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I enjoy making educational products students can use independently for lessons, centers and research. My goal is to provide teachers with Ready To Go products that save or provide teachers precious TIME. I have decades of experience as a classroom teacher, Resource Teacher and elementary Media Specialist.

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I enjoy making educational products students can use independently for lessons, centers and research. My goal is to provide teachers with Ready To Go products that save or provide teachers precious TIME. I have decades of experience as a classroom teacher, Resource Teacher and elementary Media Specialist.
Apple Word Search EASY
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Apple Word Search EASY

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12 Apple related words hidden in this Easy Apple Word Search. Words include: apple, orchard, tree, leaf, stem, core, bushel, worm, seed, fruit, red and green. Words horizontal and vertical only in this puzzle. Includes: Full Color Copy B&W Copy Answer Key
Father's Day Word Search  Easy
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Father's Day Word Search Easy

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**Easy Father’s Day Word Search. Comes in Girl and Boy Versions. **Both with a Full Color or B&W reproducible choice. **Words horizontal and vertical only in an all CAPS puzzle. ** Answer Key included.
Memorial Day Word Search | EASY Puzzle
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Memorial Day Word Search | EASY Puzzle

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9 Memorial Day related words hidden in this Easy Word Search. Words include: freedom, Americans, remember, soldier, veteran, flag, flowers, heroes and honor. Words are hidden across and down only in this puzzle. Comes in Full Color for those that like to laminate and reuse. Also in B&W reproducible. Answer Key included.
Snowman Word Search - Primary Version with Pictures - Easy Winter Puzzle
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Snowman Word Search - Primary Version with Pictures - Easy Winter Puzzle

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An EASY fun, printable, primary snowman word search to go with your unit on Snowmen this winter. This word search puzzle has students searching for snowmen parts. The words themselves have clip art with them to help beginning readers. Great for Primary grades as it it across and down only. In full color if you like to laminate and use over and over with a vis a vis marker. Also in black line master ready for photocopying. Words are ACROSS and DOWN ONLY. No diagonal words. No backwards words. Includes Answer Key.
Reading Bookmarks
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Reading Bookmarks

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Here are 6 Reading Themed bookmarks you can use every day or during special reading events. Several goal oriented as well as fun bookmarks here.
Creating a Character Center Activity * Reproducible * Partly editable
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Creating a Character Center Activity * Reproducible * Partly editable

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1. Character Reproducible This page makes a great center activity or time filler. Your students will enjoy making up their own characters! You can give them a prompt for writing below their illustration, on the lines provided, or let them decide what to say about their creation. 2. You Can Draw! Reproducible Many students feel discouraged when asked to draw, so I made this handmade reproducible to help them feel confident enough to get started. 3. Character Traits Handout 4. Editable Character Traits Handout - I'm including an editable (PowerPoint) version as well so you can put traits on that you have talked about with your class.
Valentine's Day Bookmarks
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Valentine's Day Bookmarks

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These Valentine’s Day themed bookmarks include a bookworm, a penguin and superhero kids, for your classroom or library. The message “You’re #1 in my book! Happy Valentine’s Day!” is used on several. Great for a teacher to give out to students! See the Preview for everything included. 5 are reproducible friendly B&W ready for your students to decorate. Including one special one they cut out, fold over and decorate. This one has room for writing favorite books or books they want to read. 3 are Full Color for extra impact.
All Star Reader Genre Reproducible
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All Star Reader Genre Reproducible

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This is a reproducible for students to try out different genres of books. As they read a genre, they write the title in the box and move to the next box of their choice. Ultimately, they end at the star and become an "All Star Reader"!
Groundhog Day Writing Paper
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Groundhog Day Writing Paper

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Have your students write to your Groundhog Day writing prompts with these themed writing papers. Or, place copies of these at your Literacy Center for students to write on their own topic of choice! Groundhog Day Writing Paper in 2 designs with 3 types of writing lines for each design. Includes 6 pages: Happy Groundhog in 3 writing line options Grumpy Groundhog in 3 writing line options.
Research Center Reproducible *Nonfiction Book Version* Print and Go!
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Research Center Reproducible *Nonfiction Book Version* Print and Go!

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Easy research center idea for elementary students. I have used this successfully with students in my Media Center. They LOVE being able to research a topic of THEIR choice! This research center reproducible gives students a structured research process for them to follow using a NONFICTION BOOK of their choice. They are guided to pick a topic, ask questions about it, locate the book, write notes on the back, and even cite their source by writing the bibliographic information for the book they used. Includes I Can statements to post at your Research Center.
Parts of a Book Task Cards
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Parts of a Book Task Cards

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This Parts of a Book Task Cards Set has 20 cards that you can use with any nonfiction book(s) of your choice. The set has questions on the different parts of nonfiction books such as: title, copyright date, glossary, publisher, index, author, chapters, call number, barcode number, illustrator, dedication, and city of publication. These Parts of a Book Task Cards can be completed in any order. It includes: 1. 20 Task Cards 2. 3 Answer Sheets - One with 20 answer boxes to use with this Task Card Set. The other two have 24 or 30 answer boxes should you choose to add questions to this set. 3. Extra numbered cards 25-32 that you can print and add your own questions. 4. Extra sheet of blank cards should you decide to go higher than 32 cards.
Make Words ~ SNOWMAN ~ Center & Activity Sheets
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Make Words ~ SNOWMAN ~ Center & Activity Sheets

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This Make Words kit for the word "snowman" includes options for printing and handing out a reproducible sheet or utilizing this in a Literacy Center. Includes: 1. A standalone reproducible worksheet 2. Make Words Center "I Can" sign 3. An Answer Chart for the center with boxes based on word length. 4. Answer Key for the Answer Chart 4. "Snowman" cut out letters in lower and upper case.
Arctic Animal Research Activity
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Arctic Animal Research Activity

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Here are ready-to-go poster or graphic organizers for your students to research arctic animals. Includes posters for these arctic animals: polar bears, musk oxen, narwhals, snowy owls, walruses, seals, arctic hares, caribou, and arctic wolves.** It also includes 3 additional Generic Sheets to use with any additional animals.** **Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" ** Includes 4 Versions (13 pages each): Version 1: U.S. Spelling with Sources box. Version 2: U.S. Spelling without Sources box. Version 3: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling with Sources box. Version 4: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling without Sources box. Information asked for: What the animal looks like. Habitat Diet Interesting Facts Sources Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.
Turkey Call Number Activity Sheet
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Turkey Call Number Activity Sheet

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Here is a Turkey Call Number Activity Sheet to review call numbers in the library. I intentionally changed the call numbers a little bit so they could get used to seeing them written in different ways. Easy center or filler activity for the Fall!
Desert Animal Research Activity
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Desert Animal Research Activity

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**Here are ready-to-go poster or graphic organizers for your students to research desert animals. Includes posters for the following desert animals: jackals, bighorn sheep, vultures, scorpions, roadrunners, rattlesnakes, kangaroo rats, javelinas, coyotes, camels, collared lizards, armadillos. ** *It also includes 2 additional Generic Sheets to use with any additional animals. * Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" Includes 4 Versions (14 pages each): Version 1: U.S. Spelling with Sources box. Version 2: U.S. Spelling without Sources box. Version 3: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling with Sources box. Version 4: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling without Sources box. Information asked for: What the animal looks like. Habitat Diet Interesting Facts Sources Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.
Asian Animal Research Activity Posters
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Asian Animal Research Activity Posters

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Here are ready-to-go poster/graphic organizers for your students to research Asian animals. Includes posters for the following animals: panda bears, binturongs, red-crowned cranes, king cobras, komodo dragons, pangolins, red pandas, snow leopards, takins, macaque monkeys, tigers, and tarsiers. * Also includes 3 Generic Sheets to use with any additional animal you may think of. * Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" ** ** Includes 4 Versions (14 pages each): Version 1: U.S. Spelling with Sources box. Version 2: U.S. Spelling without Sources box. Version 3: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling with Sources box. Version 4: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling without Sources box. Information asked for: What the animal looks like. Habitat Diet Interesting Facts Sources Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.
Insects and Bugs Research Activity
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Insects and Bugs Research Activity

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**Here are ready-to-go poster or graphic organizers for your students to research Insects and Bugs. Includes posters for the following: ants, bees, beetles, butterflies, caterpillars, centipedes, cockroaches, dragonflies, earthworms, fleas, flies, grasshoppers, ladybugs, mantises, mosquitoes, moths, scorpions, snails, spiders, stick insects, tarantulas, termites and wasps. It also includes 3 additional Generic Sheets to use with any additional animals. ** Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" Includes 4 Versions (26 pages each): Version 1: U.S. Spelling with Sources box. Version 2: U.S. Spelling without Sources box. Version 3: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling with Sources box. Version 4: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling without Sources box. Information asked for: What the animal looks like. Habitat Diet Interesting Facts Sources Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.