Monkey See Monkey Learn
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central islip, New York, United States
About the store
👋 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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Social Stories for School Routines-Expected Behavior in Specials, PE, Art, Mus
Help your students navigate school rules and routines with ease using this set of 9 engaging social stories! Perfect for children ages 4-8, each story is designed to be clear, simple, and easy to understand, supporting young learners as they adjust to important daily activities. Whether it’s changing activities, walking to the bus, riding the bus, recess, PE class, lunchtime in the cafeteria, sharing and taking turns, staying seated at the carpet, or washing hands, these stories provid
PreK - 2nd
Informational Text
Editable Homework Calendars- Prek/K
Editable Homework Calendar for Preschool and Kindergarten (Ages 4–6) with Fine Motor Activities and Parent CommunicationThis 10-month Homework Calendar resource provides age-appropriate and engaging assignment ideas for children ages 4–6. Each monthly calendar is fully editable in Canva Pro and includes simple, developmentally appropriate activities such as cutting, tracing, and early learning worksheets. The calendars are designed to promote consistency between home and school while encouragi
PreK - K
Not Subject Specific
Making letters using straight lines and curved
Great tool for helping students to build letters. This is a task card to be used in centers. Letters are a series of lines both curved and straight. Use with strips of construction paper. Curved lines are made using the Ellison machine "O". Just snip off the ends to create the curved part of letters. If you like this resource you may want to look at the complete packet. MAKING LETTERS-EASY PREP by Monkey See Monkey Learn | TPT (teacherspayteachers.com)
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Writing
Non-Fiction Writing Paper
This non-fiction writing template is designed to help 2nd-5th grade students learn and apply key text features in their writing. The set includes 6 pages, each focusing on a different non-fiction text feature (such as headings, captions, diagrams, text boxes, and more). With two different border designs, the pages are visually engaging and customizable for classroom projects or assignments. Additionally, included are anchor chart ideas to support classroom discussions and display, helping stu
2nd - 6th
Writing
100 DAY PACKET: Math, writing, ela, games and crafts. UPDATED
This packet has a full day of learning activities . It is filled with ELA, writing and math activities that your students can work on independently or at small group time. ELA and Writing: 100 word lists: animals, colors, friends etc 100 word lists: nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc writing prompts Math: Number sense activities: building to 100, fill in missing #, patterns, counting, graphing, building number patterns, and get to 100 game. Reading: I can see book with 100 items. 100 cereal necklac
PreK - 2nd
Grammar, Math
Fine Motor- June- End of Year
Fine Motor Skills June-Themed Packet (15 Pages)This June Themed Fine Motor Skills Packet is perfect for developing essential fine motor skills in preschool-aged children! Designed with fun and engaging activities, this 15-page packet provides a variety of June-themed exercises to strengthen little hands and prepare young learners for writing and other fine motor tasks. What's Included:Cutting Skills: Practice cutting along straight, curved, and zigzag lines with fun winter shapes like snowflakes
PreK - K
Handwriting, Visual Arts
prediction organizer
This organizer will help students become more efficient using text based examples to predict outcomes, situations and more. Color and black and white copy included.
1st - 4th
Close Reading, Reading Strategies
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
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
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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