Monkey See Monkey Learn
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central islip, New York, United States
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👋 Hi! I’m Lisa, an experienced early childhood and K-6 literacy educator with a passion for creating engaging, hands-on learning resources that make learning fun and meaningful for young students. With 14 years in early childhood education and 6 years in K-6 literacy, I design child-centered materials that support foundational skills through songs, poems, interactive stories, fine motor activities, math and literacy centers, and more!
I believe that learning should be an experience—not just a lesson! That’s why I focus on designing my classroom to enhance background knowledge by incorporating hands-on activities, real-world connections, and interactive materials that bring learning to life.
Teaching and creating my own resources allows me to craft materials that are unique, engaging, and developmentally appropriate for my students. Whether it’s seasonal songs with crafts, emergent readers, themed learning packets, or play-based activities, my goal is to make learning fun, interactive, and accessible for all young learners.
Explore my shop, MonkeySee MonkeyLearn, for resources that spark curiosity, build foundational skills, and make learning an adventure!
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ABC order- Arctic Animals
Have your students practice their alphabet skills with the fill in the missing letters worksheet. Laminate to get the most uses out of it. If you like this, check out my entire bundle for cost effective center activities. Want more FREE games like this? Join my teacher email list for BONUS resources: bonus game
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts
shape sorting-
I spy pages ideal for math centers. Laminate, use bingo chips to cover the specified shape. This is part of a bigger packet filled with 76 pages of math, abc and writing center activities. Shape packet- math center, small group work by Monkey See Monkey Learn (teacherspayteachers.com)Please review this product if you like it. You get TPT points for each review. Want more FREE games like this? Join my teacher email list for BONUS resources: bonus game
PreK - 1st
Math, Reading
Fall Picture Patterns Activity
Fall Picture Patterns ActivityHelp your students practice creating and identifying patterns with this engaging, fall-themed activity! This 4-page resource includes fall pictures that students can color or use dot markers a variety of patterns, such as AB, AABB, AAB, and ABB. Perfect for centers, small groups, or independent practice, this activity is great for reinforcing early math skills while celebrating the fall season. Ideal for preschool through early elementary classrooms!
PreK - 1st
Math
Five Senses Posters-
Each poster focuses on one of the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. If you like this product, you may like this one even more. FIVE SENSES- Center packet: Posters, printables and more | TPT (teacherspayteachers.com)Check out my store for additional resources: Monkey See Monkey Learn | Teachers Pay Teachers
PreK - 1st
Science
Gingerbread themed- find the missing letter
Find the missing letter activity. Students love using letter stamps! They can stamp each letter or just the ones that are missing. The can also use magnetic letter to place over each letter than find the missing letter and place magnetic letters on each blank space. Either way this activity keeps the children engaged and learning!!
PreK - K
English Language Arts
Back to School Banner-
This is perfect for welcoming students back to school or to your class. It goes well with any classroom decor. Print on cardstock for the best durability. Please like my store and comment if you like this product. :) Monkey See Monkey Learn | Teachers Pay Teachers
PreK - 8th
Graphic Arts
Writing prompts- Winter themed
Winter themed writing pages. Encourage young writers to get creative and create colorful stories. If you like these check out my winter centers bundle for an entire ela, math and writing center activities. ****************************************************************************************** Want more FREE games like this? Join my teacher email list for BONUS resources: bonus game******************************************************************************************
PreK - 1st
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Martin Luther King- writing page
Writing page to get writers to focus on details and the use of character traits. Brainstorm before you do this activity to get the students thinking about who MLK was. Young writers can sound out words. Put up a list of words generated with whole group on board for students to copy. Either way students will be engaged through this activity.
PreK - 6th
Creative Writing, Other (ELA)
Building Numbers
Thanksgiving building numbers. Use in centers, as a homework assignment or a collaborative activity. Students will choose a number and build in a ten frame. Use fun mini erasers, chips, cubes or any other manipulative. Use could use a dice instead of number cards. Have fun building numbers.
PreK - K
Numbers
Valentine Center- counting syllables
A fun way to learning to count syllables in words. Check out my Valentine bundle for more center activities. Valentine centers packet- math, phonics, writing. UPDATED! | TPT (teacherspayteachers.com)
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Character Traits
This organizer can be used for any lesson with fiction or non-fiction books to identify traits shown by any character.
K - 4th
Reading, Reading Strategies
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About the store
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👋 Hi! I’m Lisa, an experienced early childhood and K-6 literacy educator with a passion for creating engaging, hands-on learning resources that make learning fun and meaningful for young students. With 14 years in early childhood education and 6 years in K-6 literacy, I design child-centered materials that support foundational skills through songs, poems, interactive stories, fine motor activities, math and literacy centers, and more!
I believe that learning should be an experience—not just a lesson! That’s why I focus on designing my classroom to enhance background knowledge by incorporating hands-on activities, real-world connections, and interactive materials that bring learning to life.
Teaching and creating my own resources allows me to craft materials that are unique, engaging, and developmentally appropriate for my students. Whether it’s seasonal songs with crafts, emergent readers, themed learning packets, or play-based activities, my goal is to make learning fun, interactive, and accessible for all young learners.
Explore my shop, MonkeySee MonkeyLearn, for resources that spark curiosity, build foundational skills, and make learning an adventure!
Teaching style
My Teaching Philosophy:
I believe that when children are given meaningful experiences and a strong foundation of background knowledge in an engaging environment, they grow, thrive, and develop a love for learning.
My Motto:
"Pre-K is messy—dress for a mess!"
My Favorite Saying:
"Mistakes happen—you’re still learning. That’s how we grow!"
My Wish for My Students:
That they understand their actions impact not only themselves but those around them. We all have a responsibility to be kind, helpful, and respectful to one another.
My Classroom Token Economy:
You are rewarded for being a "good friend." Instead of focusing solely on individual achievements, we ask:
"How did you help others today?"
If only the world could be filled with the innocence and kindness of my littles. ❤️
My own education history
MS Literacy K-6 BS Early Childhood
NYS Certified B-6 grade.
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