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I spent two years as a per diem substitute teacher and another two years as a long term substitute teacher in various grades before my first official teaching position in 2011. I learned a lot from my years of subbing and it has greatly influenced my teaching techniques today.
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Preview of 100's Chart Activities || Number Sense, Counting On/Backward, Plus/Minus 10

100's Chart Activities || Number Sense, Counting On/Backward, Plus/Minus 10

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This engaging and standards aligned math product can be used to teach and reinforce number sense with three variations of each activity for a total of 25 pages. Use as homework, morning work, centers, or laminate for "what do I do when I'm done" activities. Skills Included: Place ValueOne More (adding by ones)One Less (subtracting by ones)Ten More (adding by tens)Ten Less (subtracting by tens)Navigating a 100's ChartLets get together: Click to follow my TpT StoreClick to find the MindfullyTeach
Preview of Mother's Day Craft Writing Activity || Flower Bouquet, Vase, & Planter Options

Mother's Day Craft Writing Activity || Flower Bouquet, Vase, & Planter Options

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This is the most adorable keepsake for Mother's Day for any special person in a child's life. This craft is also a writing activity that is in the shape of a flower bouquet, potted plant, or a vase of flowers! The best part is, it will tell that special person why she is so special and these flowers will live forever! This craft works for grades K-3. TIP: Save time by printing on colored paper or card stock.What's Included: VasePlanterBouquet WrapFlowers & LeavesCircles with PromptsCircles w
Preview of Valentine's Day Mailbox Craft | Paper Bags & Tissue Boxes | No Prep | Print & Go

Valentine's Day Mailbox Craft | Paper Bags & Tissue Boxes | No Prep | Print & Go

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Inspire students to create their very own Mailbox for Valentine's Day card exchanges with this very easy to use print and go craft! Simply print on cardstock, add student names, color, cut, and paste onto a paper lunch bag or a long tissue box! Includes: 4 tall mailboxes for paper lunch bags (see thumbnail preview)2 long mailboxes for long tissue boxes (see thumbnail preview)Terms of Use: Use for your own classroom (please do not share with others)Reference this product on IG, FB, Pinterest,
Preview of St. Patrick's Day Craft | Paper Bag & Box Leprechaun Traps | Easy No Prep

St. Patrick's Day Craft | Paper Bag & Box Leprechaun Traps | Easy No Prep

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Inspire students to create their very own leprechaun traps for St. Patrick's Day fun with this very easy to use print and go craft! Simply print on cardstock, color, cut, and paste onto a paper lunch bag or fold into a box and tape the edges. Prop box traps up on blocks or books. Color and cut out the gold bait and let the fun begin! Leprechauns love leaving treats in exchange for gold (treats not included)! Includes: 2 foldable boxes with clipart and text (see thumbnail preview)2 foldable
Preview of Fiction & Non-Fiction Five Finger Retell || Theme, Main Idea, & Central Message

Fiction & Non-Fiction Five Finger Retell || Theme, Main Idea, & Central Message

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Retelling and recounting a text is tough! Make it a little more concrete with a 5-Five Finger Retell. This also supports theme, lesson, main idea & details, and central message. Children use their fingers to count, add, subtract, and read...why not use those fingers to provide structure to a retelling! Students start with a closed fist and and start with their thumb, pointer finger, middle finger, and so on until their hand is open. All of those pieces of the retell whisper, or give clu
Preview of BUNDLE || Guided Reading Level A-D Phonics Lessons, Decodable Readers, & More

BUNDLE || Guided Reading Level A-D Phonics Lessons, Decodable Readers, & More

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Do you have readers who are stuck at Guided Reading levels A, B, C, or D? Often, phonics is the reason why they are not progressing. Dive deeper with your students into intentional hands-on phonics instruction Fountas & Pinnell list in the Guided Reading Teacher Cards. Twenty lessons that are adapted with your expertise and knowledge of student needs allows you to align your instruction during these Tier 2 Intervention sessions. Each lesson includes learning objectives, standards, materials n
Preview of BUNDLE: 100's Chart Activity || Scaffolded Math Puzzles for Number Sense

BUNDLE: 100's Chart Activity || Scaffolded Math Puzzles for Number Sense

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Bring number sense to life with differentiated and scaffolded 100's Chart Activity Bundle, which includes the Mindfully Teach best-seller, 100's Chart Activities, and the already scaffolded 50's Chart Activities! This resource is specifically designed for students who aren’t yet ready for the full 100’s Chart and for those who are. It offers the same engaging puzzles as the original 100's Chart Activities. By using a 30’s Chart, students can develop the foundational skills they need to c
Preview of End of Year Student Choice Awards Ceremony || Character || Qualities || Talents

End of Year Student Choice Awards Ceremony || Character || Qualities || Talents

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Mindfully Teach
Roll out the red carpet, alert the press, and get your cameras ready for the End of Year Student Choice Awards! This resource is packed with everything you need for your end of year celebration and allows you to highlight each child’s uniqueness with full class participation and parent engagement! This resource includes: 35 Student Choice Award Certificates 6 Blank certificates 1 Bonus B&W blank certificateStudent voting formCeremony script with customizable partsCustomizable Program Award Opt
Preview of Reading Progress Parent & Home Communication & Home Reading Support Guide

Reading Progress Parent & Home Communication & Home Reading Support Guide

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Mindfully Teach
Help your student's parents help their child with the fine art of learning to read or reading to learn with these easy to set up Reader's Envelopes! Each envelope is tailored to a Fountas and Pinnell Text Band and explains: Text Band Book FeaturesText Band Reading BehaviorsText Band Discussion/Comprehension QuestionsReading Log CalendarEach month, that does not include a report card or Parent-Teacher Conference, I like to send home a Reading Progress Note to keep parents informed on how thei
Preview of BUNDLE: Year Long NO PREP Monthly Journals || 220 Prompts || 1st-3rd Grade

BUNDLE: Year Long NO PREP Monthly Journals || 220 Prompts || 1st-3rd Grade

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Hit the EASY BUTTON with these NO PREP August-June Journals for First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and Homeschooled Kiddos! Each 41 page journaling packet contains 20 unique prompts and each prompt includes 1.5 pages of primary ruled lines to allow students to write longer entries when they are ready. The eye catching frames and fun clipart will fuel student motivation, engagement, and inspiration. These are perfect for students who are just beginning the writing journey and for more ad
Preview of 35 1st Grade Math Center Activities/Games Covering ALL 1st Grade Math Standards

35 1st Grade Math Center Activities/Games Covering ALL 1st Grade Math Standards

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Mindfully Teach
Are you looking for math centers students can do independently that cover every first grade math standard? This resource will do just that! Each of the 35 centers is game-based or a hands-on-activity. No worksheets, no coloring pages, no busy work, NO FLUFF!With every first grade math standard covered, these centers are great for math workshop, spiraling content, enriching kindergartners ready for first grade content, and reviewing first grade content for second graders. And, they are per
Preview of Substitute Binder Information Sheets {Editable}

Substitute Binder Information Sheets {Editable}

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These editable sub binder information sheets are perfect to have on hand for anytime you need a sub! Just fill out these forms for your substitute binder or substitute folder and all of the information your sub will need about your class will be in one place for your sub to refer to. These digitally editable forms are perfect for last minute sick days to long term substitutes. It's stressful and time-consuming to plan for a sub. The last thing you want to worry about when you are away is that yo
Preview of Kagan Table Numbers & A Simple Classroom Jobs Chart for Community Building

Kagan Table Numbers & A Simple Classroom Jobs Chart for Community Building

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Mindfully Teach
Simplify your classroom with strong structures and routines. The Kagan Cooperative Learning Table Cards allow students to be paired up three different ways at their tables /desks of up to four as well as small groups from the whole class. These table/desk signs are different from others you'll find because they don't use numbers. I found number confusing for students because I assign each student with a number at the beginning of the school year to correspond with their coat hooks and mailbox
Preview of BUNDLE: Substitute Binder- Editable Covers & Forms and 1st-2nd Materials

BUNDLE: Substitute Binder- Editable Covers & Forms and 1st-2nd Materials

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Mindfully Teach
Substitute Binder Information Sheets {Editable}These editable sub binder information sheets are perfect to have on hand for anytime you need a sub! Just fill out these forms for your substitute binder or substitute folder and all of the information your sub will need about your class will be in one place for your sub to refer to. These digitally e ditable forms are perfect for last minute sick days to long term substitutes. It's stressful and time-consuming to plan for a sub. The last thing you
Preview of Subitizing Cards || Number Talks Cards || Quantities & Basic Math Facts

Subitizing Cards || Number Talks Cards || Quantities & Basic Math Facts

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Number Talks are short sessions where students use mental math to reason and justify their thinking. They quickly develop the skill of SUBITIZING, which is the ability to see a quantity without counting it. This product contains cards that have students quickly count objects, recognize quantities, basic math facts, and ten’s friends. What's Included: Teacher directions83 pages each with double cards per slideImages include Ten's Frame (with and without the grid), dice configurations, numbe
Preview of Decodable Sentence Builders BUNDLE for Fluency & Comprehension

Decodable Sentence Builders BUNDLE for Fluency & Comprehension

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Support students with fluency by building automaticity with short vowel growing sentence builders. These sentences support students with developing memory to store words they just figured out through repeated readings as sentences grow. Sentences include CVC words, blends, digraphs, and high frequency words making them 100% " figureoutable". Students practice reading for meaning by drawing a line to the corresponding image. Students can use the word cards to sort the words into a sentences
Preview of BUNDLE || 5 Three Little _ and The Big Bad _ Reader's Theater Scripts

BUNDLE || 5 Three Little _ and The Big Bad _ Reader's Theater Scripts

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Have your kiddos enjoyed The Three Little Pigs? Are you looking for a way to build fluency through engaging, purposeful, performance-based repeated readings? Then hit the brakes! You've found your resource and more! These spinoffs of The Three Little Pigs tell the tales of: The three little crabs setting off into the world to build their houses. However, the big bad octopus is looking for a tasty meal. How will those little crabs outsmart the big bad octopus? Read The Three Little Crabs and T
Preview of Three Little Pigs Reading Comprehension Unit Plan with Writing Extensions

Three Little Pigs Reading Comprehension Unit Plan with Writing Extensions

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This Common Core State Standards aligned two to three week unit plan is based on five variations of The Three Little Pigs. Each of the five lesson is intended to take two or more days.The books include The Three Little Pigs by Steven Kellogg, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! by Jon Scieszka, The Fourth Little Pig by Teresa Celsi, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas, and The Three Little Gators by Helen Ketteman. This covers the following skills: character traits,
Preview of BUNDLE: 10 CVC Decodable Readers w/ Lessons + Reading Strategies & Teach Points

BUNDLE: 10 CVC Decodable Readers w/ Lessons + Reading Strategies & Teach Points

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Mindfully Teach
Need CVC Decodable Readers with lesson plans? Looking for a fun way to teach reading strategies? Not sure what skills you should focus on during guided reading and reading conferences? Need some comprehension questions by guided reading level at your finger tips? This resources can help with all of that! Add Decodable Readers to your phonics lessons for immediate practice of phonological skills. Perfect for students reading at Guided Reading Levels C-D. This resources includes 10 full color prin
Preview of Two 1st Grade Math Centers: Fractions || Halves & Quarter/Fourths

Two 1st Grade Math Centers: Fractions || Halves & Quarter/Fourths

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Mindfully Teach
Are you looking for fractions math centers students can do independently are aligned to first grade math standards? This resource will do just that! Each center is game-based or a hands-on-activity. No worksheets, no coloring pages, no busy work, NO FLUFF!These centers are great for math workshop, spiraling content review, enriching kindergartners ready for first grade content, and reviewing first grade content for second graders. And, they are perfect for when you're being observed!Center T
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About the store

Experience

I spent two years as a per diem substitute teacher and another two years as a long term substitute teacher in various grades before my first official teaching position in 2011. I learned a lot from my years of subbing and it has greatly influenced my teaching techniques today.

Teaching style

I am a hands on, keep it fun, exciting, interesting, and active kind of teacher.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Member of Kappa Delta Pi Inducted spring 2008 Member of Tau Sigma inducted spring 2007 Member of Education Club inducted fall 2006 Phi Theta Kappa inducted spring 2004

My own education history

BA in Childhood Education from the State University of New York at Cortland and a MSeD in Literacy from the State University of New York at Binghamton. I have New York State certification in Early Childhood Education, Childhood Education, and Literacy B-Grade 6. I have finished my Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership.

Additional biographical information

I am a highly motivated and passionate teacher. I have high expectations for my students and for myself. I am constantly looking to better my craft.