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Waco, Texas, United States
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This is my sixth year teaching and I have learned as much as my students I think! I hope some of these tools I have created can help you out in your teaching career.
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Preview of Adapted Alphabet Signage

Adapted Alphabet Signage

🏫 Empower Your Transition Students: The Functional Life Skills A–Z AlphabetMake your high school classroom decor meaningful for older students! This Life Skills Alphabet A–Z is explicitly designed for special education, high school transition classrooms, and vocational programs. Each letter connects directly to an essential, actionable real-world skill students must master before leaving high school.Instead of childish vocabulary words, your students will interact daily with high-utility, funct
Preview of Everything Has a Solution Game

Everything Has a Solution Game

Embark on a thrilling arithmetic adventure with Everything Has a Solution, an educational board game designed to turn fourth-grade math concepts into an engaging tabletop journey. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool environments, and family game nights, this game builds computational fluency and critical thinking skills through interactive gameplay.Key FeaturesCore Curriculum Aligned: Every challenge is engineered to reinforce major fourth-grade math standards.60 Unique Problem Cards: Features a
Preview of Traffic Light Transition Poster

Traffic Light Transition Poster

2 copies. One is not in the typical order. Most teachers will put the green up top because those are for the starting paragraph. I can't have the light out of order so I made both.
Preview of Continents Cut & Paste

Continents Cut & Paste

Have students cut and paste labels for 7 continents and 4 oceans.
Preview of Math Facts My Way - Alternative to Saxon

Math Facts My Way - Alternative to Saxon

Saxon was to confusing to my students so I created a smoother way to teach math fact memory. This is the pack of subtraction and addition only. Pack includes: 113 pages of flash cards (+0-+10, -0--10) also in order to meet the new math requirements in Texas I have included 6 more sets of cards: =13/=14/=15, =16, =17, =18, =19, =20 38 quizzes in order as to how they should be mastered 2 different math fact race tracks: one where the students track their progress by quiz # and one is tracked
Preview of Math Facts My Way - Alternative to Saxon - Multiplication

Math Facts My Way - Alternative to Saxon - Multiplication

Math facts for multiplication with tests in order. Pack includes: 35 pages of flash cards 11 test 1 math fact race track for students to track their progress. LEDGER SIZE. See the addition & subtraction pack for more information.
Preview of EOY 1st or BOY 2nd grade Assessment - ELA

EOY 1st or BOY 2nd grade Assessment - ELA

Closely follows 1st grade TEKS. I am going to give it to my 2nd graders at BOY to see what they remember from last year.
Preview of STAAR Wars motivation themed posters

STAAR Wars motivation themed posters

Posters to put up in common areas to motivate students
Preview of Common Prefix & Suffix - Posters

Common Prefix & Suffix - Posters

ledger size. If you want it to be a larger poster follow these directions: -In adobe go to print screen -Select poster -Set Tile scale at 125% -Set overlap at 0.005inches -Print. Will print 4 pages that require some trimming and can be glued together or put on backing board.
Preview of EOY 1st or BOY 2nd grade Assessment - Math

EOY 1st or BOY 2nd grade Assessment - Math

Closely follows TEKS for 1st grade. I am going to give it to my 2nd graders at the BOY to assess their memory from last year.
Preview of Math Facts Race Track - Tracking Chart

Math Facts Race Track - Tracking Chart

Use with up to 24 students. LEDGER SIZE. Students can color box or use a sticker to track which math facts they have mastered. Visual reminder. starts with +0-+9 then -0--9 then ends on x0. Search multiplication math facts race track for the next chart.
Preview of Station Task Board

Station Task Board

I use this as a visual in my classroom so students know which stations their group is to go to each day. I do stations 4 days a week so I have 4 of these up, one for each day. This is a good way to make all student more responsible for knowing where and what they should be doing during station time. It has cut my discipline issues dramatically. This could also be used to show which groups you are meeting with by having group names assigned a color or students names on the cards.
Preview of Measurement At Home

Measurement At Home

Measurement homework with measurement tools. 5 types of measurement: ruler (10in), 1 inch square, 1 cm square, 10 cm stick, paper clip.
Preview of Twitter Conversation Board

Twitter Conversation Board

Use this as a safe place for kids to write on sticky notes and put on there icon or use for exit tickets. Each icon has a number so students know which one is theirs.
Preview of Plant Needs Quiz

Plant Needs Quiz

20 blank quiz with key. I made it from the CSCOPE expectations for 2nd graders on plant needs and parts.
Preview of EOY Superlatives & Volunteer Certificates

EOY Superlatives & Volunteer Certificates

I love using these at the end of the year! My students vote and I tally and distribute certificates! I also like to bestow volunteer certificates to my oh so active and loving volunteers :)
Preview of 5th Grade Science Vocab Quizzes - follows Science TEKS

5th Grade Science Vocab Quizzes - follows Science TEKS

36 vocab quizzes using 5 different styles. The words follow the 5th grade science TEKS.
Preview of ELA Interactive Journal 2nd Grade

ELA Interactive Journal 2nd Grade

follows closely to Texas TEKS. 2 journal entries per 8.5"x11" page. Table of contents in color and black and white. TEKS listed in table of contents. Hope you like it!!
Preview of Fraction Poster

Fraction Poster

Ledger size paper. 1 whole through 1/12. Hexagon, circle, and square divided into equal pieces. with definition of fraction. Use with lesson on fractions and as a wall resource afterwards.
Preview of Math Facts - Tracking Chart

Math Facts - Tracking Chart

Use for up to 24 students. Students can color the square that is in the row of math facts that they have finished. this rages from -0 through x0 (-0 through -9, +0 through +9, x0).
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About the store

Experience

This is my sixth year teaching and I have learned as much as my students I think! I hope some of these tools I have created can help you out in your teaching career.

Teaching style

I use a lot of stations and self paced work. I have modified a few of my items for a lower level student. My modified Items will either be in the same download or will be titled the same with modified added it. Ex. Spelling List and Spelling List - Modified.

Awards & shining teacher moments

UIL Coach; Lead from the Heart, Teacher of the Month

My own education history

I have a bachelors degree in Psychology, Masters in Clinical Counseling and this year will finish my PhD in Leadership.

Additional biographical information

I have two rescue Frenchies, Rouxster & Maison, and a rescue hedgehog, Thelma. We also have become the local wild bunny rehabilitation! Thelma splits her time between her Condo at my house and her Villa in the classroom. In additional to school and work I also own a cottage home bakery, Baddies Bakery & Kitchen, where I make sourdough tasties and an ever growing gluten-free/Keto menu.