Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
This Christmas Math and Literacy Pack are two packets that will get your students in the Christmas Spirit. Use these Christmas packs for early finishers, review or enrichment! Please see each product for a FULL description!
1. Christmas Math Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491
2. Christmas Creative Thinking Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892
Looking for even MORE things Christmas? Check out my Christmas MEGA Bundle!!! The Mega Bundle includes FIVE Christmas-Themed Activities! You can find it HERE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-mega-bundle-11123164
Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 3rd Grade
Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centers and guest teachers!
This Valentine’s Day BUNDLE includes:
Valentine’s Day Math Pack for 3rd Grade
Valentine’s Day Creative Thinking Pack
Valentine's Day Math Pack for 3rd Grade includes:
*Valentine’s Day Word Problems
*Valentine's Day Math Graphing Data and Picture Graphs
*Valentine's Day Addition and subtraction to 1000 in a fun Color by Answer
*Valentine's Day Ordering Numbers
*Valentine's Day Multiplication and Division fact families up to 100
*Valentine's Day Area with tiling and multiplication- Design a house for Cupid using the given units!
*Valentine's Day Comparing Fractions
*Valentine's Day Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred
*Valentine's Day Time and Money
*A Valentine's Day Math Hundred's Chart hidden picture- solve 100 problems to find the Valentine picture!
*Cupid’s Busy Day- a Valentine's Day Multiplication Game for the hundred chart
Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find:
Don’t Know What You've Got
Love is Grand?
World Without Love
The ABC’s of Valentine’s Day
Really, You Shouldn't Have
Will You Be My BETTER Valentine?
Love is in the Air
A Valentine’s Day Surprise
The Future of Candy Hearts
Valentine’s Day in Pictures
A Remote by Any Other Name
Love Machine
Answer: Valentine’s Day
Love City
A Unique Valentine
A Valentine's Day Mystery
The Procrastinating Valentine
Pucker Up
I love Cinquains
Cupid’s New Job
Sample Answers included with these Valentine's Day activities to get you and your class thinking!
Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE for 4th Grade
Your students will fall in LOVE with this Valentine’s Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE! Everything from word problems to puzzles and games. This Valentine's Day Math & Literacy BUNDLE is perfect for review, early finishers, small groups, centers and guest teachers!
This Valentine’s Day BUNDLE includes:
Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade
Valentine’s Day Creative Thinking Pack
Included in this Valentine's Day Math Pack for 4th Grade you will find:
*Valentine’s Day word problems for all operations. One and two step
*Writing fractions as a decimal
*Ordering fractions with different denominators or numerators
*Valentine’s Day Hundred Chart hidden picture! Students will answer 120 questions to find the hidden picture
*Valentine's Day Math Color by Product- Multiply two double digit number or a four digit number by a one digit number to find the correct colors
*Rounding numbers to any place value, expanded form and word form up to the millions
*Valentine's Day Math Map Problem Follow the directions to draw a map of Cupid’s Neighborhood! Identify rays, line segments, lines and right triangles within the map. OR use the map that is already provided to answer the questions
*Valentine’s Day Fraction line plots
*Valentine Card shapes
*Cupid’s Busy Day- a multiplication game for the hundred chart
Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find:
Don’t Know What You've Got
Love is Grand?
World Without Love
The ABC’s of Valentine’s Day
Really, You Shouldn't Have
Will You Be My BETTER Valentine?
Love is in the Air
A Valentine’s Day Surprise
The Future of Candy Hearts
Valentine’s Day in Pictures
A Remote by Any Other Name
Love Machine
Answer: Valentine’s Day
Love City
A Unique Valentine
A Valentine's Day Mystery
The Procrastinating Valentine
Pucker Up
I love Cinquains
Cupid’s New Job
Sample Answers included with these Valentine's Day activities to get you and your class thinking!
This Bundle contains two of my popular Christmas packets! These packets are perfect for early finishers or enrichment. Save 20% when you BUNDLE!
1) Christmas Math Pack for 4th Grade
2) Christmas Creative Thinking Pack
This Bundle contains two of my popular Christmas packets! These packets are perfect for early finishers or enrichment. Save 20% when you BUNDLE! Please see each product for a full preview!
1. Christmas Math Pack for 5th Grade
2. Christmas Creative Thinking Pack
This BUNDLE includes my Summer Math Pack for 3rd Grade and my Summer Creative Thinking Pack. Please see the full descriptions below:
This Summer Math Pack contains 29 pages of summer-themed math practice for 3rd graders. This pack is fully aligned to 3rd grade common core standards. These packets are fun, engaging and many activities are self-checking! It makes great practice before school starts!
This packet reviews:
Word Problems for all operations- one and two step
Finding the missing number in an equation
Rounding
Three digit addition and subtraction
Area and Perimeter
Shapes
Fractions
Graphing- creating a scaled graph and a bar graph
Plotting numbers on a number line
Measuring to the nearest ¼, ½ and ¾ inch
Time
Common Core Standards
3.MD.A.1, 3.MD.B.3, 3.MD.B.4, 3.MD.C.5, 3.MD.C.6, 3.MD.C.7, 3.NBT.A.1, 3.NBT.A.2, 3.NBT.A.3, 3.OA.A.1, 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.6, 3.OA.C.7, 3.OA.D.8, 3.NF.A.1
Summer Creative Thinking Packet
These language rich creative thinking Summer activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a Summer activity packet (black line cover included). Fostering creative thinking has been shown to increase learning in all areas. This Summer Activity Packet will do just that!
Included in this Summer Activities packet you will find:
*Student Cover- a blackline student cover is included in this summer activity
*The ABC’s of Summer- for this summer activity, write one word for every letter of the alphabet that has to do with summer
*In Summer You Can’t… - Find some activities that you cannot do in summer
*Endless Summer- tell how things would be different if it were always summer
*Can Summer GET Any Better? Yes! It Can! - Make summer bigger, add something to summer and replace/remove something
*Summer Inventions- Using some given items, create a summer invention
*Summer is Great…Mostly…- what are some things that are not so great about summer?
*Too Many Arm Floaties- List other uses for arm floaties in this summer activity
*A New Summer Sensation- Combine two summer things to create a new summer invention
*The Perfect Summer Beverage- The only thing your town can drink is lemonade, describe how you will enforce this
*And the Question is…-write questions that have the answer "sunburn"
*Signs of Summer- a sign showed up in your neighborhood. Tell how it has to do with summer.
*Summer Poetry
*It’s Just so HOT!- In this summer activity, come up with some creative ways to keep cool!
*Let’s Go Play! -Design a new summer game/toy/activity
Common Core Standards
W.2.5, W.2.8, W.3.1, W.3.2, W.3.4, W.4.2, W.4.8, W.5.4, W.5.8, L.2.1, L.2.2, L.2.5, L.3.1, L.3.2, L.4.1, L.4.2, L.5.1, L.5.2, L.5.3
Fraction Activity Bundle
Make learning fractions super FUN with the 8 unique fractions activities and assessments in this Fractions Activity Fun Pack! This Fractions Activity Fun Pack is 156 pages and the perfect addition to your fraction curriculum or use these fractions activities as fractions review.
This fractions activity pack includes assessments, fractions games, fractions centers, fractions word problems, fractions on a number line, fractions strips, fraction posters and more fractions!
Fractions activities will include fractions games, using play dough and cooking to get hands-on experience with fractions in this Fractions Activity Fun Pack.
This Fractions Activity Fun Pack includes:
*Pre-, post and mid unit assessments aligned to standards
*Fraction Anchor Chart Printables
*Word Problems
*Find the Fractions
*Fraction-ary
*I Have, Whoooo Has
*Fractions Match Up
*Having a Hoot with Fractions
*Eating Like a Bird- Use fractions to make this delicious snack with your class.
*Fractions Strips
*Fractions Posters
*You Don't Know the Whole of It!- This is a fraction math secret message!
Use these fractions activities as a supplement to your fractions curriculum. Some of these fractions activities can be played individually or with up to four players. Leave them out as fractions centers or as fraction activities for early finishers. Make the independent fraction practice pages into a fractions packet, or print out when extra fractions practice is needed.
Students will review fractions, reinforce their knowledge of fractions and increase their understanding of fractions with this Fractions Activity Fun Pack.
CCSS Math Standards:
3.NF.A.1
3.NF.A.2
3.NF.A.2a
3.NF.A.2b
3.NF.A.3
3.NF.A.3a
3.NF.A.3b
3.NF.A.3c
3.NF.A.3d
This is a 205 page hands on comprehensive rekenrek unit that includes everything you need help your students become experts with the rekenrek! The rekenrek will teach your students to subitize numbers into groups of five, helping them develop their mental math skills.
In this rekenrek Unit, you will find:
*Rekenrek Pre, Mid and Post assessments- Keep track of student progress with the rekenrek and learning throughout the rekenrek unit. Answer Keys are included
*How to make a Rekenrek- Step-by-Step instructions with photos on how to make low to no cost individual rekenreks
*Rekenrek Games- 7 original games for the rekenrek designed to increase speed and competence
- I Have Who Has for the Rekenrek
- Rekenrek and Ten Frame Matching
- The Rekenrek Slide
- Commutative Addition Memory
- Rekenrek Quick Image
- Rekenrek Number Flash
-Number Comparison
*Rekenrek Practice Sheets- 30 pages of rekenrek practice sheets complete with answer keys. Practice sheets cover:
- Rekenreks and Ten Frames (1-20)
- Rekenreks and the Commutative Property of Addition
- Showing numbers on the rekenrek (1-20)
- Rekenrek Word Problems
- Showing Doubles and Ten on the rekenrek
- Number Sentences on the rekenrek
*Rekenrek Number Book- Students will show each number 1-10 or 1-20 on the rekenrek, ten frame and then two ways of their choosing
*Rekenrek Classroom posters and student sheet- Use these full page posters of the rekenrek for numbers 1-20. There are plain white background and colorful background posters included. There is also a two-page reference sheet for students to have at their desk
This rekenrek unit focuses on addition and is a great introduction to the rekenrek! You can easily scaffold rekenrek activities for 1-10 or 1-20.
If you enjoy this rekenrek product, check out some of my other math products available in my store!
CCSS Math Standards:
K.CC.A.2
K.CC.A.3
K.CC.B.4a
K.CC.B.4b
K.CC.B.4c
K.CC.B.5
K.NBT.A.1
K.OA.A.1
K.OA.A.2
K.OA.A.3
K.OA.A.4
K.OA.A.5
1.OA.C.5
1.OA.C.6
1.NBT.1
1.NBT.2a
1.NBT.2b
This is the Ultimate Halloween Activity Bundle. It contains everything you need for Halloween. Included in this Halloween Activity Bundle is 116 pages of:
Halloween Activities for Literacy Pack
This is a packet of 20 creative thinking, writing and math Halloween Activities. These Halloween activities may be used individually or stapled together to create a Halloween Activities packet
Included in this Halloween activity packet you will find:
-A Mummy Can't
-Halloween Everyday
-Ghostly Problems
-What is THAT?
-Halloween Words
-Halloween BAR
-The Bagless Wonder
-Halloween Imagination
-Halloween Fashion
-Halloween Problems
-Malinda the "Green" Witch
-What? No Candy!?!
-The Vampire and the Pumpkin
-Crazy Costume
-Frankenstein is the Answer
- The Next Big Thing
-Candy Drop
-Pumpkin Carving
-The Missing Foot
-Halloween Haiku
This Halloween Activity Pack includes a Product Descriptor for easy grading!!!
Sample Answers included to get you and your class thinking!
Halloween Math Activities
This Halloween math Activity packet is geared towards 2nd, 3rd and as a review for 4th graders. It includes story problems, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and graphing.
Included you will find 25 pages of Halloween Math:
*Halloween Math Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Stories
*Halloween Math Multiplication and Division Stories
*Halloween Math Candy Graphing
*Halloween Math Fractions
*Halloween Math Probability
*Find the Missing Number
*Halloween Math Fact Families
*Halloween Rounding and Secret Message
*Halloween Hidden Picture
Answer Key is included!
Halloween Party Pack
Halloween Letter home to parents requesting volunteers and snacks (all provided choices are peanut free). These letters are available in English and Spanish.
Halloween Word Scramble Game
Pass the Pumpkin Game
Trick or Treat Game
Candy Corn Relay Game
Halloween Word Search
Halloween Coloring Pages
Halloween Bingo
No Hands Pass the Mini Pumpkin
I Want My Mummy!
I hope that you and your class enjoy this selection of Halloween activities and Halloween Party Games! All of these items are available individually in my store. Save money when you bundle!
This Thanksgiving Activity Bundle includes 5 Thanksgiving Themed Activity Packs!!! Packed full of one month's worth of Thanksgiving Themed Learning Activities.
This Bundle Includes:
1. Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420
2.Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478
3. How To Cook a Turkey Writing and Craft https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-cook-a-turkey-11123170
4. Pilgrim Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pilgrim-creative-thinking-packet-11120198
5. Race to the New World- A Game for the 100s Chart https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/race-to-the-new-world-a-thanksgiving-game-for-the-hundreds-chart-11124063
Everything you need for the month of November!
Shapes Activity Pack: A Shapes Activity Unit - Shape Identification, Shape Games, Shape Fractions, Shape Activities, Anchor Charts and MORE!!!
This Shapes Activities Unit is 190 pages for grades 2-5 (a great review for 5th) and is aligned to the common core. This Hands-On shapes unit includes all you need to get your students "In Shape!"
In this Shapes Activity Unit you will find:
*Shapes Anchor Chart Printables
*Interactive Journal Pages
*Pre-, Mid and Post unit assessments
*Where Did I Put My Polygon?- Solve the riddles to discover which polygon shape is being described. Paste the shape in the correct box
*Polygons All Gone!- A fun shapes dice game where students will make polygon shapes
*Shape Sorting- Students will sort quadrilateral shapes and polygon vs. non polygon shapes
*Measuring Shapes- 4 pages for students to find the area and perimeter of given shapes
*Gardener Gracie's Dilemma- Help Gracie shape the area and perimeter of her garden beds
*I Have, Who Has- A great shape warm-up game practicing the area, perimeter and naming of shapes
*Shape Fraction Memory- Students will have to find shapes divided into the same number of fraction
*Shape Fraction play dough mats- mold and cut the given shapes into fractions, have your partner name the shape fractions, label the shape fraction pieces
*Shape Posters- display these shape posters in your math area and help students master area of shapes, perimeter of shapes and more!
*find the area of shapes by dividing them into smaller rectangles
*Learn and Practice the distributive property of area
This Shape Activities Unit is packed with tons of activities that are aligned to the common core. This Shapes Activities unit makes a great addition to your school's curriculum! I hope you and your students enjoy this shapes activities unit!
If you enjoy this product, check out some of my other math products available in my store!
CCSS Math Standards
2.G.A.1
2.G.A.2
2.G.A.3
3.MD.C.5
3.MD.C.6
3.MD.C.7
3.MD.D.8
3.G.A.1
3.G.A.2
4.G.A.3
Everything you need for the month of December! 159 pages of Christmas FUN! There is simply too much in this bundle to describe it all in this space! Please see each link for a FULL product description and preview. Included in this Christmas MEGA Bundle:
Christmas Math packet https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491
Christmas Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892
Christmas Kindness Elves https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/kindness-elves-a-new-christmas-tradition-11122273
Christmas Party Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-party-pack-11122280
The Great Elf Contest https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-great-elf-contest-a-christmas-game-for-the-hundreds-chart-11122281
Save 15% when you bundle!!!
CCSS ELA Standards:
W.2.5
W.2.8
W.3.2
W.3.5
W.4.2
W.4.8
W.5.4
W.5.8
L.2.1
L.2.2
L.3.1
L.3.2
L.4.1
L.4.2
L.5.1
L.5.2
L.5.3
CCSS Math Standards:
2.MD.C.7
2.MD.C.8
3.MD.A.1
3.MD.A.2
3.MD.B.3
2.NBT.A.3
2.NBT.B.7
3.NBT.A.1
3.NBT.A.2
3.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.A.3
4.NBT.B.4
3.OA.A.1
3.OA.A.2
3.OA.A.3
3.OA.A.4
3.OA.B.5
3.OA.B.6
3.OA.C.7
3.OA.D.8
3.OA.D.9
4.OA.A.1
4.OA.A.2
4.OA.A.3
4.OA.C.5
3.NF.A.1
3.NF.A.3b
2.G.A.3
Students LOVE Hidden pictures! To reveal each hidden picture, students must complete at least 100 math problems! This Hundred Chart Hidden Picture MEGA Bundle is great for morning work, centers, enrichment or early finishers! Most of the standards in these Hidden Pictures are 3rd - 5th Grade.
Problems Include:
Place Value
Base 10 Blocks
Money
Time
Multiplication & Division
Addition & Subtraction
Order of Operations
Word Problems & MORE!!!
This Seasonal Math Bundle contains a themed math packet for every month of the school year! This is great for morning work, review, enrichment, extra credit or for guest teachers! This Seasonal Math Bundle covers mostly 3rd grade standards and some 4th and 5th grade standards. Please see each packet link for a full description!
*Fall Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-math-fall-money-fall-time-fall-word-problems-and-more-11118890
*Halloween Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-math-pack-11118961
*Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478
*Christmas Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-math-pack-11119491
*Winter Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-math-pack-11119493
*Valentine's Day Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-day-math-pack-11119495
*St. Patrick's Day Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-math-pack-11119496
*Spring Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spring-math-pack-11119514
*Summer Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/summer-math-pack-11119517