Carefully Crafted

I taught for 10 years before choosing to stay home with my 3 beautiful children! Our middle child, was born with Cystic Fibrosis and it was important for me to give her the best life she can! For the first three years, I taught a self contained third grade class at a very At-Risk school. For the last 7 years of my career, I taught fifth grade reading, writing and social studies. I look forward to creating more products that will help aid your teaching in the classroom.

Hands-on, minds-on learning with the integration of Common Core State Standards; learning is an interactive process. I believe that we are all life-long learners. I always try to share my passion for learning with my students and hope they are able to foster that same passion.

Graduating summa cum laude for my undergraduate and graduate degrees.

I graduated in 2010 from the University of Kentucky with my Bachelors degree in K-5 Elementary Education. December 2015, I graduated from University of the Cumberlands with my masters and specialization as a K-12 Literacy Specialist.

My name is Mandy and I have been happily married for 10 years. We have 3 beautiful children, 2 boys and one girl. Our middle child, our daughter was born with Cystic Fibrosis-- she is an absolute warrior and is so blessed to have 2 loving brothers to look after her. We have one pup named Max, he's 14 years old. My husband is a real estate agent and loves life as much as I do. In our free-time we love being outdoors, cooking, and laughing... a lot! I look forward to sharing resources with you that you can use in your own classroom!