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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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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,
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+1
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
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
Halloween Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Task Card Activity 1st Grade | Google
I am so excited to share this Halloween MYSTERY CHALLENGE with you and your students! You will begin this activity with a short video that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing candy. They will have to find out who took the candy, when they took it, and where they put it. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on first grade standards in both math and language arts. Once they complete a task card, they will recei
1st
Basic Operations, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, 1.G.A.2
, RF.1.1a
+2
Thanksgiving Turkey Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Task Card Activity 1st Grade
I am so excited to share this Thanksgiving Turkey MYSTERY CHALLENGE with you and your students! You will begin this activity with a short video that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing turkey. Don't worry he is a missing guest, not dinner. They will have to find out who took the turkey, when they took him, and where they took him. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on first grade standards in both math and
1st
Basic Operations, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, 1.G.A.2
, RF.1.1a
+2
Calendar Daily 1st Grade Independent Math Review Practice Journals Yearlong
Would you like all of your students to participate in calendar each day? Each day your students will write the date, go over the weather, the number of the day, work on place value, and practice math skills based on the CCSS for first grade. In addition there are counting activities, a whole calendar, weather to graph and songs to sing to build your number sense! Each month builds off of the previous month and increases in difficulty. I hope your students enjoy this as much as mine do! It h
1st
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
CCSS
1.NBT.A.1
, 1.NBT.B.2
, 1.NBT.B.2a
+2
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
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
+3
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
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
CCSS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+5
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
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
+3
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
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
+3
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
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations, Creative Writing
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,
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
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
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
+3
Thanksgiving PIE Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Task Card Activity | Google
I am so excited to share this Thanksgiving PUMPKIN PIE MYSTERY CHALLENGE with you and your students! You will begin this activity with a short video that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing pumpkin pie. They will have to find out who took it, when they took it, and where they put it. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on first grade standards in both math and language arts. Once they complete a task card,
1st
Basic Operations, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, 1.G.A.2
, RF.1.1a
+2
1st Grade Math Number Sense Guided Unit 1 Centers Small Group Games Review
This unit is the first unit of a first grade MASTER math curriculum built around the belief that students need to be exposed to math in a variety of ways. It focuses on building number sense by finding a variety of ways to count objects. Students will learn how to group objects to count, make tallies, use ten frames, and use a number grid up to 120. Master Math can be taught in many ways but I will provide the tools to make it a rotation based learning process. Each lesson begins with a whole g
1st
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
CCSS
1.NBT.A.1
Also included in: First Grade Math Curriculum Guided Master Math Bundle Units 1-5
Halloween Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Who Dunnit Task Card Activity 2nd Grade
I am so excited to share this 2nd Grade Version of the Halloween MYSTERY CHALLENGE with you and your students! If they LOVE escape rooms, they will love this even more! You will begin this activity with a short video that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing candy. They will have to find out who took the candy, when they took it, and where they put it. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on first grade standa
2nd
Basic Operations, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
2.NBT.A.1
, 2.NBT.A.1a
, 2.NBT.A.1b
+3
Yeti Winter Holiday Theme Day Activities Craft Writing Math Phonic 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 this paper pencil Yeti Theme Day, you can read your choice of suggested Yeti stories and complete the reading comprehension activities included. There is a letter to send home, a banner, craft activities, original poem and activities to go along with it. You could run centers for the day or complete the activities together. The choices are endless.
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
CCSS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+5
Also included in: ABC Countdown to Summer End of the Year Last Weeks Days of School Crafts
Thanksgiving Turkey Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Task Card Activity 2nd Grade
I am so excited to share this Thanksgiving Turkey MYSTERY CHALLENGE with you and your students! You will begin this activity with a short video that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing turkey. Don't worry, he is a missing guest, not dinner. They will have to find out who took the gingerbread, when they took him, and where they took him. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on second grade standards in both m
2nd
Basic Operations, Grammar
Moose 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 Moose Day, you can read your choice of suggested Moose stories and complete the reading comprehension activities included. There is a letter to send home, a special snack, a door banner and center signs. You could run centers for the day or complete the activities together. The choices are endless. This unit could be taught over a period of days as
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations
CCSS
1.OA.A.1
, RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
+6
Holiday Sweater Theme Day Coming Soon Activities 12 Days of Christmas Ugly
Bring festive fun and meaningful learning to your classroom with Holiday Sweater Day or Ugly Sweater Day, the ultimate themed resource packed with reading comprehension, math games, poetry activities, writing, crafts, and center rotations! This engaging set includes a Holiday Sweater Banner, center signs, checklists, printable snack activities, and a class book to make setup simple and stress-free. With comprehension activities for The Christmas Sweater stories, hands-on math stations, word wo
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations, Reading
Addition to 10 Guided 1st Grade Math Small Group TechnologyEnrichment Games
This unit is the second unit of a first grade MASTER math curriculum built around the belief that students need to be exposed to math in a variety of ways. It focuses on addition to ten with a variety of strategies. Students will learn what a number bond is and how to find the part, part and total. They will work on adding with a number line, solving addition number stories, writing number sentences, writing number stories, and making number patterns with addition to 10. Master Math can be taug
K - 1st
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.OA.A.1
, K.OA.A.2
, K.OA.A.3
+8
Also included in: First Grade Math Curriculum Guided Master Math Bundle Units 1-5
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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.
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!
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