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I create practical, easy to use resources that support math teaching, coaching, and schoolwide culture. After teaching K-5 math and spending the last nine years supporting instructional coaches, I focus on tools that help you stay organized, plan with purpose, and strengthen instruction whether you’re in the classroom or leading others. Teachers and coaches juggle so much. My hope is that these resources make your work a little lighter and help you support students and staff with confidence.
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Preview of Create Your Own Math Board Game | Early Finisher Activity + End of Unit Project

Create Your Own Math Board Game | Early Finisher Activity + End of Unit Project

Tired of end-of-year math review worksheets that students aren’t excited about? Turn your review into a hands-on, engaging math board game project where students create their own board game while reviewing key math skills in a fun and meaningful way.This low-prep create your own math game activity is perfect for the last weeks of school, post-testing days, or anytime you want students to create board games that keep them thinking, creating, collaborating, and reviewing standards without the usua
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Visual Models Unit

Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Visual Models Unit

Teaching adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators can feel overwhelming for students when they jump straight to the algorithm. This unit helps students make sense of the math first modeling fraction before transitioning to the standard algorithm. This complete model-based unit walks students through fraction bars, area models, and then the standard algorithm for both adding and subtracting unlike fractions. Each strategy is explicitly modeled, practiced, and reinforced so studen
Preview of 5th Grade Spiral Math Review | Printable Worksheets for Homework or Morning Work

5th Grade Spiral Math Review | Printable Worksheets for Homework or Morning Work

Need an organized way to spiral math concepts your students have learned all year? This 8 week collection of math spiral sheets helps 5th Graders practice and review all 5th grade math skills. These no prep spiral sheet have a column for each day (Monday-Thursday) and each week covers all standard domains. Every printable has an answer key included! You can use these for homework, morning work, or small group review! This product is perfect to spiral math skills and review each week. What's Inc
Preview of Building Fraction Understanding | 5th Grade Curriculum Unit | Fraction Concepts

Building Fraction Understanding | 5th Grade Curriculum Unit | Fraction Concepts

This 5th Grade Fractions Unit builds strong fraction understanding through mixed numbers, improper fractions, equivalent fractions, simplifying, benchmark reasoning, and comparing and ordering fractions. Designed as a complete 10-day unit, it’s perfect for review, intervention, or building foundations before fraction operations.This unit uses a consistent daily routine to help students develop conceptual fraction sense, not just procedures. It works well for 5th grade whole-group instruction, in
Preview of Geometry Classify Cut + Sort Attributes of Polygons, Quadrilaterals +Triangles

Geometry Classify Cut + Sort Attributes of Polygons, Quadrilaterals +Triangles

Make geometry engaging with this hands-on shape sorting activity! This can be used as a geometry review, 2D shapes attribute worksheet, angle sort, or even a 2D shape assessment! No prep or editable!Make geometry engaging with this hands-on shape sorting activity! Students will classify 2D shapes by angles: right, acute, and obtuse. Also extend reasoning by sorting with two or more attributes: right AND acute, acute AND obtuse, right AND obtuse. Perfect for math centers, small groups, or indepen
Preview of Math Awards | 25 Printable Student Certificates (Color & B&W)

Math Awards | 25 Printable Student Certificates (Color & B&W)

Celebrate your students’ math success with these printable End of Year Math Awards! Featuring 25 unique, math-themed certificates that highlight student strengths while promoting growth mindset and confidence.This resource includes 25 unique math-themed awards—each featuring a creative title and a short, meaningful description that highlights student strengths. Many of the awards were created with the Standards for Mathematical Practice in mind, helping you recognize the ways students reason,
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Experience

I create practical, easy to use resources that support math teaching, coaching, and schoolwide culture. After teaching K-5 math and spending the last nine years supporting instructional coaches, I focus on tools that help you stay organized, plan with purpose, and strengthen instruction whether you’re in the classroom or leading others. Teachers and coaches juggle so much. My hope is that these resources make your work a little lighter and help you support students and staff with confidence.

Teaching style

My teaching style is hands-on, creative, and student-centered. I believe in building strong relationships, staying organized, and making learning engaging and meaningful for both students and educators. Whether I’m teaching or coaching, I aim to support others with structure, encouragement, and a little spark of fun!