Follow me on TPT for new discounted resources and updates! 🎉 As an immigrant myself, I know the difficulties of learning in school. My resources will help you teach your diverse learners with ELL supports, visuals, clear directions, within all inclusive curriculum aligned to the NGSS standards. I also blog at www.lovelearningstem.com and create NGSS standards-based, engaging, and inclusive resources with my English Language Learning students in mind.
I also am still in the school system! As the District Resource teacher, I manage the 13 STEM teachers at my district---the team I was teaching in the past 7 years.
Are you looking for an end of year writing activity? Do you want your students to be reflective of their year or semester? Students will be writing letters to themselves, letter to the teacher, letter to future students, and letter to their friend. There is a list of questions they can answer as well as a writing template for them to write in. This is a print and go resource, but are you looking for a digital version? Open it up in Easel and assign to Google Classroom or wherever your students
Are you looking for engaging physical science reading passages and questions? This Atom, Molecules, and Elements Reading Comprehension is the perfect NO PREP, print-off resource with three informational texts with multiple-choice questions and free-response questions to go along. It can be used as an extension activity, review, content front-loading, and practice reading strategies with science. Answer key is available. This resource includes the following:✔ Text on Atoms - with 6 multiple ch
Are you going to do a fun science experiment and need the worksheets to write it out? This lab report is the perfect writing template in any elementary classroom for a scientific inquiry! You have 3 versions available to you: PRINT and Go worksheets, mini book to share with others, or a flip book to display on the bulletin board. Students can use this for any science experiment all year long. They will get a better understanding of the scientific inquiry method as they find a problem, make a h
Are you looking for a 1st grade math review activity? This simple and easy to use addition to 20 daily math word problems set is a great resource for 1st grade classrooms that need extra math review and practice that makes learning fun. This resource is in the form of mini books that the students keep in their desks or learning at home. This resource has both the paper and the Google Slides version. What's Included?teacher directionstitle page for students to write their names20 page "mini book
This Growth Mindset lesson unit includes social emotional learning for your 1st grade classrooms. It is a 35 page print off resource that includes video links, book suggestions, question cards, reader, flip book, posters, awards, and student printables. Students will learn that the brain is a muscle to exercise and success comes with effort. This Growth mindset for 1st grade resource has been updated to include a Google Slides version. Check out the video preview for a closer look!Buyer Testimo
K - 2nd
Character Education, English Language Arts, School Counseling
If your 1st grade class needs more practice with 3 addend addition, then this is the easiest addition task card set to add to any center, early finisher basket, or add in homework. They are easy to prep and will be ready to be used year after year. There is both a paper and digital Google Slides version. Buy the Bundle and Save $$$1st Grade Math Task Cards - Printable and Google SlidesThis set includes the following: ✔ PDF with the printable copy as well as a link to Google Slide task cards ✔
Get these opinion writing prompts for your back to school plans! Do your students need time after recess to calm themselves and do a quick write? Or do your students need more opinion writing practice? This opinion writing prompts resource is perfect for upper elementary students' quickwrites, writing centers, or early finisher work. You will find 26 engaging prompts and 2 cover pages to turn this into a journal. A digital Easel activity has been created to send this as a Google Classroom assi
These Properties of Matter tasks cards are perfect for 5th Grade Science test prep and review. Your students will have a blast completing these 5th grade science task cards. They are available digitally through Easel or you can print these task cards to review the science NGSS content for 5th grade science. This is a fun science activity that will also help your students review states of matter, matter and its interactions, matter is made of small particles, changes that occur when heating, cool
This Community Unit for ESL is the perfect Back to School Unit. This Digital community unit is created for the ESL and ELD secondary classroom. The lessons are both printable and ready to go and digital (Google Classroom) using the TPT Easel Tool. This resource was created with balanced literacy was in mind and includes the following: ✔ 7 teacher pages and answer keys ✔ 1 close read directions ✔ 1 listening activity directions ✔ 2 close read texts ✔ 4 graphic organizers for the close read text
This digital and printable math addition to 10 worksheets are perfect for 1st grade during distance learning, math centers, small group instruction, whole group instruction, morning work, or used as an intervention. Students will review and practice addition to 10 using many types of strategies such as dominoes, dice, counting fingers, and manipulatives. Your students will be writing number sentences at the end of this! I use these printables for our second unit of addition math study in first
This print and go resource is perfect for any kindergarten math review for number sense. This 20 page math worksheet set is a great resource for kindergarten or 1st grade classrooms that need extra math review and practice that makes learning fun. Use it during centers, intervention groups, or whole group math review, and see learning transform! What's Included?title page for students to write their name20 pages total 5 pages of writing numbers 1-201 page counting on from different numbers1 pag
This STEM Scenario Cards set is perfect for back to school or anytime you want to review classroom management, procedures, or how to behave appropriately in a STEM classroom. It will also help your students learn how to work collaboratively in their groups. You will see classroom management and student behavior improve dramatically after students review these scenario cards. The best part---bring them back out for students who may need extra reminders! New to Stem Challenges? The following blo
If your 1st-grade math class needs more practice with greater than less than math problems, then these math task cards would be a great addition to your centers or "early finishers" basket. They are easy to prep and will be ready for use year after year. Use them during distance learning with the Google Slides or print and keep in your math center rotations. Buy the Bundle and Save $$$1st Grade Math Task Cards - Printable and Google SlidesThis set includes the following: ✔ PDF with the printab
Are you looking for an engaging way to review or test prep Kinetic and Potential Energy unit in 4th grade? This Potential and Kinetic Energy Lesson is the perfect activity for any science test prep review. You can even leave for substitute plans! It is aligned to the NGSS 4-PS3 standards and such a fun science activity that integrates writing. Display these flip books on the bulletin boards and show the school how much your students are learning in Energy. Use alongside these FREE Youtube Less
These Ecosystems tasks cards are perfect for 5th Grade Science test prep and review. Your students will have a blast completing these 5th grade science task cards about movement of matter. They are available digitally through Easel or you can print these task cards to review the science NGSS content for 5th grade science. This is a fun science activity that will also help your students review ecosystems, movement of matter, food webs, consumer, organism, producer, decomposer, and so much more! G
Need a potential energy reading comprehension passage? This would be a great reading passage for teaching Energy! The passage includes a substitute lesson plan, reading passage, questions, and other resources that can help with teaching reading and writing. Get the Science Reading Comprehension Bundle for 30% off!Includes BOTH Printable PDF and Google Slides versions.What's included in this kinetic energy reading passage resource?1 pdf with a link to the Google Slides reading comprehension and p
These Sun Stars and Earth tasks cards are perfect for 5th Grade Science test prep and review. Your students will have a blast completing these 5th grade science task cards. They are available digitally through Easel or you can print these task cards to review the science NGSS content for 5th grade science. This is a fun science activity that will also help your students review states of Earth's Place in the Universe, sun, stars, Earth, characteristics of the sun, rotations of the Earth, day and
Looking for a free growth mindset activity for 1st graders for back to school? This freebie is perfect to teach kids about how the brain is a muscle that needs to grow with effort and time. Do you love this freebie and want the complete Growth Mindset unit? Get it here. Everyday my students and I have "family time". During this family time, I deliberately plan to teach my first graders social skills such as character education, how to be respectful, and my favorite, the topic of growth mindset.
K - 2nd
Character Education, English Language Arts, School Counseling
This simple and easy to use addition to 10 task card set is a great resource for 1st grade classrooms that need extra math review and practice that makes learning fun. This resource is great for playing SCOOT, practicing math problems, and can be used for multiple intervention tools. Buy the Bundle and Save $$$1st Grade Math Task Cards - Printable and Google SlidesThis set includes the following: ✔Page 2: Teacher Notes ✔Pages 3-8: Black and White Version (24 task cards total) ✔Pages 9-14: Color
Follow me on TPT for new discounted resources and updates! 🎉 As an immigrant myself, I know the difficulties of learning in school. My resources will help you teach your diverse learners with ELL supports, visuals, clear directions, within all inclusive curriculum aligned to the NGSS standards. I also blog at www.lovelearningstem.com and create NGSS standards-based, engaging, and inclusive resources with my English Language Learning students in mind.
I also am still in the school system! As the District Resource teacher, I manage the 13 STEM teachers at my district---the team I was teaching in the past 7 years.
Teaching style
I believe in pursuing equity in my classrooms, and not leaving any student group behind. I believe that all of my students can achieve and and that every single one of them has a strong desire to learn and be successful. With this mindset, I build relationships with my students and teach hands-on, quality lessons to be as effective as I am with my time. I do not like implementing fluff, because quite honestly, my students and I don't have the time for that. I try to create resources for myself that make the most of the instructional time that I have with them.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Barbara Greenwood Award (CGU) 2014
Excellence and Equity Award (CGU) 2013
Distinguished Champion Award (SYSD) 2023
Inspire Award (CFF) 2023
DREAM STEM Team Award (CFF) 2024
My own education history
Preliminary Adminstrative Credential, San Diego State University, 2021
M.A. Education, Claremont Graduate University (CGU), 2014
Multiple Subjects Credential, CGU, 2014
B.A. Human Development, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), 2012
Additional biographical information
When I'm not teaching, creating TPT resources, or Youtube Videos, I am enjoying Sunny San Diego with my three daughters and husband or serving with my church.
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