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Digital and physical products that get your K-2 students practicing their phonics and math skills to become fluent and gain mastery in skills! Let me take all the prep away so you can relax.
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Preview of YEAR BUNDLE Blending Practice Digital Resources Science of Reading Decoding

YEAR BUNDLE Blending Practice Digital Resources Science of Reading Decoding

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Are your students struggling with blending? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick demonstrates in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is organized. Rather
Preview of BUNDLE CVC Word Practice for Daily Digital Resources Decoding Strategies

BUNDLE CVC Word Practice for Daily Digital Resources Decoding Strategies

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Are your students struggling with blending CVC words? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily CVC word practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is organ
Preview of Long I Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Practice

Long I Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Practice

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Are your students struggling with blending vowel team word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily vowel team practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory s
Preview of Long O Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Practice

Long O Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Practice

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Are your students struggling with blending vowel team word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily vowel team practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory s
Preview of BUNDLE Full Year Holiday Math and Phonics Google Slides Seesaw Digital Resources

BUNDLE Full Year Holiday Math and Phonics Google Slides Seesaw Digital Resources

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Engaging holiday themed word and number work activities would be perfect for your ELA and math centers or distance learning to help student skills through Google Classroom or Seesaw digital resources. These lesson has MOVABLE LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND MANIPULATIVES that students interact with! Drag and drop them into the appropriate spots! WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:Halloween - 6 CVC Phonics Games and 4 Math GamesThanksgiving - 4 Blends Phonics Games and 6 Math GamesChristmas - 4 CVCE and Digr
Preview of Short Vowel Mix CVC Word Practice for Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

Short Vowel Mix CVC Word Practice for Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

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Do your students struggle to practice blending CVC word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading word decoding strategy that has improved my students' automaticity & fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily CVC word practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is
Preview of Digital Resources Short A CVC Word Practice for Daily Decoding Strategies FREE

Digital Resources Short A CVC Word Practice for Daily Decoding Strategies FREE

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Do your students struggle with blending CVC words? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has improved my students' automaticity & fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Kilpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is organized. Rather than sp
Preview of BUNDLE CVCE Word Lists for Daily Decoding Strategies Digital Resources

BUNDLE CVCE Word Lists for Daily Decoding Strategies Digital Resources

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Are your students struggling with blending CVCE words? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily word list practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is or
Preview of Beginning L Blends Word Lists for Daily Decoding Practice Digital Resources

Beginning L Blends Word Lists for Daily Decoding Practice Digital Resources

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Are your students struggling with blending beginning L blends? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily L Blends practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory syste
Preview of Long Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Practice

Long Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Practice

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Are your students struggling with blending vowel team word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily vowel team practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory s
Preview of BUNDLE Long Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Decoding Digital Resources

BUNDLE Long Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Decoding Digital Resources

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First Thinkers
Are your students struggling with blending vowel team word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily vowel team practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory s
Preview of Mix CVCE Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

Mix CVCE Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

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Are your students struggling with blending CVCE words? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily word list practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is or
Preview of Digital Resources Long A Vowel Team Word Lists for Daily Decoding Strategies

Digital Resources Long A Vowel Team Word Lists for Daily Decoding Strategies

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First Thinkers
Are your students struggling with blending vowel team word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily vowel team practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory
Preview of Short I CVC Word Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

Short I CVC Word Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

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Do your students struggle to practice blending CVC word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading word decoding strategy that has improved my students' automaticity & fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily CVC word practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is
Preview of Long E Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Practice

Long E Vowel Teams Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Practice

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Are your students struggling with blending vowel team word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily vowel team practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory s
Preview of Short E CVC Word Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

Short E CVC Word Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

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Do your students struggle to practice blending CVC word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading word decoding strategy that has improved my students' automaticity & fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily CVC word practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is
Preview of R Controlled Vowels Word List Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding

R Controlled Vowels Word List Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding

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Are your students struggling with blending r controlled vowel word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily word list practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our
Preview of Short O CVC Word Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

Short O CVC Word Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

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Do your students struggle to practice blending CVC word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading word decoding strategy that has improved my students' automaticity & fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily CVC word practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is
Preview of Long I CVCE Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

Long I CVCE Word Lists for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

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Are your students struggling with blending CVCE words? Backward blending is a Science of Reading decoding strategy that has vastly improved my students' automaticity and fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily word list practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is or
Preview of Short U CVC Word Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

Short U CVC Word Practice for Daily Science of Reading Decoding Strategies

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First Thinkers
Do your students struggle to practice blending CVC word lists? Backward blending is a Science of Reading word decoding strategy that has improved my students' automaticity & fluency in 5 quick minutes of daily CVC word practice!Backward blending works because our brains have an easier time recalling oral words by first sound and rhyming patterns that Dr. Killpatrick details in his book Equipped for Reading Success. Students decoding left to right isn’t optimal with how our memory system is
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Experience

Digital and physical products that get your K-2 students practicing their phonics and math skills to become fluent and gain mastery in skills! Let me take all the prep away so you can relax.

Teaching style

Positive reinforcement with a focus on relationships and student social/emotional needs. I also am focused on differentiation for gifted/talented population. I love using technology in my classroom where it will help my lesson pacing, flow, and rigor while also keeping my students engaged and interacting in ways they couldn't before. I am also a huge believer in flexible seating in primary grades.

Awards & shining teacher moments

My own education history

I received my M.Ed. from the University of Utah in Elementary Education. I received my ESL and Gifted/Talented endorsements and am currently working on my educational technology endorsement. I am LETRS and Google Education Level 1 and 2 certified.

Additional biographical information

Born and raised in Utah. Lived in California for a while chasing the dream of being a world famous chef back in the 2000's when all the Food Network chefs made it look so fun! When I am not working, I love to read books on my Kindle, watch the news (yes, I am that person), go on walks with my bulldog, and play video games. If I could go anywhere in the world, it would be Europe. More specifically Italy, France, and Ireland. Wanted to visit Japan when I was younger and did a study abroad in Osaka. Highly recommend visiting at least once.