About the store
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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Passion Project Genius Hour PBL
Passion projects are designed to interest your students in the process of learning. If learning is meaningful, students will be more engaged. What better way to do this than to have them pick the topics. This is a great end-of-the-year activity and project for students to teach the teacher! Have you ever wondered what it would be like if your students could learn about what they wanted to learn about and be engaged and intrigued by learning? What would it be like if all of your students were
2nd - 4th
Art, Math, Science
Also included in: Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness Bundle
Animal Changes in Fall
Animals adapt to all kinds of situations in order to survive. 3 kinds of adaptations include behavioral, physical and physiological. Help your students learn more about these adaptations in relation to North American animals. Included in this science and literacy set: teacher notes on each adaptation mini poster about these 3 adaptations in kid-friendly languageteacher notes on each of the 3 animals featured: bear, Canada goose and snowshoe harestudent worksheets with information to reada wr
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Science, Writing
Also included in: Fall Cross-Curricular Bundle
Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
This differentiated bundle of Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension sets is designed to provide students with reading comprehension passages and handwriting practice to build student literacy skills for an entire year. This resource is differentiated and includes an engaging topic Animal of the Week that integrates well into any theme or unit throughout the year. These sets can be used as a whole class, independently or as a center. Each Animal of the Week set includes 1 animal for each week (
1st - 2nd
Informational Text, Reading, Science
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.2
, RI.2.1
+5
Scientific Method: Scientist For a Day
Scientist for A Day- Here it is - A super easy and super fun Science set for primary scientists! No prep take home Science.
This is like the "Home Reading" of Science. After teaching students basic observation skills using their 5 senses, I introduce Scientist for a Day. It's a great way to get more experiments into your Science program and kids LOVE IT!
I have included an anchor chart to teach or review the Scientific Method. Also included is a simple yet effective lesson for the teacher
1st - 3rd
Basic Principles, Science
Earth Day Activities Reading Comprehension
This Earth Day lap book is an engaging resource that will help your students learn about and celebrate the earth all year or specifically for Earth Day. You will receive information, posters and Earth Day activities that result in this beautiful lap book. It's a great way to teach social responsibility and differentiate the learning process for all. Color pictures are included to show you how to assemble this lap book. In this Celebrate Earth set, students in grades 2-4 can learn about Earth
2nd - 4th
Environment
Also included in: Lap Book Year Long Bundle Fire Safety Christmas Earth Day Friendship
Fall Craft, Activities and Lifecycles
These fall activities are the perfect way to teach students observation skills and all about the lifecycles of pumpkins and apples. The fall craft is a pumpkin lifecycle that is painted and has a real pumpkin seed! What is Included:Apple and Pumpkin lifecycles: Science/Life Cycles: full colored diagram of the lifecycleseparate colored stages of lifecycle pictures to laminate for students to practice at a centerblack and white printables for students to cut out and glue in order of the lifecycl
K - 3rd
Science, Writing
Halloween Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin Writing
Are you looking for a pumpkin patch writing and activity resource that will help you prepare your students for a trip to the pumpkin patch? Maybe you are just looking for a versatile resource for teaching all about pumpkins. This packet will help you to divide the field trip experience into before, during, and after the pumpkin patch trip with fun and meaningful activities for either a field trip or in-class activities. Take a look at the detailed preview to see more of what is included.Why Yo
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Science
CCSS
W.K.2
, W.K.3
, W.1.2
+3
Spring Writing Learning About Farm Animals
Spring writing and spring activities would not be complete without learning about baby animals on the farm! This science and writing packet will help you integrate the science of lifecycles with reading comprehension passages. Kids naturally love animals; this set will help them learn more about farm animals as they read. How You Can Use This Set:literacy or science centersaugment a lifecycles unitwhole class lessons with a follow-up bookletsmall group reading instructionWhat is Included:Reading
1st - 2nd
Reading, Science
CCSS
W.2.3
, W.3.3
, L.2.1d
+2
EARTH DAY Writing Prompts Task Cards
Do you want your students to learn about Earth Day in an engaging way? This Earth Day literacy and science centers pack has fun activities that can be used as a whole class writing prompt time, or for individual lessons as task cards. This is the perfect set of literacy and science writing prompts if you have been teaching about Earth Day and/or the environment at any time of year and you want your students to be actively involved. This print and go resource includes: 1. Persuasive Writing (How
1st - 3rd
Science
Also included in: Earth Day and Environment Big Bundle
Non Fiction Reading Comprehension January
Reading comprehension and animals go hand in hand. Why? Interest in animals is high in primary so reading about them is fun! This differentiated set offers handwriting practice, reading comprehension passages and questions and labelling animal diagrams. Sometimes while you teach a unit you just need a few more activities for students to complement a larger unit. Maybe it's a science center activity or a work on writing center activity that you need. This set will fill that void. It can b
1st - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Science
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.2
, RI.2.1
+5
Also included in: Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Earth Day Activities and Environmental Science
The earth is our home. On Earth Day and every day environmental science lessons can be taught year-long to teach children the importance of why we should care for the earth and how one person can make a difference. Teach information about usage and consumption of water, garbage, papers and more. What is included in this science and literacy resource set: The importance of trees for our own health and also for the paper that is produced. Students come up with types of paper that they kno
K - 3rd
Environment, Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.1.4
, RI.1.10
, RI.2.3
+4
Also included in: Earth Day and Environment Big Bundle
Non Fiction Reading Comprehension May and June
Reading comprehension and animals go hand in hand. Why? Interest in animals is high in primary so reading about them is fun! This differentiated set offers handwriting practice, reading comprehension passages and questions and labelling animal diagrams. Sometimes while you teach a unit you just need a few more activities for students to complement a larger unit. Maybe it's a science center activity or a work on writing center activity that you need. This set will fill that void. It can b
1st - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Science
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.2
, RI.2.1
+5
Also included in: Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Non Fiction Reading Comprehension April
Reading comprehension and animals go hand in hand. Why? Interest in animals is high in primary so reading about them is fun! This differentiated set offers handwriting practice, non-fiction reading comprehension passages, comprehension questions and labelling animal diagrams. Sometimes while you teach a unit you just need a few more activities for students to complement a larger unit. Maybe it's a science center activity or a work on writing center activity that you need. This set will f
1st - 2nd
Reading, Science
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.2
, RI.2.1
+5
Also included in: Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Non Fiction Reading Comprehension October
Reading comprehension and animals go hand in hand. Why? Interest in animals is high in primary so reading about them is fun! This differentiated set offers handwriting practice, reading comprehension passages and questions and labelling animal diagrams. Sometimes while you teach a unit you just need a few more activities for students to complement a larger unit. Maybe it's a science center activity or a work on writing center activity that you need. This set will fill that void. It can b
1st - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Science
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.2
, RI.2.1
+5
Also included in: Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Non Fiction Reading Comprehension November
Reading comprehension and animals go hand in hand. Why? Interest in animals is high in primary so reading about them is fun! This differentiated set offers handwriting practice, reading comprehension passages and questions and labelling animal diagrams. Sometimes while you teach a unit you just need a few more activities for students to complement a larger unit. Maybe it's a science center activity or a work on writing center activity that you need. This set will fill that void. It can be
1st - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Science
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.2
, RI.2.1
+5
Also included in: Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Non Fiction Reading Comprehension December
Reading comprehension and animals go hand in hand. Why? Interest in animals is high in primary so reading about them is fun! This differentiated set offers handwriting practice, non fiction reading comprehension passages and questions and labelling animal diagrams. Sometimes while you teach a unit you just need a few more activities for students to complement a larger unit. Maybe it's a science center activity or a work on writing center activity that you need. This set will fill that voi
1st - 2nd
Reading, Science, Writing
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.2
, RI.2.1
+5
Also included in: Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle
Camping Theme Activities End of the Year
Camping in the classroom can be so much fun and full of learning. It's a great way to keep your students engaged in learning right up until the last day of school! This camping set is full of ideas that you can use in your classroom tomorrow Gone Camping is a stand-alone set - just add a few camping props like tents, blankets, and lanterns and you're set! (Kids really enjoy bringing these from home.) Gone Camping is ideal with 2 weeks left of school but can easily be adapted for more or for tho
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Classroom Community, Environment
Also included in: End of the Year Summer Themed Bundle
Lap Book Year Long Bundle Fire Safety Christmas Earth Day Friendship
Lap books are perfect for capturing the learning taking place in your classroom. They are very visual and appealing to students and versatile for teachers. This year-long set will help you to engage your learners and teach the curriculum in an easy-to-use and organized way. Lap books can be used for teaching content or assessing learning after a unit, They also make great bulletin board displays and keepsakes for students. I have bundled up all of my lap books into this handy year-long lap boo
1st - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Science
Lap Book Year Long Bundle Fire Safety Christmas Earth Day Friendship
Lap books are perfect for capturing the learning taking place in your classroom. They are very visually appealing to students and versatile for teachers. This year-long set will help you to engage your learners and teach the curriculum in an easy-to-use and organized way. Lap books can be used for teaching content or assessing learning after a unit, They also make great bulletin board displays and keepsakes for students. I have bundled up all of my lapbooks into this handy year-long lapbook bu
1st - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Science
Spring Activities: Plants and Lifecycles
Use this Science unit to investigate plants and lifecycles in Spring. It includes observations, lifecycles writing and a craft idea your students will love. This set has: Plant, frog and chicken lifecycles: *full colored diagram of the lifecycle * black and white printables for students to cut out and glue in order of the lifecycle * real pictures of signs of Spring (Japanese cherry tree in bloom, plant starting to bloom, child in puddle, calf) * observation pages * one (informative) writing
K - 3rd
Science, Writing
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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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