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Preview of Shorter, Taller, Longer Measurement Activities for kindergarten

Shorter, Taller, Longer Measurement Activities for kindergarten

Shorter, Taller, Longer Measurement Activities for kindergartenMeasuring Objects Activities for kindergarteners to practice measuring length ready to go! Use these measuring worksheets for teaching non- standard measurement skills and vocabulary such as: Shorter, Taller, Longer. The activities are varied and engaging with a focus on math, science, art, and language arts integration. Students use cubes, buttons, keys, craft sticks, spoons and paperclips for measuring classroom objects (includi
Preview of Halfway Day ELA and Math Activities

Halfway Day ELA and Math Activities

Day 90 is the halfway point in the school year. Let's celebrate!Use this  Halfway Day Activities to get your students excited about celebrating their school learning so far. The halfway day offers a great opportunity to teach students about fraction and the concept of 1/2. Includes:- Make your own hat - Sorting - Complete the picture/symmetry - Coloring pages - T-shirt design - Pizza decorating - Cookie sharing - Bingo game - Letter to families - Happy Halfway Day booklet - AND MORE! You m
Preview of SORTING BY TWO ATTRIBUTES Games

SORTING BY TWO ATTRIBUTES Games

SORTING BY TWO ATTRIBUTES GAMES and Sorting Shapes Use this category sorting activity to help your students review and practice sorting skills by two different attributes. Print and laminate for durability and use as a game for your math center. You can also print and have students cut and glue to complete the sorting challenge. Your students will learn while having fun sorting by attributes. Happy Teaching! TP You might also like: SORTING BY ATTRIBUTES MATH and ELA ACTIVITIES for PRESCHOOL A
Preview of Measuring length and width with Nonstandard Units and Measurement Cards

Measuring length and width with Nonstandard Units and Measurement Cards

Measuring length and width using Non standard units and measurement sorting cards with math posters and math worksheetsPrint these fun measuring cards for students to practice their measuring skills using non-standard units such as unifix cubes, buttons, craft sticks and paper clips. This pack includes a total of 28 cards plus recording sheets. Print and laminate or insert into clear packets and add them to your math center. Happy teaching! TP You might also like: Nonstandard Measurement~ Stud
Preview of Number flashcards printable ~ number recognition games

Number flashcards printable ~ number recognition games

Number flashcards printable and number recognition games to help students practice counting 1 to 20. Great one to one correspondence activities. Use this set of math worksheets, math counting games, and number flashcards to help your students practice counting and number recognition. Great to add to your math center or for table work during morning arrival. You can place the color copies into plastic sleeves and have students use a dry erase marker to save on paper and printing or print an
Preview of Math notebook covers and math journal prompts for K and 1

Math notebook covers and math journal prompts for K and 1

Math notebook covers and math journal prompts for K and 1 ready to go! Looking for Math Notebook Covers and math Prompts? These math journals templates are ready to go! Math journals are a great tool to help students review math concepts. This pack includes a set of 42 math prompts ready to go! I always tell my students that a math journal is a tool that great mathematicians use to show their thinking. Have number lines available for students to use as reference. You can print these math not
Preview of Counting Jar routine ~ Numbers 1 to 20  Set of 25 with recording Sheets Included

Counting Jar routine ~ Numbers 1 to 20 Set of 25 with recording Sheets Included

Counting Jars for kindergartenersAdd a counting jar routine to your day by incorporating this ready to go set of counting jars. This is a fun way to practice counting, number concepts, addition, and number combination. Use it in your small group intervention or as part of your math centers. In my class we have students count the objects in the counting jar and then use counters to make equivalent sets. Then they use the recording sheets to show their thinking. Happy teaching! TP Includes: -
Preview of Dinosaur Memory Card Game  ~   A 21 Matching Card Game

Dinosaur Memory Card Game ~ A 21 Matching Card Game

Dinosaur Memory Card Game with a 21 Matching Cards Print, cut, and enjoy this cute dino matching game. This dinosaur cards are great addition to your math centers or set out during choice time. This memory card game can also be used to help students practice sorting and counting. Includes a total of 42 cards. Happy Teaching! TP You might also like: Counting Hearts Mini BooksCounting Mittens Mini BooksCounting Pumpkins Mini BooksCounting Apples Mini BooksCounting Shamrocks Mini BooksCounting Flo
Preview of Survey and QUESTION OF THE DAY FOR STUDENTS ILLUSTRATED

Survey and QUESTION OF THE DAY FOR STUDENTS ILLUSTRATED

Survey and QUESTION OF THE DAY FOR STUDENTS ILLUSTRATED and ready to go! Question of the day is one of my favorite daily routine. There is so much learning that comes with it! Add this set of 70 question of the day to your morning routine to extend your student's mathematical experience or to your math center. This is a great way to encourage student's counting, curiosity, perspective, graphing, answering questions, and vocabulary. Reading the question of the day also helps your learners incre
Preview of Animal Match Memory Game and Matching Game ~ Including Zoo Animals

Animal Match Memory Game and Matching Game ~ Including Zoo Animals

This animal themed memory game will be a great addition to your math center as well as a choice time option for a collaboration game. This animal memory game includes zoo animals, ocean animals, forest animals and other fun and cute animals. Students can color in their own set using the B & W copies. It includes: - 34 colorful cards - 34 B & W cards Happy teaching! TP You might also like: Counting Hearts Mini BooksCounting Mittens Mini BooksCounting Pumpkins Mini BooksCounting Apples Mini BooksC
Preview of Sorting Combination and Probability

Sorting Combination and Probability

A fun way to engage your young learners in sorting, making combination and exploring probability. I like to start with two variables and increase the level to four variables as they get the LOGISTICS! Happy teaching! TP You might also like: Nonstandard Measurement~ Students use: cubes, buttons, and paperclips!Counting Hearts Mini BooksCounting Mittens Mini BooksCounting Pumpkins Mini BooksCounting SetsHow Many?Counting Mini BooksEarn Credits Towards Future Purchases:If you like this product, ple
Preview of SORTING BY ATTRIBUTES MATH and ELA ACTIVITIES for PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN

SORTING BY ATTRIBUTES MATH and ELA ACTIVITIES for PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN

SORTING BY ATTRIBUTES MATH and ELA ACTIVITIES for PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTENThis SORTING BY ATTRIBUTES Math printable worksheets and games for kindergarten is ready to go. Add this category sorting activities to your math routine when introducing, teaching or reviewing sorting skills by different attributes. This sorting by attributes resource includes activities for whole group, small groups and independent work. Activities are ready to go and designed for different level of abilities and acro
Preview of Fun apple themed math learning activities for kindergarten

Fun apple themed math learning activities for kindergarten

Fun apple themed math learning activities and games for kindergarten. Use these apple activities to set up your math centers and help your kindergartener s build number sense and basic math concepts such as grouping, number identification and graphing. This apple themed learning activities include apple craft projects that support fine motor skills. This apple themed pack includes activities to practice basic mathematical skills, including sorting, grouping, counting, identifying numerals, writi
Preview of Digital Morning Meeting Message Template for Kindergarten ~ Editable

Digital Morning Meeting Message Template for Kindergarten ~ Editable

Great google slide templates to use your morning message routineDo you spend your nights writing your morning messages? Worry no more! These 98 customizable morning meeting message slides is all planned out for you so you have over 3 MONTHS of pre-planned morning news just a click away. The messages are totally customizable! Just project into your whiteboard and write directly on the board. The colorful images, photos, prompts, and learning activities will engage your students. The activities fo
Preview of Calendar Fill in the Blank

Calendar Fill in the Blank

Printable Calendar worksheet for the 2025- 2026 School Calendar with traceable numbers.Use this printable worksheets with traceable numbers to help your kindergarten students practice number tracing and number recognition. This is a great way to help students practice fine motor skills. A great math activity to help students practice writing their numbers neatly an accurately while developing calendar awareness. You can have your students fill in all of the numbers at the beginning of each mon
Preview of Halloween and Fall Fun Activities and games for kids

Halloween and Fall Fun Activities and games for kids

Get in the Halloween spirit with these Halloween and Fall Fun Activities and games for kids. Use them as part of your morning table work or set them up as centers. This Halloween and fall activities for children include math, art, craft, writing, cutting, games, and many more interactive and fun learning for your students. This fall resource comes with plenty of Halloween activities to keep your students engaged in math and arts & crafts activities all many, many days! You can laminate the co
Preview of Number sense and counting forward games

Number sense and counting forward games

A fun and festive way to practice counting, number recognition, sorting and patterning skills. Includes two math games and a sorting mat. Happy Teaching! TP You might also like: SORTING BY ATTRIBUTES MATH and ELA ACTIVITIES for PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTENCounting Hearts Mini Books2D Shapes Activities ~ Trace it, cut it, and build it!Counting Mittens Mini BooksCounting Pumpkins Mini BooksCounting Apples Mini BooksCounting Shamrocks Mini BooksCounting Flowers Mini BooksCounting Butterflies Mini Boo
Preview of kindergarten problem solving scenarios

kindergarten problem solving scenarios

Kindergarten problem solving scenarios to support mathematical thinking and problem solving skills.These fun and effective problem solving scenarios for kindergarteners and elementary school students include 30 dilemmas. Each scenario presents an everyday situations that young students could relate to. These problem solving scenarios will encourage your young learners to think critically and come up with multiple possible solutions. In addition to the written scenarios, this resource includes v
Preview of Vacation Journal and Travel Vacation Activity Pack and homework projects

Vacation Journal and Travel Vacation Activity Pack and homework projects

This travel vacation journal comes with a pack of vacation activities and homework projects Send home with students to complete during their vacation time. I also use this pack to send with my students when they are traveling with their families during the school year as parents often ask me for “extra work” their children could do. The journal comes with a daily entry for students to write and illustrate various aspects of their vacation. The journal is not specific to traveling so all student
Preview of Counting Jars Activities  ~  Interactive for Google slides and Smart Board

Counting Jars Activities ~ Interactive for Google slides and Smart Board

This set of 25 Interactive Counting Jar activities will save you time. Counting jars ideas are a great tool to help students identify, build, count and write numerals. Use it as part of your morning meeting to get students engaged and ready or incorporate it in your math routine. Students can use a blank piece of paper or their math journals to represent their thinking. These math slides are pre-planned so that you only have to click and have fun counting with your students. The visuals are set
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Experience

I am an elementary school teacher with over 25 years of experience. I have a master's degree in special education. I am the co-director of a summer tutoring camp. I am also a published author. Get free decodable readers + teaching tools here: sparkingcreativitynow (dot) com

Teaching style

I am a strong believer in educational experiences that are integrated across all areas of the curriculum. My teaching practice is guided by the belief that children learn by doing and that a play-based learning environment is the best place for children to thrive and be successful.

Awards & shining teacher moments

I received the Teacher of the year award at my school.

My own education history

I graduated from Wheelock College with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. I also received a master's degree from Wheelock in special education.

Additional biographical information

I am the co-founder of Las Margaritas Foundation, a non-profit organization created to support children and young women in the Dominican Republic.