Over 23 Years Experience with all elementary school age students and middle school. I have worked with grades K-5th grade primarily. Now I work as a Library Media Specialist.
Transform your classroom into a hub of creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking with this Makerspace Centers Bundle! This comprehensive collection includes engaging, hands-on centers designed to foster problem-solving, teamwork, innovation, and independent learning. Perfect for STEM labs, classroom makerspaces, early finishers, enrichment, morning tubs, indoor recess, choice time, and fast-finisher activities!Students will love exploring, creating, building, and discovering while practic
Bring hands-on learning to your classroom all year long with this Ultimate STEM Challenges Bundle! This collection includes 17 engaging engineering design challenges that encourage students to think critically, solve real-world problems, collaborate with peers, and develop creativity through the Engineering Design Process.Perfect for STEM labs, science centers, makerspaces, classroom enrichment, fast finishers, substitute plans, and seasonal learning, these low-prep activities use simple classro
Bring authentic writing into your classroom with this Letter Writing Campaign Bundle! Students will develop meaningful communication skills while writing to real audiences for real purposes. These engaging lessons inspire thoughtful writing, empathy, civic engagement, and persuasive communication as students learn that their words can make a difference.This bundle includes everything students need to plan, draft, revise, and publish letters for seven unique writing campaigns:⭐ Write to Disney –
Bring hands-on STEM learning to life with this engaging and interactive Snap Circuits Center! Perfect for elementary classrooms, libraries, or makerspaces, this resource helps students explore the world of electricity and engineering through step-by-step building, guided experimentation, and independent problem-solving. This center is designed for easy setup and student independence, with clear directions, safety rules, clean-up tasks, and curated how-to videos to help students get started
Make the science fair fun with this engaging Google Slide template! This set includes 27 slides with information for the science fair project process and is easy to type in student responses. Quick and easy upload and you can easily add pictures utilizing Google Slides features. It is editable to suit your personal needs. Lead your students to science concepts on the Science Fair on their own. Students will love exploring science concepts through these fun engaging slides and won't even realize
Transform math practice into an engaging, hands-on learning experience with this Playdough Math Centers Bundle for Grades K–5! This comprehensive collection includes 10 colorful playdough math centers designed to strengthen essential math skills through interactive, tactile learning.Perfect for classrooms, libraries, makerspaces, math workshops, intervention groups, STEM stations, early finishers, and independent learning centers, these activities keep students actively engaged while reinforcing
Transform your literacy block with this engaging Reading Response & Literacy Centers Bundle! Designed to make reading meaningful and fun, these hands-on activities encourage students to think critically, respond creatively, build vocabulary, and strengthen comprehension skills—all while staying actively engaged.Perfect for reading centers, independent work, early finishers, book clubs, small groups, literacy rotations, homework, or substitute plans, this bundle provides low-prep activities that
Bring creativity, critical thinking, STEM, and real-world problem-solving together with this complete Innovation Celebration unit based on the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP)! This two-phase unit is designed to guide gifted and high-achieving students through the full cycle of innovation—from understanding historical inventions to designing and presenting their own. Perfect for GT classrooms, enrichment programs, or schoolwide showcases, this resource includes everything you need to i
Make research fun with this engaging Animal Report Google Slide template! This set includes 20 slides with science questions for animal research and is easy to type in student responses. Quick and easy upload and you can easily add pictures utilizing Google Slides features. Lead your students to research concepts on animal traits on their own. Students will love exploring science concepts through these fun engaging research slides and won't even realize how much they're learning! Here's what yo
Turn your makerspace, classroom, or library into a hub of creativity and engineering with this LEGO STEM Center! Designed for elementary students, this resource includes everything you need to launch a structured, fun, and educational LEGO building station that encourages innovation, teamwork, and problem-solving. Whether you're looking to integrate STEM challenges, inspire free-building, or connect with literacy through themed read-alouds, this center has you covered! What’s Included: 25 +
Separating Mixtures Lesson on Google Slides Fun and engaging lesson on how to separate mixtures primarily for elementary science. Great to integrate using Google Classroom. #google #googleclassroom #Googleslides #science #mixtures #separating #lesson This product can be used with a tablet, iPad, Chromebook, Netbook, laptop, or a desktop computer. Products increase student engagement and are a perfect way to infuse technology into your classroom. You can also edit to fit your needs. Us
Bring your makerspace to life all year long with this ultimate MEGA Makerspace Bundle—a full collection of monthly makerspace bundles packed with STEM lessons, read alouds, building challenges, creative centers, and more. This set gives you everything you need to keep students engaged, creating, and problem-solving from August through June. What’s Included by Month: Monthly STEM Lessons – Hands-on, seasonal challenges with Google Slides teacher presentations, student slides, and step-by-ste
Make research fun with this engaging Biography Report Research Google Slide template! This set includes 12 slides with questions for a Biography Research and is easy to type in student responses. Quick and easy upload and you can easily add pictures utilizing Google Slides features. It is editable to suit your personal needs. Lead your students to research concepts on different people on their own. Students will love exploring social studies concepts through these fun engaging research slides a
Bring coding to life with this engaging Dash Robot STEM bundle! This resource is designed to help elementary students build confidence with robotics, sequencing, problem-solving, and teamwork through interactive slides and hands-on coding challenges. With an introductory presentation, a coding center slideshow, a themed Mission Control deck, and challenge cards, this bundle gives you everything you need to launch an exciting Dash robotics experience in your classroom. Students are introduced to
Turn your students into young paleontologists with this engaging dinosaur-themed STEM lesson! This ready-to-use resource combines literacy, science, engineering, technology, and math through a fun dinosaur read-aloud and hands-on fossil-making activity.Students will listen to How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague, explore the fascinating world of fossils, create their own salt dough dinosaur fossils, and participate in meaningful STEAM discussions and reflection activities
Looking for a fun and engaging STEM activity to teach your students about weathering, erosion, and deposition? This FREE, STAAR-aligned resource is designed to bring science to life through hands-on experiments, engineering challenges, and career exploration! What’s Included? ✔ Pre-Test & Post-Test (Google Forms included) ✔ Interactive Vocabulary Activities ✔ Engaging Read-Aloud Story & Comprehension Questions ✔ Science Lesson on Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition ✔ STEM Challenge: Bui
Get ready for a Halloween STEM adventure that combines literacy, engineering, science, and hands-on fun! In this engaging Pumpkin Catapult Challenge, students become young engineers as they design, build, test, and improve their own pumpkin-launching catapults using simple classroom materials.Perfect for grades K–5, this ready-to-use STEM lesson helps students explore force, motion, gravity, measurement, and the engineering design process while connecting learning to favorite Halloween and autum
Transform your classroom, library, or makerspace into a winter wonderland of creativity, engineering, and hands-on learning! Winter Creators Corner: Makerspace Centers for Snowy Fun combines engaging winter-themed literacy connections with exciting STEM and maker activities that encourage problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity.Perfect for grades K–5, this low-prep resource includes read-aloud discussion guides, three interactive makerspace centers, STEM challenges, instructional videos,
Bring Halloween excitement into your classroom with this engaging, hands-on STEM engineering challenge! Students will design and build a spooky bridge using simple classroom materials while exploring science, technology, engineering, and math concepts through a fun seasonal activity.Perfect for grades K–5, this ready-to-use resource combines literacy, STEM, teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity in one exciting lesson that students will love!What's Included:✅ 40 Teacher presentation slides✅ 4
Set sail for adventure with this exciting Pirate Engineer STEM Challenge! Inspired by the beloved read-aloud How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long, students become pirate engineers tasked with designing and building a floating treasure ship capable of carrying the most gold before sinking.This engaging hands-on STEM activity combines literacy, science, engineering, technology, and math while encouraging creativity, teamwork, and critical thinking. Perfect for pirate-themed units, STEM labs, make
Over 23 Years Experience with all elementary school age students and middle school. I have worked with grades K-5th grade primarily. Now I work as a Library Media Specialist.
Teaching style
Project based learning, technology, research based projects, STEM
Awards & shining teacher moments
National Geographic Educator
Seesaw Ambassador
Apple Teacher
Flipgrid Certified
Teacher of the Year
My own education history
Certified 1-8
Speciality in Science and Math
Gifted and Talented Certified
ESL Certified
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