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My goal after years of classroom teaching experience was to create useful and meaningful resources that teachers love using and find helpful. I started creating resources in 2012 when I couldn't find anything that would help me teach students to write, as well as support students' social and emotional learning.
Most of my career has been in the primary years; specifically grades 2 and 3. I've also taught and been an instructional coach for K-6. Many of the classes I have taught were split/combination classes, so I learned early on how to integrate subject areas for maximum learning and engagement. I find this approach helps with the overwhelming feeling of trying to "get it all done". I enjoy helping new teachers with this!
You will find resources for K-5 on reading, writing, math, social-emotional learning, and project-based learning.
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My Brain Lift the Flap Activity SEL Back to School
Brain breaks are important for students. But what kind of brain break does each student need? Use this Brain Lift-the-Flap open-ended activity to find out what kind of "smarts" or talents your students identify. It's a great way to get to know your students for back to school and see the way they think. This can be unconventional ways of thinking about "smart" like art, basketball, Lego, or other things. This resource supports a growth mindset, learning, and passion projects! This is a fun, o
K - 5th
Balanced Literacy, Character Education, For All Subjects
New Years 2026 Activities Writing Goal Setting
New Year's 2026 activities include setting goals. These New Year activities are an excellent way for your students to focus on their own thoughts, learning, well-being, and more. Use this resource to help your students kick off the new year on a positive note and set individual school and leisure goals. Now including 2026-2029. ==================================== ★ 5 open-ended pages for students to create goals. Use one or use them all. ★ Goals and reflections on: → I want to be...
2nd - 5th
For All Subjects, Writing
Genius Hour Notebook DIGITAL resources
Genius Hour is a project based learning and inquiry learning model. In this DIGITAL version of the original, students explore who they are as a learner, their wonders, and their questions and ideas. It helps guide students to choose a project and reflect on the process. This DIGITAL format is engaging and invites creative and critical thinking. Perfect for distance learning. Save $$ with the original print version Genius Hour Interactive Notebook which also includes this DIGITAL set. Click h
3rd - 8th
For All Subjects
Career Posters for Elementary
These elementary career posters help students identify their natural strengths and interests. Do they think mathematically, artistically? Help your students go beyond "What do you want to be when you grow up?" to " Who do you want to be?" Real life learning through project based learning allows students to self identify and work with their strengths as they learn. This poster set will help students to start thinking about how they learn and how they think and the future potential careers av
3rd - 5th
For All Subjects
Also included in: Student Success Big Bundle (3-5th Grade)
Diversity and Mindfulness Notebook Bundle
Transform your classroom into a caring and inclusive place where everyone is seen. This social emotional learning, mindfulness, and diversity set is just what you need to create a responsive classroom where all students can learn and feel like they belong. This SEL notebook bundle combines learning about yourself with learning about others. It is the perfect balance for teaching social and emotional learning, developing a growth mindset, and providing opportunities to learn and celebrate divers
2nd - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, School Counseling
Writers Notebook for 4th and 5th grade
The writers notebook is a key tool to help your 4th and 5th grade writers to learn and practice the craft of writing. It is a very detailed unit that includes 17 standards-based writing mini-lessons that include the Write Traits: Writing: Ideas Writing: Word Choice Writing: Organization Writing: Sentence Fluency Writing: Voice ****************************************** Each mini lesson comes with a printable that students glue into their 5x7" notebook. (I recommend students buy their ow
4th - 5th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.5.3a
, W.5.3b
, W.5.3c
+7
Mindful Student Poster Set {FREE}
This diverse mindful student/teacher poster set represents students and teachers that come to school with everything they need to learn and be good citizens (learning brains, caring hearts). They are great for introducing any class management strategy or social skills lesson and make a great visual resource for your morning meetings. There are posters for primary and older students. This Mindful Student Poster Set is a supplement to my unit Mindful Brains, Mindful Heartsbut is easily a stan
K - 5th
Classroom Community, For All Subjects
Social Emotional Learning DIGITAL Notebook Google Classroom™ Microsoft Teams
This DIGITAL interactive mindful notebook with a growth mindset is a research-based and classroom-tested resource on developing mindfulness. It will help guide students through self-awareness, self-regulation, social and emotional learning, growth mindset, and goal setting. It is perfect for 2nd-5th-grade students, school counsellors, and child care workers. Perfect for distance learning. Each notebook page is guided by a detailed lesson plan included in the teacher's guide. This resource can
2nd - 7th
Character Education, Classroom Community, School Counseling
DIVERSITY Interactive MINDFUL Notebook
Teaching for diversity is more responsive when students develop a strong and proud sense of self and learn more about others. In this notebook, students learn about the similarities and differences of us all that help to create a better world. Teach about diversity, growth mindset and SEL all in one set. Diversity in this pack refers to cultural diversity, social and economical diversity and physical, developmental and learning diversity. This pack does NOT include information on all
2nd - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, School Counseling
Also included in: Diversity and Mindfulness Notebook Bundle
Classroom Rules Social Responsibility
Classroom rules need to reflect new thinking and real life. This poster set will help your students to think about the daily functioning of the classroom in terms of their own role in interacting in a positive and reflective way while building important thinking skills. Included are 6 posters in both a chalkboard background and a white (printer friendly) background. The 5 core competencies areas of focus are: Communication (How we will all communicate effectively in class). Critical Thinking (
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community
Also included in: Student Success Big Bundle (3-5th Grade)
Student Success Big Bundle (3-5th Grade)
Add to your growth mindset classroom by incorporating positive attributes classroom "rules", inquiry and pbl for beginners resource set and REAL LIFE posters showing students where their interests and talents can lead them in their future career. ==================================== This set includes: ★ Real Life Learning Poster Sets ★ Wonder Design and Learn (Great for inquiry and makers spaces too!) → inquiry → PBL → Create ★ Classroom Rules that reflect positive char
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community, For All Subjects
Photo of the Day Winter Picture of the Day
Children love seeing a photo of real life. This Photo of the Day resource is specifically designed to help students develop or increase background knowledge and vocabulary on items, sports, or everyday winter things. You can use it as a picture of the day or 2 pictures a week depending on your intention. Save paper and project the image for students to view and discuss! Or, print once and laminate for center use.Where possible, and within the constraints of images available, photos in this re
K - 5th
Informational Text, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.1.1
, RI.1.3
+21
Photo of the Day Spring Picture of the Day
Children love seeing a photo of real life. This Photo of the Day resource is specifically designed to help students develop or increase background knowledge and vocabulary on items, sports, or everyday spring things. You can use it as a picture of the day or 2 pictures a week depending on your intention. Perfect as a bell ringer!Where possible, and within the constraints of images available, photos in this resource reflect the diversity in our classrooms.What is included:teacher information a
K - 5th
Informational Text, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary
CCSS
RI.K.1
, RI.1.1
, RI.1.3
+21
Also included in: Outdoor Education Outdoor Learning Bundle
Student Interest Survey
This student interest survey will help you and your students to identify areas of interest that your students have in order to plan for learning. It's a great way to get to know your students' interests and strengths at the beginning of the school year. Perfect to launch project based learning! 21st century interest areas of: literacy, technology and mechanics, medicine and healthcare, fine arts, mathematics, science and social sciences are included. This set is a great companion of the REAL LI
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts, For All Subjects
A Beginner's Guide to Project Based Learning
Wonder, Design and Make is a beginner's guide to project based learning through STEAM and Social Responsibility. It is an outline of strategies, how-to's, and resources ideas including children's literature and visuals/videos to build a growth mindset mindset for project based learning. This set includes: ★ Background information and definitions of Wonder, Design and Make, STEAM. ★ A list of books, and videos that will help your students get ready for project based learning. ★ 1 double si
3rd - 5th
Character Education, For All Subjects
Also included in: Student Success Big Bundle (3-5th Grade)
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About the store
Experience
My goal after years of classroom teaching experience was to create useful and meaningful resources that teachers love using and find helpful. I started creating resources in 2012 when I couldn't find anything that would help me teach students to write, as well as support students' social and emotional learning.
Most of my career has been in the primary years; specifically grades 2 and 3. I've also taught and been an instructional coach for K-6. Many of the classes I have taught were split/combination classes, so I learned early on how to integrate subject areas for maximum learning and engagement. I find this approach helps with the overwhelming feeling of trying to "get it all done". I enjoy helping new teachers with this!
You will find resources for K-5 on reading, writing, math, social-emotional learning, and project-based learning.
Teaching style
I'm a big believer in using a reading, writing and math workshop approach to teaching. It provides such a great framework for students to follow and allows for creative and expansive learning. I'm also a big fan of the integrated learning approach.
Teaching more than one curricular area in a unit will not only save you time AND resources but will also increase engagement and learning. For this reason, I also love to create science, social studies, math, and project-based learning/genius hour resources where literacy and social-emotional learning are woven in.
My creative resources are skill-based and uniquely designed to make it easy for you to teach and motivate kids to learn to their fullest potential! They are designed to:
* be time-saving and easy to use for teachers
* increase reading, writing and math skills (both explicitly and in an integrated way)
* promote learning independence and collaboration skills
* develop higher-level thinking skills even with the youngest learners
* increase social-emotional skills
* adaptable for all learners
* making learning fun
Awards & shining teacher moments
Always the best shining moments are the ones that involve students and their successes both academically and socially and emotionally.
I just completed writing an online course for teachers for a large university on Teaching Reading and Other Literacies.
I wrote the Scholastic Canada Let's Do Science Units (3rd-grade Biodiversity & Matter) for British Columbia. I was also the literacy reviewer for the 3-5th grade Social Studies curriculum (Pearson Canada)
In past years, I was featured in Texas Teachers magazine for mindfulness, the BC Primary Teachers journal and the Tennessee Reading Teacher.
My own education history
BEd. (elementary education) University of British Columbia
MEd. in Curriculum and Instruction University of British Columbia
Additional biographical information
You can find out more about me and some teaching ideas and tips on my blog: www.thewritestuffteaching.com
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