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 adorable Fall ABC book template is the perfect thing for a fall writing centre! Provide students with a variety of texts, writing materials and blank books. Students will write a word or phrase that relates to the fall season on every page. They will then illustrate their books.
This book is great for beginning and experienced writers alike!
These Fall Reading Response Sheets are perfect for independent work or centers. There are a variety of response sheets that can be used with fiction or non-fiction.
These Fall Reading Response Sheets Include:
*Suggested Fall Book List
*Fall Non-Fiction Reading Response Sheet- What I Know About Fall, What I Learned About Fall and Questions I Still Have About Fall
*Fall Non-Fiction Reading Response-Draw a picture and write about what you learned from your fall book
*Fall Fiction Reading Response Sheets- Identify Characters, Setting, Problem/Solution, Summary
*Fall Fiction Reading Response Sheets- Draw a picture and write about your favorite part of the story
This Spring Word Work is perfect for a spring themed center! These pages include a word sort for both primary and intermediate. There is also three pages of Say, Write, Spell, a re-usable activity that will have students using their spelling skills to spell new words!
These Spring Reading Response sheets are perfect for a spring reading or listening to reading center. There are a variety of sheets for both fiction and non-fiction texts.
Students will LOVE making their very own ABC book! They will come up with something creative to do with spring for every letter of the alphabet! They will then illustrate their own book for a keepsake.
This super cute ABC book is the perfect project for a winter themed writing center! Throw in some fun writing utensils, sample ABC books and winter non-fiction books and have kids writing their own books in no time!
These Fall Word Work Center Activities are perfect for your fall themed centers!
Included are:
2 Word Lists (primary with pictures and intermediate)
Fall Word Sort Pages
Fall Say, Write, Spell- Students "Say" the word, "Write" the word by tracing, and then "Spell" the word independently and check their work.
Get a Creative Thinking Packet for EVERY month of the school year! Push your students to think on their own and explore possibilities that they might not have thought possible! These packets are perfect for enrichment or early finishers! Please see each link for a full description and preview of each!
Included in this Creative Thinking Mega Bundle, you will find:
Back to School Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-creative-thinking-pack-11120413
Fall Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-creative-thinking-packet-11120039
Halloween Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-creative-thinking-pack-11119454
Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420
Pilgrim Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pilgrim-creative-thinking-packet-11120198
Christmas Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892
Winter Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-creative-thinking-pack-11120920
Valentine's Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-day-creative-thinking-pack-11120936
Thinkin' About Lincoln https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thinkin-about-lincoln-11120328
St. Patrick's Day Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-creative-thinking-packet-11123162
Summer Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/summer-creative-thinking-packet-11124028
Get a Creative Thinking Packet for EVERY month of the school year! Push your students to think on their own and explore possibilities that they might not have thought possible! These packets are perfect for enrichment or early finishers! Please see each link for a full description and preview of each!
Included in this Creative Thinking Mega Bundle, you will find:
Back to School Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-creative-thinking-pack-11120413
Fall Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fall-creative-thinking-packet-11120039
Halloween Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-creative-thinking-pack-11119454
Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420
Pilgrim Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pilgrim-creative-thinking-packet-11120198
Christmas Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-creative-thinking-pack-11120892
Winter Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/winter-creative-thinking-pack-11120920
Valentine's Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/valentine-s-day-creative-thinking-pack-11120936
Thinkin' About Lincoln https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thinkin-about-lincoln-11120328
St. Patrick's Day Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-creative-thinking-packet-11123162
Summer Creative Thinking Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/summer-creative-thinking-packet-11124028
In this Summer Sample, you will find four pages selected from my Summer Math Pack and my Summer Creative Thinking Pack. I hope you enjoy these pages!
Beach Ball Math- Add, subtract, multiply or divide three numbers to get to the number in the middle
Zoo Favorites- Solve this logic problem to figure out which student likes which animals
In Summer You Can’t- Think of some things you absolutely cannot do in summer
So…That Just Happened- Come up with an explanation for something that seems explainable!
This sample contains an answer key.
If you enjoy these pages, check out the full packets and bundle in my store!
Every moment with your students is precious. Don't waste one second, even when they need a break. Combine movement and learning with these Words on the Move: 60 Sight Word Activity and Movement Cards!!
Students will jump, skip, pantomime, do crunches and so much more while practicing their sight words with these sight word activities.
Put these sight word activities in a visible, easily accessible spot and pull out a sight word activity card when students need a brain break between lessons.
These sight word activities are great during transitions and as sponge activities. You can even put these sight word activities in a word work center (visual cues included) or add them to your morning routine. Print the sight word activities out and send them home for students to practice their spelling and sight words at home.
With these sight word activities, students can practice:
Spelling Words
Sight Words
Word Wall Words
Vocabulary Words
ANY words!!!!
Movement is so important in our classrooms!!! Do these sight word activities to add fun and movement to your day!
This Spring Literacy Centers Pack contains over 18 differentiated activities appropriate for grades K-3. This Spring Literacy Centers Pack has everything from art projects to reading response and everything in between!
Spring into a Good Book- complete with differentiated reading response sheets. There is also a list of suggested titles
Spring into Writing- Students can complete a Spring Alphabet book or a Spring Fact Book
Spring Word Work- a variety of spring word work with differentiated spring word lists
Rainbow Creation and Writing- An art project and writing foldable
Flower Diagram- students will use books and real flowers to complete a flower diagram
Summer vs. Spring- Compare summer and spring using a venn diagram
Listening into Spring- a spring listening center with reading response sheets, websites and a suggested book list
Spring Computer Center- students will use technology to work with spring words
Spring Picture Sorting
Spring Estimation Center- students will observe caterpillars and estimate how long it will take them to turn into butterflies. Information on ordering supplies for your classroom included
Butterfly Life Cycle- a spring writing craftivity
Spring Sensory Bin- Students will explore and write about a spring sensory bin. This Spring Literacy Centers Pack contains over 18 differentiated activities appropriate for grades K-3. This pack has everything from art projects to reading response and everything in between!
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
Looking for something to get your students in the spirit of Thanksgiving? This Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Pack includes two packs that are perfect for enrichment or early finishers in your classroom! Please see each item for a FULL description!
1. Thanksgiving Math Pack https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-math-pack-11119478
2. Thanksgiving Creative Thinking Packhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/thanksgiving-creative-thinking-pack-11120420
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!
This is a sample of my packet Thinkin’ About Lincoln. This creative thinking packet will bring Abraham Lincoln to life as no other research project has done before!
Students will be inspired to research all aspects of Abraham Lincoln in order to find the answers to these creative thinking activities. This Abraham Lincoln Creative Thinking packet makes an incredible independent study or alternative task and pushes students to use the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This is a 2 page sample. The full version contains 20 unique activities!
This is a packet of 20 creative thinking Summer activities for Summer. Keep your students thinking and writing right up until the last day of the school!
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
*The ABC’s of Summer
*In Summer You Can’t…
*Endless Summer
*Can Summer GET Any Better? Yes! It Can
*Summer Inventions
*Summer is Great…Mostly
*Too Many Arm Floaties
*A New Summer Sensation
*The Perfect Summer Beverage-
*And the Question is…
*Signs of Summer
*Summer Poetry
*It’s Just so HOT
*Let’s Go Play!
*So…That Just Happened
*The Impossible Contest
*The Hot, Hot Sand
*Summer School
*Classroom for Sale!
*My Life as Part Dolphin
Sample Answers included to get you and your class thinking!
These activities makes a great early finishers packet! Use these as sponge activities to get your students thinking. Set up some centers using these Summer Activities.
CCSS ELA
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
This is a matching sheet that reviews the parts of a Non-Fiction text. Use it as an assessment or have students access their prior knowledge by using this sheet. The answer key is included!
This product is part of my informational text research projects!
Use this Writing Process Clip Chart in your classroom to easily keep track of where your students are in the writing process.
Includes:
*Pre-Writing
*Rough Draft
*Revising
*Editing
*Peer Editing
*Teacher Editing
*Publishing
Make this Close Reading folder for your students to increase engagement during Close Reading! Students will keep all of their resources for a close reading in one spot! The use of sticky notes adds novelty. Included are complete instructions with photos including exact measurements and an editable label template.