. Win-win! ❤️Kids love the characters and familiar scenarios, and teachers love how all the work is done for them. Just play the whole group lesson as a slideshow and encourage s
PreK - K
Math
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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!
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