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Create Your Balance with Literacy

Create Your Balance with Literacy

Di: Kara M. Rickman
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Welcome, K-2 Teachers! My name is Kara Rickman, and I'm a 25-year first-grade teacher with a passion for helping fellow colleagues develop their craft in teaching cross-curricular. If you want to take your classroom to the next level for your students, check out my podcast episodes! I will share all about how to easily teach cross-curricular and help your students make better connections! You will learn how to use the gradual release of responsibility using the "I DO, WE DO, YOU DO" cross-curricular approach with reading, math, science, writing, and social studies!

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  • 120th Day the Texas Way!
    Feb 22 2026

    Is your 120th Day coming up soon? If it is, check out this episode all about my team's 120th Day stations for our firsties! They are fun and easy to implement!

    Show Notes with Pictures of the Stations!

    Do you want FREE LESSON plans for American Symbols and Presidents??? Click HERE to sign up on my email list!

    Connect with me:

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    Cross-Curricular Connections Membership with Subscription Box!

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    Thank you so much for listening! Let's take your classroom to the next level!

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    15 min
  • Cross-Curricular Fun for February
    Feb 8 2026

    In this free webinar from my Facebook Group: Create Your Balance with Literacy, I share activities, topics, and engaging fun for February. Topics I share are:

    Groundhog Day

    Valentine's Day

    Famous Inventors

    Black History Month

    100th Day

    Presidents/American Symbols

    Presidents' Day

    Money

    and much more!

    Do you want FREE LESSON plans for American Symbols and Presidents??? Click HERE to sign up on my email list!

    Connect with me:

    TPT Store
    YouTube Channel
    Facebook Group
    Instagram
    Pinterest
    Blog
    Cross-Curricular Connections Membership with Subscription Box!


    Support the show

    Thank you so much for listening! Let's take your classroom to the next level!

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    45 min
  • Literacy Center Reboot: Day 5
    Jan 26 2026

    Today's episode, I answer the burning questions from teachers who attended my Literacy Center Reboot. Questions include:

    Do you have a list of theme unit displays?

    When do you start introducing your centers one at a time?

    Do you model how to fill these pages out when you introduce the center?

    Do you keep all resources needed for the year in the trays or do you switch out as needed throughout the year?

    With 4 choices a week, do you do something differently on the 5th day?

    What would it cost if we’d like both the math and writing subscription box?

    You say you do centers for 30 minutes a day- I do a modified Daily 5 for an hour each day. But, I’m trying to decide how I can incorporate your centers with the Daily 5 as it does work, but I want more choices for my kids. I pull small groups during the daily 5. Any suggestions are welcome!

    How do you determine the Star Student?

    How do you differentiate your center pages for striving writers?

    And... much more!

    Connect with me:

    TPT Store
    YouTube Channel
    Facebook Group
    Instagram
    Pinterest
    Blog
    Cross-Curricular Connections Membership with Subscription Box!



    Support the show

    Thank you so much for listening! Let's take your classroom to the next level!

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    36 min
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