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Current first grade classroom teacher loving structured literacy, viewing children from a strength-based perspective and carefully designing student and teacher-friendly resources for deep learning...former Reading Specialist, University Instructor and Freelance Literacy Consultant...but my heart is in the classroom. I'm also a wife and mom to two terrific, spunky, quirky and awesome kids and one amazingly cuddly dog.
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Preview of Part Part Whole Worksheets with Number Bonds & Missing Addends Fact Families

Part Part Whole Worksheets with Number Bonds & Missing Addends Fact Families

Help your students build a strong understanding of addition and subtraction concepts by starting with Part Part Whole relationships ( aka Number Bonds ). By having a solid foundation with part part whole concepts students will have the skills needed to move forward with more complex addition, subtraction and problem solving. These NO PREP Part Part Whole Worksheets will provide your students with lots of practice using number bonds to develop a solid understanding of decomposing numbers into s
Preview of Tally Marks Practice Worksheets No Prep Tally Mark Number Sense Back to School

Tally Marks Practice Worksheets No Prep Tally Mark Number Sense Back to School

These no prep Tally Marks practice pages provide extra practice reading and writing tally marks to build number sense, visually represent numbers, practice subitizing and collect and interpret data. These tally marks worksheets are scaffolded to increase in difficulty so you can differentiate or give tiered practice during whole group, small group or intervention. Everything you need to support your students growth with understanding and using tally marks is included. Supplements any curriculum
Preview of Base 10 Block Place Value Concentration & Dice Games

Base 10 Block Place Value Concentration & Dice Games

Base 10 Blocks are wonderful tools for building Place Value concepts! Playing games to work on place value is a fun way to learn. There are 3 versions of a dice game, a place value mat for Base 10 Blocks, cut your own Base 10 Blocks and 2 versions of a Concentration style matching game where students match a number or equation card to its matching Base 10 Block card. Use in centers, work places, soft start, homework and more! Note: This product is available in a Place Value BundleRelated Product
Preview of 1st Grade Sight Word Practice - First Grade Look Alike Words - Commonly Confused

1st Grade Sight Word Practice - First Grade Look Alike Words - Commonly Confused

Teaching first grade look alike words can be really tricky! 1st grade students need lots of extra practice to master commonly confused sight words. This no-prep printable pack includes 43 pages of 1st grade sight word activities to help your early readers identify those commonly confused sight words with ease! If you’re looking for simple, NO PREP, 1st grade sight word practice, this resource is just what you need!  Not only will these 1st grade sight word activities help your students practice
Preview of 1st Grade Place Value Worksheets Differentiated | Number Sense Activities

1st Grade Place Value Worksheets Differentiated | Number Sense Activities

Are you looking for 1st grade place value activities? These no prep place value worksheets are the answer! These number sense activities are designed to help your 1st grade students build their understanding of place value through multiple activities. These place value printables have tiered options so you can offer individualized and differentiated practice on place value to your students. Students will work with the place value of ones, tens, and hundreds. These are designed for 1st grade stud
Preview of January No Prep Math First Grade Winter New Years 2024 Printables

January No Prep Math First Grade Winter New Years 2024 Printables

No prep, print and go January printables perfect for busy teachers looking for New Years, Winter or January themed practice! The page formats are simple, clean and predictable to build student independence and give teachers more time to do what they need to do. Use for morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! This themed monthly printable ELA and Math series is most specifically ai
Preview of February No Prep Math First Grade Valentines Presidents Groundhog Printables

February No Prep Math First Grade Valentines Presidents Groundhog Printables

No prep, print and go February printables perfect for busy teachers with Groundhog Day, Valentines Day, Presidents Day and Dental Health themes! Use for morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables are aligned with Common Core State Standards, but pages are not individually marked with the standard, so if you’re in a state or district without CCSS, you can still use them
Preview of Number Sense Activities Morning Work Worksheets | First Grade Number Sense

Number Sense Activities Morning Work Worksheets | First Grade Number Sense

Building a strong number sense is crucial to math success!  These no prep morning work number sense activities provide lots of extra practice at Back to School or any time of the year for your first grade students and can supplement any curriculum! Your first grade students will get hands-on practice with numbers as they do matching activities, tally worksheets, and more! They will learn number sense as they work with numbers in many different forms. These number sense activities are perfect f
Preview of Basketball March Madness Printables Math ELA for 1st Grade

Basketball March Madness Printables Math ELA for 1st Grade

This basketball themed printable set is a great add-on to your sports thematic unit or March Madness activities! If you’re looking for basketball activities, you’ll love the 13 fun, no-prep, ready to go language arts and math printables included in this supplementary pack. These practice pages help build counting, fine motor skills, visual spatial awareness, and eye-tracking. Use them for centers, morning work, sub plans, assessment, warm-ups, homework, and more! Your first graders will have f
Preview of 1st Grade No Prep March Math Worksheets | Great Centers and Morning Work

1st Grade No Prep March Math Worksheets | Great Centers and Morning Work

Do need a quick and easy way to provide your first grade students with quality skills-based math practice? These NO PREP March Math Worksheets are your answer! This March Math resource provides you with 30 no prep printable math practice activities and 30 digital math activities. It's the perfect way to provide students with independent practice on key math skills. Use the digital version to make a fun and interactive math center! With this resource your students will be working on telling tim
Preview of First Grade Place Value Practice Worksheets to 100 | Tens and Ones Included Too

First Grade Place Value Practice Worksheets to 100 | Tens and Ones Included Too

Make teaching place value easier with these First Grade Place Value Worksheets. This resource includes a variety of engaging place value practice for tens and ones and also place value practice to 100. These place value printables are just what your students need to become proficient in identifying place value! With different place value activities your students will never get bored practicing this important and foundational math skill. This resource includes place value sorts, cut and past m
Preview of October No Prep Fall Math Morning Work Printables for First Grade

October No Prep Fall Math Morning Work Printables for First Grade

No prep, print and go October math printables perfect for busy teachers! These themed work pages are great for morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables are aligned with Common Core State Standards, but pages are not individually marked with the standard, so if you’re in a state or district without CCSS, you can still use them easily! This Monthly Printable ELA and Mat
Preview of April No Prep Math First Grade Spring Printables with Digital

April No Prep Math First Grade Spring Printables with Digital

No prep, print and go April printables perfect for busy teachers! Digital version included! Use for morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables are aligned with Common Core State Standards, but pages are not individually marked with the standard, so if you’re in a state or district without CCSS, you can still use them easily! This themed monthly printable ELA and Math s
Preview of September No Prep Morning Work Math - First Grade September Math Worksheets

September No Prep Morning Work Math - First Grade September Math Worksheets

These September no prep morning work math worksheets are perfect for busy teachers! These first grade September math worksheets are perfect for Back to School morning work, test prep, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words and homework! These are the perfect supplement to your fall math plans! All first grade math worksheets are aligned with Common Core State Standards. These September no prep first grade math worksheets are perfect for first graders, but can also
Preview of 1st Grade Monthly Math & Reading Printables Yearlong Bundle Plus Bonus

1st Grade Monthly Math & Reading Printables Yearlong Bundle Plus Bonus

This 1st grade yearlong bundle has everything you need to teach 1st grade monthly math and reading skills. These 1st grade math and reading printables are neatly formatted and created for 1st grade students to work independently. As a special bonus, this ultimate 1st grade yearlong bundle includes my full math skill-builder pack for number sense! This 1st grade math and reading printables yearlong bundle includes:1st grade monthly math printables for September1st grade monthly math printab
Preview of Tally Marks Practice Worksheets Find Tally Graph No Prep Monthly Practice

Tally Marks Practice Worksheets Find Tally Graph No Prep Monthly Practice

This bundle of no prep Tally Marks practice pages with Monthly Find Tally Graph activities provides more than 50 worksheets of extra practice reading and writing tally marks to build number sense, visually represent numbers, practice subitizing and collect and interpret data. The tally marks worksheets are scaffolded to increase in difficulty so you can differentiate or give tiered practice during whole group, small group or intervention. The Monthly Find, Tally, Graph Printables give students a
Preview of Fraction Leprechaun March St. Patrick's Day Fun with half and fourth

Fraction Leprechaun March St. Patrick's Day Fun with half and fourth

Fractions fun for one half and one fourth! This fraction leprechaun is an interactive way to introduce or extend student understanding of fractions perfect for March and St. Patrick's Day! Students create a fraction leprechaun while practicing fractions (one-half or one-fourth). They will color their leprechaun and cut it in half or in fourths and reassemble it with 1 or 3 other students to make a silly, mixed up leprechaun. They can name their leprechaun and write about its St. Patrick's Day ad
Preview of Self-Monitoring Reading - Look Alike Sight Word Practice - Reading Strategies

Self-Monitoring Reading - Look Alike Sight Word Practice - Reading Strategies

Self-Monitoring reading is an essential yet challenging skill for many readers - including early and beginning readers! Yet, this is one of the most important reading strategies we can teach our students. Learning to self-monitor improves our students reading fluency and reading comprehension. If your readers substitute words that look similar (such as no for on or saw for was), then this NO PREP print and go phonics pack of 25 sight word look alike pairs worksheets is perfect for you! Your rea
Preview of May No Prep Math First Grade Spring Printables

May No Prep Math First Grade Spring Printables

No prep, print and go May printables easy to use and just perfect for busy teachers! Use for Spring morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables are aligned with Common Core State Standards, but pages are not individually marked with the standard, so if you’re in a state or district without CCSS, you can still use them easily! This themed monthly printables ELA and Math s
Preview of December No Prep Math First Grade Winter Printables

December No Prep Math First Grade Winter Printables

No prep, print and go December printables perfect for busy teachers! These Winter themed paper pencil practice pages are great to use for morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables are aligned with Common Core State Standards, but pages are not individually marked with the standard, so if you’re in a state or district without CCSS, you can still use them easily! This Co
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Experience

Current first grade classroom teacher loving structured literacy, viewing children from a strength-based perspective and carefully designing student and teacher-friendly resources for deep learning...former Reading Specialist, University Instructor and Freelance Literacy Consultant...but my heart is in the classroom. I'm also a wife and mom to two terrific, spunky, quirky and awesome kids and one amazingly cuddly dog.

Teaching style

Deeply committed to learning and growing together in a predictable, structured, fun, creative environment that celebrates, honors, appreciates and includes every individual.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Working with kids is reward enough for me, yet I'm not going to lie that having a former first grader become my student teacher all those years later was pretty incredible!

My own education history

Bachelor's Degree from University of WI-Madison; Master's Degree from University of WI-Milwaukee

Additional biographical information

Most of my decades-long career has been in first grade. First graders are the best!