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Floating Through First

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Carmel, Indiana, United States
About the store
I have had a whirlwind of experience! I student taught in 4th and then got hired at the same school to teach 3rd! I then moved to 1st grade for the next year. First grade captured my heart! I love the growth made during first grade, and it is so exciting to serve as a guide in this important point in a student's learning. After four years in first, I was ready for a new challenge and moved to kindergarten! It may be my favorite spot yet! Because of this diversity in experience, you'll notice my store has products geared toward 3rd grade learners as well as K-1!
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Preview of Greater Than, Less Than Work Mat and Game

Greater Than, Less Than Work Mat and Game

This freebie is a Greater Than, Less Than Work Mat and Game! This file includes -Work Mat with alligator symbols -Number tiles (0-100 as well as select numbers up to 1,000) to use as manipulatives -Hundreds Chart -Recording Sheet Enjoy this fun game, and please follow Floating Through First for more products and freebies!
Preview of Elapsed Time Story Problem Board Game and Matching

Elapsed Time Story Problem Board Game and Matching

This file is for two separate games to practice elapsed time. These activities are great for math centers! This file includes: -An elapsed time board game with time to the nearest five minutes. This includes 24 different story problems and an answer key for students to check their work. -An elapsed time board game with time to the nearest quarter hour. This game is identical to the other board game, but offers other numbers to provide differentiation for students who are working on time to t
Preview of Story Problem Board Game in Multiple Operations

Story Problem Board Game in Multiple Operations

This board game is a great way to practice story problems! This is a wonderful math center activity, or even a take home activity for students who need a little extra practice. Each page of word problems has a different focus and is labeled so you can print only the skills your class has learned. This also helps differentiate the activity for math groups! This file includes: -1 Game Board -42 Word Problems -12 Bonus Cards (lose a turn, go ahead spaces, etc.) -Answer Key -Game Instructions The
Preview of Addition and Subtraction Matching Puzzles

Addition and Subtraction Matching Puzzles

This file contains break apart puzzles to practice addition and subtraction fluency. Simply print, laminate, and cut to create a great small group or center tool for students to practice addition and subtraction fluency from 0-12. This packet has a puppies and kittens theme, and the pictures allow students to match the illustration to the appropriate number sentence. This packet contains: -33 addition puzzles with facts from 0-12 -48 subtraction puzzles with facts from 0-12
Preview of Common Core Aligned Math Activities:  Graphing Board Game

Common Core Aligned Math Activities: Graphing Board Game

Common Core Graphing Board Game is a game that will help students use data from bar graphs, column graphs, and pictographs to answer questions. This file includes: -A Game board -12 Different graphs (bar graphs, pictographs, pie charts, tally charts) -48 Total questions about graphs -An Answer key -3 Cut and paste pictograph activities This correlates to CC 1.MD.4: using data to answer questions.
Preview of Counting Money Task Cards

Counting Money Task Cards

This file contains money counting task cards for American currency. This was created for use in a first grade classroom, so this covers coins adding up to $1.00. I use this in my class as part of a math center. For each amount there is a card that asks students to create that amount using school coins and a card that shows the coins and asks for the amount. I double side the cards to allow students to check their own work. This file also includes a coin sorting mat and a recording sheet. I
Preview of Math Vocabulary Cards

Math Vocabulary Cards

This listing is for a total of 104 math vocabulary terms! It is aligned to the EnVision text, but these vocabulary words are commonly used in all first and second grade math curriculums. For those using EnVision, there is a small note on each card to show what lesson this word is introduced. We use these vocabulary cards on our math word wall, but they could easily be cut apart to use as a matching game or be sent home with students at the beginning of each new unit. Enjoy this freebie!
Preview of 120 Charts

120 Charts

This freebie includes six versions of a 120 chart. The first five each have five numbers filled in to help students self-check. The last version is completely blank. Enjoy this quick print-and-go practice or assessment!
Preview of Spring Story Problem Book

Spring Story Problem Book

This spring story problem book gives your mathematicians a chance to read a story problem, draw a picture to solve, and record their answer. There are illustrations on each page that students can color when they are done. This book is in black and white, so it's copier friendly. There are 15 addition and subtraction story problems in all, and I usually only choose a handful to copy at once so as to not overwhelm my kiddos! All word problems have to do with spring or warm weather activities, such
Preview of Fact Family Puzzles

Fact Family Puzzles

This file includes puzzles for fact families with sums up to 12. There are a total of 35 four-piece puzzles. Each puzzle includes both addition sentences and both subtraction sentences for each fact family. This file also includes pictures that can be printed on the back of each puzzle so that students can check their own work!
Preview of Winter Story Problem Book

Winter Story Problem Book

This winter story problem book gives your mathematicians a chance to read a story problem, draw a picture to solve, and record their answer. There are illustrations on each page that students can color when they are done. This book is in black and white, so it's copier friendly. There are 13 addition and subtraction story problems in all, and I usually only choose a handful to copy at once so as to not overwhelm my kiddos! Some story problems are holiday themed, but most of the pages refer to
Preview of Tens and Ones Matching Game

Tens and Ones Matching Game

This game gives students valuable practice matching a number, base 10 blocks, and the number of tens and ones. There are twenty individual puzzles, each with three parts. This activity uses numbers below one hundred. Each puzzle piece is different, so this activity is self-checking! I've used this activity in math centers, and I've even printed out extra copies to send home with struggling students. Just laminate and cut!
Preview of Number Puzzles 1-20

Number Puzzles 1-20

Need practice showing different ways to represent numbers? This set of twenty puzzles will allow your students to match four different ways to show a number. This set includes puzzles for number 1-20, and numbers are represented in the following ways: -Numerals -Base 10 Blocks -10-Frame -Words This is great in a center or even a take-home packet for struggling students. Just print and cut, and you're ready to go!
Preview of Winter Graphing Activities

Winter Graphing Activities

Enjoy this fun graphing freebie! This file includes two different graphing activities to use with your students. Each includes a recording sheet, all the pieces to create a large class chart on butcher paper, and pictures for each student to glue on the class chart. There is line art included as chart pictures for each student to color in their choice, but there are also color pictures if you're in a time crunch! I hope this proves to be a fun activity for your class!
Preview of Spring Graphing Freebie

Spring Graphing Freebie

Enjoy this fun graphing freebie! This file includes two different graphing activities to use with your students. Each includes a recording sheet, all the pieces to create a large class chart on butcher paper, and pictures for each student to glue on the class chart. There is line art included as chart pictures for each student to color in their choice and glue onto your class chart. I hope this proves to be a fun activity for your class!
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About the store

Experience

I have had a whirlwind of experience! I student taught in 4th and then got hired at the same school to teach 3rd! I then moved to 1st grade for the next year. First grade captured my heart! I love the growth made during first grade, and it is so exciting to serve as a guide in this important point in a student's learning. After four years in first, I was ready for a new challenge and moved to kindergarten! It may be my favorite spot yet! Because of this diversity in experience, you'll notice my store has products geared toward 3rd grade learners as well as K-1!

Teaching style

I do my best to keep things hands on and exciting! I do both guided math and guided reading, so we are constantly using centers to learn new material as well as spiral our curriculum.

Awards & shining teacher moments

None...yet!

My own education history

I am a graduate of Indiana University. I had the opportunity to complete their Cultural Immersion Program, and was able to spend half of my student teaching in Oxfordshire, England! Of course, the best teacher has been time. I have learned so much in my six years of teaching from my students, my colleagues, and from reflecting on myself. I can't wait to see what the next thirty years teach me!

Additional biographical information

I loved school as a child. I loved learning. I loved becoming a confident reader. I loved having my curiosity stoked. This is my aim for my students. I want to help create eager, confident learners. Every day I try to show my class that learning is exciting and that learning can take you anywhere you want to go!