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Together we have 16 years of experience in the classroom. We have taught elementary school and are now middle school math and social studies teachers.
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Preview of Life Skills of the Week | Practical Skills for Preschool, Toddlers & Homeschool

Life Skills of the Week | Practical Skills for Preschool, Toddlers & Homeschool

This resource is also a wonderful opportunity for meaningful conversations, encouraging children to explain their thinking, build vocabulary, and practice language skills in a natural, supportive way. Use the activities to spark discussion, model routines, and create a language-rich environment while teaching essential life skills. Help young learners build independence and confidence with this Life Skill of the Week resource! This flexible set focuses on practical, real-life skills using chi
Preview of Statistical vs. Non-Statistical Questions: Notes & Practice

Statistical vs. Non-Statistical Questions: Notes & Practice

This has been great way to introduce our statistics unit the past couple of years. Students will join in productive math talk as they justify their answers, create their own examples of statistical and non-statistical questions, work with partners, and put that practice to a test with a sort. It addresses a variety of learning styles, ensuring students are engaged and are set up for success throughout the unit. This could be used as an extension lesson in fifth grade or a reteach lesson in sev
Preview of Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet Book Buddy: Phonics, Writing & Comprehension

Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet Book Buddy: Phonics, Writing & Comprehension

Bring reading home with ease using this Book Buddies Take-Home Literacy Program, designed for first and second grade students. This resource includes a complete, print-ready book bags built around popular and easy-to-find children’s books. Each bag provides engaging, developmentally appropriate activities that support phonics, writing, and reading comprehension while keeping expectations simple for families. Perfect for homeschool co-ops, classrooms, tutoring programs, and family engagement,
Preview of Chrysanthemum Book Buddy Bag | Phonics, Writing & Comprehension

Chrysanthemum Book Buddy Bag | Phonics, Writing & Comprehension

Make reading meaningful and engaging with this Chrysanthemum Book Buddy Bag, designed for first and second grade learners. This low-prep, take-home literacy resource includes differentiated phonics and writing activities that support a range of learners while reinforcing key reading skills. Students explore the beloved story Chrysanthemum through targeted phonics practice, structured writing templates, and comprehension activities that encourage reflection, discussion, and confidence. Perfect
Preview of Cat in the Hat Book Buddy Bag | Rhyming, Phonics & Writing | Grades 1–2

Cat in the Hat Book Buddy Bag | Rhyming, Phonics & Writing | Grades 1–2

Bring playful learning to life with this Cat in the Hat Book Buddy Bag, designed for first and second grade readers. This versatile literacy resource can be used in a variety of settings including classroom literacy stations, homeschool co-ops, parent engagement nights, tutoring sessions, or as a take-home activity. Using the beloved Dr. Seuss classic, students strengthen rhyming, phonics, and writing skills through engaging, developmentally appropriate activities. Activities provide choices,
Preview of Letters & Sounds Recognition + Handwriting Practice

Letters & Sounds Recognition + Handwriting Practice

Make learning letters simple and engaging with this Letter Sounds & Handwriting Bundle—perfect for building strong early literacy foundations! Each letter includes a clear, consistent practice page where students identify the letter, circle pictures that begin with the correct sound, and practice proper handwriting formation. This low-prep resource is ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and early first grade, and works beautifully for literacy centers, morning work, independent practice, small
Preview of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse — Book Buddy Bag—Phonics, Writing & Comprehension

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse — Book Buddy Bag—Phonics, Writing & Comprehension

Bring reading home with ease using this Book Buddies Take-Home Reading Program designed for kindergarten to second grade students. This resource includes a complete, print-ready book bag built around popular and easy-to-find children’s books. Each bag includes engaging phonics, writing, and comprehension activities, with clear ways on how to support the learner during each activity. Perfect for homeschool co-ops, homeschooling parents, classrooms, tutoring programs, or family engagement nights,
Preview of Three Read Protocol: Word Problem Strategy for Middle Grades

Three Read Protocol: Word Problem Strategy for Middle Grades

The Three Read Protocol takes the idea of a close read strategy, which is used to help students dive deeper into a text in order to answer higher order thinking questions. The same strategy can be used to help students break down mathematical word problems. This strategy focuses on the meaning rather than simply finding key words. A page of notes, along with one of the practice pages, has numberless word problems to reinforce the importance of the meaning rather than focusing on the numbers. The
Preview of Three Read Protocol: A Word Problem Strategy

Three Read Protocol: A Word Problem Strategy

The Three Read Protocol takes the idea of a close read strategy, which is used to help students dive deeper into a text in order to answer higher order thinking questions. The same strategy can be used to help students break down mathematical word problems. This strategy focuses on the meaning rather than simply finding key words. The item includes: anchor chart/postertwo versions of notes (includes numberless word problem option)extension/multi-step word problem practicesix pages of word prob
Preview of Story Elements Chart & Printable

Story Elements Chart & Printable

This story elements chart is a great visual for students to remember the parts of a story. I make a copy and send it home so families have a reference as they read throughout the week. I also print off the blank template for students to use for class read alouds and read alouds at home. They can draw pictures and label or write simple sentence in each piece.
Preview of Multiplication Think-Tac-Toe

Multiplication Think-Tac-Toe

Think-Tac-Toe is a great extension task that also offers student choice. This statistics activity addresses several learning targets and skills, including finding factors, multiplication strategies, models such as tape diagrams and arrays, and the distributive property. This fourth grade think-tac-toe could also be a fifth grade review at the beginning of the year. We love introducing this as a "get to know me" activity first so our students will already know our expectations when we use it in
Preview of Statistics Notes, Vocab, & Practice: Mean, Median, Range

Statistics Notes, Vocab, & Practice: Mean, Median, Range

Whether you use these pages for notes, guided practice, independent practice, they are a great addition to your statistics unit! We use binders, but these pages can be printed at a smaller scale or two to a page to fit in interactive journals. This can be used as an extension lesson for fifth grade or a remediation lesson for seventh grade. This product includes: vocabulary graphic organizers notesguided practiceextension taskanswer keys helpful "How to Use" page with additional tips
Preview of Fourth Grade Cubing: Partner Extension Task

Fourth Grade Cubing: Partner Extension Task

Cubing is a research based practice that can be used as a small group, partner, or differentiated task. Cubing promotes higher order thinking, productive math discourse among students, and the eight mathematical practices. This product includes: DOK Level 2 and 3 Multiplication CubesDOK Level 2 and 3 Division CubesFraction CubeDecimals CubePlace Value Cube
Preview of Multiply or Divide Word Problems

Multiply or Divide Word Problems

Students need opportunities to discuss what operation needs to be used, but, more importantly, WHY. These slides can be used in a variety of ways: interactive notebook practice, task cards around the room, a math center, whole group game, brief review at the beginning of class, partner task, etc. This product includes 10 word problems.
Preview of Rally Coach: Dividing Fractions

Rally Coach: Dividing Fractions

Rally Coach is a Kagan structure used with partners to help students identify misconceptions and coach each other through the process. This dividing fractions task can be used in fifth and sixth grades. Students will divide a combination of fractions, whole numbers, and mixed numbers. Check out our Kagan Structure Guide in our store!
Preview of Get to Know Me Think-Tac-Toe

Get to Know Me Think-Tac-Toe

Think-Tac-Toe is an extension activity you can use with any content throughout the year. We love introducing this as a "get to know me" activity at the beginning of the year so our students will already know our expectations when we use it in a content area. You can find additional content Think-Tac-Toe templates in our store.
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About the store

Experience

Together we have 16 years of experience in the classroom. We have taught elementary school and are now middle school math and social studies teachers.

Teaching style

Our passion is connecting math to real life scenarios to make learning engaging and purposeful. We love extending student learning through rigorous tasks.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Teacher of the Year 2019-2020

My own education history

Dalton State College, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with ESOL and gifted endorsements Walden University, Masters in Reading and Mathematics

Additional biographical information

After having our daughters, we were conflicted between wanting to be present for them without having to give up our love for teaching. We job share a middle school math/social studies position, allowing us to be at home with our girls more while also continuing to make a difference in the classroom.