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Tara Crayford

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Minnesota, United States
About the store
I have spent the past 19 years teaching primarily in preschool/school readiness classes ages 3-5yrs along with Early Childhood Family Education classes. My focus the past few years has been working with our districts 4-5yr olds in our 2 day all day program and have loved it!
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Preview of Conference Assessment Pack for Prek 3 and 4 year olds

Conference Assessment Pack for Prek 3 and 4 year olds

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Tara Crayford
A great assessment tool to use to assess your preschoolers skills to prepare for conferences. The assessment sheets are a nice way to present the information to parents/caregivers in a clear easy to read format. **Now Included in a bundle with 3-4 year old assessments and conference printables!Click here to purchase bundle at a discounted price!Parent Teacher Conference Forms and Assessments for PrekWhat's Included: -2 Different Assessment Sheets -One with "academics" and a few social/emoti
Preview of Preschool Assessment and Conference Bundle

Preschool Assessment and Conference Bundle

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Tara Crayford
This Bundle is filled with items you will need to be prepared for your parent teacher conferences and family friendly assessment forms to present the child's skills. Purchase this Bundle at a discounted price or buy individual items by following the links below. **Assessment packs are similar and have similar assessment tools which work well with both age groups but you will be looking for different end results based on age. The main assessment sheets in each pack are modified to meet the expe
Preview of Preschool Conference - Assessment Pack 4-5 year olds

Preschool Conference - Assessment Pack 4-5 year olds

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Tara Crayford
A great assessment tool to use to assess your preschoolers skills to prepare for conferences. The assessment sheets are a nice way to present the information to parents/caregivers in a clear easy to read format. This pack has skills that would be appropriate for those in a 4-5 year old preschool setting to get a glimpse of the skills they know before heading to Kindergarten. **Now Included in a bundle with 3-4 year old assessments and conference printables!Click here to purchase bundle at a dis
Preview of When I Grow up & Other End Of The Year Keepsakes (Editable)

When I Grow up & Other End Of The Year Keepsakes (Editable)

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Tara Crayford
Editable end of the year / graduation printables and keepsakes. You can now edit the headers to better fit your classroom! Some examples Preschool 2017-2018 Kindergarten 2017-2018 1st Grade 2018-2019 Pre-K 2018-2019 During circle time have your students share what they would like to be when they grow up, some of their favorite things to do while at school, what they are looking forward to doing in the summer... As a small or large group activity have students color the page(s) then write (or he
Preview of Pre-K Monthly Homework Activity Sheets

Pre-K Monthly Homework Activity Sheets

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Tara Crayford
These monthly homework activity sheets are designed to provide Preschool - Pre-K students with more hands-on and engaging activities to reinforce concepts and skills that are developmentally appropriate while at home. Some of the skills provided for the students are--Name Writing/Recognizing-Math Skills (number recognition, counting, shapes, sorting, sizing...)-Literacy - (letter recognition, letter writing, rhyming, beginning sound activities, book basics, story telling...)-F
Preview of When I Grow Up...

When I Grow Up...

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Tara Crayford
Free end of the year graduation printable for preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade. **Updated on 4/7/2025 now includes 2025-2027 Years**During circle time have your students share what they would like to be when they grow up. As a small or large group activity have students color the page to look like them, then write (or help them write) what they want to be when they grow up! Great keepsake for parents and as an addition to your end of the year folders! * Editable Copy Now available,
Preview of Alphabet Book with activities for A-Z

Alphabet Book with activities for A-Z

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Tara Crayford
Easy to use printable Alphabet Activity book with letters A-Z. Help students practice writing uppercase and lowercase letters with a simple Trace 3 Try 3 set up along with letter recognition. There is 1 page per letter. The top of the page has 4 pictures that begin with the letter to help with letter sounds. (Except X....X-Ray, X-Ray Fish, Fox and Box) The bottom of the page has an activity for the child to complete that corresponds with the letter. Activities include: *All- Trace 3 Try 3 **R
Preview of First Day of School & Other Back to School Keepsakes (Editable)

First Day of School & Other Back to School Keepsakes (Editable)

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Tara Crayford
Editable First Day of School / Back to School Keepsakes. You can now edit the headers to better fit your classroom! This Back to School pack has a variety of pages for you to choose from as a fun keepsake for students and parents. Some activities include: Name writing, hand prints, writing what they are most excited about at school, favorite color and so on. Combine this activity with the When I Grow Up & Other End of the Year Keepsakes (Editable) pack. Place 1st day of school sheet in student
Preview of Pumpkin Exploration Science Worksheet * Freebie **

Pumpkin Exploration Science Worksheet * Freebie **

Created by
Tara Crayford
Help your students explore and investigate pumpkins this Fall with a fun hands on printable activity. Students will be learning and exploring pumpkins by making predictions, using math skills and increasing their fine motor skills. This activity is great for large group, small group or individual work and can easily be added to your science center! Other Fall Fun activities to help engage your students: Fall and Halloween Fine Motor and Math Activities for Prek-KindergartenThanksgiving Turkey Ma
Preview of Preschool Math Activities - Fun with Fish

Preschool Math Activities - Fun with Fish

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Tara Crayford
Fun activities to incorporate into your math lesson plans. (1 Fish 2 Fish) Use as small group or individual activities to work on patterning, counting, graphing, matching and even turn taking. What's included: -Activity Ideas Page - Red Fish Blue Fish Patterning (patterning, fine motor) -Fish Race to the top plus matching activity cards (turn taking, team work, graphing, fine motor) -Fish Count (counting by color and size, number writing) -How many fish in the bowl? (number counting and adding)
Preview of Back to School Themed Activities- Preschool Fine Motor, Math & Literacy *BUNDLE*

Back to School Themed Activities- Preschool Fine Motor, Math & Literacy *BUNDLE*

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Tara Crayford
If you are looking for engaging, hands-on activities to use with your preschool or Kindergartners, this is the bundle you've been looking for. Use in small group centers, as teacher lead activities or independent work. Skills include math, fine motor and literacy activities. Add these to your Back to School lesson plans or anytime throughout the year. My students love these activities and are excited to see which game/activity they will be playing. Bundle Includes:School Activity Pack for Pres
Preview of Fall and Halloween Fine Motor and Math Activities for Prek-Kindergarten

Fall and Halloween Fine Motor and Math Activities for Prek-Kindergarten

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Tara Crayford
This Fall Fun pack has a variety of ready to use activities for both fine motor and math skills. Number games, glue and glitter monster and pumpkin, pumpkin shape/color search and so much more. Great for small groups and independent work. **Click on Preview to see full product**What's Included: Just a Dot...That's a lot! (Monster and Pumpkin, fine motor skills with coloring and proper use/amount of glue when using a glue bottle! Finish by sparkling with glitter! Roll and Draw a Line - Fine Moto
Preview of Monthly Journal - This Is Me

Monthly Journal - This Is Me

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Tara Crayford
Monthly Self-portrait Journal for preschool, 1st grade and 2nd grade. Each page has a place for the child's name and a question for them to answer. Save and staple each page together at the end of the year to compare and show year long progress. Families will love this keep sake journal! **What's Included** *Cover Page *Journal pages for August-June *For weight/height comparison's there is the option to begin in August or September and the option for weight/height again in May or June.
Preview of Focus Wall Bundle - Brights

Focus Wall Bundle - Brights

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Tara Crayford
Fill your classroom bulletins for back to school and throughout the year! This BUNDLE is a bright eye catching set that includes posters and concept cards for Colors, Shapes, Letters (A-Z), Numbers 1-20 with ten frames, Sight/Color Words (with an editable page) Great addition for your focus walls, concepts boards and to use in both large and small group activities. Posters can be displayed in your math and reading centers or display on parent info. boards as a reminder of the concepts that the
Preview of Preschool Fine Motor Skills Loop De Loos

Preschool Fine Motor Skills Loop De Loos

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Tara Crayford
A fun way for your preschoolers to practice, develop and strengthen their fine motor skills. These activity sheets can be done independently, one on one with a teacher or in small groups. Place sheets in plastic sleeves and use with dry erase makers so you are able to use over and over! These activities sheets will also help develop eye-hand coordination along with saccadic eye movements. *How they work* Have your child start on the 1st row and practice starting on the dot and using a continu
Preview of Preschool Math Activities- Unicorn Pack

Preschool Math Activities- Unicorn Pack

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Tara Crayford
Fun unicorn activities to incorporate into your math lesson plans. Use as small group or individual activities to work on patterning, counting, graphing, matching and even turn taking. What's included: -Activity Ideas Page - Unicorn Patterning (patterning, fine motor) - Race to the top plus matching activity cards (turn taking, team work, graphing, fine motor) -Unicorn/Star Count (counting by color and size, number writing) -How many stars in the sky? (number counting, adding, number writing
Preview of Monster Craft Freebie

Monster Craft Freebie

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Tara Crayford
Free Halloween Monster craft printable for Prek and Kindergarten. Print this fun ready to use activity sheet for your students to decorate with makers and practice glue bottle use all while strengthening their fine motor skills! Have them sprinkle with glitter to add their finishing touches! For more ready to use Halloween activities follow the link below.Pumpkin Color Race, Hallway Shape pumpkin Patch match, Roll a Line and so much more! Fall and Halloween Fine Motor and Math Activities for P
Preview of Conference Reminder, Questionnaire and More

Conference Reminder, Questionnaire and More

Created by
Tara Crayford
This product was created to help you prepare for parent teacher conferences. Product is a Microsoft PowerPoint, please make sure your computer is compatible with this program before purchasing! *Send home the Parent Questionnaire before conferences to get some parent feedback on their child, along with any questions or concerns they would like you to address. *Use the Cubby Corespondence for families who are unable to attend...attach note to child conference assessments and the parents can fill
Preview of A-Z Alphabet Letter Posters Brights

A-Z Alphabet Letter Posters Brights

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Tara Crayford
A-Z alphabet/letter posters in a bright eye catching design. Great for your focus wall, daily concept review and large and small group activities. Set includes 1 page for each letter A-Z Each page includes 4 pictures of an item that begins with that letter and the word written by the picture (except letter x... items include X-Ray, X-Ray Fish, Box and Fox) Each poster is 8 1/2 by 11 inches, but you can set your printed to print smaller sizes too!! Print on card stock or laminate sheets for
Preview of Preschool Line Tracers  Airplane Theme

Preschool Line Tracers Airplane Theme

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Tara Crayford
Help fly the planes to the sky by tracing a variety of different lines. Good fine motor exercise for little ones. Place sheets into plastic sleeves and use dry erase makers for continued use! Fun activity to use during your transportation themes or simply add to your block center for self-directed practice.
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About the store

Experience

I have spent the past 19 years teaching primarily in preschool/school readiness classes ages 3-5yrs along with Early Childhood Family Education classes. My focus the past few years has been working with our districts 4-5yr olds in our 2 day all day program and have loved it!

Teaching style

I love to create more hands on activities for my students to use in both large and small group activities. We love to have fun and keep our bodies moving through music and dance.

Awards & shining teacher moments

The best honors/awards as a teacher are all of the thank you cards you receive from current and previous parents thanking you for everything you have done for their child.

My own education history

I have a degree in Child and Family Studies and a Prek-3rd Grade license.

Additional biographical information

Along with all of my "school kids" I also have 3 children of my own, ages 15, 12 and 9 1/2. Between school and home, life is busy but everyday brings a new adventure!