I was born in Ireland and grew up in South Africa. I have had a wondefully rich life in terms of experiences, travelling and learning about different cultures. I currently live in Dubai, UAE. My best travel spots so far have been Peru, Prague and Jordan! All of them are must see's!
I create engaging and creative resources for early years and primary students.
I was born in Ireland and grew up in South Africa. I have had a wondefully rich life in terms of experiences, travelling and learning about different cultures. I currently live in Dubai, UAE. My best travel spots so far have been Peru, Prague and Jordan! All of them are must see's!
I create engaging and creative resources for early years and primary students.
Bring nature into your classroom with these downloadable, printable number and shape posters. Included in this download are numbers 0 - 20 and simple shapes that can be used in many indoor and outdoor learning environments! Use these as number displays, in math centres, introducing numerals, shapes, math activities with playdough, loose parts or natural resources to build the number etc.
Included in this download are
Numbers 0 - 20
Simple Shapes- circle, square, rectangle, triangle, star, heart, oval, diamond/rhombus, pentagon
This pack is perfect for year long ABC Order activities to the first letter. There are over 55 themed lists
The following lists are included:
School
Fall/Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas 1 - non religious
Christmas 2 - religious
New Years
Valentines
St Patricks
April Fools
Mothers Day
Fathers Day
Vacation
Diwali
Kwanzaa
Ramadan
Day of the Dead
Easter (religious)
Easter (non religious)
Hannukah/Chanukah
Chinese New Year
Thanksgiving
Space
Weather
Ocean
Rainforest
Safari
Farm
Insects
5 Senses
Earth Day
Fairy tales
Landmarks
Sport
Fruit
Vegetables
Jobs
Olympics
Holidays around the world
School Subjects
Feelings/Emotions
Months of the Year
Days of the Week
Clothing
Birthday
2 D Shapes
3 D Shapes
Stationary
Pets
Party Food
Healthy Food
Flowers
Colors (recently added)
This pack is perfect for year long ABC Order activities to the 2nd or 3rd letter. There are over 55 themed lists.
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The following lists are included:
School
Fall/Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas 1 - non religious
Christmas 2 - religious
New Years
Valentines
St Patricks
April Fools
Mothers Day
Fathers Day
Vacation
Diwali
Kwanzaa
Ramadan
Day of the Dead
Easter (religious)
Easter (non religious)
Hannukah/Chanukah
Chinese New Year
Thanksgiving
Space
Weather
Ocean
Rainforest
Safari
Farm
Insects
5 Senses
Earth Day
Fairy tales
Landmarks
Sport
Fruit
Vegetables
Jobs
Olympics
Holidays around the world
School Subjects
Feelings/Emotions
Months of the Year
Days of the Week
Clothing
Birthday
2 D Shapes
3 D Shapes
Stationary
Pets
Party Food
Healthy Food
Flowers
This 114 page reading comprehension and fluency pack has three differentiated comprehensions for each phonics sound. Each passage has a shape next to it which shows the different level.
To help improve fluency and aid comprehension, each passage has the numbers 1-3 at the top. Students are encouraged to read the passage three times. Each time they read the passage, they color in a number.
Each sound has an original comprehension story with comprehension questions that cover who, what, where, when, why and how questions as well as rhyming and identifying sounds in the text.
Short Vowels
a
e
i
o
u
Digraphs
sh
th
ch
wh
ph
ck
ng
Split Digraphs
a_e
i_e
o_e
u_e
Long Vowels and Diphthongs
ai
ay
ee
ea
y-e
igh
y-i
ow
ou
oy
oi
aw
au
R Controlled Vowels
ar
er
ir
ur
or
Kids need a good grounding for number sense and what a number is. These posters show your kiddo’s how a number can be represented in many different ways. As kids learn number sense they learn to not only count numbers on a dice/domino but they learn to visualise a number, to recognise dots on a domino/ten frame or tally marks etc.
These posters come in 4 themes:
Soft & Calm Pastel
Rainbow Boho
Black, White and Grey
Bright and Bold
In the posters are the following ways to represent a number from 0-20:
**numeral
**number word
** domino
** tally marks
** number line
** ten frame
** base 10 blocks.
Arrrghhh you learning all about pirates or do you want to liven up your math centers? With over 90 pages these Year 1 Pirate Math Centers are perfect for your firsties. Included in the pack are 17 different math centers covering a range of skills and standards.
Included in the pack are the following Year 1 pirate math centers:
Yo Ho Ho (Place Value)
Pirates Loot (Odd and Even)
Measure the Jolly Rodger (Measurement\
Anchor Away (Addition and Subtraction)
Hats, Maps and Hooks (Data Handling)
Treasure Maps (Shape)
A Pirates Time for Me! (Time - hour and half hour)
Pirate Treasure (Ten Frames)
Message in a Bottle (Fact Families)
X Marks the Spot (Tallies)
Cast Away (Addition and Subtraction)
Treasure Chest (Number Order)
Ahoy Matey (100 grid)
Aarrghh (Addition)
Treasure Chest (Number Order)
When teaching number sense, students need a good grounding to understand what a number is and what each number represents. These posters combine a natural and nature element with counting and number sense. Using real-life pebbles from the beach, these posters/displays show your students how a number can be represented in many different ways. As kids learn number sense they learn to not only count numbers on a dice/domino, but they learn to visualise a number, to recognise dots on a domino/ten frame or use tally marks etc.
These posters come in 3 different layouts with multiple display options both in PRINT and SCRIPT font:
Portrait (2 options to choose from)
Landscape (3 options to choose from)
Circle (2 options to choose from)
In the posters are the following ways to represent a number from 0-10:
**numeral
**number word
** domino
** tally marks
** number line
** ten frame
** base 10 blocks.
Arrrghhh you learning all about pirates or do you want to liven up your math centers? With over 100 pages these Year 2 Pirate Math Centers are what you need!
Included in the pack are 17 centers with the following Year 2 Pirate Math concepts:
Pirate Spin (Place Value)
Pirates Loot (Odd and Even)
X Marks the Spot (Number Riddles)
Measure the Jolly Rodger (Measurement)
Anchor Away (Addition NO regrouping)
Captain Hook (WITH regrouping)
Here Be Treasure (Fractions)
Walk the Plank (Perimeter)
A Pirates Time for Me! (Time - quarter and time to the 5 minutes)
Message in a Bottle (Fact Families - addition, subtraction, division, multiplication)
X Marks the Spot (Tallies)
Cast Away (Addition and Subtraction)
Treasure Chest (Number Order)
Ahoy Matey (100 grid)
Aarrghh (Addition)
Treasure Map (Coordinates)
Pirate Treasure (Counting by 10s)
Arrrghhh you learning all about pirates or do you want to liven up your math centers? With over 100 pages and 17 centers, these math centers cover a range of skills and standards.
Included in the pack are the following FS2 pirate math centers:
Here Be Treasure (Number Words)
Ahoy Matey (20 Grid)
Pirates Life (Missing Numbers)
Walk the Blank (Size Comparisons)
Map the Shapes (Shape)
X Marks the Spot (Counting)
Pirate Treasure (Counting)
Scallywag (Differences)
Treasure Map (Addition)
Cast Away (+ and -)
Pirates Loot (Odd and Even)
Aargh (Addition)
Argh! We be Counting (Counting)
Hats, Maps and Tools (Data Handling)
Yo ho ho (+ and -)
Measure the Jolly Rodger (Measurement)
A Pirates Time for Me (Time)
These 10 ELA Literacy Centers for first grade are perfect to start your year off! They are aligned with Common Core State Standards.
The following centers with worksheets are included:
1. Park the Bus: Short Vowel Picture Match
2. Bad Apples: Real and Nonsense 1 syllable CVC word sort
3. Punctuation Station: Read the sentence and decide on the correct ending punctuation mark.
4. Non Fiction Text and Comprehension. All About Squirrels. (Differentiated)
5.CVC Picture Match: Read the CVC word and find the matching picture.
6. ABC Order: Put the words in ABC order and record them on the recording sheet.
7. Fiction Text and Comprehension: A New School. (Differentiated)
8. School Scribe: Upper and Lower Case tracing.
9. Ending Sounds: Find the missing ending sound to complete the word.
10. Upper and Lower Case letter sorting mat.
These 10 ELA Literacy Centers for Kindergarten are perfect to start your year off! They are aligned with Common Core State Standards.
The following centers with worksheets are included:
1. Park the Bus: Beginning Sound Picture Match
2. Yummy Apples: Letters or Words apple sorting mat.
3. Rhyme Time: Find the matching rhyming picture to build the puzzle.
4. Non Fiction Text and Comprehension. All About Squirrels. (Differentiated)
5.Spin and Write: Spin a letter on the apple and record it. (Upper or Lower Case)
6. Sight Words: Choose a sight word basket and build it using the lettered apples. Record it on the sheet.
7. Fiction Text and Comprehension: A New School.
8. School Scribe: Upper Case tracing.
9. Beginning Sounds Match: Find the matching beginning sound to complete the word.
10. Upper and Lower Case letter sorting mat.
These 10 ELA Literacy Centers for second grade are perfect to start your year off! They are aligned with Common Core State Standards.
The following centers with worksheets are included:
1. Complete and Incomplete Sentences (School theme)
2. Long and Short Vowels (Bus theme)
3. Nouns
4. Nouns and Verbs (Apple theme)
5.ABC Order to the 1st and 2nd letter (School bear theme)
6. Singular and Plural Nouns (Bus theme)
7. Synonyms (Apple theme)
8. Fiction Text and comprehension (A New School)
9. Non Fiction Text and comprehension (All About Squirrels)
10. Punctuation (Pencil theme)
(Exclamation marks, question mark and periods)
These 10 Halloween and Fall themed ELA Literacy Centers for FS2 kiddos are perfect to start your October month off!
The following centers with worksheets are included:
1. Batty Sounds: Put the letter bats on the tree that match the pictures.
2. Write the Room: Fall themed.
3. Non Fiction Book: Carving a Pumpkin: Read the story and answer the questions.
4. Fiction Book: Halloween Fun: Read the story and answer the questions.
5. Batty Case: Match the upper and lower case bat letters.
6. Alphabet order: Place the fall leaf alphabet cards in the correct order and record them on the sheet.
7. Pumpkin sounds: Use a clothes pin to clip the matching beginning sounds.
8. Rhyme potion. Look at the picture and find the matching rhyming word in the cauldron.
9. Spooky Alphabet: Fill in the missing letters on the alphabet strips.
10. Picture Match: Match the words to the fall or halloween themed picture.
These 10 Halloween and Fall themed ELA Literacy Centers for year 1 or first grade students are perfect to start your October off!
The following centers with worksheets are included:
1. Spooky Words: Build the puzzle to spell the spooky words: Frog, spell, ghost, cat, moon, book, candy, bat.
2. Syllable Fall: Sort the fall themed picture and word cards into the syllable categories.
3. Non Fiction Book: Carving a Pumpkin: Read the story and answer the question.
4. Fiction Book: Halloween Fun: Read the story and answer the question.
5. Spooky Families: Sort the spell bubbles into their word family cauldrons: -ap, -ad, -an, -am ; -ed, -em, -eg, -et ; -ig, -im, -it, -in ; -op, -ox, -od, -to ; -um, -ub, -ug, -un.
6. Batty Blends: 2 Players: read the blends on the bats and put them on the tree.
7. Pumpkin opposites: Match the opposites with the pumpkins:
hot, cold, day, night, big, small, white, black, in, out, happy, sad, clean, dirty, open, closed, empty and full.
8. Common Nouns: Sort the common nouns into the categories.
9. Fall Rewrite: Rewrite the fall themed sentences correctly.
10. Letter Picture match. Look at the picture and find the matching vowel and beginning sound.
These back to school math centers are perfect for your firsties or high kinder kiddos. There are 9 'Back to School' themed math centers included in this resource.
The following concepts are covered:
Lunch Order: Work out the number pattern and fill in the missing number.
Double Trouble: Spin a number word on the apple, double it and cover it on the sheet.
Fill the Bus: Roll 2 dice, add them together, fill the 10 frame until all 5 ten frames are full. The first person to fill all 5 ten frames is the winner.
Pack Up! Turn all back pack cards upside down, choose 4, put them in order from biggest to smallest or smallest to biggest and record it on the sheet.
Pencil Sharp: Complete the addition sentence and record the answer.
Sticky Numbers: Sort the numbers into odd and even.
Clipboard Clip: Count by tens and ones to work out the number displayed, clip the correct number.
Pencils and Erasers: Match the subtraction sentence on the eraser to the answer on the pencil.
Collect it: spin the bus spinner, rotate around the board collecting counters or beads. The player with the most at the finish is the winner.
These math centers are perfect for your second graders or higher firsties. There are 8 October themed math centers included in this resource.
The following concepts are covered:
Place Value up to 300 (Fall Theme)
Number order up to 99 (Spooky Witch Theme)
Skip counting forwards and backwards in 3,4,5 or 10 (Pumpkin Theme)
Fact Families up to 50 (Halloween House Theme)
Tic Tac Toe addition and subtraction facts from 20 to 40 (Slime theme)
Witches Cauldron Tue and false addition and subtraction facts sorting
Time quarter past and to (Candy Corn Theme)
Graphing (Fall and Halloween Theme)
Print, cut and laminate for durability.
These back to school math centers are perfect for your firsties or higher kinder kiddos. There are 8 October themed math centers included in this resource.
The following concepts are covered:
Place Value (Pumpkin Puzzle Theme)
Number order (Spooky Witch Theme)
Skip counting (2,5,10) (Pumpkin Theme)
Fact Families (Halloween House Theme)
Pattern Blocks
Tally's (Fall Theme)
Time (Candy Corn Theme)
Graphing (Fall and Halloween Theme)
Print, cut and laminate for durability.
These back to school math centers are perfect for your kindergarten kids or your weaker firsties. There are 8 October themed math centers included in this resource.
The following concepts are covered:
Number grid (Witch Theme)
1 to 1 correspondence (Pumpkin Puzzle Theme)
Counting by 1s (Pumpkin Theme)
Addition sorting (Haunted House theme)
Pattern Blocks
More & Less (Barnyard Farmyard theme)
Tally’s (Candy Corn theme)
Graphing (Fall and Halloween theme)
Print, cut and laminate for durability.
These back to school math centers are perfect for your KG kiddos. There are 9 'Back to School' themed math centers included in this resource.
The following concepts are covered:
Number Puzzles (Number Order)
School Scribe (Writing Numerals)
Park the Bus (Numerals and Number Words)
Puzzle Match (1 to 1 correspondence)
Paint Pots (1 to 1 correspondence)
Pack a Snack (1 to 1 correspondence)
Bus Roll (Number recognition)
Apple Order (Number sequence)
Apple Patterns (AB, ABB, ABC Patters)
These back to school math centers are perfect for your firsties or high kinder kiddos. There are 9 'Back to School' themed math centers included in this resource.
The following concepts are covered:
Numerals and Number Words (Apple theme)
Number order (Lunchbox theme)
10 Frame (School bus theme)
Odd and Even (Glue theme)
Addition (Pencil theme)
Subtraction (Pencil and eraser theme)
Number sense (Puzzle theme)
Before&After (Clipboard theme)
Dice Addition (Dice theme)
Print, cut and laminate for durability.