After 35 years of teaching in an urban district, I retired to help take care of my three granddaughters. During my teaching career I taught all subjects from second to fourth grade. I also taught seventh and eighth grade reading. I spent my entire career in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
I believe in learning centers or stations. My teaching style developed from my art experiences, being right-brain, and teaching all kinds of children at one time.
The most important acknowledgments I have ever received are the many thank-you notes, drawings and visits year after year from my students.
I graduated from Kutztown University with an elementary and art teaching degree. I also earned my masters in elementary education.
I love learning, reading, researching and writing. Most of all, I enjoy creating and being creative. I enjoy creating in many areas. I have an English garden which is around thirty years old which I designed. I grow and dry flowers to make wreaths and arrangements. I make magnetic materials for learning activities. I am writing learning centers for busy teachers using my experience. I enjoy introducing my three granddaughters to the joy of learning. My daughter is a vice-principal at the high school she graduated from.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Geometry, Other (Math), Science, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World Language, German, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Arts), Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Geography, Other (Social Studies - History), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, General Science, Problem Solving, ESL / ELL / EFL, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Phonics