I started United Teaching at my kitchen table, not in a classroom.

While completing my Master’s in Education, I was homeschooling my own children, one of whom was dyslexic. The programs available were dry, rigid, and built around an average learner who didn’t exist in my house. So I started making my own: hands-on, structured, and designed around how children actually learn to read and reason with numbers.

When I shared those resources with teachers, they worked in classrooms too. That’s when I understood I wasn’t just solving my own problem.

I’m not a classroom teacher, and I don’t pretend to be. What I am is a resource designer who follows the science, listens to teacher feedback, and builds materials that are practical enough to actually get used. Every United Teaching resource is print-and-go, low-prep, and grounded in current research, including the Science of Reading.

Phonics resources are built around the United Teaching Phonics Sequence, a structured framework that takes students from alphabet knowledge through advanced phonics patterns. It gives teachers a clear progression instead of a pile of disconnected worksheets.

Math resources include Math Decoders™, puzzle-style activities that turn number sense, addition, and subtraction practice into code-breaking challenges, along with seasonal centers and hands-on tools built for kindergarten and first grade.

If you’re a kindergarten or first grade teacher looking for resources that are research-based, clearly sequenced, and built for real classrooms, you’re in the right place.