I've been a 4th and 5th grade teacher for almost 16 years (hard to believe) and am loving every minute of it. I start my day with dozens of smiles and end it with high fives, handshakes, and hugs.
I love to make learning fun. I believe that kids learn more when they are having fun and are engaged. There is a lot of laughter and smiles in my classroom. I also believe that integrating the arts, content areas, and language arts is important. The arts are a great tool for teaching, reaching, and assessing students. It enables students to be creative and problem solve in a low risk way.
I'm honored to be a member of this talented community.
I have a masters degree in Integrating the Arts.
I am Mom to four furry four legged cuties. They, along with my students, keep my life full of laughter and joy!
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Physics, Social Studies - History, Native Americans, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Other (Arts), Computer Science - Technology, Drama, Health, Other, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Instructional Technology, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering, Classroom Community