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I am an experienced educator with over five years of teaching experience in both the United States and international classrooms. I spent 4 years teaching kindergarten in the Los Angeles area, where I focused on early literacy development through phonics, reading, and writing instruction. During this time, I provided targeted small-group reading intervention using differentiation, scaffolding, and social-emotional learning strategies to support diverse learners. I currently teach middle school English abroad in Asia, where I design and implement engaging, student-centered lessons that support ESL, ELL, and bilingual learners. My work emphasizes practical language development through structured vocabulary instruction, movement-based activities (TPR), and clear routines that work across mixed-level classrooms. All of the resources in my store are classroom-tested, designed to be easy to implement, and created to support both general education and multilingual learning environments.
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Preview of ESL Similes Lesson (Using Like) | Beginner Figurative Language

ESL Similes Lesson (Using Like) | Beginner Figurative Language

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Help your students understand and use similes with “like” in a simple, engaging way! This beginner-friendly ESL lesson introduces figurative language through clear examples, guided practice, and independent application. Perfect for a 20–25 minute mini lesson, this resource is designed to be low-prep and highly accessible for English language learners. This lesson was very successful with my bilingual 7th grade students in Asia whom have a relatively low English proficiency level. This lesson
Preview of Cardinal Directions Map Activity | North South East West ESL | Giving Directions

Cardinal Directions Map Activity | North South East West ESL | Giving Directions

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Teach cardinal directions in a fun, structured, and interactive way with this map-based ESL lesson! In this engaging activity, students learn to identify and use north, south, east, and west while practicing real-world direction language through speaking, drawing, and guided map work. Learning Objectives: Identify and pronounce north, south, east, west Use simple sentences to describe locations (e.g., “The zoo is south of the school.”) Follow and give directions using a visual mapWhat’s Includ
Preview of Bilingual Ways to Make 5–10 | Number Bonds Cut & Paste Activities

Bilingual Ways to Make 5–10 | Number Bonds Cut & Paste Activities

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Need to teach ways to make numbers 5-10? These practice worksheets provide colored-coded visuals to help students understand number bonds. They include cut and paste and number sentence writing practice! Instructions are both in English and Spanish to use in the classroom or send with students at home. A great resource to help visual learners see the patterns in different ways to make numbers 5 through 10!
Preview of Winter Early Finisher Packet | Emerging Kinder | No Prep Enrichment Activities

Winter Early Finisher Packet | Emerging Kinder | No Prep Enrichment Activities

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Support your youngest and most emerging learners with this Emerging Kindergarten Early Finisher Packet – Winter Edition, a no-prep resource designed to build foundational skills and confidence. Created for students who are still developing early literacy and math understanding, this print-and-go winter packet provides structured, hands-on practice that keeps learners engaged while working independently. Teachers love using it for morning work, centers, intervention, or early finisher time. This
Preview of Bilingual Lowercase Letters Pack | English & Spanish (K–1 Phonics)

Bilingual Lowercase Letters Pack | English & Spanish (K–1 Phonics)

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Look no further for a resource that incorporates letter writing and formation, letter recognition, and fine motor skills! This resource is perfect for introducing new letters to students — it not only helps them trace each letter but also strengthens their ability to recognize and identify letters in various writing styles — an often underrated skill! Includes all lowercase letters of the alphabet!
Preview of ESL Write the Room Sentence Frames | “I see a…” | Beginning Sentences | ELL

ESL Write the Room Sentence Frames | “I see a…” | Beginning Sentences | ELL

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Write the Room with Sentence Frames – “I see a ___” is a low-prep, movement-based writing activity designed to help ESL learners, emergent writers, and kindergarten students practice forming complete sentences with confidence. Using clear visuals and a simple sentence frame, students walk around the room, find picture cards, and write short sentences using the structure “I see a ___.” This activity reduces language anxiety while building early sentence-writing skills. What’s Included: Clas
Preview of Quick Practice: Digraphs Bundle | TH, SH, CH, WH, PH Phonics | K–2

Quick Practice: Digraphs Bundle | TH, SH, CH, WH, PH Phonics | K–2

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Build strong phonics skills with this Quick Practice Digraphs Bundle, designed to give Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students focused, no-prep practice with common consonant digraphs. This bundle includes targeted worksheets for each digraph, making it easy to reinforce sound recognition, decoding, and early reading skills without overwhelming students. Digraphs Included TH – /th/ sound identification SH – /sh/ sound practice CH – /ch/ sound decoding WH – /wh/ sound & question-word f
Preview of ESL Write the Room Sentence Frames | “This is a…” | Beginning Sentences | ELL

ESL Write the Room Sentence Frames | “This is a…” | Beginning Sentences | ELL

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Looking for a low-prep, highly visual Write the Room activity for beginning ESL learners? This “This Is a…” sentence frame resource helps students build confidence writing simple, complete sentences using clear picture support. Perfect for Kindergarten, Grade 1–2, ESL, ELL, and bilingual classrooms. This Write the Room Sentence Frame activity is designed for early writers who are learning how to form simple sentences using visual cues. Students walk around the room, find the matching pictu
Preview of C, K & CK Phonics Bundle | Worksheets & 2 Write the Room Activities | K–2

C, K & CK Phonics Bundle | Worksheets & 2 Write the Room Activities | K–2

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Build strong phonics foundations with this C, K, and -CK Phonics Practice Bundle, designed for Kindergarten through 2nd grade learners. This bundle combines explicit rule-based practice with active movement learning, making it perfect for whole-group instruction, centers, early finishers, or intervention. What’s Included: C & K Phonics Worksheets Students learn when to use C or K to make the /k/ sound using the vowel rule: C before A, O, U K before I, E Activities include: Visual rule
Preview of Bilingual Body Parts Vocabulary Relay | ESL EMI TPR Lesson (English & Spanish)

Bilingual Body Parts Vocabulary Relay | ESL EMI TPR Lesson (English & Spanish)

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Engage your students with this bilingual English–Spanish Body Parts Vocabulary Relay, designed for upper elementary and middle school ESL, ELL, and bilingual classrooms. This movement-based Total Physical Response (TPR) lesson gets students speaking, listening, and moving while reinforcing essential body parts vocabulary. Are your students tired of worksheets—but still need structured, effective vocabulary practice? This lesson transforms body parts vocabulary into an active, student-centered
Preview of Bilingual Body Parts Vocabulary Relay | ESL EMI TPR Lesson (English & 中文)

Bilingual Body Parts Vocabulary Relay | ESL EMI TPR Lesson (English & 中文)

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Engage your students with this bilingual English–Traditional Chinese Body Parts Vocabulary Relay, designed for upper elementary and middle school ESL, EMI, and CLIL classrooms. This movement-based Total Physical Response (TPR) lesson gets students speaking, listening, and moving while reinforcing essential body parts vocabulary. Are your students tired of worksheets—but still need structured, effective vocabulary practice? This lesson transforms body parts vocabulary into an active, student-
Preview of Bilingual Addition & Subtraction Within 5 & 10 | Number Line Worksheets

Bilingual Addition & Subtraction Within 5 & 10 | Number Line Worksheets

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Build early math fluency with these bilingual addition and subtraction worksheets! Students solve equations within 5 and 10 using number lines, supported by clear English and Spanish directions for easy access. Includes 8 no-prep worksheets (2 for addition within 5, 2 for subtraction within 5, 2 for addition within 10, 2 for subtraction within 10). Skills:Addition & subtraction within 10Number line strategiesMath vocabulary in two languages
Preview of Silent E Phonics Bundle | Quick Practice Worksheets & Write the Room | K–2

Silent E Phonics Bundle | Quick Practice Worksheets & Write the Room | K–2

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Looking for engaging, no-prep Silent E phonics activities that actually help students hear and decode long vowel sounds? This Silent E Phonics Bundle combines print-and-go worksheets with an interactive Write the Room movement activity, making it perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade classrooms. Students practice how Silent E changes the vowel sound (short → long) through visual matching, listening, decoding, and movement-based learning!Silent E Quick Practice Worksheets Em
Preview of Write the Room: C & K Phonics Activity | Hard & Soft C/K Sounds | K–2

Write the Room: C & K Phonics Activity | Hard & Soft C/K Sounds | K–2

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Make phonics practice active and engaging with this C & K Write the Room activity! Students move around the classroom to identify words that start with C or K and apply the /k/ sound rule in context. How It Works: Post the word cards around the room Students walk, read, and identify whether each word uses C or K Students record answers on the response sheet Skills Covered: Identifying /k/ sounds at the beginning of words Applying the C vs. K vowel rule Visual discrimination and decodi
Preview of Halloween Math Numbers 1–10 | Color by Number, Mini-Book & Counting

Halloween Math Numbers 1–10 | Color by Number, Mini-Book & Counting

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Looking for a spooky Math activity? Check this product out: it includes a Numbers 1-10 Mini-Book, Color by Numbers 6-9 Worksheet, 1-10 Counting Practice, and additional tracing practice for numbers 1-10. This is perfect for in-class work or group work -- it is differentiated to help you, the teacher out, by providing different formats and activities! It even includes a cut-and-paste complete the pattern worksheet. Your children will have a blast with these Halloween themed worksheets! This resou
Preview of Double Final Consonant Worksheets | SS Ending Phonics & Spelling K-2

Double Final Consonant Worksheets | SS Ending Phonics & Spelling K-2

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Make phonics practice fun and effective with this engaging set of worksheets focused on CVC words ending in –ss (such as mass, Tess, loss, and hiss). These activities give students hands-on practice decoding, spelling, and writing words with the -ss ending pattern, while also building confidence in their reading fluency and word recognition skills. Perfect for: ✔️ Small-group literacy centers ✔️ Whole-class phonics lessons ✔️ Independent practice ✔️ Intervention or homework packets What’s Inc
Preview of Digraph CK Write the Room | Phonics Movement Activity for CK Words | K–2

Digraph CK Write the Room | Phonics Movement Activity for CK Words | K–2

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Get students moving while practicing the CK digraph with this engaging Write the Room phonics activity. This Digraph CK Write the Room resource helps K–2 learners recognize, read, and write words that end with CK through movement and repetition. To support developing readers, letters are visually emphasized to guide attention: The CK digraph is highlighted to help students identify the correct ending sound Clear picture cues support word recognition and decoding Visual scaffolding reduces gu
Preview of Magic E/Silent E Write the Room | Long Vowel Phonics Decoding Activity | K–2

Magic E/Silent E Write the Room | Long Vowel Phonics Decoding Activity | K–2

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Get students moving while practicing Silent E (Magic E) long vowel words. This Silent E Write the Room phonics activity helps K–2 learners decode CVCe words through movement, repetition, and visual scaffolding. To make decoding more accessible, letters are color-coded to support visual learners: Vowels are highlighted to help students focus on the long vowel sound The silent E is visually marked to reinforce its role in changing the vowel sound Clear visuals reduce guessing and support phonics
Preview of Double Final Consonant Worksheets | FF Ending Phonics & Spelling K-2

Double Final Consonant Worksheets | FF Ending Phonics & Spelling K-2

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JVs SmartStart
Make phonics practice fun and effective with this engaging set of worksheets focused on CVC words ending in –ff (such as puff , Jeff, ruff, and tiff). These activities give students hands-on practice decoding, spelling, and writing words with the -ff ending pattern, while also building confidence in their reading fluency and word recognition skills. Perfect for: ✔️ Small-group literacy centers ✔️ Whole-class phonics lessons ✔️ Independent practice ✔️ Intervention or homework packets What’s Inc
Preview of Kindergarten Numbers 1–10 | Counting, Tracing, Writing, Recognition

Kindergarten Numbers 1–10 | Counting, Tracing, Writing, Recognition

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This number practice pack helps students learn numbers 1–10 with number tracing, number recognition, counting, and sequencing worksheets. Includes cut and paste, matching activities, and built in differentiation support to reinforce multiple math and fine motor skills — ideal for number sense lessons and intervention. Have difficulty scaffolding? I understand how tricky this can be in a large class — I’ve been there before! This resource includes a variety of modalities, skill types, and math co
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Experience

I am an experienced educator with over five years of teaching experience in both the United States and international classrooms. I spent 4 years teaching kindergarten in the Los Angeles area, where I focused on early literacy development through phonics, reading, and writing instruction. During this time, I provided targeted small-group reading intervention using differentiation, scaffolding, and social-emotional learning strategies to support diverse learners. I currently teach middle school English abroad in Asia, where I design and implement engaging, student-centered lessons that support ESL, ELL, and bilingual learners. My work emphasizes practical language development through structured vocabulary instruction, movement-based activities (TPR), and clear routines that work across mixed-level classrooms. All of the resources in my store are classroom-tested, designed to be easy to implement, and created to support both general education and multilingual learning environments.

Teaching style

I understand firsthand how challenging it can be to differentiate and scaffold instruction for a wide range of learners—especially in larger, mixed-ability classrooms. Working with students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, including English language learners, has shaped my approach to teaching and resource design. My lessons are intentionally created with clear scaffolds, differentiated supports, and accessible entry points, so all students can participate confidently. I design activities that use multiple modalities—visuals, movement, structured language practice, and hands-on learning—to support comprehension and engagement. My goal is to help teachers meet students where they are while still moving everyone forward, making learning approachable, effective, and meaningful for every learner.