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Previously a reading strategies pack, this fully revised classroom resource pack gives you scope to create your own visual supports for a huge range of lessons and learning areas across your own program! These posters, banners, teaching sticks and
Subjects:
Math, Reading Strategies, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Types:
Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$7.00
640
Digital Download ZIP (9.69 MB)
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Use the pages in this file to create a very cute crocodile themed book reading list display for your class. Print the header and crocodile and multiple 'book stacks'. Create a display in your classroom by gluing the stacks to the crocodile's back.
Subjects:
Reading, Classroom Management, Classroom Community
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$3.50
112
Digital Download PDF (1.46 MB)
By From the Pond
Are you looking for fun, engaging rhyming texts to help your students listen and participate as a class? Our action rhyme finger plays will not only support reading and writing but help you manage and transition students in lesson breaks! This
Subjects:
Reading, Classroom Management, Oral Communication
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Activities, Printables, Posters
$30.50
$19.00
69
Bundle
By From the Pond
If you loved our Reading Strategies Print Pack you will love this too! Print the pages of this packet to make some super cute and bright learning resources to support your comprehension strategy lessons. The fun animal reading strategy prompts are
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$5.00
95
Digital Download PDF (3.15 MB)
By From the Pond
This is a bundle of our resource to support your discussion based reading mini-lessons. It includes all the Read-Talk-Chart Lessons packs we have made to date. If more lessons are made in the future, the price will increase to reflect the new
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Reading
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Types:
Activities, Printables, Centers
CCSS:
RL.K.10
$26.00
$18.00
24
Bundle
By From the Pond
Interactive Notebook Flip Flap Templates - Perfect for K-2This file includes printable templates that you can use in your interactive notebooks and similar lessons. Each template has flaps that are cut or glued into position, so students can reveal
Subjects:
English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Spring
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks
$4.50
82
Digital Download PDF (60.29 MB)
By From the Pond
Make learning to read fun and engaging this Easter with our new Reading Pack - Bunny Hop and the Egg Drop! An original short rhyming text and ten literacy activities are included.The textis perfect for emergent readersis short, predictable and
Subjects:
Reading, Easter
Grades:
1st, 2nd
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$6.00
6
Digital Download ZIP (18.24 MB)
By From the Pond
Make learning 2D shapes engaging and linked with literacy with our new Reading Pack! This pack will provide you with an original short procedural text and complementary literacy and reading activities for your little learners! The text steps out the
Subjects:
Reading, Geometry, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$6.00
10
Digital Download ZIP (6.59 MB)
By From the Pond
Use the pages in this file to create a very cute owl themed book reading list display for your class. Print the header, topper and owl and multiple 'book stacks'. Create a display in your classroom by gluing the stacks to the owl's head. Upon each
Subjects:
Reading, Classroom Management, Classroom Community
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$3.50
12
Digital Download PDF (5.10 MB)
By From the Pond
Our fun matching game for synonyms is fast to prep and will engage your students in a hands-on literacy activity in reading groups or centers. Your little learners will have fun helping their bees find their buddies! 60 word cards use in small
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Games, Centers
$3.00
29
Digital Download PDF (3.26 MB)
By From the Pond
If you love our action rhyme finger plays to support your literacy program in kindergarten - here is Bundle 2, just for you!15 rhymes will eventually be included and they will be added over time. There is no set timeframe, however you are only ever
Subjects:
Reading, Back to School, Spring
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
CCSS:
L.K.1, L.K.1b, L.K.1f, L.K.5d, L.K.6, L.1.1, L.1.6
$33.00
$20.00
4
Bundle
By From the Pond
Make literacy learning in spring fun and engaging! Your little learners will love learning to read simple sentences with our fast-prep matching activity. They will read simple sentence cards and match them to pictures on their game mat.Whats
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Spring
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Centers
$4.75
11
Digital Download PDF (6.02 MB)
By From the Pond
Introduce the concept of subtraction with the action rhyme finger play Ten Happy Flowers. Students can engage in a creative, expressive, language-based activity with the support of an entire class. Use it as a rhyming text for literacy study or for
Subjects:
Numbers, Oral Communication, Back to School
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$1.00
8
Digital Download PDF (1.05 MB)
By From the Pond
Motivate your students to appreciate the read aloud and shared reading lessons they've participated in by recording the names of the texts and books you've read on this practical big poster.Print just 9 pages. Trim and glue them together. Upon each
Subjects:
Reading, Classroom Management, Classroom Community
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$3.00
4
Digital Download PDF (3.79 MB)
By From the Pond
This vibrant set of 8 classroom posters will make your classroom bright and happy and help remind students of strategies used when thinking about their reading.Included are 6 main strategies:- Making Connections- Monitoring- Predicting- Visualizing
Subjects:
Reading, Reading Strategies, Back to School
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$5.00
14
Digital Download PDF (3.75 MB)
By From the Pond
Simple Sentences with an Autumn theme is the focus of this engaging, easy-prep literacy center! Your students will access and use a range of their reading skills and strategies to place simple sentence cards on their pictures game mat.Whats
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Autumn
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Centers
$4.75
2
Digital Download PDF (13.46 MB)
By From the Pond
This is a set of 12 comprehension worksheets to use with any story book. They cover 6 of the main comprehension strategies - making connections, predicting, visualizing, questioning, summarizing and monitoring. There are 2 worksheets for each
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$5.00
8
Digital Download PDF (3.78 MB)
By From the Pond
Help your students to construct meaning from reading with these character webs. Each worksheet can be used with any book after reading to present information about a chosen character.Included is6 pages with no writing lines6 pages with writing lines
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
Grades:
1st, 2nd
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$3.00
13
Digital Download PDF (3.46 MB)
By From the Pond
This pack will provide you with an original short rhyming text and complementary literacy and reading activities for your little learners! The text Starfish Day has a friendship theme.A color and blackline version of the 6 page story is provided.
Subjects:
Reading, Literature, Writing
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$6.00
3
Digital Download ZIP (7.09 MB)
By From the Pond
Engage yoru students in reading activities that integrate language, literacy, rhyme, actions and more! Our Apple Tree Counting Action Rhyme Finger Play text will provide you with an engaging language and literacy activity for your early learners.
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Oral Communication, Autumn
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten
Types:
Activities, Printables
$3.00
7
Digital Download PDF (4.33 MB)
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I started self publishing digital resources for education and early-learning in 2005 after graduating as a primary school teacher in 2001.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My resources aim to encourage a calm, happy classroom of engaged learners. Carefully designed resources can help promote a happy classroom, engaged learners and an excited teacher!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I graduated university with first class honours.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I earned the Outstanding Entrants scholarship to study at The University of Newcastle. I chose to study Education and have a double degree - Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Social Science - specializing in Early Childhood Education.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I absolutely adore designing high quality printable teaching resources that are engaging for students and make you excited to teach!