Inquisitivity
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Waco, Texas, United States
About the store
I started out teaching PK-3 in a small district.I loved the way my little ones saw the world full of endless possibilities. After four years I moved up to teaching 1st grade at the same school, and I loved it as well. Now I taught kids that could actually understand what I was asking them to do! After seven years of teaching I married and moved to a larger district. I've been teaching 2nd grade ever since. At this age I'm really getting to see their unique personalities develop.
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Open-Ended Problem Solving
To truly prepare our kids for the future, we have to teach them to think. Not every question has just one right answer. This can be very frustrating for kids, so the sooner we prepare them for this, the more comfortable they will be. This packet is based on a problem-solving training I attended. These problems are open-ended, meaning there can be more than one right answer. These problems are meant to be challenging and inspire deeper levels of thinking and discussion between students. These typ
2nd - 5th
Math
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Experience
I started out teaching PK-3 in a small district.I loved the way my little ones saw the world full of endless possibilities. After four years I moved up to teaching 1st grade at the same school, and I loved it as well. Now I taught kids that could actually understand what I was asking them to do! After seven years of teaching I married and moved to a larger district. I've been teaching 2nd grade ever since. At this age I'm really getting to see their unique personalities develop.
Teaching style
About six years ago I realized all of the fun and creativity had been taken out of learning and I began looking for ways to change this. This has taken me on a personal journey of hands-on activities, STEM, Genius Hour, critical thinking activities, raising the rigor, and Blended Learning.
Last year in particular I found myself having to create tons of resources because I wasn't finding what I needed to help my kids. I'm starting this store because I want to help other teachers who want to put fun and creativity back in the classroom.
My own education history
I graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Psychology. Once I realized I wanted to become a teacher I went through a great alternative certification program with Region 6 in Texas.
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