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Reno, Nevada, United States
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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 Shapes Poems or Songs

Shapes Poems or Songs

These shape poems or songs are a great way for your kiddos to learn their 2D and 3D shapes. You can post them in your classroom, and/or put them in your students' personal readers. I did not write these poems. The authors are unknown. I created attractive pages with the shapes and their poems written on them. This set includes poems/songs for the following shapes: circle square triangle rectangle oval rhombus hexagon octagon cube cylinder sphere cone For more shapes related products, jus
Preview of Real Life Objects 2D & 3D Shapes Sorts

Real Life Objects 2D & 3D Shapes Sorts

Your kiddos will sort real life objects by their respective shapes. The following sorts are included: 2D / 3D sort circle / sphere sort square / cube sort triangle / cone sort rectangle / cylinder sort For more shapes related products, just click on the links below: Tracing Shapes Shapes Poems or Songs Emergent Reader: All About the Circle Emergent Reader: All About the Cone Emergent Reader: All About the Cube Emergent Reader: All About the Cylinder Emergent Reader: All About the Hexago
Preview of Themed & Patterned Calendar Pieces

Themed & Patterned Calendar Pieces

This complete calendar set can be used to teach the days of the week, months of the year, dates of the year, counting, & patterning, This set includes the following: Aug. (ab ab pattern - bus, backpack) cards Sept. (ab ab pattern - tree, apple) cards Oct.- (abc abc pattern - haunted house, black cat, jack-o-lantern) Nov. - (aab aab pattern -turkey, turkey, pumpkin pie) cards Dec - (aabb aabb pattern - elf, elf, Santa, Santa) cards Jan. - (abb abb pattern - ice skate, snowman, snowman) cards Feb
Preview of 100 Days Smarter Emergent Reader

100 Days Smarter Emergent Reader

This emergent reader is perfect for your kiddos to read on the 100th day of school. It is all about the fun activities that a class does on the 100th day of school. For more school related or beginning of the year related emergent readers, activities, printables, assessments, homework, and classroom management items, just click on the links below: Emergent Reader: I Like to go to School Emergent Reader: School Rules Emergent Reader: Time for School How to Treat Our Books: Read Aloud Colo
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 2D & 3D Shapes Bingo with Real Life Objects

2D & 3D Shapes Bingo with Real Life Objects

This fun and engaging 2D and 3D shape game includes 25 Bingo cards, so it can be played in a center or whole class. The objects on the cards are real life objects that are shaped like the following shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon, rhombus, cube, sphere, cone, and cylinder. The calling cards are shapes or attributes of shapes. For example, you can tell kids to cover a shape that has 4 corners, or a shape that has 6 faces. You can also just call “sphere” or “rectangle”.
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 Halloween Monster Squeeze - a comparing numbers game

Halloween Monster 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 game is played in pairs with one mat and two monsters. Place the monsters on each side of the number line. One student will think of a number between 0-10 or 1-20, depending on which mat you choose to use. The other student will guess the secret number. If the secret number .is 3, and the student guesses 6, the student wh
Preview of Counting Objects & Writing Numbers Printable Worksheets or Assessments

Counting Objects & Writing Numbers Printable Worksheets or Assessments

This set includes 7 counting objects (0-5), (0-10), (11-21) and writing the numbers printables that can be used for assessments, or as practice pages during school or for homework. The (11-21) pages include answer sheets for easier grading. The following sheets are included: Counting Brown Bear Animals (0-5) Counting Misc. Objects (0-10) X2 Counting Misc. Objects (11-21) + answer sheet Counting Halloween (0-10) Counting Christmas (0-10) Counting Insects (11-21) + answer sheet You might also b
Preview of Measuring  Bugs / Insects

Measuring Bugs / Insects

Thanks for looking at this activity. It includes a dragon fly, a lightening bug, a bee, a ladybug, a centipede, 2 butterflies, and a spider for your students to measure with unifix cubes. It also includes 2 recording sheets. One to record the measurements of the insects & spider and the second to compare attributes of them. This is a fun and engaging Spring math center that covers the kindergarten Common Core Standards: K.MD.A.1. and K.MD.A.1. For these and more insect or bug themed activit
Preview of Kindergarten Valentine Math Printable Worksheets

Kindergarten Valentine Math Printable Worksheets

This super fun set of Valentines Day themed math printables covers almost all of the Common Core kindergarten math standards. It includes the following 22 printables: Count the Objects and Write the Numbers Valenteens Addition (10 + # = Teen #s) Valentine Addition Broken Hearts Number Bonds (7 printables for #s 4 - 10) Valentine Composing 10 (How many more to 10) Valentine Subtraction Valentine Decomposing 10 Teen Numbers: Ten and Some Ones Valentine Missing Numbers Valentine Greater Than, Less
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 Halloween Themed Kindergarten  Math Bundle

Halloween Themed Kindergarten Math Bundle

This great bundle pack includes the following Halloween themed games and activities: Boo BumpCandy Corn Compose and Decompose Count the Room or Number Match Concentration GameHalloween and Thanksgiving Finish the Pattern Printables Measuring HalloweenMonster Squeeze: A Comparing Numbers Game (<, >, =)Halloween Math: Pumpkin 5 Frames & 10 FramesEmergent Reader: Pumpkin, Pumpkin, What Shape Do You See?Counting Halloween ReaderYou might also be interested in the following Halloween Bundles: H
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 Measuring Animals

Measuring Animals

This is a fun way for your kiddos to practice measuring and it fits in with your animal unit. This set includes a jaguar, an orangatun, a red-eyed tree frog, a sloth, a tiger, a toucan, a giraffe, a zebra, a caterpillar, and an elephant and two recording sheets. Directions: Cut out and laminate the animals. Then have students measure them, using unifix cubes and record their measurements on the 1st recording sheet. Then have students compare attributes of the animals on the 2nd recording she
Preview of Tracing Shapes

Tracing Shapes

Thanks for purchasing my Tracing Shapes Printables. These are great for preschool or kindergarten homework or classroom drawing shape practice. This set includes 14 practice sheets. One for each of the following shapes: Circle Square Triangle Rectangle Hexagon Oval Rhombus Trapezoid Pentagon Octagon Star Heart Crescent and one page that includes the circle, square, triangle, rectangle, & hexagon. For more shapes related products, just click on the links below: Real Life Objects 2D & 3D Sh
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 Zoo Animals Pattern Block Shape Mats

Zoo Animals Pattern Block Shape Mats

These zoo animal pattern block mats come with 10 different animals. There are 3 mats per animal. One shows the pattern block shapes in color, one shows the shapes in black line, and one does not show the shapes at all, so your students have to figure out what shapes to use on their own. First print the ones you would like to use. Then I suggest mounting them on cardstock or construction paper to make them sturdier and last longer. You can put one on the front and one on the back and then lamina
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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.