Grace Millsaps

✨ Embedded Picture Mnemonics for Vowel TeamsMake vowel teams stick with visuals that teach themselves! This digital download includes 10 embedded picture mnemonics for key sound/spelling combinations: ea as in eat and bread • ee as in sleep • ai as in rain • ay as in day • ou as in double and house • ow as in snow and cow • oo as in cook and food • igh as in night.Each image transforms the vowel team into part of the picture—so students don’t just see the sound, they re

I am a former preschool teacher and director, and I created this set of classroom decorations and posters for Reggio Emilia classrooms, Montessori classrooms, Waldorf classrooms, and anyone who's looking for more soothing neutral colors in their early childhood space. You have the option to edit some of the things in Google Slides (the labels/cubby tags, and the birthday display), but this product is also designed to be print-ready for teachers who are not tech savvy. What's Included:Alphabet P

Ready to potty train your child over Winter Break? Not sure what approach to take? This .pdf download contains 12 potty training sticker charts, printable stickers, and instructions and tips for a 12-day potty training program. You can use the sticker charts any way you want or you can follow the step by step guide to gradually move your child from diapers to underwear with rewards and incentives. Its like a potty training boot camp mixed with an advent calendar! Check out the preview to see how

Are you looking for a list of standards or milestones to use as an assessment or to help you choose age-appropriate math activates for your 3-year-old class (3-4 years)? Common Core does not cover the 3 year old year, but many states have their own learning standards for preschool. This one-page handout describes pre-math milestones that students should be hitting by around 48 months (their 4th birthday). Since students turn 4 during their PreK 3 year, I have described them as goals to work towa

If your students are tired of cutting strips but still needing to practice easy cutting, this might be a good project for them. I designed it for use in my Montessori classroom with my 2 1/2 to 3 year olds during a unit about our homes. Prepare the craft by cutting the doors and windows into strips so that the students only have to make one straight cut to separate them. Print the house images onto colored paper and cut them out. Need More Preschool Resources?AlphabetFly Swat Letter Recognitio

At my preschool, we use these mats to help students learn to recognize their written name. A teacher or older student passes out all the mats before snack, and each student has to find his/her mat to know where to sit for snack. My students use real plates and cups for snack, so the mats also show them where to put those things. Unless you plan to use these only once, for a holiday party or something, you will need to laminate them. There are 5 versions of the mat, and all are visible in the pre

This 90s themed number kit will spice up your math centers! It contains several hands-on activities and some check sheets for students to fill out as they do the activities. The kit included: Ways to Make 5 Slider Instructions for constructing Slider 0-5 and 5-10 dice 1-10 Spinner Ways to Make 5 Mats Dot Counters for Ways to Make 5 Mat Number Cards in Pink for the Ways to Make 5 Mats Ways to Make 5 Check/Review Worksheets (3 variations) Ways to Make 5 Fluency Flash Cards Ways to Make 10 Mat wit

Math Tools Used: Ten Frame, Five Frame, Number Line This kit contains everything you need for your students to build real number sense. More than route counting and numeral recognition, these activities help students "see" quantities and understand how the numbers relate to each other. The activities in this kit are Montessori-inspired ways to practice numbers 0-10. They isolate concepts and are simple enough to be clear to young learners while offering enough variety to reinforce number sense

Up to for players Ages 4 to 8 This game is played like the game Sequence. Students will build ten-frame fluency by matching numerals to ten-frame cards. They will also practice game strategy. See the preview for a full game description.

***Zipped File*** Once you download the folder, you will need to left click on it and "Extract" or "Unzip" to access the files. This download contains 4 files: A 9-slide Power Point presentation that introduces mnemonics for students to remember what the plus sign, minus sign, and equals signs look like. (See the video preview.) A custom animation of the plus sign mnemonic is imbedded in the presentation.A 3-page .pdf file. 2 pages are "student notes" or short worksheets for students to follow a

***Zipped File*** (After you download the file, right click and select "unzip" or "extract all" to access the file contents. ) **color printer required** These brain boosters are unique worksheets to help students build their spatial recognition, visual discrimination, and working memory. Building these skills will help with math, map reading, science reasoning, and coding. My kindergartener can do some of these with assistance. I think they would be good for grades K through 2nd and for therap

I created these because all the coordinate activates I found had too many squares for my kindergartener. I wanted to introduce grids as a pre-math/pre-coding activity for her. I knew she could comprehend the concept, but the activity needed to be shorter. The third picture shown (of the tree) is her work. The download includes five different picture puzzles and an answer key.

15 3" x 3" cards for you to print and cut:Less Than GatorGreater Than GatorEquals Frog0-5 fishnumerals 0-5More Math ResourcesMnemonic for Remembering the Plus, Minus, and Equals Signs: Plus Anchor ChartsWays to Make 5 and Ways to Make 10 Math Kit0-10 Number Sense Kit **Hands-On Montessori-Inspired Math with a 90s Theme**3 Year Old Math Goals based on California Learning StandardsNumber Sense Practice with Fingers, Ten Frames and Tally Marks for 6, 7, 8 and 9Counting Mats, Frogs on Log, Montessor

This product contains all my most useful resources for preschool administrators. It contains editable samples of everything from staff employment contracts to infant daily reports. I created all of these documents for use in my own Montessori preschool. Anyone starting a child care center or looking to up their school's parent communication and professionalism would benefit from this package.

I created this parent handbook for use at my preschool. It should be useful as starting point for your school's family handbook. Be sure to refer to your state's early childcare center licensing standards which will dictate what policies much be included in your handbook. Please click on the preview to see the Table of Contents.

52 Simple Alphabet Coloring Pages A-Z in uppercase AND LOWERCASE Need More Preschool Resources?AlphabetEditable Color-By-Number, Letter, or Sight Word: Type Your Own Text: 9 VersionsThe Cutest Alphabet Letter ABC Worksheets Ever (uppercase & lowercase)Numbers0-10 Number Sense Kit **Hands-On Montessori-Inspired Math with a 90s Theme**Greater Than, Less Than, and Equal To Symbols: Comparing Numbers. AlligatorClassroom DécorReggio Nature Neutrals Preschool Classroom Décor Set- Soothing ColorsEdita

Over the past several years, I have created and refined this welcome packet for use at my early childhood center (a Montessori preschool). My goal is to give parents all the information they need for their kids to have a great year but to break it up as much as possible so that they actually read it. Some of these documents are ready to print and go. Others, you may just need to change the name of the center at the top. For some, you will to edit them to suit your school's rules, but you'll hav

ABC posters for your classroom. Each poster/card has the upper case letter, the lower case letter, and an image on a blue background. There are 26 images on 13 pages. Each letter card is 8.5 by 5.5 inches. There are two cards per page. The download includes a .pdf of the 13 pages and .jpgs of each page. The images are: A for Alligator B for Banana C is for Cactus D is for Donut E is for Eggplant F is for Fox G is for Guitar H is for Hippo I is for Insect J is for Jellyfish K is for Kitten L is

Every early childhood teacher needs this one-page parent handout on what kids should wear to school! I created this to use at my Montessori school because I was tired of kids coming to school dressed in clothes that created dependence on adults. Now I give this to parents at the beginning of the year and its so explicit and so memorable that its really helped. The .pdf comes with a link and instructions to open the document and edit it in Google Slides. It would be helpful for special needs pa

Every preschool, daycare, elementary classroom, and school nurse needs this handout! I give this flyer to all the parents at my preschool at the beginning of the every school year. Even though the same rules are in the school's handbook, the illustrations really help the parents to pay more attention to the rules. The .pdf download includes a link to a version that is editable in Google Slides. Need More Preschool Resources?Parent Communication and Student AssessmentMy Entire Preschool Welcome P