I’m a veteran special educator with 15+ years of experience in both general and special education classrooms. My resources are designed to make grade-level learning accessible for all students—especially those working below level in reading and writing. You'll find scaffolded ELA activities and math tools perfect for progress monitoring, small groups, and differentiated instruction.
đź“„ Product DescriptionNeed a true no-prep sub plan for January? This print-and-go reading comprehension activity is ready to use with zero teacher prep and clear directions for substitutes. The Case of the Vanishing Snowman Hat is a short, engaging winter mystery that keeps students focused while practicing reading comprehension, inference, main idea, and written response skills. Perfect for: Planned absences Last-minute sick days January days when routines need to stay calm and structured
Product Description: This engaging no-prep resource is perfect for teaching students about non-fiction text structures using fascinating winter-themed passages! Students will read informational texts about polar bears, snowstorms, travel delays, ice sports, and winter traditions. Each passage is designed to build background knowledge while reinforcing key reading skills. Students will practice identifying four types of nonfiction text structures — Description, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, and
January is the time to rebuild routines and reset expectations—especially for students who struggle with task initiation and organization. This simple, teacher-friendly checklist helps track how independently students: Begin work Gather materials Complete tasks with minimal prompting Designed for special education, executive functioning goals, and behavior tracking, this checklist supports consistent data collection without disrupting instruction. Help students build independence, account
Product DescriptionThis Prefix Practice Morphology Resource is designed for quick, focused practice that reinforces common prefixes while allowing teachers to check understanding efficiently. Using a word-sum approach (prefix + base word = new word), students strengthen vocabulary, spelling, and meaning—all within a simple, repeatable routine. The flexible structure makes this resource ideal for daily review, small groups, intervention, or progress monitoring. Teachers can use as little or
Need a reliable, no-prep sub plan that actually keeps students engaged? This January-ready winter math activity is designed with 6th graders in mind, while remaining flexible enough for upper elementary intervention or middle school extension. Students analyze a realistic winter weather data table (snowfall, temperature, and wind speed), answer multi-step reasoning questions, create a graph of their choice, and make evidence-based predictions about future conditions. Clear directions allow
đź“„ Product DescriptionStart the new year by strengthening sentence writing through morphology and word-building. This Snowball Suffixes activity helps students learn how adding suffixes changes spelling, in most, but not all cases. Students practice expanding sentences by: Identifying base words Adding appropriate suffixesThis structured approach supports students who struggle with writing, spelling, and word choice, making it especially effective for special education, intervention, and sm
📄 Product DescriptionThis Main Idea Practice is a low-prep, high-impact resource designed for reteaching, guided practice, and progress monitoring—all in one place. The passages are short, clear, and intentionally written to support students who struggle with identifying main idea and topic. This makes the resource especially effective for special education, intervention, RTI, and small group instruction. Each passage serves a specific instructional purpose, allowing teachers to scaffo
Make phonics practice fun and engaging with this bee-themed color-by-code worksheet that targets vowel teams and r-controlled vowels! Students read each word and color it according to the vowel pattern it contains, helping reinforce phonics skills while boosting visual discrimination and word recognition. Perfect for independent work, literacy centers, phonics review, or early finishers in Grades 1–3, ESL, or intervention settings. Skills Targeted: Identifying vowel teams: EA, EE, AI, OA, IE Re
A math game where students roll 3 dice and compete to build an equation closest to a target number using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Engaging, differentiated, and perfect for small groups, centers, or enrichment! Looking for a fun, low-prep math game that strengthens number sense and operations fluency? This Target Number Dice Game is the perfect addition to your math centers, early finishers, or small group activities! Students roll three dice and use the numbers to cre
Product Description:Help students dig deeper into fiction with this scaffolded resource designed to support comprehension, structure, and analysis of short stories. Break It Down: Story Elements & Main Idea gives students an accessible framework to identify and organize key story elements— character, setting, conflict, plot, and resolution—while also practicing main idea, supporting details, and summary writing. With leveled examples, flexible prompts, and writing practice, this activity helps
Looking for a practical, tech-integrated way to build executive functioning skills in middle and high school students? This step-by-step student guide to Google Keep is designed to help students learn how to create checklists, organize tasks, and set digital reminders using a free, accessible tool. Created for students who struggle with traditional organization strategies, this resource is especially helpful for learners who prefer to use their phones, avoid planners, or benefit from visual and
4th - 12th
Character Education, For All Subjects, Social Emotional Learning
Objective: Understand optimism and identify how it relates to success. Activity: Read short instances (accessible at a 5th-6th grade reading level, content geared towards 8th graders) about diverse individuals who used optimism to overcome challenges. An optional flow chart to organize thinking and examples is available to use for a writing activity. Have students fill in the table to complete the reading comprehension activity. No key is attached, you can vary the reading passages for your nee
If you are an Intervention Specialist or General Education teacher looking to support executive functioning skills, this product is for you. What is included: 9 pages of checklists to support task initiation, organization, and independence! There is an editable version as well as a PDF version of this product.
THIS IS A TEMPLATE to be used for individual students to collect background information. Users will need to create a new document for each student. Type student answers into the teal boxes - for differentiation: Students can fill out independently or with Intervention Specialist support. Intervention Specialists can also use this to ask students questions, and complete as a conversation.This can be used for students who are on IEPs or 504s to document skill development, or students who may nee
Organizing Details - Presentation to pair with "Organizing Details" Activity Helping Students with IEPs improve their Writing and Reading skills. Content is written at an 8th-grade level, measured with 8th-grade standards. This has a low floor entrance point. It can be used to measure IEP goals or as an accommodated assignment for students in a general education setting. Please contact me with any feedback so I can keep improving my products. Writing Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2: Write inf
Organizing Details - Activity to pair with "Organizing Your Writing Presentation & Group Practice" Helping Students with IEPs improve their Writing and Reading skills. Content is written at an 8th-grade level, measured with 8th-grade standards. This has a low floor entrance point. It can be used to measure IEP goals or as an accommodated assignment for students in a general education setting. Please contact me with any feedback so I can keep improving my products. Writing Standards CCSS.ELA-L
7th - 9th
Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RI.8.3
, W.8.2
, L.8.5
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I’m a veteran special educator with 15+ years of experience in both general and special education classrooms. My resources are designed to make grade-level learning accessible for all students—especially those working below level in reading and writing. You'll find scaffolded ELA activities and math tools perfect for progress monitoring, small groups, and differentiated instruction.
Teaching style
Methodical, personalized, and cyclical
Awards & shining teacher moments
B.S. Middle Childhood Education math and science w/Generalist endorsement in ELA and SS
M.S. Educational Leadership, commencement speaker
M.S. Special Education
Jennings Institute Educator
My own education history
University of Dayton '09
Creighton University '13
St. Joseph's University '18
Additional biographical information
I enjoy spending time with my family, being outdoors, drinking coffee, doing yoga, sewing, and reading. Thank you for supporting this small business to help my family!
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