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Make learning scissor skills and cutting practice fun and practical by integrating it with the alphabet and prewriting skills. Our fun activity pages are ideal - just print and you're set!I've added some basic 'alphabet' content to this set to
Subjects:
Back to School, Handwriting, Phonics
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
CCSS:
RF.K.1d
$6.50
637
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By From the Pond
Drawing can help with writing, creativity and fine motor! Your students will love our Alphabet Directed Drawing pack activities as they learn early literacy skillss including the letters of the alphabet! Included are 52 different pictures to draw
Subjects:
Visual Arts, Back to School, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
CCSS:
RF.K.1d, W.K.1, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.3, W.1.5, W.1.6
$12.00
$9.99
3,627
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By From the Pond
Combine Christmas fun with fine motor with our Santa's Beard Scissor Skills activity pages. Each of the 45 beard-trimming pages give students different line styles to cut with increasing complexity. When students have finished the cutting activity
Subjects:
Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Handwriting, Early Intervention
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Activities, Printables
$5.00
304
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By From the Pond
Engage your students in December with a fun integration of creativity, art and writing with our Christmas Directed Drawing activities. With 4 project styles per drawing you are able to differentiate and create a huge range of lessons.THERE ARE 18
Subjects:
Visual Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$8.50
552
Digital Download PDF (4.01 MB)
By From the Pond
Fluency Cards - Fast Fluency Fun Zoom Reading CardsZoom Cards Set 1 - letters, sounds, word families (vc), cvc words, blends, ccvc, cvcc, consonant digraphs, words with digraphs, nasal sounds, words with nasal sounds. These cards will help your
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Activities, Printables
$5.00
1,394
Digital Download PDF (3.70 MB)
By From the Pond
This packet includes templates and instructions for making 8 fun animal paper crafts.These crafts will helps students learn and work with combinations of 2D shapes. The following crafts are included:1. Tiger2. Lion3. Zebra4. Elephant5. Koala6.
Subjects:
Geometry, Spring
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$6.50
322
Digital Download PDF (1.95 MB)
By From the Pond
Help your students become confident with drawing and writing with support from the simple projects in our My First Directed Drawing pack! Students will learn to draw some common pictures to ignite and start their writing. There are 12 pictures to
Subjects:
Visual Arts, Writing
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
CCSS:
W.K.2
$5.50
559
Digital Download PDF (3.21 MB)
By From the Pond
Combine Halloween fun with fine motor with our Franken-hair Scissor Skills activity pages. Each of the 40 haircut pages give students different line styles to cut with increasing complexity. When students have finished the cutting activity they can
Subjects:
Back to School, Halloween, Handwriting
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Activities, Printables
$5.00
165
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By From the Pond
Display a number of the day in your classroom to encourage confidence in number sense and exploration with numbers. This poster and worksheet set will help you create a consistent and engaging classroom daily routine! Designed to laminate and use
Subjects:
Math, Numbers
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Worksheets, Printables, Posters
CCSS:
K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4b, K.CC.B.4c, K.CC.C.6, K.CC.C.7, K.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.C.4...
$6.00
125
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By From the Pond
This fun math center activity is simple to prep and loads of fun for students. They will analyze the growing pattern featured on the card, recreate it with pattern blocks and then continue the pattern by 'growing' an additional few stages.They will
Subjects:
Math, Algebra, Geometry
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Games, Centers
$5.50
529
Digital Download PDF (2.53 MB)
By From the Pond
Your students will love following the step by step guide to draw some seriously cute Halloween pictures in this directed drawing pack!This packet will allow to you choose from 60 different drawing projects.THERE ARE 15 MAIN PICTURES TO DRAWFor each
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Halloween
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$7.00
323
Digital Download PDF (4.03 MB)
By From the Pond
Have fun with our farm directed drawing and writing project pages! Your little learners will just love learning to draw 15 super cute whimsical animals from the farm and be inspired to write about them too. They can There are 10 pictures to draw,
Subjects:
Visual Arts, Writing, Autumn
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
CCSS:
W.K.1, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3
$8.50
163
Digital Download PDF (2.22 MB)
By From the Pond
Alphabet Tracing Pages - A Second Phonics Fine Motor PacketThis fast-prep pack provides you with even more big shape tracing worksheets - the perfect first step on your students' handwriting journey!Features: 2 large shape tracing page for every
Subjects:
Balanced Literacy, Writing, Phonics
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
CCSS:
RF.K.1d
$7.00
285
Digital Download PDF (4.54 MB)
By From the Pond
These big numbers will help you create a display showing different representations of numbers 0-20 in your classroom. Perfect for a wall or bulletin board - use for counting and reference in your math lessons.You could print them in the page format
Subjects:
Numbers, Back to School, Classroom Community
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$5.00
191
Digital Download PDF (5.12 MB)
By From the Pond
This is a 'numbers 0-10' edition of my 'one page crafts'!' A 'one page craft' is easy to prep, engaging and simple for your students and allows you to easily modify your lessons! You will simply copy one page per student to complete the crafts.
Subjects:
Numbers, Visual Arts, Writing
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$9.00
205
Digital Download ZIP (5.04 MB)
By From the Pond
Make your classroom bright, happy, fun and well managed with our 6 simple classroom rules pack. These posters provide an an excellent visual reminder for students to follow expected behaviours and classroom rules.This printable classroom rules
Subjects:
Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$6.00
116
Digital Download ZIP (3.81 MB)
By From the Pond
This beautiful set of 33 text-editable subject book covers are perfect for students to colour in and attach to the front of their books. Simply use the scale adjustment on your printer settings to make them fit your books - they are designed as A4
Subjects:
Classroom Management, Back to School
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Workbooks, Printables
$5.00
148
Digital Download ZIP (9.93 MB)
By From the Pond
Here is a set of cute clipart for your classroom. You can use these 46 images for decoration and activities within your own classroom or home with your own students. 23 color images 23 blackline images300dpipng filesIncluded images are:3 stick kid
Subjects:
Classroom Community
Grades:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Types:
$8.00
88
Digital Download ZIP (3.95 MB)
By From the Pond
Shapes Worksheet Packet - Busy Work for 2D ShapesThis packet is filled with pages to help your students keep busy, learn and have fun!My 'Busy Work' packets will help to keep your students busy AND learning essential basic skills. These worksheets
Subjects:
Math, Geometry
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$5.50
1,198
Digital Download PDF (15.44 MB)
By From the Pond
Use our sweet ice cream door decor pieces to make a display of student names and a welcome greeting to your learning space! Perfect for doors, bulletin board, windows and halls.This packet is included in an 8 Pack Bundle - find it HEREThis is a
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Back to School, Classroom Community
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Types:
Activities, Printables
$5.95
177
Digital Download ZIP (9.81 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!