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I have taught kindergarten for 16 years. I have also taught education majors how to teach reading and writing to pre-k through 3rd graders, at the University of Nevada Reno for 5 years. I was an English Language Development Teacher/Coach in an Elementary School where I worked with kindergarten and first grade classess and I was a learning facilitator (coach) for 2 years.
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Preview of Native American Themed Math Bundle

Native American Themed Math Bundle

Thanks for downloading this Native American Kindergarten Themed Math Pack! This pack aligns nicely with the Core Knowledge Native American unit. It includes a Native American Bump game, a Count the Room activity, and a Measuring Artifacts activity. It also includes number cards,10 frame cards, tally mark cards, number word cards, and objects cards, all representing numbers 0 through 20, along with a description of games and activities that can be played with the cards. Black line printable
Preview of Halloween Math: Pumpkin 5 Frames & 10 Frames

Halloween Math: Pumpkin 5 Frames & 10 Frames

These pumpkin 5 & 10 frames include large blank 5 and 10 frames, a recording sheet, 5 frames representing numbers 0 - 5, 10 frames representing numbers 0 - 10 and the corresponding numerals cards. The large blank cards can be used with manipulatives such as unifix cubes. Have your kiddos build certain numbers on their frames. Then have them tell how many manipulatives and how many blank spaces there are to make 5 & 10. Recording sheets are provided, if you would like them to write the nu
Preview of Columbus Day Count the Room

Columbus Day Count the Room

This is a fun and engaging way for your kiddos to practice counting objects and writing numbers (0-20) and its perfect to do around Columbus Day or with your Core Knowledge Columbus and Pilgrims unit. You can use (0-10) or (11 - 20) depending upon what your kiddos need to work on. A recording sheet is included. Just print, cut and laminate (optional) the Columbus Day pictures and post them around your classroom. Give your kiddos the recording sheet and have them count the objects on each car
Preview of Candy Corn Compose & Decompose or Number Match

Candy Corn Compose & Decompose or Number Match

This compose and decompose (addition & subtraction) candy corn game include combinations that make numbers 2 - 10 and can be played 3 different ways. (Laminate for durability) If you cut the number off and leave the pictures together, they can be used to simply match the number to that many objects, or to add those objects together and find the sum to complete the puzzle. If you cut off the yellow piece of the candy and leave the number and the the orange piece together, have students pick up
Preview of Jungle or Zoo Animal Themed Teen Number Count the Room

Jungle or Zoo Animal Themed Teen Number Count the Room

This Jungle, Rain Forest, Or Zoo Animal themed teen number count the room activity is great practice for your kiddos to count objects and write the teen numbers. Just post the picture cards around the room and give your kiddos the recording sheet. They will count the objects and write the numbers on the recording sheet. You might also be interested in the following animal themed emergent readers, printables, games, and activities. Just click on the links below: Rainforest Animals Emerge
Preview of 100th Day Snack or Trail Mix Sorting Mats

100th Day Snack or Trail Mix Sorting Mats

These mats are very helpful when your kiddos sort out their 100th-day trail mix snack. Each mat has a slight variation of items for their trail mix, so you can use the one with the items you will use. If you end up using something that is not on this mat, just let me know and I will modify it for you. You might also be interested in my 100th day of school emergent reader. For this and more, please visit my store at Learning-Should-Be-Fun
Preview of Winter Bump:  A Number Recognition, Counting, Adding, & Subitizing Game

Winter Bump: A Number Recognition, Counting, Adding, & Subitizing Game

Thank you for purchasing my super fun and engaging math game that allows students to practice number recognition, counting, and subitizing. This set includes 11 different mats with numbers 1-12 Your kiddos will work in pairs with 1 mat, 2 dice, and 20 stackable counters of two different colors. Flat discs work best, but linkable cubes would work as well. Students will roll the dice and count the dots or add the numbers together. They will then cover the number on the game board with their ma
Preview of Turkey Bump - A Thanksgiving Themed Counting, Adding, & Subitizing Game

Turkey Bump - A Thanksgiving Themed Counting, Adding, & Subitizing Game

This is a super fun and engaging math game that allows students to practice number recognition, counting, and subitizing. This set includes 6 mats with numbers 1-6 and 6 mats with numbers 1 - 12 If your kiddos are working on 1 –6, they will need 1 mat, 1 die, and 10 stackable counters. Flat discs work best, but linkable cubes would work as well. For numbers 1 - 12, they will need 2 dice and about 15 counters. Students will roll the die/dice and count the dots or add the numbers together.
Preview of Boo Bump - A Halloween Themed Number Recognition, Counting, Subitizing & Game

Boo Bump - A Halloween Themed Number Recognition, Counting, Subitizing & Game

Boo Bump is a super fun and engaging math game that allows students to practice number recognition, counting, subitizing and/or addition. This set includes mats with numbers 1-6 and mats with numbers 1 - 12. In color, or in black line. There are 13 mats to choose from in all. If your kiddos are working on numbers 1 - 6, they will need 1 mat, 1 die, and 10 stackable counters. Small flat discs work best, but any stackable or linkable counter will work. For numbers 1 - 12, they will need 2
Preview of Ten Frame Puzzles - Combinations of Ten (with equation recording sheet)

Ten Frame Puzzles - Combinations of Ten (with equation recording sheet)

This is a fun, hands on, way for your kindergarteners or first graders to practice the combinations that make ten. You will copy these ten frames on card stock, construction paper, or regular paper, then cut them out and laminate them, so they last year after year. (I make a few sets for math centers and I copy them on different colors of construction paper, so kiddos don’t mix their pieces up with their neighbor’s pieces. Then I put each set in snack sized plastic bags). Have your kiddos
Preview of Compose & Decompose Story Problems Printable Worksheets

Compose & Decompose Story Problems Printable Worksheets

This set includes 8 pages with a story problem on each page. See the preview to view each page. This is a great way for your kiddos to practice composing and decomposing numbers. They can be used as a teaching tool, a practice page, or as assessments. Just write the number that you want your kiddos to decompose on the line, in the problem. You might also be interested in the following math printables, assessment, games, activities, and emergent readers: Counting Objects & Writing the Numbe
Preview of Frozen Bump:  A Counting, Adding, & Subitizing Game

Frozen Bump: A Counting, Adding, & Subitizing Game

This is a super fun and engaging math game that allows students to practice number recognition, counting, adding, and subitizing. This set includes 7 different mats with numbers 1-12 Your kiddos will work in pairs with 1 mat, 2 dice, and 20 stackable counters of two different colors. Flat discs work best, but linkable cubes would work as well. Students will roll the dice and count the dots or add the numbers together. They will then cover the number on the game board with their marker. If an
Preview of Insect Squeeze:  A Comparing Numbers Game

Insect Squeeze: A Comparing Numbers Game

This is a fun and engaging way for your kiddos to practice comparing numbers by thinking about and guessing numbers that are greater than, or less than other numbers. This set includes 6 mats, 3 with numbers (0-10) and 3 with numbers (0-20), and 5 pairs of adorable insects, including: butterflies, grasshoppers, snails, bees, & lady bugs. This game is played in pairs with one mat and two insects. Place the insects on each side of the number line. One student will think of a number between 0-
Preview of Ten Frame Top It 0-20 (Animal Themed)

Ten Frame Top It 0-20 (Animal Themed)

Thank you for checking out my animal themed Ten Frame Top-It Game. This is a super fun card game that helps your kiddos compare numbers (ten frames) including teen numbers by thinking about which number is greater, less, or equal to another number. This set includes ten frames 0-20. You may choose to use only 0-10 or 0-20 depending on the developmental level of your kids. You will want to print 3 to 4 copies of these cards to create your Top-It deck and you will probably want more than one
Preview of Kindergarten Math Recording Sheets

Kindergarten Math Recording Sheets

This is a set of 5 half sheet recording sheets for kindergarten math activities and games. For the first activity you will put unifix cubes in a zip lock baggie, or a container. The amount of the different colors of cubes should represent the numbers you are working on (eg. 0 - 10). Students will count each color of cubes and write the number on the recording sheet. I laminate mine and have students use dry erase markers or wet erase markers to write the numbers. One recording sheet has c
Preview of Day of the Dead - Count the Room (Black Line)

Day of the Dead - Count the Room (Black Line)

This Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) Count the Room activity is a great way for your kiddos to practice counting objects and writing the corresponding numbers in an engaging way, while celebrating The Day of the Dead Holiday. This one was created with black line clipart, for those of you who do not want to print with a lot of color. You can cut and laminate the cards as is, or color them in first. Directions: Post the cards around the room and give kids the recording sheet. Your kiddo
Preview of Emergent Reader:  Easter Egg Hunt Addition

Emergent Reader: Easter Egg Hunt Addition

In this Easter emergent reader, your kiddos will add eggs together and write the sum in the sentence. This reader also comes with a printable worksheet where your kiddos can write the number sentence and fill in the number bond that goes with each problem in the reader, if you choose. If not, it's still a great emergent reader, that includes the sight words, or high frequency words: I, we, have, all, as well as, 8 color words. For more Easter themed games, activities, printables, & emerge
Preview of Princess Bump

Princess Bump

Thank you for purchasing my Princess Bump Game. This is a fun way for your kiddos to practice adding two numbers together and recognizing their numbers 2 - 12. This game includes 4 different bump mats. Directions: Roll two dice and add the numbers together. Tell your opponent the total and then cover the number on the game board. If another player’s counter is there, BUMP it off! If your counter is already there, stack it up and freeze the number, so it can’t be bumped. The player with
Preview of Shark Squeeze

Shark Squeeze

Shark Squeeze is a fun game for your kiddos to work on comparing Numbers, while telling if a number is greater than, less than, or equal to another number. You will want to first print and laminate the mats and the sharks. Directions: This is a 2 player game. The first player will place sharks on each end of the number line facing each other. Then he or she will think of a # between 0 & 10 or 0 & 20 (depending on which mat you choose to use) and will write that # on a piece of paper. Pla
Preview of Easter Bump:  An Adding, Number Recognition, and Subitizing Game

Easter Bump: An Adding, Number Recognition, and Subitizing Game

This fun Easter Bump game is a fun way for your kiddos to practice addition. Students will play in pairs. They will roll two dice, add the numbers together or count the dots. Then they will find the number on the mat, that is the sum of their dice and they will cover it with a marker. (Use two different colored markers that can stack on top of each other like flat discs). If a student rolls a number where their opponent already has a marker, they will BUMP them off. If they roll a number w
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Experience

I have taught kindergarten for 16 years. I have also taught education majors how to teach reading and writing to pre-k through 3rd graders, at the University of Nevada Reno for 5 years. I was an English Language Development Teacher/Coach in an Elementary School where I worked with kindergarten and first grade classess and I was a learning facilitator (coach) for 2 years.

My own education history

I have a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in literacy studies.