An experienced teacher of 30+ years, I'm pleased to be here among so many talented curriculum resource designers . For the past 12 years I have taught 3 to 5 year-olds in a Developmental Preschool classroom in an IL public school. Previously I taught general education students in grades 2, 4, 6, and 8. I've also taught students in special education classrooms (self-contained and resource) in grades K-3; 6-8; and high school.
For me, learning is all about making connections to our everyday lives. For the little ones, everything we do has a connection because the world of reading, writing, counting, computing is unfolding each and every day. For the older kids, my favorite question to answer was, "What's this got to do with my life?" I'm a big picture sort of person by nature, but being a special education teacher has allowed me to hone my skills of task analysis. Enticing kids into stories and activities is my goal - make it fun and include movement! My job as a teacher of little ones with developmental delays permits me to be creative every day.
District designation as Teacher of the Year
B.S. in Special Education M.S. in Early Childhood Special Education Post-graduate work in Reading, Educational Technology, Gifted, Behavior Management, and Autism
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PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Archaeology, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills, Religion, For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Character Education, General Science, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, Summer, Informational Text, Occupational Therapy, Handwriting, Early Intervention, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community