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Sylvania, Ohio, United States
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Hello! My name is Megan and I'm so excited you are here. I am a wife, mother to 7 children, and a teacher. I began my teaching career in 4th grade, but my calling was for the younger grades. After 3 years, I moved to first grade and never looked back. I have 20 years of teaching experience in first grade. I loved first grade because the amount of growth that happens over the year is so rewarding. I think all teachers are heroes, but K-2 teachers work so hard planning multiple subjects, differentiating, and engaging young minds. Kudos to you! I hope my work as a curriculum writer eases some of your load and brings happiness and engagement to your students. In addition to teaching, life has taught me many valuable educational lessons. In 2013, I was blessed with my daughter Charlie who has Down Syndrome. She is the center of our family and definitely a shining star. She has helped me reflect on my curriculum to ensure I am meeting the needs of a variety of learners.
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Preview of Mooseltoe Christmas Holiday Reading Comprehension Read Aloud Book & Activities

Mooseltoe Christmas Holiday Reading Comprehension Read Aloud Book & Activities

Bring the holiday magic of Mooseltoe into your classroom with this comprehensive reading companion packed with literacy, math, vocabulary, and hands-on activities! This Mooseltoe book companion is perfect for December read-alouds, Christmas theme days, literacy centers, or whole-group lessons. Your students will love following Moose’s perfectly perfect holiday mission while practicing essential reading comprehension and writing skills. This resource includes differentiated reading strategies,
Preview of Gingerbread Man Boy Holiday Christmas Theme Day Activities Writing Math Craft

Gingerbread Man Boy Holiday Christmas Theme Day Activities Writing Math Craft

Bring the magic of the holiday season into your classroom with Gingerbread Day, the perfect themed learning experience to keep your students engaged, excited, and learning through all the December fun! This comprehensive resource is packed with literacy, math, STEM, writing, crafts, poetry, and word work activities designed around your favorite Gingerbread stories. Whether you choose to run centers or complete activities together as a class, you’ll find endless options to fill an entire day—or
Preview of Reindeer Theme Day Holiday Christmas Activities Writing Phonics Math Crafts

Reindeer Theme Day Holiday Christmas Activities Writing Phonics Math Crafts

Celebrate the magic of winter with Reindeer Day, the perfect themed classroom activity to keep students excited, engaged, and learning throughout the holiday season! This fun-filled resource includes everything you need for a full day of hands-on literacy, math, writing, phonics, and craft activities centered around reindeer. Students will enjoy reading suggested reindeer stories and completing the included reading comprehension pages, writing organizers, word work extensions, and math games. R
Preview of Snow Day Activities Digital Winter Theme Google Slides

Snow Day Activities Digital Winter Theme Google Slides

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning? Themed days may be just for you. I am so excited to use this digital mini SNOW THEME Day. This is a smaller version of my theme days. It provides jokes for the day, literature read aloud links, comprehension activities, a movement break, math activities, phonics activities, language activities, a writing activity, and more. With the holiday excitement, this themed day will engage your learners and be perfect for online me
Preview of Candy Cane Theme Day Holiday Christmas Activities Writing Phonics Math Craft

Candy Cane Theme Day Holiday Christmas Activities Writing Phonics Math Craft

Bring holiday excitement and meaningful learning together with this festive Candy Cane Theme Day! This low-prep resource is packed with hands-on literacy, math, science, crafts, and word work activities to pair with your favorite candy cane read-alouds—including Katie the Candy Cane Fairy & How Candy Canes are Made. Students will practice key comprehension skills such as sequencing, retelling, character analysis, problem and solution, main idea and details, and fiction vs. nonfiction. The day
Preview of Elf Theme Day Holiday Christmas Activities Writing Phonics Math Craft Centers

Elf Theme Day Holiday Christmas Activities Writing Phonics Math Craft Centers

Bring the magic of the holidays to life with this Elf Theme Day—the perfect way to keep students engaged, learning, and excited during December! This festive resource is packed with high-interest reading comprehension activities for favorite elf stories, hands-on math games, phonics practice, creative writing, and adorable elf crafts. With a parent letter, snack ideas, banners, photo booth props, centers, and checklists, you’ll have everything you need for a smooth, stress-free classroom celebr
Preview of Hot Chocolate Theme Day Holiday Winter Activities Phonics, Math, Writing

Hot Chocolate Theme Day Holiday Winter Activities Phonics, Math, Writing

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning with all of the holiday excitement? Themed days may be just for you. During Hot Chocolate Day, you can read Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate to Stay Warm? and complete the fun comprehension activities included. There is a letter to send home, hot chocolate stand ideas and banner. You could run centers for the day or complete the activities in whole group. The choices are endless! There is a hot chocolate mug craft activity, wr
Preview of Christmas Tree Theme Day Activities Craft, Math, Writing, STEM, Nonfiction Text

Christmas Tree Theme Day Activities Craft, Math, Writing, STEM, Nonfiction Text

Bring festive learning to life with Christmas Tree Day, a joyful, low-prep classroom celebration packed with literacy, math, STEM, crafts, and hands-on fun! This engaging theme day includes everything you need for meaningful academic activities wrapped in holiday excitement. Students will explore evergreen trees with a real-photo nonfiction book, complete a matching mini reader, label diagrams, write facts, and make text connections. With poetry activities, sequencing, questioning, and comprehe
Preview of Snow Theme Day Activities Winter Holiday Writing Phonics Math Craft Centers

Snow Theme Day Activities Winter Holiday Writing Phonics Math Craft Centers

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning with all of the holiday excitement? Themed days may be just for you. During Snow Day, you can read your choice of suggested snow stories and complete the reading comprehension activities included. There is a letter to send home, a special snack, a door banner and more. You could run centers for the day or complete the activities together. The choices are endless. There is a catching snowflakes craft activity, writing activi
Preview of Santa Claus Theme Day Holiday Christmas Activities Writing Phonics Math Craft

Santa Claus Theme Day Holiday Christmas Activities Writing Phonics Math Craft

Santa Claus Day is the ultimate holiday-themed resource designed to keep your students excited, engaged, and learning throughout the festive season. This comprehensive bundle is packed with everything you need for a full day—or more—of Santa-centered academic fun. Teachers can choose from suggested Santa read-alouds and pair them with the included reading comprehension activities, parent letter, banners, and hands-on extensions. Students will love completing the How to Wrap a Present mini book,
Preview of Pizza Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Last Week of School Crafts

Pizza Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Last Week of School Crafts

Looking for a fun and educational way to wrap up the school year? This Pizza Theme Day is the perfect way to end the year with excitement while keeping students engaged in meaningful learning! Packed with cross-curricular activities, this resource can be used for a full-day celebration, a week-long unit, or even as part of a summer camp program. Inside, you’ll find engaging reading comprehension activities with literature connections, a mini book to guide students in making their own mini piz
Preview of End of the Year Popcorn Theme Day Activities Google Slides

End of the Year Popcorn Theme Day Activities Google Slides

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning? Themed days may be just for you. I am so excited to use this digital version of popcorn and movie day. With the end of the year excitement, this themed day will be a perfect activity to review all they have learned and still keep your students engaged. There are writing activities, math, and phonics activities. I will be sending these through Google Classroom. Students will work on reviewing concepts from the first gra
Preview of Candy Cane Day Activities Holiday Digital Theme Day Google Slides

Candy Cane Day Activities Holiday Digital Theme Day Google Slides

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning? Themed days may be just for you. I am so excited to use this digital mini Candy Cane Day. This is a smaller version of my theme days. It provides jokes for the day, literature read aloud links, comprehension activities, a movement break, math activities, phonics activities, language activities, a writing activity, and more. With the holiday excitement, this themed day will engage your learners and be perfect for online me
Preview of Popsicle Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Last Week of School crafts

Popsicle Day End of the Year Theme Day Activities Last Week of School crafts

Celebrate the end of the school year with this engaging and memorable Popsicle Theme Day that blends fun, learning, and creativity into one sweet celebration your students will never forget. This low-prep, cross-curricular resource is packed with meaningful literacy connections using mentor texts like The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle, Anything is Popsicle, and Sticks, while building comprehension. Students will dive into hands-on math activities and strengthen phonics and grammar skills wi
Preview of End of the Year Circus Theme Day Activities Google Slides

End of the Year Circus Theme Day Activities Google Slides

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning? Themed days may be just for you. I am so excited to use this digital version of circus day. With the end of the year excitement, this themed day will be a perfect activity to review all they have learned and still keep your students engaged. There are writing activities, math, and phonics activities. I will be sending these through Google Classroom. Students will work on reviewing concepts from the first grade common c
Preview of End of the Year Beach Theme Day Activities Google Slides Last Week of School

End of the Year Beach Theme Day Activities Google Slides Last Week of School

Are you trying to find a way to keep your students engaged and learning? Themed days may be just for you. I am so excited to use this digital version of beach day. With the end of the year excitement, this themed day will be a perfect activity to review all they we learned and still keep your students engaged. There are writing activities, math, and phonics activities. Each activity is separated out in Google Slides to make it easier for you to send to your students. I will be sending these th
Preview of Woodland Animals Theme Classroom Decor Calendar Set Bulletin Board Weather

Woodland Animals Theme Classroom Decor Calendar Set Bulletin Board Weather

This warm wood shiplap background is covered with adorable woodland creatures to fill your classroom calendar. It is jam packed with ideas for your classroom calendar and bulletin board. It includes three calendar posters and all the goodies to go on it. You will also receive money, tallies, months, days of the week, ten frames and more. Check out the previews to see most of the options offered! Included you will receive: 3 full size calendar poster optionscalendar in circle lettersmonths of
Preview of End of the Year Bubble Theme Day Activities Google Slides

End of the Year Bubble Theme Day Activities Google Slides

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning? Themed days may be just for you. I am so excited to use this digital version of bubble day. With the end of the year excitement, this themed day will be a perfect activity to review all they have learned and still keep your students engaged. There are writing activities, math, and phonics activities. Each activity is separated out in Google Slides to make it easier for you to send to your students. I will be sending thes
Preview of End of the Year Ice Cream Theme Day Activities Google Slides

End of the Year Ice Cream Theme Day Activities Google Slides

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning? Themed days may be just for you. I am so excited to use this digital version of ice cream day. With the end of the year excitement, this themed day will be a perfect activity to review all they have learned and still keep your students engaged. There are writing activities, math, and phonics activities. Each activity is separated out in Google Slides to make it easier for you to send to your students. I will be sending
Preview of End of the Year Camping Theme Day Activities Google Slides

End of the Year Camping Theme Day Activities Google Slides

Are you trying to find a way to keep your student's engaged and learning? Themed days may be just for you. I am so excited to use this digital version of camping day. With the end of the year excitement, this themed day will be a perfect activity to review all they have learned and still keep your students engaged. There are writing activities, math, and phonics activities. Each activity is separated out in Google Slides to make it easier for you to send to your students. I will be sending the
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About the store

Experience

Hello! My name is Megan and I'm so excited you are here. I am a wife, mother to 7 children, and a teacher. I began my teaching career in 4th grade, but my calling was for the younger grades. After 3 years, I moved to first grade and never looked back. I have 20 years of teaching experience in first grade. I loved first grade because the amount of growth that happens over the year is so rewarding. I think all teachers are heroes, but K-2 teachers work so hard planning multiple subjects, differentiating, and engaging young minds. Kudos to you! I hope my work as a curriculum writer eases some of your load and brings happiness and engagement to your students. In addition to teaching, life has taught me many valuable educational lessons. In 2013, I was blessed with my daughter Charlie who has Down Syndrome. She is the center of our family and definitely a shining star. She has helped me reflect on my curriculum to ensure I am meeting the needs of a variety of learners.

Teaching style

In first grade modeling, being prepared, and consistency were the key to my success. I believe students learn best by being exposed to information in multiple ways. I also embraced the "I Do", "We Do", "You Do" method of teaching.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I won "Teacher of the Year" three times in my school district. However my most gratifying shining moments were the success I saw at the end of each school year.

My own education history

I attended Bowling Green State University for Undergraduate school and The University of Toledo for Graduate school.

Additional biographical information

I am the mother of triplets. I have two girls and a boy. I also have three step-children who I absolutely adore. Together my husband and I have a little girl who was born with Down Syndrome. She has changed all of our lives in the most amazing way. She is the center of our entire family, a little piece of all of us! Life is busy but I wouldn't have it any other way!