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I have taught first grade for 34 wonderful years! Creating educational materials has been so much fun and I'm thrilled to be able to share them with other teachers here on TPT!! I specialize in resources to use in a k-2 classroom. My store has MANY differentiated comprehension question sets to use with a wide variety of children's picture books and I have created writing lessons for beginning writers that can be purchased individually, in bundles or as a complete program. My store has a wide variety of other resources for the k-2 teacher!! I hope my products will provide teachers with useful resources for their classrooms!
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Walking Tickets for Behavior Management
Need an alternative to taking recess time away as a behavior consequence? I did!! So, I created WALKING TICKETS as an alternative. Now, when my students need a behavior consequence I use a walking ticket. Students walk in a specified area during recess instead of playing. They get the movement and exercise they need, but lose the privilege of playing or talking with friends. There are 3 versions Version #1 This ticket has a description of the consequence on the front (I like this version
K - 4th
Social Emotional Learning
Donation Door, Request for Supplies, Starting the Year
Most primary classrooms use a lot of consumable items. In order to keep up with the need for pencils, erasers and other such items, we often need to ask parents to donate supplies to our classrooms. My Donation Door poster and request slips provide a way to post requested items. The file includes a Donation Door poster, request slips for pencils, erasers, markers, glue sticks, tissues, sticky notes, liquid glue, highlighter, crayons, stickers, hand sanitizer, dry erase markers, blank request
PreK - 6th
Shout Out Slips to discourage BLURTING in your classroom
Do you have students who have issues with blurting out during lessons? Is the blurting disrupting the flow of your lessons and distracting other students? Need a way to discourage students from shouting out? I've been teaching for 30+ years and I have had some classes that really struggled to control shouting out during lessons. In an effort to discourage blurting, I created SHOUT OUT SLIPS. Students who are repeatedly blurting are told to fill out a SHOUT OUT SLIP. They write down whate
1st - 5th
For All Subjects
Team Symbol Cards for Student Desktops
Need a variety of ways to organize your students? My team symbol cards are a great way to organize your students in a variety of ways. Each team consists of 4 cards. The cards show a team "logo", a number and a colored dot. There are 7 sets of 4 cards allowing for up to 28 students. Attach the cards to the students' desks and you will be ready to go. Line up by team "logo", ask the #1 at each team to collect papers from their teammates or have all the "red dots" get their coats first. You
K - 4th
For All Subjects
It's Been a Great Year - End of the Year Certificates for Students
My It's Been a Great Year certificates are a special keepsake for you to present to your students. Not all children will win "awards" at the end of the year, but each one will feel special when you present him/her with this certificate! The file contains 5 versions of the certificate. Print on a color printer, add in your custom information, glue a photo (or use a special sticker) in the frame, laminate and the certificate is ready to present! I hope they make your students feel special
K - 6th
Just For Fun Activities
Do your students work hard! Do you sometimes feel that they deserve a little break from their rigorous lessons? My little learners work so hard and are expected to do so much that I wanted to create something that was JUST FOR FUN! I surprise them with a lesson that wasn’t a lesson at all. In fact, an activity that would be like a surprise party! That is why I went in search of some fun activities for my class. I do not claim to be the creator of these activities, I learned about them from
K - 5th
Valentines From Your Teacher Style 3 Printable
This file contains two 5X7 Valentines you can make for your students. Just print the Valentines on a color printer, glue a photo of your student in the frame (wallet size fits), sign your name and you've got a keepsake, custom Valentine your students will love. Run it through the laminator to make it last forever. This is style 3 (I have 2 other teacher Valentines available - see my other products).
Photo opening is 3 1/4 inches by 3 1/4 inches. Wallet size photos fit. (or just select the
PreK - 6th
Valentines from Your Teacher (style 2)
This 1 page file contains 2 copies of a 5X7 Valentine to make for your students. Just print the Valentines on a color printer, glue a photo of your student in the frame (or a photo of YOU and your student), sign your name and you have a keepsake custom Valentine for your students that they will love. Sign your name and run it through the laminator and you're done! This is an inexpensive way to give a special Valentine to your class!
Photo opening is 3 1/4 inches by 5 inches. Wallet size p
K - 6th
Valentines from Your Teacher
Create custom valentines for your students. Print out this full color sheet that contains 2 half sheet sized valentines. Paste a photo of your student in the frame and sign your name (there is not a specific area for signing your name... sign it where it looks best to you). Run them through the laminator and you've got a special keepsake valentine your students will love!
Photo opening is 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/4 inches. Typical small school photo fits OR use a color printer and select the siz
K - 4th
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Experience
I have taught first grade for 34 wonderful years! Creating educational materials has been so much fun and I'm thrilled to be able to share them with other teachers here on TPT!! I specialize in resources to use in a k-2 classroom. My store has MANY differentiated comprehension question sets to use with a wide variety of children's picture books and I have created writing lessons for beginning writers that can be purchased individually, in bundles or as a complete program. My store has a wide variety of other resources for the k-2 teacher!! I hope my products will provide teachers with useful resources for their classrooms!
Teaching style
I want my students be excited to learn new things and to be proud of their accomplishments! My classroom is a busy, busy place! My students are encouraged to take risks and to make mistakes! When a student makes a mistake and learns something new, I always say "WOW, we just watched you get smarter!" I hope they will always feel safe enough to take risks and learn something new!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I am most proud of the relationships I've built with my students! Many of these students have grown up and are now sending their children to my classroom. It is such a delight!
My own education history
Bachelor's Degree from Bowling Green State University
Master's Degree from Heidelberg University
30 additional graduate hours beyond the master's degree
Additional biographical information
I love creating resources that help TEACHERS save time, help STUDENTS learn and have fun and help them BOTH enjoy school every day! The feedback I've received on TPT has been amazing! I LOVE LOVE LOVE knowing that I'm helping both teachers and students... it inspires me to keep creating more resources!
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