Free Falling in SDC
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Merced, California, United States
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I have taught for the last 10 years in a Special Day Class setting. It has been FANTASTIC and AMAZING and CRAZY and LIFE-ALTERING!!!!! I have taught everything from middle school down to KDG. I am currently a SDC teacher in a KDG, 1st, and 2nd grade class. I can honestly tell you they teach me just as much as I teach them. I love the amazing look on the kiddos face when they finally get something and hate the look of frustration when I don't teach something in a way that they comprehend.... it continues to push me to be a better teacher.
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All About Ocean Animals-BUNDLED!!! (crafts, writing activities, and much more)
UPDATED ON 5/16/16- I added a pack for stingrays! 3 different and easy crafts have been included, too!
THIS IS A HUGE SAVINGS!!! EACH ANIMAL WILL BE SOLD SEPARATELY FOR $3.00 EACH. Plus you get lots of extras with this bundle!!!! Over 200 pages that are ready to be printed and used in your classroom!
Ocean animals included: crab, shark, octopus, jellyfish, seahorse, starfish, sea turtle, whale, dolphin, sea lion, and stingray.
****Please take a look at the preview to see the depth of all the
1st - 4th
English Language Arts, Science, Writing
A Cat That Has A Hat (crafts, literacy, math, & much more!)
-Dr. Seuss is one of my favorite authors to teach and the kids have so much fun with his amazing stories!!! This is a pack that will help teach the book Cat in the Hat
What’s included????
-A ‘’Cat’ craft that is super cute and fun for the students to finish. All the templates are included and ready to be printed on construction paper (or they can color the Cat that has a hat!)
-Color by code math page (skip counting & odd and even numbers)
-Three different common core aligned writing prompts (o
PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Math, Performing Arts
All Aboard the Polar Express (crafts, activities, & games)
My kiddos are super obsessed with trains and anything Christmas. The Polar Express is perfect in my class…not to mention such an amazing story! This is always are final story and fun project before we go on break.
What’s Included???
All templates (so many to choose from) for the conductor hat! Go wild. Can be on a pre-determined color or they can design their own.
Templates for the caribou hat.
All aboard the Polar Express word search & answer key.
A fun bingo game pertaining to The Polar Expr
PreK - 3rd
For All Subjects
All About Zoo Animals-Bundled! (informative text, crafts, vocab, & much more)
THIS IS A HUGE SAVINGS!!! EACH ANIMAL WILL BE SOLD SEPERATELY FOR $3.00 EACH. Plus you get lots of extras with this bundle!!!! Over 250 pages that are ready to be printed and used in your classroom!
This awesome pack includes lots of activities to help your kiddos learn about 13 different zoo animals in a fun and interactive way. The students can do research and investigate all kids of different types of animals, including reptiles, mammals, and much more. Although it requires a little more pre
K - 3rd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
All About Arctic Animals (100 pages of crafts, writing activities, text, & v
***UPDATED (2/2/16)- I added all the pages for a walrus and updated graphics, fonts, and more vocabulary pages for all animals. I kept penguins in the pack as a good compare/contrast activity for the kiddos...plus they are super cute!***
This awesome pack includes lots of activities to help your kiddos learn about different Arctic animals in a fun and interactive way.
The students can do research and investigate arctic foxes, polar bears, caribous, walruses, and penguins. Although it requires a
K - 5th
Science, Vocabulary, Writing
All About Woodland Animals-BUNDLED!!! (crafts, writing activities, & much more)
*This awesome pack includes lots of activities to help your kiddos learn about 11 different woodland/forest animals in a fun and interactive way. The students can do research and investigate all kids of different types of animals, including predators, prey, mammals, and much more. Although it requires a little more prep work on your end, creating an ‘woodland animal book’ is a fun way for the students to have all their information in one place.
*THIS IS A HUGE SAVINGS!!! EACH ANIMAL WILL BE SO
1st - 4th
English Language Arts, Science, Writing
All About Woodland Animals-WOLVES!! (crafts, writing activities, & much more!)
*Super cute addition to any unit pertaining to forests, woodland animals, mammals, prey, habitats, etc.
*Don't forget to check out my bundled "All About Woodland Animals" unit that contains 11 different woodland animals and over 250 pages of activities for the kiddos to use. Buying it bundled will save you lots of money!!! (Almost 50% off when purchased bundled).
*The following ocean animals are included:
~badger ~bear ~deer ~fox ~hedgehog ~mole ~moose ~mouse ~owl ~rabbit ~wolf
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K - 3rd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
All About Woodland Animals-HEDGEHOGS! (crafts, writing activities, & much more)
*Super cute addition to any unit pertaining to forests, woodland animals, mammals, prey, habitats, etc.
*Don't forget to check out my bundled "All About Woodland Animals" unit that contains 11 different woodland animals and over 250 pages of activities for the kiddos to use. Buying it bundled will save you lots of money!!! (Almost 50% off when purchased bundled).
*The following ocean animals are included:
~badger ~bear ~deer ~fox ~hedgehog ~mole ~moose ~mouse ~owl ~rabbit ~wolf
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K - 3rd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
Interactive Alphabet Notebook (over 350 pages of interactive phonics practice)
Hi all! I created this HUGE activity pack to help all my students have fun and interactive ways to learn all about the very important letters and sounds! You can set these activities up in many different ways, depending on what you need in your classroom. There are so many activities included that you can stretch each letter over a whole week. Since I have students for more then one year, I switch up the activities each year to keep students engaged. You can set these pages up as an interactive
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
All About Ocean Animals-OCTOPUS! (craft, writing activities, vocab. & more)
Super cute addition to any unit pertaining to sea life, octopus, invertebrates, or ocean animals.
-Don't forget to check out my bundled "All About Ocean Animals" unit that contains 10 different ocean animals and over 200 pages of activities for the kiddos to use. Buying it bundled will save you lots of money!!! (Almost 50% off when purchased bundled).
The following ocean animals are included:
-crab-shark-whale-octopus-jellyfish-seahorse-starfish-sea turtle-sea lion-dolphin
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1st - 3rd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
Horton Helps the Whos! (Crafts, Literacy, Math, & much more!)
Dr. Seuss is one of my favorite authors to teach and the kids have so much fun with his amazing stories!!! This is a pack that will help teach the book Horton Hears a who!
What’s included????
-A ‘Horton’ craft that is super cute and fun for the students to finish. All the templates are included and ready to be printed on grey construction paper (or they can color Horton!).
-Common core aligned measuring & estimating math pages.
-Color by code math page (double digit addition & subtraction witho
PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Math
All About Winter Animals-PENGUINS- (crafts, writing, vocabulary, research paper)
UDPATED (2/2/16)- new graphics, fonts, and vocabulary pages were added to this fun and informative pack. Hope you enjoy :)
**This is one of five animals that are available in my store. There is a bundled pack of all five animals (penguin, polar bear, caribou, walrus, and arctic fox) that includes extra "let's define the word' pages for all new vocabulary that is introduced in the informative text pages for each animal. There are over 100 pages of crafts, writing activities, vocabulary developme
K - 5th
English Language Arts, Science
Problem of the Day-COMPLETE YEAR BUNDLE (daily word problems for the whole year)
UPDATE-ALL MONTHLY PACKS HAVE BEEN ADDED, INCLUDING THE SUMMER PACK, WHICH INCLUDES OVER 30 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. HOPE YOU ENJOY!
Daily practice with different word problems have shown my students that they can be successful and independent in solving these tricky math problems. It’s amazing to see my students now showing me how and why they worked through the problem of the day by themselves or with a friend. I love hearing my kiddos ‘teach’ and justify their reasoning to their peers. Each month
K - 2nd
Math, Other (Math)
All About Zoo Animals-CRAFTS! (13 different zoo animal crafts!)
These are some of my favorite crafts that I have come up with so far! They aren’t as big as some of my other crafts so I was able to have my students do all of these instead of picking just a few!!!! These zoo animal crafts are apart of my bigger “All About Zoo Animals” pack that can be found in my shop. The bundled set includes all of these crafts plus over 200 pages of activities pertaining to zoo animals! Check it out if you are looking for a more in depth pack about zoo animals. Hope you enj
K - 3rd
Art, Science
All About Continents & Oceans (crafts, research, vocab, & more!)
This is such a fun and highly interactive pack that will help all your kiddos learn about the continents and oceans!! There are lots of different printables, crafts, and hand-on activities that will be sure to please and help students commit the important information to memory.
What’s Included??
Informational text for all continents & oceans (colored and B&W).
Research writing activity that goes with informational text (colored and B&W). Answer key is included. Word bank to use for research w
1st - 5th
Geography, Vocabulary, Writing
Bundled Daily Journal Prompts for the Whole Year
***UPDATED ON 4/30/16-May has received its makeover and is ready to be enjoyed by you and your kiddos!
***UPDATED ON 4/1/16- April has received its fresh makeover with new borders, graphics, and much more. In addition, 3 new prompts have been added, too!
***UPDATED ON 2/27/16-March set has received a makeover with new graphics, fonts, and covers. Enjoy ;)
**UPDATED ON 1/28/16-The February set has received a makeover with new graphics, fonts, and covers. Hope you enjoy :)
****UPDATED ON 6/12/15-A
K - 2nd
Writing
All About Arctic Animals-Caribou (crafts, writing, vocabulary, and more!)
UDPATED (2/2/16)- new graphics, fonts, and vocabulary pages were added to this fun and informative pack. Hope you enjoy :)
**This is one of five animals that are available in my store. There is a bundled pack of all five animals (penguin, polar bear, caribou, walrus, and arctic fox) that includes extra "let's define the word' pages for all new vocabulary that is introduced in the informative text pages for each animal. There are over 100 pages of crafts, writing activities, vocabulary developme
K - 5th
English Language Arts, Science
All About Arctic Animals-POLAR BEARS (crafts, writing, vocabulary, research)
UDPATED (2/2/16)- new graphics, fonts, and vocabulary pages were added to this fun and informative pack. Hope you enjoy :)
**This is one of five animals that are available in my store. There is a bundled pack of all five animals (penguin, polar bear, caribou, walrus, and arctic fox) that includes extra "let's define the word' pages for all new vocabulary that is introduced in the informative text pages for each animal. There are over 100 pages of crafts, writing activities, vocabulary developme
K - 5th
English Language Arts, Science
All About Woodland Animals-FOXES!!! (crafts, writing activities, & much more)
*Super cute addition to any unit pertaining to forests, woodland animals, mammals, habitats, etc.
*Don't forget to check out my bundled "All About Woodland Animals" unit that contains 11 different woodland animals and over 250 pages of activities for the kiddos to use. Buying it bundled will save you lots of money!!! (Almost 50% off when purchased bundled).
*The following ocean animals are included:
~badger ~bear ~deer ~fox ~hedgehog ~mole ~moose ~mouse ~owl ~rabbit ~wolf
https://www.teacher
K - 3rd
Informational Text, Science, Writing
Student Memory & Handprint Book Bundle! (Many different options to pick from)
UPDATED 8/2020-The monthly calendars (tracing and blanks) have been updated for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school year). This is also a freebie in my shop! I have fallen in love with the year long project for my students and parents. It is amazing to see how these super easy and fun pages capture the growth that can happen in just one school year. Each section has many different options to help make each year (or each kiddo’s book) unique and hopefully a lifelong keepsake that can be looked back up
PreK - 3rd
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About the store
Experience
I have taught for the last 10 years in a Special Day Class setting. It has been FANTASTIC and AMAZING and CRAZY and LIFE-ALTERING!!!!! I have taught everything from middle school down to KDG. I am currently a SDC teacher in a KDG, 1st, and 2nd grade class. I can honestly tell you they teach me just as much as I teach them. I love the amazing look on the kiddos face when they finally get something and hate the look of frustration when I don't teach something in a way that they comprehend.... it continues to push me to be a better teacher.
Teaching style
I am a very hands on teacher that is always looking for the best in my kiddos. I teach SDC students and although they have a difficult time learning, IT DOES NOT MEANT THEY CAN NOT LEARN!!! I feel that it is my mission to find a way to reach each and every one of my students so that they can become a part of our society at some point in their lives. They are amazing, young, talented, beautiful kiddos that deserve the chance to learn...just like every other student that you see on a school campus :)
My own education history
I graduated from UC DAVIS in 2003 with a major in human development and a minor in education (they didn't offer an education major :( ). I played water polo for over 10 years and I loved every moment of it. I also have a credential in special education, along with my multiple subjects cred. In addition, I have my autism certification, which is mighty handy since I have a majority of autistic beauties in my classroom....they are so much fun!!!!! They teach me just as much as I teach them!!!!
Additional biographical information
I recently accumulated KDG's in my classroom (they can be daunting if you don't know what to expect) ....as well as a husband at home (which can also be nerve racking) :) I love my life and am excited to see what the future hold for myself, hubby, kiddos, and doggie (Luna buna). I want to make a difference for the kiddos that I am responsible for every single day....and I hope some of the resources that I have created will help in your classroom as well!!!!
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