About Us

Welcome to GetWorksheets.com, a website built by teachers who’d rather spend their time helping kids than figuring out the newest “revolutionary learning dashboard.” I’m Cris, a K-5 Special Education teacher from New York State, and I’ve been teaching since 1996. That’s long enough to have watched more educational trends launch and fizzle than I can count; usually with a lot of hype and very little usefulness for real students.

When I first started teaching, I was fortunate to work alongside seasoned educators who were nearing retirement. These teachers didn’t just offer advice, they opened up their filing cabinets and handed me entire treasure troves of resources they’d created over decades. I can still remember walking out of school with armfuls of binders, folders, and worksheets, all generously handed over “because you’ll need these someday.” And they were right. Those resources saved me countless hours during a time when I was raising two young kids of my own and trying to keep my head above water. Some of those generous teachers have since passed, but their creativity and caring live on through the worksheets and lessons that continue to help children today.

Over the years, I added thousands of my own creations. I learned very quickly that children learn best when their work feels purposeful; when it’s simple, clear, and actually interesting. Meanwhile, many school-approved programs looked fantastic in a meeting but tended to fall apart the moment a real child looked at them. So I stuck with what worked: materials designed for kids, not for administrators or data dashboards.

My husband, a high school teacher, started using my worksheets too, and soon his colleagues joined in. That was the moment this collection stopped being “my stuff” and started becoming something bigger.

A Community Effort

GetWorksheets.com isn’t just my work. It’s the combined effort of 16 veteran teachers and 6 dedicated homeschoolers who have spent years creating, refining, testing, and sharing the materials you’ll find here. These are educators who have lived through curriculum overhauls, standardized testing waves, teaching trends, and more “new initiatives” than anyone should have to endure.

They come from different grade levels, different backgrounds, and different specialties, but they share one thing: they know what works in real learning environments. Their wisdom, humor, creativity, and patience are baked into every worksheet on this site. What you’re using isn’t just a collection; it’s a legacy of educators who care deeply about helping children learn in ways that make sense, feel meaningful, and bring out the best in each student.

Why This Site Exists

I created GetWorksheets.com to share these materials with the people who need them most: teachers, homeschoolers, tutors, and parents who deserve resources that lighten their workload instead of adding to it. Whether you’re preparing lessons late at night, balancing learning at home, supporting a child who needs extra practice, or simply trying to make learning more engaging, this collection exists to make your life easier, just as those generous teachers once made mine easier.

A Simple, Important Note

Everything on this site may be printed and used for any non-commercial purpose, but nothing may be posted, shared, uploaded, or distributed digitally. Please enjoy these materials in your classrooms, homes, tutoring sessions, and learning spaces, just keep them offline.

Thank you for being here, and thank you for the work you do with children. My hope is that these worksheets support you the way my mentors once supported me , by giving you time back, helping your students succeed, and making the work you do just a little lighter.

Get In Touch

If you need to reach me, you’re welcome to send an email to the address listed just below this paragraph. And fair warning: if you’re an internet marketing or ad-display company, save us both some time, I delete those emails faster than a kid grabbing the last cupcake, and I report them as spam with the enthusiasm of someone chasing a fly out of the kitchen. Everyone else, feel free to reach out!