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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 Part Part Whole Bonds Addends Number Sense Place Value 1st Grade Math Bundle

Part Part Whole Bonds Addends Number Sense Place Value 1st Grade Math Bundle

This 1st grade math bundle is perfect for teaching part part whole, number sense, and place value to your 1st grade students. This 1st grade math bundle includes 40 no-prep printables for teaching part part whole, number sense, and place value. Students will get lots of practice on these important 1st grade math skills with this 1st grade math bundle! The printables include multiple practice options in a variety of formats! This 1st grade math bundle includes:Part Part Whole Worksheets wit
Preview of 1st Grade Writing Bundle Personal Narrative, Opinion, Friendly Letter, Poetry

1st Grade Writing Bundle Personal Narrative, Opinion, Friendly Letter, Poetry

1st Grade Writers Workshop is made simple with this bundle specifically designed to teach opinion writing, personal narratives and friendly letters! These 1st Grade Writers Workshop units are designed to promote independence through clear and predictable instructions within each unit. Help your students understand opinion writing, learn to write fun, friendly letters and spark creativity through personal narratives. This 1st grade writers workshop bundle will help your first grade students dis
Preview of Personal Narrative Writing Unit Graphic Organizers Lessons Parent Letters

Personal Narrative Writing Unit Graphic Organizers Lessons Parent Letters

Personal Narrative writing units are a great way to help your writers identify writing topics and ideas from their lives. Help your students become great writers with these engaging, structured, systematic personal narrative writing lessons and activities designed for first grade. This Personal Narrative Writing unit will help you teach and enrich narrative writing in your classroom, as it includes well laid out lessons, structure and graphic organizers to guide your students through the process
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 January No Prep ELA First Grade Winter New Years Printables

January No Prep ELA First Grade Winter New Years Printables

No prep, print and go January printables perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, 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 for English Language Arts, 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 series is most spe
Preview of Poetry Writing Unit | Lessons Graphic Organizers Writing Papers K 1st 2nd Grade

Poetry Writing Unit | Lessons Graphic Organizers Writing Papers K 1st 2nd Grade

This poetry writing unit will help your kindergarten, first grade and second grade students become free verse poetry writers through engaging poetry writing lessons and activities! This poetry writing unit will help you teach and enrich poem writing in primary grades classrooms. Your writers will have a blast! This writing unit includes a variety of lessons and mini-lessons to help guide your students through the process of poem writing. Guide students through planning using the poetry graphic
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 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 January to May No Prep Math Printables Bundle for First Grade

January to May No Prep Math Printables Bundle for First Grade

150 Monthly printables bundle perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, centers, RTI intervention, 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 Common Core Crunch ELA and Math series is most specifically aimed at first
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 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 Reading Response Sheets for ANY Book K 1 2 Reading Comprehension

Reading Response Sheets for ANY Book K 1 2 Reading Comprehension

These no prep fiction and nonfiction reading response sheets will simplify planning for reading comprehension work with any fiction or nonfiction text! You'll love the variety of 30+ reading response pages included. Three versions of each comprehension page are included so you can meet the needs of all your students - handwriting lines, single lines and no lines. Before printing you can type in the title on the included google slides version with prefilled text boxes. These are designed for pr
Preview of September to December No Prep Math Printables Bundle for First Grade

September to December No Prep Math Printables Bundle for First Grade

This September to December Monthly Math bundle of 120 monthly printables is perfect for busy teachers! Each month includes 30 paper pencil practice pages that are great for morning work, test prep, centers, RTI, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! With similar formatting, students are able to be independent, which gives you time to do more of what you need. This ELA and Math series is most specifically aimed at first graders, t
Preview of True False No Prep Math Differentiated Sorts

True False No Prep Math Differentiated Sorts

These no prep True False Math Sorts printables practice pages provide extra practice with addition, subtraction, inequalities and number representations. Great for building conversations around numbers, fine-motor skills, number talks and developing number sense. They can supplement any curriculum and are great for morning work, RTI intervention, center work, homework, independent practice or test prep. 48 printables included and you can easily provide differentiation, as there are a variety of
Preview of Winter Fiction Nonfiction Paired Passages for first grade

Winter Fiction Nonfiction Paired Passages for first grade

These no prep paired fiction and nonfiction passages with winter topics are great for working on reading fluency and reading comprehension during the winter months of December, January, February and March and Elf, Gingerbread, Snow, Arctic Animals, Penguins, Winter Sports, Sled Dog activities! There are 8 different winter topics with each topic including one short fiction and one short nonfiction passage for a total of 16 paired passages in the set. Use them during whole group, small group o
Preview of Skip Counting Worksheets Skip Count by Even 2's Odd 2's, 5's, On Off-Decade 10's

Skip Counting Worksheets Skip Count by Even 2's Odd 2's, 5's, On Off-Decade 10's

This bundle of skip counting worksheets and tools are helpful to practice skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's. Both advanced skip counting (odd 2's, off-decade 10's) and simple skip counting (even 2's, 5's, decade 10's) worksheets are included. With over 100 printables included, your students will have plenty of skip counting practice of even and odd 2's and on and off-decade 10's! These no-prep worksheets help lay a foundation for base 10 place value understanding and are perfect for extra prac
Preview of Skip Counting Worksheets - Simple Skip Count Even 2's, 5's, Decade 10's

Skip Counting Worksheets - Simple Skip Count Even 2's, 5's, Decade 10's

These skip counting worksheets and tools are so helpful to practice skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's. With over 40 printables included, your students will have plenty of skip counting practice! These no-prep worksheets help lay a foundation for base 10 place value understanding and are perfect for extra practice, morning work, assessment, math centers, intervention, homework, and review. They're designed with a scaffolded approach to provide practice that builds understanding and makes learni
Preview of First Grade Look Alike Words | Self Monitoring Reading | Commonly Confused Words

First Grade Look Alike Words | Self Monitoring Reading | Commonly Confused Words

Self-Monitoring reading is an essential yet challenging skill for many readers, especially when working with first grade look alike words! If your students substitute commonly confused sight words (such as them for then or want for went), then this 1st grade sight word practice pack is for you!  This NO PREP, print and go pack of 25 commonly confused sight word pairs is perfect for mastering first grade look alike words! Your students will gain plenty of practice in self-monitoring reading and
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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!