Chris Miller
Creating resources that I actually use in my own classroom — and sharing them with teachers everywhere.
Favorite place to recharge: Lake Mary in Mammoth Lakes, CA
Can't start lesson planning without a good cup of coffee
Obsessed with finding read-alouds that make kids lean forward in their seats
Believes CAASPP prep should build genuine skills, not just test tricks
Hi, I'm Chris — and I made this for you.
I'm a California 3rd grade teacher who found myself spending more Sunday afternoons than I'd like to admit hunting for resources that were truly standards-aligned, honestly differentiated, and actually formatted like the CAASPP test my students would face in the spring.
What I kept finding was resources that were cute but not aligned, or aligned but not differentiated, or differentiated but so dense they took an hour to prep. I wanted something better — so I started making it myself.
"If I'm going to spend time making this for my classroom, I might as well make it well enough to share with every teacher who has the same problem I did."
Lake Mary Learning was named after one of my favorite spots in California — Lake Mary, tucked up in Mammoth Lakes in the Sierra Nevada. There's something about that place that feels like clarity. Clear water, clean air, wide-open sky. That's the energy I try to bring to every resource I design: calm, clean, and purposeful.
Every single product I sell, I've used in my own classroom first. If my students struggled with the directions, I rewrote them. If the differentiation wasn't working, I went back and fixed it. The answer key is detailed because I use it too.
I build these on my own time, for teachers like you — and I price them fairly because I know what teacher salaries look like in California. I hope these resources give you back a few of those Sunday afternoons.