Learning Takes Root
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Fresno, California, United States
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Welcome to Learning Takes Root!
I believe that real learning doesn't just happen — it takes root. It grows, deepens, and lasts. That's the heart behind every resource I create.
At Learning Takes Root, you'll find thoughtfully designed, standards-aligned materials built for educators who hold high expectations for their students. Whether you're teaching the littlest learners or guiding older students through complex concepts, my resources are crafted to meet rigorous academic standards without sacrificing engagement.
I know your time is precious. Every product in this store is classroom-ready, clearly organized, and designed to actually work — so you can spend less time prepping and more time doing what you do best: teaching.
Here's what you can expect when you shop with me:
*Standards-aligned resources across multiple grade levels
*Rigorous content that challenges students and supports mastery
*Clean, teacher-friendly formatting that's easy to implement
*Materials that grow with your students — because deep learning is the goal
Whether you're building foundational skills or pushing students toward higher-order thinking, you'll find resources here that plant the seeds for lasting academic success.
Thank you for stopping by — I'm so glad you're here. Let's grow something great together.
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UFLI Aligned MEGA Bundle - 10 Helpful Resources to Print and Go
Everything you need to teach, organize, review, and send home UFLI phonics — in one complete, print-and-go bundle. 10 resources covering all 128 UFLI Foundations lessons, built from the ground up to match the scope and sequence, the heart word coding, and the structured literacy approach that makes UFLI so effective. What's included... 📖 Decodable Stories — Lessons 1–128 128 original decodable stories — one per lesson — with 8 decodable sentences, heart words in red, a comprehension question,
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
Harry Potter Complete Series — Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Review Game Bundle
Your students are going to lose their minds! This is the complete Harry Potter series review game bundle — all seven books, all seven games, each one fully designed and ready to play the moment you open it. Every game brings the full Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? experience into your classroom. A live prize ladder climbs to $1,000,000 on every slide. Three lifelines keep the whole class involved even when it's not their turn. Questions escalate from easy to hard so every student stays engaged
3rd - 5th
Literature, Novel Studies
UFLI Aligned Dots & Boxes | Partner Game | Lessons 35–128 | Science of Reading
Are you using UFLI Foundations and looking for a fun, no-prep partner game to supplement your phonics lessons? This Dots & Boxes word reading game covers every lesson from 35 to 128 — giving you a ready-to-use phonics center for the entire school year.Students take turns drawing lines between dots. When a player closes a box, they read the word inside out loud, color the box, and take another turn. It's engaging, simple to learn, and keeps every student reading real decodable words and heart wor
K - 3rd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
Also included in: UFLI Aligned MEGA Bundle - 10 Helpful Resources to Print and Go
UFLI Aligned Flashcards with Spelling Pattern and Heart Words for Lessons 1-128
The fastest five minutes of your literacy block just got better. These UFLI-aligned flashcards put the exact phonics words and heart words from every lesson right in your students' hands — ready to cut, practice, and master. No prep. No searching. Just fluency practice that actually matches what you taught today. What's included... 94 ready-to-print pages — one per lesson from 35 to 128 — each featuring: 10 phonics word cards auto-sized so every word fills the card clearlyHeart word cards for th
K - 6th
Reading, Science of Reading
Also included in: UFLI Aligned MEGA Bundle - 10 Helpful Resources to Print and Go
UFLI Aligned Decodable Passages with Spelling & Heart Words Lessons 1-128
You have found the "holy grail" of decodable reading practice that actually matches your UFLI lessons. 128 ready-to-go student pages, one for every lesson in the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence, from the very first letter sounds all the way to complex suffixes and spelling rules. ✦ The problem it solves... You follow UFLI faithfully — but finding reading practice that's truly aligned to each week's exact phonics skill and heart words? That's the gap. This resource fills it completely. Every
K - 3rd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Science of Reading
Also included in: UFLI Aligned MEGA Bundle - 10 Helpful Resources to Print and Go
UFLI Aligned Word Searches With Phonics Skill Focus and Heart Words 1-128
Your students just finished their UFLI lesson — now give them a word search that actually matches what they learned. Not random words. Not generic puzzles. Every single word in every single search comes directly from the phonics words and heart words for that exact UFLI lesson. What's included... 128 word search pages — one for every lesson from 1 to 128 — each featuring: A 12×12 letter grid with words hidden across, down, and diagonallyPhonics words for the lesson printed in blue below the grid
K - 3rd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Science of Reading
Also included in: UFLI Aligned MEGA Bundle - 10 Helpful Resources to Print and Go
Heart Word Bingo and Flashcards-UFLI Aligned-Science of Reading
This UFLI-aligned BINGO set turns irregular word review into the most anticipated activity of the week. All 90 permanently irregular heart words from the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence, packed into one ready-to-print bundle. What's included 30 unique BINGO game boards — no two are the same1 caller master list with all 90 words, checkboxes, and lesson numbers — so you always know what you've called90 heart word flashcards with small red hearts above the specific irregular letters — exactly a
K - 5th
Reading, Science of Reading, Sight Words
Also included in: UFLI Aligned MEGA Bundle - 10 Helpful Resources to Print and Go
UFLI Aligned "I Have Who Has: Game | Lessons 1–128 | Phonics & Heart Words |
Your class will be reading phonics words out loud, on their feet, cheering each other on — and they will call it a game. You will call it a review activity. Everybody wins! This UFLI-aligned "I Have Who Has" set covers every single lesson from 1 to 128 with 943 cards built from the exact phonics words and heart words in the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence. Print a set, cut the cards, and watch your students race through every word they've been learning all year. How the game works... Deal o
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
UFLI Aligned Domino Game Lessons 35 & 36...Phonics Skills & Heart Words
Your students are going to BEG to play this game — and they won't even realize they're practicing phonics! 🎉 This print-and-play Word & Picture Domino Game is designed to review the short a phonics words and heart words from UFLI Foundations Lesson 35 & 36. Students match pictures to words to build a chain — just like dominoes — making it the perfect low-prep center, early finisher activity, or small group review game. ⭐ WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT... ✔ Zero prep once printed — just cut and lami
K - 3rd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
UFLI Aligned Vocabulary Writing Pages for Lessons 1–128 (4 words each lesson)
Watch your students draw and write their way to vocabulary mastery! These UFLI Foundations vocabulary writing pages give you 4 official vocabulary words per lesson — two per page, two pages per lesson — with a generous drawing box and two first-grade manuscript writing lines for each word. Lessons 1- through 128. All year. Done. What's included... 256 pages total — 2 pages per lesson, Lessons 1 through 1284 official UFLI vocabulary words practiced per lesson2 words per page, stacked top and bott
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
Also included in: UFLI Aligned MEGA Bundle - 10 Helpful Resources to Print and Go
UFLI Aligned Home Practice Letters for Lessons 35-128
What if parents actually knew how to help their child practice phonics at home...and had fun doing it? These UFLI-aligned parent letters make it happen. One page per lesson, ready to print and send home, with great ways to support their reader. What's included... 94 parent-friendly letters — one for every lesson from 35 to 128 — each featuring: A warm, fun greeting that changes every week to keep it freshAll 10 phonics spelling pattern words for that lesson, large and easy to readHeart words wit
K - 3rd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Science of Reading
Also included in: UFLI Aligned MEGA Bundle - 10 Helpful Resources to Print and Go
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Game
Your students are going to LOVE this. Bring the drama and excitement of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? straight into your Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone novel study — no prep required, just open and present. 15 questions escalate from Easy to Hard, covering characters, spells, Hogwarts, Quidditch, and the Sorcerer's Stone itself. A live prize ladder climbs all the way to $1,000,000 on every single slide. Three authentic lifelines keep the whole class involved even when it's not their turn.
3rd - 5th
Literature, Novel Studies
Positivity Project Writing and Affirmations
This 27-page resource will help teach each of the Positivity Project traits. Each page includes the name of the Positivity Project trait, a simple definition, and space for students to write about it. At the bottom of each page, there is a positive affirmation to teach and recite. *If buyer needs an editable version, I can send a Canva link with purchase.
PreK - 6th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
UFLI Aligned Decodable Stories with Heart Words for Lessons 35-37
Try before you buy! This free sample includes 3 original decodable stories from the full UFLI Decodable Stories set — one each for Lessons 35, 36, and 37, covering short a, short i, and short o. Each story page includes: The lesson number and phonics skill at the topHeart words listed and printed in red8 decodable sentences using only taught patternsA "Think and Write" comprehension questionThree sets of first grade handwriting linesFun corner clipart and a colorful borderThese stories were writ
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading
Keep at Home Labels (Avery 5160)
Using the Avery 5160 label template, print 30 colorful labels to add to student folders for home-school connection.
PreK - 8th
Classroom Community
Return to School Labels (Avery 5160)
Using the Avery 5160 label template, print 30 colorful labels to add to student folders for home-school connection.
PreK - 8th
Classroom Community
Behavior & Responsibility Student/Parent Chart (Editable)
This weekly behavior and responsibility chart is simplified into three categories...ready to learn, think about it, and parent contact. It helps keep students accountable. Students can mark their behavior on the top half of the sheet at the end of each day. To communicate with parents, teachers can mark appropriate checkmarks for responsibility on the bottom half.
PreK - 6th
Character Education, Classroom Community
Back to School Family Project
Start the school year off with a fun and engaging back to school family project!
PreK - 8th
Art, Visual Arts
Turkey Family Project for November (Editable)
Send home a fun and engaging family turkey project that your students can complete with their families.
PreK - 6th
Visual Arts
Pumpkin or Jack-o-Lantern Family Project for October (Editable)
Include your families in this wonderful pumpkin or jack-o-lantern project!
PreK - 6th
Art, Visual Arts
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Welcome to Learning Takes Root!
I believe that real learning doesn't just happen — it takes root. It grows, deepens, and lasts. That's the heart behind every resource I create.
At Learning Takes Root, you'll find thoughtfully designed, standards-aligned materials built for educators who hold high expectations for their students. Whether you're teaching the littlest learners or guiding older students through complex concepts, my resources are crafted to meet rigorous academic standards without sacrificing engagement.
I know your time is precious. Every product in this store is classroom-ready, clearly organized, and designed to actually work — so you can spend less time prepping and more time doing what you do best: teaching.
Here's what you can expect when you shop with me:
*Standards-aligned resources across multiple grade levels
*Rigorous content that challenges students and supports mastery
*Clean, teacher-friendly formatting that's easy to implement
*Materials that grow with your students — because deep learning is the goal
Whether you're building foundational skills or pushing students toward higher-order thinking, you'll find resources here that plant the seeds for lasting academic success.
Thank you for stopping by — I'm so glad you're here. Let's grow something great together.
Additional biographical information
I have been married to my wonderful husband for 21 years. Together, we have three great kids, two Boston Terrier dogs, and a black cat named Luna.
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